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  Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures

  A New Translation of the Holy Scriptures According to the Traditional Hebrew Text

  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... (more)
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  The Jewish Study Bible: featuring The Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation

  by Michael Fishbane, Adele Berlin, Marc Zvi Brettler

  Now, readers of the Bible who are interested in studying Jewish traditions have a one-volume resource specifically tailored for their needs. The Jewish Study Bible presents the center of gravity of the Scriptures where Jews experience it--in Torah. It offers readers the fruits of various schools of Jewish traditions of biblical exegesis (rabbinic, medieval, mystical, etc.) and provides them with a wealth of... (more)
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  Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Tanakh Companion: The Book of Samuel

  by Netan?el Helfgot?

  The YCT Tanakh Companion to the Book of Samuel is a collection of lectures by gifted Bible scholars that treat passages and themes in Samuel to an eye-opening close reading. The topics are wide ranging, and provide refreshing new perspectives on the familiar stories-while always remaining true to the text. Some of the questions addressed in this book are: What does God look for in a leader? Why is... (more)
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  Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism

  by Howard Schwartz

  Only one of the world's mythologies has remained essentially unrecognized--the mythology of Judaism. As Howard Schwartz reveals in Tree of Souls, the first anthology of Jewish mythology in English, this mythical tradition is as rich and as fascinating as any in the world. Drawing from the Bible, the Pseudepigrapha, the Talmud and Midrash, the kabbalistic literature, medieval folklore, Hasidic texts, and oral lore... (more)