Hendrickson’s The Complete Jewish Study Bible Review – Rating: 9.4

Looking for an extremely thorough review of The Complete Jewish Study Bible? Look no further! Check out Michael’s exhaustive review below.

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Hendrickson Bibles - The Complete Jewish Study BibleI  have done many reviews for Rose Publishing over the past few years.  Then I saw an announcement that they were purchased by another company earlier this year.  Long story short, I found out that this new company was Hendrickson Publishers and they had a review type program as well.  I was very excited

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9 Things You Need to Know about The Complete Jewish Study Bible

Rabbi Barry Rubin, the general editor of The Complete Jewish Study Bible, has so generously agreed to answer a few of our questions about this revolutionary Bible. However, before we get to those, here is small excerpt in Rabbi Rubin's own words from the introduction of the CJSB: You hold in your hands a book … Continue reading 9 Things You Need to Know about The Complete Jewish Study Bible

How reading these verses with a Jewish perspective completely changed their meaning for me

by Maggie Swofford, Marketing and Editorial Assistant This week, as I was reading through Matthew 8-15 in The Complete Jewish Study Bible for our Bible book club of Matthew (sign up HERE, if you haven’t already!), I stumbled across a passage and corresponding note that really surprised me and changed my view of these verses. … Continue reading How reading these verses with a Jewish perspective completely changed their meaning for me

What we’re learning in Matthew 1-7 from The Complete Jewish Study Bible

For the next four weeks, our office is reading through the book of Matthew (Mattityahu) in The Complete Jewish Study Bible. In case you missed the first post on why we’re doing this, here it is. Here, we offer a few of our own thoughts and reflections on what we’re learning in our Bible book … Continue reading What we’re learning in Matthew 1-7 from The Complete Jewish Study Bible

God with Us: A Beautiful Reminder from The Complete Jewish Study Bible

By Patricia Anders, Editorial Director As I write this, we are currently in the time (September–October) of Sukkot, or the Feast of Tabernacles. It’s something that many Christians may not be aware of (I had never heard of it until I visited Israel in the month of October many years ago). I happen to live … Continue reading God with Us: A Beautiful Reminder from The Complete Jewish Study Bible

Join our Complete Jewish Study Bible reading club and get a FREE e-book!

Working at a Christian publishing house definitely has its perks. Besides the wonderful feeling that comes with being part of a team that makes books for a living, sometimes certain projects come along that really feel special. The Complete Jewish Study Bible is one of those projects. What is The Complete Jewish Study Bible? It’s … Continue reading Join our Complete Jewish Study Bible reading club and get a FREE e-book!

Video Review: The Complete Jewish Study Bible

Check out Dan Greegor’s video review of The Complete Jewish Study Bible in the link below.

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How Sukkot Can Help Christians Appreciate Jesus More

By Tirzah Frank, Assistant Editor As noted in my previous posts on Rosh-HaShanah and Yom Kippur, I’m an editorial assistant at Hendrickson Publishers, and I’m reading through (and reporting on) The Complete Jewish Study Bible’s topical articles about the three upcoming Jewish holidays. Sukkot is the third and final holiday. Its practice is interesting and … Continue reading How Sukkot Can Help Christians Appreciate Jesus More

What Yom Kippur Can Teach Christians about Atonement

By Tirzah Frank, Assistant Editor As I mentioned in my post on Rosh-HaShanah, I’m in the midst of reading The Complete Jewish Study Bible’s topical articles on the three major Jewish fall holidays, approaching them from a position of complete ignorance. While reading about Rosh-HaShanah gave me confidence in the constancy of God, reading about … Continue reading What Yom Kippur Can Teach Christians about Atonement

Review: The Complete Jewish Study Bible

29844595The number of Study Bibles available on the market today is breathtaking. There seems to be a Study Bible themed for almost any occasion or reason one could imagine. In recent years, several major Study Bible projects surfaced and released with mixed reception. One of the latest additions to this Study Bible market, and one that promises a wealth of useful insight into the Scriptures is the newly published The Complete Jewish Study Bible (CJSB).

The CJSB is a unique Study Bible experience that seeks to submerge the reader into the Jewishness of both Testaments through fresh and relevant study notes and articles selected to accomplish this mission. The CJSB is based on the widely used Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) by David A. Stern. Those familiar with the CJB will know what to expect. Stern has translated the Bible with a particular sensitivity to the Jewish tradition and thus has…

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