Best Overall Complete Jewish Commentary?
Hello, I am a Christian and I'd like to see what the traditional Jewish interpretation and commentary on the scripture is. I don't need something incredibly deep, but I am looking for thorough. Not book summaries, but verse by verse, throughout the entire OT.
I have seen the JPS Tanakh commentaries but they only cover a portion of the OT. Is there something like that which covers the entire OT?
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Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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There are so many to choose from. Commentary for the Torah is a good one by Richard Friedman. Also other books which explain part better than others such as David Stern, and Davies Friedman Along with Rabbi Russel Resnik and Dr Ron Moseley. There are a lot of resources but they are not all listed in logos but most of the ones above are such as they loved Torah, Yeshua, Divine Reversal (highly recommended) Plus the Messianic Commentaries listed in Logos
i hope this helps
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Lawrence Espinosa said:
Commentary for the Torah is a good one by Richard Friedman.
Unfortunately, that only covers the Torah.
“The trouble is that everyone talks about reforming others and no one thinks about reforming himself.” St. Peter of Alcántara
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I am late to the reply but when I do studies with some friends we have to use this online source and it is not logos so hopefully I don't get in much trouble. However it would be great is logos could have it in the program as well.
All Parshas you can pick each weekly Sabbath reading with the Chabad sect.
https://www.chabad.org/parshah/otherparshas_cdo/aid/9175/jewish/All-Parshas.htm
Parshat Emor / Shabbat, 15 Iyar, 5783 / 6 May, 2023 reading link
https://www.chabad.org/parshah/torahreading.asp?aid=2492749&jewish=Emor-Torah-Reading.htm&p=complete
If your studing with altras then you should print it out before your Sabbath study. If your with reform verify that it is ok to use the electronic and internet on the Sabbath. Over all better to study it with whatever group on a non holy or Sabbath day all together. You don't want to repeat my past mistakes and causing stress and angry over the situation of good intentions. Just a heads up they don't have the new testament.
Over all I don't know if it is they (Logos) can't get the rights or not enough interest.
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Available in Logos, actually Jewish (not messianic), and covers the whole thing is very limiting. The Jewish Study Bible, by the Jewish Publication Society/Oxford Press
"The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of Conservatives is to prevent mistakes from being corrected."- G.K. Chesterton
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1)Available in Logos, 2) actually Jewish (not messianic), and 3)covers the whole thing, is very limiting criteria. The Jewish Study Bible, by the Jewish Publication Society/Oxford Press, is the only thing that fits.
"The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of Conservatives is to prevent mistakes from being corrected."- G.K. Chesterton
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Not complete but has reasonable depth JPS Tanakh Commentary Collection | JPSTC (12 vols.) | Logos Bible Software
Torah only but foundational The JPS Rashi Discussion Torah Commentary | Logos Bible Software
The others in my library are not available in Logos.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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MJ. Smith said:
Torah only but foundational The JPS Rashi Discussion Torah Commentary | Logos Bible Software
Searching logos.com for rashi included "Rabbinic Bible" commentary => The Commentators' Bible (5 vols.) about Torah
The Expositions of John Gill (3 vols.) include a variety of Jewish insights about many verses. Caveat: John Gill can write longer sentences than the Apostle Paul.
Lightfoot’s commentaries on the New Testament are based on the Hebrew and Talmudic writings, providing a scholarly and contextual basis for exposition => The Whole Works of the Rev. John Lightfoot (11 vols.)
Keep Smiling [:)]
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Ben said:
1)Available in Logos, 2) actually Jewish (not messianic), and 3)covers the whole thing, is very limiting criteria. The Jewish Study Bible, by the Jewish Publication Society/Oxford Press, is the only thing that fits.
Thank you, Ben. I normally don't do study Bibles. Nor messianic/Jewish (no offense intended). JSB from JPS looks like a good purchase (I have their commentaries).
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