
TANAKH: THE HOLY SCRIPTURES
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The Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia, 1988, 7th pr. ISBN 0-8276-0252-9. Hard cover, 1624 pages. Very good; green cloth with gilt lettering on front board, teal embossed design and gilt lettering on spine. Light edge, corner and spine end wear; binding sound with head and tail bands; some marks/soil on outer page block. Dust jacket shows some edge and cover wear, short edge tears and light creases; price sticker affixed on inner flap fold. Book interior clean and unmarked. ‘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 collaboration by academic scholars and rabbis representing the three largest branches of organized Judaism in America. … the translators made use of the entire range of biblical interpretation, ancient and modern, Jewish and non-Jewish. They drew upon the latest findings in linguistics and archaeology as well as the work of early rabbinic and medieval commentators, grammarians, and philologians. The resulting text is a triumph of literary style and biblical scholarship, unsurpassed in accuracy and clarity.’ (from front flap)