The Contemporary Torah: a Gender-sensitive Adaptation of the Jps Translation

Publisher Marketing: Offers readers new perspectives on the role gender plays in Bible translation. This adaptation of the JPS translation of the Torah (1962) will appeal to readers who are interested in a historically based picture of social gender roles in the Bible as well as those who have become accustomed to gender-sensitive English in other aspects of their lives. Many contemporary Bible scholars contend that the Bible's original audience understood that the references to God as male simply reflected gendered social roles at the time. However, evidence for this implicit assumption is ambiguous. Accordingly, in preparing this new edition, the editors sought language that was more sensitive to gender nuances, to reflect more accurately the perceptions of the original Bible readers. Review Citations: Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2007 pg. 1 (EAN 9780827607965, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 62 (EAN 9780827607965, Hardcover) Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2009 pg. 59 (EAN 9780827607965, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 72 (EAN 9780827607965, Hardcover) Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/2013 pg. 109 (EAN 9780827607965, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Stein, David E S David E. S. Stein has served as general editor and revising translator for The Torah: A Modern Commentary, Revised Edition (2005), revising editor and translator for Pathways Through the Bible (JPS, 2002), project manager for Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary (2001), and managing editor for the JPS Hebrew-English Tanakh (1999). Contributor Bio:  Berlin, Adele Adele Berlin is the Robert H. Smith Professor Emerita of Biblical Studies at the University of Maryland. She has written numerous books and articles on biblical literature. Contributor Bio:  Meyers, Carol L Carol L. Meyers holds the Mary Grace Wilson Professorship in Religion at Duke Univeristy, Durhum, North Carolina. A specialist in biblical studies and archaeology, she is a prominent scholar in the study of women in the biblical world and has been a staff member or Co-Director of many archaeological field projects. She has also been a consultant for many media productions focusing on the Bible, including DreamWorks's "Prince of Egypt", Nova's "The Bible's Buried Secrets", and many segments of the A&E "Mysteries of the Bible and Biography" series. She was recently appointed to the Advisory Board of Bible Park, USA. She has authored or co-authored ten books and has edited or co-edited five others. Her book, D"iscovering Eve" is a landmark study of women in ancient Israel; and her reference book, "Women in Scripture", is the most comprehensive study ever made of women in Jewish and Christian scriptures. Her most recent books are "Exodus", for a Cambridge University Press commentary series, and "Households and Holiness: The Religious Culture of Israelite Women". Meyers co-directs Duke's Summer in Israel program, is currently serving as Director of Undergraduate Studies in Religion and Convener of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament graduate program, and is an affiliated faculty member of Duke's Women's Studies Program. Contributor Bio:  Frankel, Ellen Ellen Frankel is an acclaimed storyteller and writer, popular lecturer and accomplished scholar. She is the author of many books, including "The Classic Tales: Four Thousand Years of Jewish Lore".