The Old Testament, the Tanakh, and the Hebrew Bible Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler show how multiple traditions arise when different people read the same text.

A Jewish governor needed a Hebrew Bible to be sworn in. Jewish educators came to his rescue. “When looking for a Tanakh, there’s never one too far away,” a Polis spokeswoman said.

I was always a bit confused about this. After all, Tanakh is the very cornerstone of our belief! What possible excuse could future rabbis have for not knowing it well?

It fits in the palm of my hand with room to spare. A good disturbing story, but not much of a Bible. When I finally decided to purchase a tanakh, I wanted the experience to be meaningful.

The Jewish Publication Society, a 120-year-old organization devoted to publishing ancient and modern texts on Jewish subjects, has begun work on a project to publish the Jewish Bible, or Tanakh ...

One hundred and fifteen years later, “ The Israel Bible,” a newly published Hebrew Bible (Tanakh in Hebrew) does for today’s readers what Blackstone did for Herzl — and more.

He offers a very readable yet sophisticated understanding of Tanakh rooted in a firm belief in the sanctity of the Bible while examining it from the perspective of science, archeology, and logic.

There was about a half hour to find a Tanakh for Colorado Gov. Jared Polis before Tuesday's inauguration.