The New Oxford Annotated Bible
NEW REVISED STANDARD VERSION
An Ecumenical Study Bible
Fifth Edition Fully Revised and Expanded
Michael D. Coogan Editor
Marc Z. Brettler, Carol A. Newsom, and Pheme Perkins, Associate Editors
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 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 quick location of information.
The New Oxford Annotated Bible, including seventeen new essays with introductions and annotations plus other fully revised essays, offers the reader flexibility for ay 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 volume Bible reference tool for any home, library, or classroom.