The New Oxford Annotated Bible With Apocrypha 5th Edition (new Revised Standard Version)

General editor Coogan Michael; Edited by Brettler, Marc; Edited by Newsom Carol; Edited by Perkins Pheme
Description:
For over 50 years students, professors, clergy, and general readers have relied on The New Oxford Annotated Bible as an unparalleled authority in Study Bibles. This fifth edition of the Annotated remains the best way to study and understand the Bible at home or in the classroom. This thoroughly revised and substantially updated edition contains the best scholarship informed by recent discoveries and anchored in the solid Study Bible tradition. · 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 history, translation matters, different canons in use today, and issues of daily life in biblical times 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. · Color maps give readers the geographical orientation they need for understanding historical accounts throughout the Bible. · 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 the study materials eases the way to the quick location of information. The New Oxford Annotated Bible, with twenty new essays and introductions and others--as well as annotations--fully revised, 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.
Table of contents:
Introduction to the Pentateuch: Marc Z. Brettler Introductions and Annotations Genesis: David Carr Exodus: Carol Meyers Leviticus: Jeffrey Stackert Numbers: Thomas B. Dozeman Deuteronomy: Bernard M. Levinson Introduction to the Historical Books: Marc Z. Brettler Introductions and Annotations Joshua: K. Lawson Younger, Jr. Judges: Gregory Mobley Ruth: Yair Zakovitch 1, 2 Samuel: Steven L. McKenzie 1, 2 Kings: Thomas Römer 1, 2 Chronicles: Gary N. Knoppers Ezra, Nehemiah: Tamara Cohn Eskenazi Esther: Mary Joan Winn Leith Introduction to the Poetical and Wisdom Books: Marc Z. Brettler Introductions and Annotations Job: David J. A. Clines Psalms: Richard J. Clifford Proverbs: Christine Roy Yoder Ecclesiastes: Davis Hankins and Brennan W. Breed Song of Solomon: J. Cheryl Exum Introduction to the Prophetic Books: Julia M. O''Brien Isaiah: Marvin A. Sweeney Jeremiah: Louis Stulman Lamentations: Adele Berlin Ezekiel: Stephen L. Cook Daniel: Amy C. Merrill Willis Hosea, Amos, Micah: Gregory Mobley Joel, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi: David L. Petersen Obadiah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah: Julia M. O''Brien Jonah: Yair Zakovitch Introduction to the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books: Carol A. Newsom Introductions and Annotations Tobit: Amy-Jill Levine Judith: Lawrence M. Wills Esther (Greek): Mary Joan Winn Leith Wisdom of Solomon: Michael Kolarcik Sirach: Benjamin G. Wright Baruch, Letter of Jeremiah: Matthew Goff Add Daniel (Azariah, Song of Three, Susanna, Bel): Amy C. Merrill Willis 1 Maccabees: John R. Bartlett 2 Maccabees: Daniel R. Schwartz 1 Esdras: Tamara Cohn Eskenazi Prayer of Manasseh: David Lambert Psalm 151: Judith H. Newman 3 Maccabees: John J. Collins 2 Esdras: Theodo