Based on the same format and design as the Torah volumes, Jonah provides a critical line-by-line commentary of the biblical text, which is presented in its original Hebrew, complete with vocalization and cantillation marks, as well as the JPS English translation. It includes a scholarly introduction, extensive bibliographic and critical notes, and other explanatory material.
Simon’s commentary is a welcome addition to this excellent series.
—Interpretation
An outstanding literary and exegetical commentary on the book of Jonah.
—Bibliotheca Sacra
This volume is a welcome addition to modern scholarship on the Book of Jonah.
—David J. Zucker, Jewish Bible Quarterly
Uriel Simon
Uriel Simon is a professor at Bar Ilan University in Israel and served as a director of the university’s Institute for the History of Jewish Research. He has also taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary, Yale University, and Harvard University.
The JPS Bible Commentary: Jonah
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Uriel Simon (author)
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Based on the same format and design as the Torah volumes, Jonah provides a critical line-by-line commentary of the biblical text, which is presented in its original Hebrew, complete with vocalization and cantillation marks, as well as the JPS English translation. It includes a scholarly introduction, extensive bibliographic and critical notes, and other explanatory material.
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Praise
Simon’s commentary is a welcome addition to this excellent series.
—Interpretation
An outstanding literary and exegetical commentary on the book of Jonah.
This volume is a welcome addition to modern scholarship on the Book of Jonah.
—David J. Zucker, Jewish Bible Quarterly
Uriel Simon
Uriel Simon is a professor at Bar Ilan University in Israel and served as a director of the university’s Institute for the History of Jewish Research. He has also taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary, Yale University, and Harvard University.