Description
· Introductions and extensive annotations for each book by acknowledged experts in the field provide context and guidance.
· Introductory essays on major groups of biblical writings - Pentateuch, Prophets, Gospels, and other sections - give readers an overview that guides more intensive study.
· General essays on geographical and historical contexts inform the reader of important aspects of biblical study.
· Maps and diagrams within the text contextualize where events took place and how to understand them.
Editor: Michael D. Coogan, Associate Editors: Marc Z. Brettler, Julia M. O'Brien, and Emma J. Wasserman
New to this Edition:
- Reference essays condensed and rearranged for more effective instructional use
- Fully revised and updated annotations to reflect the latest biblical scholarship
- Introductions and extensive annotations for each biblical book
- Informative essays on essential topics for biblical study
- Maps, timelines, glossary, and an index to the maps
- Includes the Apocrypha
· Introductions and extensive annotations for each book by acknowledged experts in the field provide context and guidance.
· Introductory essays on major groups of biblical writings - Pentateuch, Prophets, Gospels, and other sections - give readers an overview that guides more intensive study.
· General essays on geographical and historical contexts inform the reader of important aspects of biblical study.
· Maps and diagrams within the text contextualize where events took place and how to understand them.
Timelines, parallel texts, weights and measures, calendars, and other helpful tables help navigate the biblical world.
· An extensive glossary of technical terms demystifies the language of biblical scholarship.
· An index to maps eases the way to the quick location of information.
The New Oxford Annotated Bible, with revised and condensed essays and new and fully revised introductions and annotations, offers the reader flexibility for any learning style.
· An extensive glossary of technical terms demystifies the language of biblical scholarship.
· An index to maps eases the way to the quick location of information.
The New Oxford Annotated Bible, with revised and condensed essays and new and fully revised introductions and annotations, offers the reader flexibility for any learning style.
Beginning with a specific passage or a significant concept, finding information for meditation, sermon preparation, or academic study is straightforward and intuitive.
A volume that users will want to keep for continued reference, The New Oxford Annotated Bible continues the Oxford University Press tradition of providing excellence in scholarship for the general reader. Generations of users attest to its status as the best one-volume Bible reference tool for any home, library, or classroom.
A volume that users will want to keep for continued reference, The New Oxford Annotated Bible continues the Oxford University Press tradition of providing excellence in scholarship for the general reader. Generations of users attest to its status as the best one-volume Bible reference tool for any home, library, or classroom.
NRSVue edition
New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha: NRSVue, Leather 6th Edition: AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER
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