JPS and NJPS?

[sgreen]

Hi

 

Is JPS (1985) in Accordance the NJPS? The latter combination is used in SBL Handbook of Style. I need this clarified for my dissertation which I will defend this year.

Edited February 28, 2020 by sgreen

[ukfraser]

according to the publishers web site the jpss in accordance is the one referred to as the new jps.

 

 What is the difference between the new and old JPS translations?

The old JPS translation (OJPS) of the Tanakh was published in 1917. This translation is based on the Protestant Revised Version with the “un-Jewish and anti-Jewish” phrases re- placed with traditional Jewish interpretation to reflect Jewish feeling, law, faith, and tradi- tion. The OJPS translation uses some archaic language, such as “shalt,” “thee,” and “thou,” because it borrowed heavily from the King James Version. Several passages in the 1917 ver- sion are much more poetic in tone than the later translation. The 1917 edition, now in the public domain, is not available from JPS in print form. It is available as a free downloadable pdf from the JPS website.

 

The new JPS translation (NJPS) of the Tanakh’s three parts (Torah, Prophets, Writings) were published over a twenty-year period. The JPS Torah was published first in 1962. The Prophets (Nevi’im) was published in 1978 and the Writings (Ketuvim) in 1980. The three parts were then combined into the JPS Tanakh in 1985. See this article written in 2012 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the “New JPS Translation” of the Torah.

 

 the earlier 1917  of the jps translation is available in this volume

https://www.accordancebible.com/store/details/?pid=CJB

Edited February 28, 2020 by ukfraser

[sgreen]

Thank you ukfraser, it confirmed what I thought.

[Fabian]

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(Jewish_Publication_Society_1917)

[ukfraser]

I like going to the publishers site and found this link

https://jps.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/JPSTanakh_CustomerGuide.pdf

 

(Wikipedia also has an interesting page on njps but im never sure how accurate they are

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jewish_Publication_Society_of_America_Tanakh )

Edited February 28, 2020 by ukfraser

[Graham Buck]

There was a discussion about this over here: https://www.accordancebible.com/forums/topic/26599-njps-is-the-1985-jps-with-strongs-in-accordance-the-newest-edition/?hl=%2Bjps+%2B1985

 

I noted there as well, if it is important for your citations:

 

Also to note, the current NJPS printing is the second edition, which was published in 1999. Any digital edition you find should be this edition.

Edited February 29, 2020 by Graham Buck