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The jewish publication societys torah commentary is a scholarly analysis of the old testament. This collection includes the complete torah commentaries, plus commentaries on jonah, ruth, ecclesiastes, esther, and haftarot. The late midrash cited in our frontispiece claims that jacob was the late midrash cited in our frontispiece claims that jacob was engaged in something akin to genetic engineering, intentionally modifying the qualities of his herd. Each handout is two pages, containing the title of the parashah portion, scripture references and summaries, questions that can be used to guide your study during the week and our time of discussion.
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Utilizing the latest research to enhance our understanding of the biblical text, it takes its place as one of the most authoritative yet accessible bible commentaries of our day. Genesis balancing reverence for the text with rigorous scholarship, sarnas commentary is an illuminating and exhaustive treatment of genesis. The hebrew and english bible text is the new jps version. The complete tanakh tanach hebrew bible the jewish. Our faculty and teachers bring the depth and breadth of jts learning directly to you through a rich collection of contemporary jewish content. The name traditionally given by christians to the jewish biblical writings that together with the new testament constitute the christian bible. Abridged version, pshat commentary on deuteronomy, in etz hayim. Jeffrey tigay notes that the list of food in deuteronomy 14 closely mirrors the parallel listing of pure and impure foods found in leviticus 11, only in a more concise manner, creating a sort of user guide to jewish dietary practices. Produced and recorded for jps by the jewish braille institute.
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The jps tanakh commentary collection offers pastors, students, and laypeople commitment to accessibility without sacrificing serious scholarship. Balancing reverence for the text with rigorous scholarship, sarnas commentary is an illuminating and exhaustive treatment of genesis. It contains the complete hebrew text of genesis, the jps s new english translation, and an extensive original commentary that illuminates the text like a watt searchlight. The jewish publication society, known in the jewish community as jps, has initiated a longterm, largescale project to complete a modern jewish commentary on the entire hebrew bible. English translation of the entire tanakh tanach with rashis commentary. This volume on genesis by nahum sarna begins with an introductory article which discusses the title, structure and some of the contents of the book. Thejpstorahcommentaryyw620402020 adobe acrobat reader. This color is used for parallels between the second and third cells of a. Thejpstorahcommentaryyw620402020 adobe acrobat reader dcdownload adobe acrobat reader dc ebook pdf. Thejpstorahcommentarymr461232020 adobe acrobat reader dcdownload adobe acrobat reader dc ebook pdf.
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It is based on revised editions of earlier publications of subdivisions of the tanakh such as the torah and five megillot which were originally published from 19691982. For most protestant christians, the old testament is identical to the classical jewish bible, while for classical roman catholic, greek orthodox, etc. The commentary itself is an indepth analysis of genesis with the hebrew text given alongside its translation. Produced in enhanced pdf format, this edition of jps torah commentaries is searchable one volume at the time as well as collectively with other vardabooks as well as jps hebrewenglish tanakh. You will be redirected to jpss publishing partner, the university of nebraska press.
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