[bksvol-discuss] Re: Barbara -- Complete Jewish Bible
- From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:37:20 -0800 (PST)
Congratulations on undertaking such an amazingly difficult project, Barbara!
Thank you for adding something that is going to be a wonderful resource for the
people who use it.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Valerie
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From: Barbara B <scootergirlred@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 5:00 AM
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Barbara -- Complete Jewish Bible
>
>
>The Complete Jewish Bible is now in the collection. This might be a helpful
>Bible for theological students. This file is the only completely accessible
>version available. It took me hours and hours and hours of work to get this
>Bible into an acceptable shape. I hope you like it:
>
>Title: Complete Jewish Bible
>Copyright Date: 1998
>Author: David H. Stern
>Copyright Holder: David H. Stern
>Publisher: JEWISH NEW TESTAMENT PUBLICATIONS, INC.
>ISBN: 978-1-4507-0543-1
>Short Synopsis: The following quotation is taken from the back cover of the
>book: "Why is this Bible different from all other Bibles? Because it is the
>only
>English version fully Jewish in style and presentation. It includes Dr.
>Sternâs
>new version of the Tanakh (âOld Testament") and his highly acclaimed Jewish
>New
>Testament."
>Long Synopsis: The following quotations are taken from the back cover of the
>book: "TheComplete Jewish Bible follows the Hebrew Bible order of the Tanakhâs
>books, the order with which Yeshua (Jesus) was familiar"; "makes no separation
>between "Old" and âNewâ Testamentsâ; "corrects mistranslations in the New
>Testament resulting from anti-Jewish theological bias"; "offers the original
>Hebrew names for people, places, and concepts. using easy-to-read English
>transliterations"; "focuses on Messianic prophecy"; and it "gives the
>traditional weekly and holiday synagogue readings, plus relevant readings from
>the Bârit Hadashah (New Testament)." The author hopes to "reconnects
>Christians
>with their Jewish roots and the Jewish people" and to "connects Jews with the
>Jewishness of Messiah Yeshua and Messianic faith." Besides the unique
>translation, the author gives "a comprehensive introduction, a pronouncing
>explanatory glossary, areverse glossary and special maps to aid Bible
>understanding." In summary,: "The complete Jewish Bible shows that the Word of
>God, from Genesis to Revelation, is a unified Jewish book meant for
>everyone--Jew and non-Jew alike."
>
>Comments: I added words and explanations in brackets when necessary to make
>the
>content more understandable to the blind readers.
>
>scootergirlred@xxxxxxxxx
>
>If you find any mistakes in the file, let me know and I will correct them and
>resubmit the file as a BSO one.
>
>Barbara
>
>
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