THE JPS TANAKH: Gender-Sensitive Edition

by Jewish Publication Society

Publisher:

Jewish Publication Society

, 2023

Overview

The first Jewish gender-sensitive translation of the full Hebrew Bible, THE JPS TANAKH: Gender-Sensitive Edition (RJPS or Revised JPS Edition) renews and revises the iconic Jewish Publication Society Bible translation (NJPS or 1985 New JPS Edition) to reflect advances in scholarship and changes in English while maintaining utmost fidelity to the original Hebrew.

The Gender-Sensitive Edition offers gender-inclusive renderings where appropriate and gendered renderings when called for historically and linguistically, incorporating the best of contemporary research into Israelite history and religion, literary studies, philology, linguistics, and the social sciences to offer a faithful and accurate translation. References to persons are gender sensitive yet consistent with ancient gender norms, and the translation strives for inclusive language when referring broadly to people, ancestors, and humankind. References to God are typically gender neutral and generally avoid grammatically masculine pronouns and labels, with careful examination of each context yielding the most appropriate rendering. To enable the tetragrammaton (God’s four-letter name) to be encountered as a name and without masculine connotations, the edition typically translates it as “God” (in small capitals) rather than “the Lord.”

Revising the venerable JPS translation, the Gender-Sensitive Edition empowers readers to experience Scripture with all the power of the original Hebrew. It is sure to become the new Bible translation of choice for readers who embrace biblical scholarship with reverence for tradition, and for communities and individuals who adopt an inclusive, egalitarian perspective in today’s world.

Key Features

• Renews and revises the iconic Jewish Publication Society Bible translation.
• Offers gender-inclusive renderings where appropriate.
• Avoids grammatically masculine pronouns and labels, with careful examination of each context.

Contents

Contents

Table of Scriptural Readings

Preface

Glossary for the Footnotes

Abbreviations and Terms

Torah - The Five Books of Moses

Genesis

Exodus

Leviticus

Numbers

Deuteronomy

Nevi’im - The Prophets

Joshua

Judges

I Samuel

II Samuel

I Kings

II Kings

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Ezekiel

The Twelve Minor Prophets

Hosea

Joel

Amos

Obadiah

Jonah

Micah

Nahum

Habakkuk

Zephaniah

Haggai

Zechariah

Malachi

Ketuvim - The Writings

Psalms

Proverbs

Job

The Song of Songs

Ruth

Lamentations

Ecclesiastes

Esther

Daniel

Ezra

Nehemiah

I Chronicles

II Chronicles

Product Details

• Title: The JPS Tanakh: Gender-Sensitive Edition
• Author: Jewish Publication Society
• Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
• Print Publication Date: 2023
• Pages: 1752
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• ISBNs: 9780827615595, 0827615590
• Resource ID: LLS:JPSTNKHGNDRSDTN
• Resource Type: Bible
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-06-06T20:20:45Z

About Jewish Publication Society

The Jewish Publication Society of America was founded in Philadelphia in 1888 to provide the children of Jewish immigrants to America with books about their heritage in the language of the New World. As the oldest publisher of Jewish titles in the English language, the mission of JPS is to enhance Jewish culture by promoting the dissemination of religious and secular works of exceptional quality, in the United States and abroad, to all individuals and institutions interested in past and contemporary Jewish life.

Over the years JPS has issued a body of works for all tastes and needs. Its many titles include biographies, histories, art books, holiday anthologies, books for young readers, religious and philosophical studies, and translations of scholarly and popular classics. It is perhaps known best for its famous JPS Tanakh, the translation of the Hebrew Bible in English from the original Hebrew.