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This volume began with a simple idea: to create a concise companion to the Bible. But that led to a not-so-simple question: How does one develop a guide that is worthy of accompanying such a complex book and keep it short and uncomplicated? A book based on scholarship without being “scholarly”? The Jewish Bible: A JPS Guide is what it set out to be: an introduction and compact reference to the...

The name of the final part of the Bible, “Kethuvim,” means “Writings.” Of course, the rest of the Bible also consists of “writings.” What therefore justifies giving the last set of books such a generic name? The answer is a matter of history. In this case, “Kethuvim” has come to serve as a catchall term. It is a mixed collection, and it contains such diverse works as Psalms (prayers), Chronicles (history), Daniel (prophecy), and Song of Songs (erotic poetry). The Christians’ Old Testament The early
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