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An encyclopedia of the Hebrew Bible, describing all the major people, events, laws and ideas of the Jewish scriptures. Rabbi Telushkin is the author of the best-selling works "Jewish Literacy" and "The Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism".
| Size | | Length: | 608 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.8 in | | Weight: | 37.6 oz |
Industry Reviews
The Hebrew Bible has played an important role in American society as Judaism's primary text and as Christianity's Old Testament. Today, however, fewer people are as well versed in scripture, so the author, a lecturer and rabbi of Los Angeles's Synagogue for the Performing Arts, has written this readable introduction. Not a concordance or commentary but a personalized study guide or overview for the Jewish or Gentile reader, it is a less successful sequel to Telushkin's popular home references, Jewish Literacy (Morrow, 1991) and Jewish Wisdom (Morrow, 1994). Although the book does not merit reference status, some patrons might be helped by the selective summaries of and thoughts on weekly Bible readings or the enumeration of the 613 mitzvot (commandments) that guide the observant Jew. Telushkin's book has the potential to increase a reader's Jewish literacy either as an introduction or companion to study of the Hebrew Bible. Andrew B. Wertheimer, Spertus Inst. of Jewish Studies, Chicago
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