JPS TANAKH: The Holy Scriptures English Only Tanach The Jewish Bible Torah Naviim Kethuvim Hardcover
This is the classic, standard English-only TANAKH
Contains the same one-column format in English text.
Each biblical book and weekly reading is marked with the corresponding name in Hebrew.
Hardcover Edition – Blue with dust jacket
This is the most popular English-only Bible.
Beneath the glossy blue dust jacket is a classic dark blue hardcover binding with gold lettering.
It is an attractive shelf book with an easy-to-read typeface.
Pages: 1,622
Size: 6 x 9
Font size: 10 pt
Regarded throughout the English-speaking world as the standard English translation of the Holy Scriptures, the JPS TANAKH has been acclaimed by scholars, rabbis, lay leaders, Jews, and Christians alike.
The JPS TANAKH is an entirely original translation of the Holy Scriptures into contemporary English, based on the Masoretic (the traditional Hebrew) text. It is the culmination of three decades of collaboration by academic scholars and rabbis, representing the three largest branches of organized Judaism in the United States.
Not since the third century b.c.e., when 72 elders of the tribes of Israel created the Greek translation of Scriptures known as the Septuagint has such a broad-based committee of Jewish scholars produced a major Bible translation.
In executing this monumental task, the translators made use of the entire range of biblical interpretation, ancient and modern, Jewish and non-Jewish. They drew upon the latest findings in linguistics and archaeology, as well as the work of early rabbinic and medieval commentators, grammarians, and philologians. The resulting text is a triumph of literary style and biblical scholarship, unsurpassed in accuracy and clarity.