| Description |
ix, 291 p. : col. ill., col. maps. |
| Series |
JPS guide |
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JPS guide.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 272-279) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Bible. O.T. -- Introductions.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780827608511 (alk. paper) |
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0827608519 (alk. paper) |
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