The New Oxford Annotated Bible
NEW REVISED STANDARD VERSION
An Ecumenical Study Bible
Fully Revised Fourth Edition
Michael D. Coogan, Editor
Marc Z. Brettler, Carol A. Newsom, and Pheme Perkins, Associate Editors
For decades students, professors, clergy, and general readers have known that The New Oxford Annotated Bible is the best way to study and understand the Bible. This thoroughly revised and fully updated fourth edition contains the best scholarship, up-to-date but not trendy, classic but not backward-looking.
- An introduction and extensive annotations for each book provide context and guidance where it is needed.
- General essays on groups of books (histories, prophets, etc.), history, translation issues, and the different canons in use today allow for broader study.
- Maps and diagrams within the text help clarify difficult passages.
- An entirely new set of color maps give readers the geographical orientation they need for understanding historical accounts and the New Testament background.
- Timelines, weights and measures, calendars, and other tables help orient the reader.
- An extensive glossary of technical terms demystifies the language of biblical scholarship.
- A concordance to the New Revised Standard Version text and an index to the study materials make it easy to locate information quickly.
With this wealth of material, the Annotated enables the reader to start with a specific biblical passage and work outward, or start with the general essays and then proceed through specific essays and book introductions to a key passage for meditation, sermon preparation, or classroom use.
With a new page format that is clear and easy to use, the Annotated continues the Oxford University Press tradition of providing excellence in scholarship for the general reader. It is the best one-volume Bible reference tool for any home, library, or classroom.