Tanach: The Stone, Student Size Black (Hebrew and English Edition)

I have been wanting a translation like this for a while. I am new (have glanced at it before) to this translation. I am a Christian. I have a bachelors degree in Bible Theology. But I felt like I was missing something. I started looking into my Interlinear Hebrew-English Bible but things that I needed better understanding i was missing out. Exactly today it has been a week since I got it and started reading. Like I have said. It has given me new joy to read this bible. I look forward to reading it. I am at Exodus 15. As I read I can imagine their journey. Anyways. I had ordered by mistake the pocket size. I am 60 yrs old. And the font was too small. I was able to return and ordered the student edition. It's beautiful. Solid hard covers. Pages are too thin and do get stuck together. Also too thin so you need to be careful in turning the pages because they will tear (I almost did that). Translation is what I needed. Commentaries are good. Some don't explain well enough but give an opinion. Over all I recommend.

This is a well crafted volume designed for a lifetime of use. It is written in modern English while providing the original Hebrew on opposing pages. Any Biblical scholar should have a volume like this in his library if only for the eloquence of the translation.

I recently ordered this artscroll stone edition tanach and it's excellent. Zeh tanach hu tov maod. That means this tanach is very good in Hebrew. I can read ancient Hebrew on an intermediate level and I read the Hebrew text more than the English translation but the English translation is excellent and I love the clear Hebrew type and vowel markings and the classic commentary from the talmud and the midrashim. The binding is very strong and the cover is so beautiful. I love the strong ribbon page marker. My favorite part of the tanach to read is sefer tehillim. The book of psalms. I can read about 60 of the 150 psalms without needing to look up any Hebrew words in my brown driver Briggs Hebrew and English lexicon. I find that the print and binding in this tanach is much better than with my biblia hebraica stuttgartensia compact edition . This is a much better tanach than any jps translations. I grew up going to a reformed synagogue and my mother of blessed memory was Jewish and I really paid attention in Hebrew school but still forgot alot after my bar mitzvah but in recent years I've been refreshing and expanding my knowledge of ancient Hebrew and even though I'm not a really religious Jew I have great respect for our history and language and tradition and I am spiritual and believe in ha Shem and say Baruch ha Shem for preserving the Jewish ppl and our sacred tanach. I strongly recommend learning ancient Hebrew because the English is no where near as beautiful to read as the Hebrew especially in the sefer tehillim

B"H-- the greatest version of Tanakh out there (in English!) is this fantastic Artscroll classic. The cover is quite striking. The black with gold lettering is so lovely & the text of the English rendering of the scripture is also very beautiful. The Hebrew is crisp & clean. The print is not small, the book itself is a perfect size for a comfortable read. Some more knowledgeable students of Tanakh may complain about certain choices Artscroll made concerning the translation to English. "Shir Hashirim" for example is not the literal translation, but Rashi's allegorical rendering instead. But for a newer student of scripture, and especially for B'nai Noach, the translation is perfect. Noachides are not to delve too deep into the study of Torah & so this Artscroll translation sufficiently teaches us what Hashem Yitbarach spoke to Moshe & revealed to the other prophets & kings. There is a good amount of commentary to elucidate the verses, but for a more deep study, I recommend buying each individual book. The book comes shrinkwrapped & arrived in perfect condition, so I have no complaints at all. The price is great too, a bit cheaper than buying direct from Artscroll.

It’s a good student book for studying Tanakh , i am so happy to have it in my house Thank you very much

I was worried about what I would be getting due to the listings lack of photos, but I am very pleased with this purchase. If you are considering buying this work, I Highly Recommend!

Being a...well I guess the common term is "Christian", I am always amazed at the diversity of translations of the Tanach in English. From the 'Authorised Version' to the 'New International' I am aware of the nuances Christian scholars place on passages and texts of the Tanach. Hence it was (and still is) imperative that I have an English translation which 'hold true' to the Hebrew AND has the Hebrew on the page for people to read. As yet, my Hebrew is just above being able to recognise the letters and some Hebrew words, but I do enjoy reading the way the Stone Version reads compared with the NASB, which I currently use. I also appreciate the information regarding the Tabernacle and offering/sacrifice system. Fantastic! My only negative is I wish the publishers printed the poetry in the Tanach in an alignment that hi lighted it is poetry,jst as my NASB does. But, that is the reason why non Jewish believers in Yeshua as Messiah should learn Hebrew; to see exactly how ADONAI wanted His word to be read and understood. My final point is I am aware that there are subtle items in Torah which do NOT come through in a translation, such as an enlarged letter or a "mis-spelt" word. Does the Stone's Edition have these subtleties in the Hebrew print?

After years of uncertainty about the accuracy of my Bibles (King James and New International Version), I have decided to get a Jewish one. 99% of the Old Testament were written in Old Hebrew, and while the language has evolved, I hope a Jewish translation would be more accurate than a Gentile one, given Hebrew is their native tongue. I am not a scholar and don't care to verify my Tanach against original scrolls - if I can find or understand them - and so I hope I have made the right decision in my quest for an accurate, fundamentalist Bible. The Jewish reviewers here seem content with the quality of translation and so I'll have to take their word for it. The best thing would be to learn Hebrew, but given how few people speak it, I would be better off learning Chinese. The editor admits the authors eschewed transliteration to gain a more fluent English translation. I will consult the Christian Bible for New Testament scripture. The layout and big typeface make it easy on the eyes. It includes commentaries and other aids like maps, family trees and so forth, and is written in modern English. No more 'thee,' 'thou,' 'art,' or 'ye.' The pages turn left to right which induces a sense of authenticity for this Gentile. Amen!

Erstens ist die Tanach authentischer als das normale Alte Testament, das wir kennen und nutzen. Zweitens, der größte Pluspunkt sind die Erklärungen der Rabbiner dazu, die sich nun mal besser damit auskennen als die Christen, denn das ist ihr jahrtausendelanges Wissen. Wir haben damit sehr viel mehr erfahren und verstehen gelernt. Da öffnen sich Horizonte. Eine Tanach auf deutsch mit solchen Erklärungen haben wir leider bisher nicht gefunden, die gibt es nur als Thora. Auch die ist empfehlenswert. Wer sich mit englisch auskennt, für den ist es eine außergewöhnliche Quelle für mehr Wissen, Erkenntnis,mehr Glauben und Verständnis des Alten Testamentes.

Thank you very much. A must have for believers

You won't find here silly things like Adam's "rib", nor "pierced feet" in Psalm 22... The MOST FAITHFUL translation from Hebrew in print. Qui non troverai stupidaggini come la "costola" di Adamo né i "piedi forati" del Salmo 22. La TRADUZIONE PIÚ FEDELE all'originale Ebraico che sia stata stampata.

Great product. Very happy. Good font size, well laid out, the only potential improvement I could think know is the paper thickness is a little thin, so that the print from the other side is visible, but not legible or interfering with legibility. I can understand if the paper were thicker the book would be too thick.

A melhor tradução do Tanach!