Format:
Online-Ressource (304 p)
ISBN:
9780827608511
Series Statement:
JPS Guides
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations for the Books of the Bible -- What Is the Bible? -- How the Bible Became "the Bible" -- The Origins of the Hebrew Bible Text -- The Torah Scroll -- Public Reading of the Torah -- A Short History of Bible Translations -- The Matter of Gender in the JPS Torah Translation -- Storytelling in the Bible -- Biblical Law -- Biblical Poetry -- The Books of the Prophets -- Wisdom Literature -- Methods of Bible Study -- Commentaries on the Bible -- Midrash -- Summaries of the Books of the Bible -- Glossary -- Family Tree of the Torah -- Weights and Measures in the Bible -- Timeline of Biblical Events -- Chronology of the Prophets -- Chronology of the Monarchies -- Familiar Quotations from the Bible -- Maps of Biblical Lands -- A Short List of Recommended Books and Websites -- Bibliography of Works Cited -- Contributors -- Index.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations for the Books of the Bible""; ""What Is the Bible?""; ""How the Bible Became “the Bible�""; ""The Origins of the Hebrew Bible Text""; ""The Torah Scroll""; ""Public Reading of the Torah""; ""A Short History of Bible Translations""; ""The Matter of Gender in the JPS Torah Translation""; ""Storytelling in the Bible""; ""Biblical Law""; ""Biblical Poetry""; ""The Books of the Prophets""; ""Wisdom Literature""; ""Methods of Bible Study""; ""Commentaries on the Bible""; ""Midrash""; ""Summaries of the Books of the Bible""; ""Glossary""
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""Family Tree of the Torah""""Weights and Measures in the Bible""; ""Timeline of Biblical Events""; ""Chronology of the Prophets""; ""Chronology of the Monarchies""; ""Familiar Quotations from the Bible""; ""Maps of Biblical Lands""; ""A Short List of Recommended Books and Websites""; ""Bibliography of Works Cited""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""
Additional Edition:
9780827610323
Additional Edition:
9780827608511
Additional Edition:
Print version Jewish Bible : A JPS Guide
Language:
English
Keywords:
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