Bibles, Study Guides, and Accessories
Deciding which bibles and bible references and bible commentaries to stock is a challenge. I attempt a historical and a critical approach. We begin with the Hebrew and Greek originals. We move through the significant translations chronologically: the Geneva (with its sharp and learned Calvinist notes), the King James (safer for its sponsor), the New Revised Standard, and the excellent harvest of translations in the late 20th Century -- the New International, the English Standard, and the Common English.
Our dictionaries and handbooks tend to be a little conservative, mostly because I am skeptical of the confidence and the imagination of modern liberal scholars. Two thousand years of brilliant minds have thought about and written about scriptures (longer and more in the case of the Hebrew scriptures), and the humble approach with that perspective is useful and wise. The best approach is to begin with the basics and go from there.
On a less controversial note, protect your treasure of wisdom with a book cover or tote. We have several designs with neat features.
The English Koren Tanakh: The Magerman Edition [Compact Edition]
The English Koren Tanakh: The Magerman Edition [Compact Edition]
The new English Koren Tanakh - Magerman Edition features the masterful translations by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, zt”l, of the Torah and Psalms, and by Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb of portions of Nevi’im (Prophets) and Ketuvim (Writings).
The English Koren Tanakh accurately conveys the sacred majesty of the original Hebrew in a readable and elegant English translation for the modern reader. Readers will experience a Tanakh which whispers the tonality of the Hebrew original and maintains the rhythmic beauty of its poetry and prose, both clearly presented, not only in the words but also in the formatting of the texts upon the pages.
It includes simple notes to aid comprehension of words and names, and features extensive, full-color reference material including genealogies, timelines, maps, charts, archaeological artifacts, and more. Proper names have been transliterated (Yaakov, not Jacob; Moshe, not Moses) to convey the authenticity of the Hebrew original.
Compact, Hardcover with Thumb tabs & Dustjacket
4 x 6 inches