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Title: Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures, The New JPS Translation According to the Traditional Hebrew Text by Jewish Publication Society ISBN: 0-8276-0252-9 Publisher: Jewish Publication Society of America Pub. Date: 01 September, 1985 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.14 (28 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A great, readable translation
Comment: This translation of the Bible is the first I've read that creates paragraphs out of the chapter & verse format of typical Bible translations. Instead of creating a separate paragraph for each verse, each verse is typically translated as either a single sentence or even as just a part of a multi-verse sentence. The text is easy to read, yet conveys clearly the original intent.
Some passages that span multiple verses are difficult to read in other translations. The formatting in this translation makes these areas MUCH easier to read. In particular, when I read other translations of Genesis 2:4-7, it makes little sense. This translation used simple English formatting (long dashes) to convey that there is a parenthetical idea in the middle of a very long sentence, and made clear in moments a section of text I would have had to struggle with for probably an hour with other translations to get the same meaning.
This is a truly wonderful translation of the Bible, and I STRONGLY recommend it.
Rating: 5
Summary: A beautiful, stunning and accurate translation!
Comment: The Tanakh is a thoroughly researched and readable volume. It was refreshing to read the bible stories I grew up with in an accurate translation for adults, rather than as a pre-digested group of children's stories. Moreover, it was wonderful to read a first generation translation from the original Hebrew, rather than a rewrite of an old English translation. Additionally, one of the many benefits is that JPS chose to include, not only its own translation, but footnotes that refer to the translations of others, allowing the reader to identify and understand the differences. Its prose is modern and clear. This is a translation that will last long into the 21st century.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Fantastic Scholarly Acheivement
Comment: I once heard it said that reading the bible in translation is like "kissing through a veil." I am sure that Jews with various backgrounds will be disputing the merits of this translation as vigorously as Christians of different backgrounds dispute NT translations. Being a religious scholar must be a thankless job, especially if you are dealing with scripture translation.
That being said, this is an excellent and scholarly achievement. As a Christian, I have all the major scholarly English language translations of the scriptures available. (I am speaking of the ones that include the NT... the NRSV, RSV, NAB, KJV, NKJV etc.) The translations of the Hebrew scriptures in some of these editions are lacking. The psalms in the new NAB for example are terrible in places.
Thus far I have given Genesis and the Psalms a careful reading in the JPS. I have not been disappointed. The more reliable and scholarly translations I have for comparison the better. Plus, Oxford just published the Jewish Study Bible that uses the JPS translations, and also includes commentary from top Jewish theologians. This is really an asset. I get an excellent translation from the original Hebrew but I also get commentary from a Jewish perspective. This aids my understanding. Jesus was a faithful Jew, and working to both understand and appreciate Judaism seems essential to me.
Some prior reviews by Christians bash the JPS translations as being "de-christianized." Hogwash. These translations are excellent, scholarly, and truly helpful. Any Christian clergyman or scholar ought to have them at his or her disposal. Ideally, Christians would be more like Jews and learn Hebrew, and some Greek in addition, and have copies of the original sources at their disposal. However it is not a perfect world.
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Title: Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People and Its History by Joseph Telushkin ISBN: 0688085067 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 26 April, 1991 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Everyman's Talmud : The Major Teachings of the Rabbinic Sages by Abraham Cohen ISBN: 0805210326 Publisher: Schocken Books Pub. Date: 07 February, 1995 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Hebrew-English Tanakh by Jewish Publication Society of America ISBN: 0827606974 Publisher: Jewish Publication Society Pub. Date: April, 2001 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Who Wrote the Bible? by Richard E. Friedman ISBN: 0060630353 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 07 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Greek Tragedies (Volume I) by David Grene, Richmond Lattimore ISBN: 0226307905 Publisher: University of Chicago Press (Trd) Pub. Date: February, 1992 List Price(USD): $8.61 |
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