- Bib ID:
- 4512822
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
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- Philadelphia : The Jewish Publication Society, 2008
- ix, 291 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 26 cm.
- ISBN:
-
- Series:
- JPS guide
- Full contents:
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- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 272-279) and index.
- Subject:
- Bible. Old Testament -- Introductions
- Other authors/contributors:
- Jewish Publication Society
- Copyright:
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- Until 2078 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
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- Publication date:
- 2008
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