The world of Bibles

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The world of Bibles????? ?????

• Judaica Bibliography
• Libr 220
• Daniel Stuhlman
• Lecture 1

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Bible Introduction 1???? ???"? 1

• The Hebrew Bible is the central book of Judaism.
  The Bible ??"? is the written law and all the
  rabbinic literature of the Talmud and Midrash are
  built on the Bible.
• It serves as a basis for rabbinic law and wisdom.
• The 24 books of the Hebrew Bible are in a
  traditional order.

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Bible Introduction 2???? ???"? 2

• The word Tanakh ??"? is made of three words
• Torah ???? Five books of Moses or Pentateuch
• Neviim ?????? Prophets
• Ketuvim ?????? Writings

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JPS Tanakh 1985
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JPS Tanakh 1917
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Hertz Humash 2nd ed. 1937 (1966)
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Stone ed. Chumash
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List of Bibles

• Bibles that you should examine
• The Chumash the Torah, haftaros and five
  megillos with a commentary Stone ed.
  Brooklyn, NY, Mesorah Publcations, 1998.
• The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic
  text a new translation. Philadelphia, Jewish
  Publication Society, 1917 (reprinted many times)
• The Pentateuch and Haftorahs Hebrew text,
  English translation and commentary, edited by J.
  H. Hertz. 2nd ed. London, Soncino Press, 1966.
  (Originally published in 1937.)
• Tanakh ??"? a new translation of The Holy
  Scriptures according to the traditional Hebrew
  text. Philadelphia, Jewish Publication Society,
  1985. (This is a one volume edition of the
  translation originally published in three parts
  1962-1982. It comes in several sizes and
  bindings.