[Disambiguator]

I have a question.

That looks like a Jewish Bible, written in English.

That being said, do the English-language Jewish Bibles have their own translation (or translations), or do they use the same multitude of translations that the Christian Bible is so “blessed” with (Geneva, KJV, NKJV, NIV, NAS, RSV)?

Thanks.

[Uri’el-2012]

I have a question.

That looks like a Jewish Bible, written in English.

That being said, do the English-language Jewish Bibles have their own translation (or translations),
or do they use the same multitude of translations that the Christian Bible is so “blessed” with
(Geneva, KJV, NKJV, NIV, NAS, RSV)?

Thanks.

62 posted on 09/14/2007 2:32:21 PM MDT by Disambiguator

It is an English-only copy of the Tanach.
the Hebrew text on the cover is Tanach.

English only as the cover is on the left side. not on the right.
Jewish Tanach is based on the Hebrew text.

Most so called Christian Old Testaments are based
on the Septuagint, the Greek copy from the Hebrew Old Testament.

shalom b'shem Yah'shua

[Caesar Soze]

That being said, do the English-language Jewish Bibles have their own translation (or translations), or do they use the same multitude of translations that the Christian Bible is so “blessed” with (Geneva, KJV, NKJV, NIV, NAS, RSV)?

The two Jewish-specific translations with which I am slightly familiar are the "Old" Jewish Publication Society (JPS) and the New Jewish Publication Society (NJPS). The JPS reads like the KJV and is available freely on various and sundry Bible programs. The NJPS has a more modern style, but you still have to pay for it. The NJPS is usually just titled "Tankakh" on the cover, which leads me to believe that's the translation pictured.

[dynachrome]

“do they use the same multitude of translations”
I dunno about that, but the JPS (Jewish Publication Society) has a good English version.