"Jewish Publication Society Tanakh translation"--Cover

"The Jewish Study Bible combines the entire Hebrew Bible--in the celebrated Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation--with explanatory notes, introductory materials, and essays by leading biblical scholars on virtually every aspect of the text, the world in which it was written, its interpretation, and its role in Jewish life. The quality of scholarship, easy-to-navigate format, and vibrant supplementary features bring the ancient text to life"--Publisher's Web site

Previous edition published: 2004

Includes preface to the 1985 JPS edition, published under title: Tanakh : a new translation of the Holy Scriptures according to the traditional Hebrew text

Includes: The new Oxford Bible maps, Jewish Study Bible / prepared by Oxford cartographers and based on the Oxford Bible atlas (14 pages at end of volume)

" ... revised and corrected second edition in 1999. That second edition of the translation (NJPS Tanakh) serves as the basis for this volume"--Page x

Text in English

Torah / Marc Zvi Brettler. Genesis / Jon D. Levenson -- Exodus / Jeffrey H. Tigay -- Leviticus / Baruch J. Schwartz -- Numbers / Nili S. Fox -- Deuteronomy / Bernard M. Levinson -- Nevi'im / Marc Zvi Brettler. Joshua / Nili Wazana -- Judges / Yairah Amit -- 1 Samuel ; 2 Samuel / Shimon Bar-Efrat ; revised by Marc Zvi Brettler -- 1 Kings ; 2 Kings / Ziony Zevit -- Isaiah / Benjamin D. Sommer -- Jeremiah / Dalit Rom-Shiloni -- Ezekiel / Tova Ganzel -- Twelve. Hosea ; Joel ; Amos ; Obadiah ; Jonah ; Micah ; Nahum ; Habakkuk ; Zephaniah ; Haggai ; Zechariah ; Malachi / Ehud Ben Zvi -- Kethuvim / Marc Zvi Brettler. Pslams / Adele Berlin and Marc Zvi Brettler -- Proverbs / Michael V. Fox -- Job / Edward L. Greenstein -- Five Megillot (scrolls) / Adele Berlin and Marc Zvi Brettler. Song of Songs / Elsie Stern -- Ruth / Adele Reinhartz -- Lamenations / Adele Berlin -- Ecclesiastes / Peter Machinist -- Esther / Adele Berlin -- Daniel / Lawrence M. Wills -- Ezra ; Nehemiah / Hindy Najman -- 1 Chronicles ; 2 Chronicles / David Rothstein --

Introduction to the essays /

Adele Berlin and Marc Zvi Brettler. Jewish interpretation of the Bible. Inner-biblical interpretation / Benjamin D. Sommer -- Early nonrabbinic interpretation / Hindy Najman -- Bible in the Dead Sea scrolls / Esther Eshel -- Classical rabbinic interpretation / Yaakov Elman -- Midrash and Jewish exegesis / David Stern -- Medieval Jewish interpretation / Barry D. Walfish -- Bible in the Jewish philosophical tradition / Hava Tirosh-Samuelson -- Bible in the Jewish mystical tradition / Michael Fishbane -- Jewish biblical scholarship from the 17th to the 19th centuries / Edward Breuer -- Modern Jewish interpretation / Marc Zvi Brettler -- Biblical ideas and institutions. Religion of the Bible / Stephen A. Geller -- Concepts of purity in the Bible / Jonathan Klawans -- Daily life in biblical times / Oded Borowski -- Temple / Victor Avigdor Hurowitz ; edited for publication by Adele Berlin and Marc Zvi Brettler -- Biblical calendars / Sacha Stern -- Biblical festivals and fast days / Baruch A. Levine -- Historical and ideal Davidic kingship / Marvin A. Sweeney -- War and peace in the Bible / Jacob L. Wright -- Bible in Jewish life. Bible in the synagogue / Avigdor Shinan -- Bible in the liturgy / Ruth Langer -- Jewish customs / Daniel Sperber -- Bible in Israeli life / Uriel Simon -- Jewish Bible in America / Jonathan D. Sarna -- Jewish women's scholarly writings on the Bible / Adele Reinhartz -- Jewish translations of the Bible / Leonard J. Greenspoon -- Backgrounds for reading the Bible. History of Israel in the biblical period / Oded Lipschits -- Geography of biblical land of Israel / Amitai Baruchi-Unna -- Archeology and the Hebrew Bible / Aren M. Maeir -- On the Bible and the ancient Near East / Jack M. Sasson -- Languages of the Bible / Steven E. Fassberg -- Textual criticism / Emanuel Tov -- Canonization of the Bible / Marc Zvi Brettler -- Development of the Masoretic Bible / Jordan S. Penkower -- Modern study of the Bible / Marvin A. Sweeney -- Gender in the Bible / Marc Zvi Brettler -- Reading biblical poetry / Adele Berlin -- Reading biblical narrative / Yair Zakovitch -- Reading biblical law / Shalom E. Holtz -- Hebrew Bible in other scriptures. Use of the Hebrew Bible in the New Testament / Amy-Jill Levine -- Hebrew Bible and biblical exegesis in the Qurʼan and Muslim tradition / Jacob Lassner