A National Jewish Book Award Finalist, The haftarot are an ancient part of Hebrew liturgy. These supplemental readings are excerpted from the Prophets (Nevi'im) and accompany each weekly Sabbath reading from the Torah as well as readings for special Sabbaths and festivals. Noted Bible scholar Michael Fishbane introduces each haftarah with an outline and discussion of how that passage conveys its meaning, and he follows it with observations on how it relates to the Torah portion or special occasion. Individual comments, citing classical rabbinic as well as modern commentators, highlight ambiguities and difficulties in the Hebrew text, which appears in concert with the JPS translation. The haftarot are also put into biblical context by a separate overview of all prophetic books (except Jonah) that are excerpted in the haftarah cycle.
| ISBN: | 9780827606913 |
| Publication date: | 2nd May 2002 |
| Author: | Michael Fishbane |
| Publisher: | Jewish Publication Society an imprint of The Jewish Publication Society |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 593 pages |
| Series: | The JPS Bible Commentary |
| Genres: |
Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings |
A National Jewish Book Award Finalist, The haftarot are an ancient part of Hebrew liturgy. These supplemental readings are excerpted from the Prophets (Nevi'im) and accompany each weekly Sabbath reading from the Torah as well as readings for special Sabbaths and festivals. Noted Bible scholar Michael Fishbane introduces each haftarah with an outline and discussion of how that passage conveys its meaning, and he follows it with observations on how it relates to the Torah portion or special occasion. Individual comments, citing classical rabbinic as well as modern commentators, highlight ambiguities and difficulties in the Hebrew text, which appears in concert with the JPS translation. The haftarot are also put into biblical context by a separate overview of all prophetic books (except Jonah) that are excerpted in the haftarah cycle.
Haftarot features in the following genres: Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings
Haftarot is available in Hardback
Haftarot was written by Michael Fishbane and published by Jewish Publication Society an imprint of The Jewish Publication Society
Haftarot has 593 pages
Yes it is part of The JPS Bible Commentary series