The Jewish Study Bible / Adele Berlin and Marc Zvi Brettler, editors. [print]

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"Jewish Publication Society Tanakh translation"--Cover.

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

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

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 -- The 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 -- The five Megillot (scrolls) Adele Berlin and Marc Zvi Brettler -- The 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 Adele Berlin and Marc Zvi Brettler -- Jewish interpretation of the Bible -- Inner-biblical interpretation Benjamin D. Sommer -- Early nonrabbinic interpretation Hindy Najman -- The 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 -- The Bible in the Jewish philosophical tradition Hava Tirosh-Samuelson -- The 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. -- The religion of the Bible Stephen A. Geller -- Concepts of purity in the Bible Jonathan Klawans -- Daily life in biblical times Oded Borowski -- The 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 -- The Bible in Jewish life. -- The Bible in the synagogue Avigdor Shinan -- The Bible in the liturgy Ruth Langer -- Jewish customs Daniel Sperber -- The Bible in Israeli life Uriel Simon -- The 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 -- The 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 -- The canonization of the Bible Marc Zvi Brettler -- The development of the Masoretic Bible Jordan S. Penkower -- The 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 -- The Hebrew Bible in other scriptures -- Use of the Hebrew Bible in the New Testament Amy-Jill Levine -- The Hebrew Bible and biblical exegesis in the Quran and Muslim tradition Jacob Lassner.

"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"--