...a huge wealth of material in a single volume.the assiduous reader will find here an invaluable library of biblical text and diverse scholarship.

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Michael Coogan is Lecturer on Old Testament/Hebrew Bible at Harvard Divinity School and Director of Publications for the Harvard Semitic Museum. He has also taught at Harvard University, Boston College, Wellesley College, Fordham University, and the University of Waterloo (Ontario), and has participated in and directed archaeological excavations in Israel, Jordan, Cyprus, and Egypt. He is the author of Old Testament text books and The Old Testament: A Very Short Introduction. Marc Z. Brettler is Bernice and Morton Lerner Professor in Judaic Studies at Duke University. Carol Newsom is Charles Howard Candler Professor of Old Testament, Candler School of Theology, Emory University. Pheme Perkins is Professor of Theology at Boston College.

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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.

Inhalt

• 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: Theodore A. Bergren
• 4 Maccabees: David A. de Silva
• Introduction to the Gospels: Pheme Perkins
• Introductions and Annotations
• Matthew: J. R. C. Cousland
• Mark: Suzanne Watts Henderson
• Luke: Marion L. Soards
• John: Colleen Conway
• Acts: Christopher R. Matthews
• Introduction to Letters/Epistles in the New Testament: Pheme Perkins
• Introductions and Annotations
• Romans: Ann Jervis
• 1 Corinthians: Laurence L. Welborn
• 2 Corinthians: Alexandra R. Brown
• Galatians: Emma Wasserman
• Ephesians, Colossians: Jennifer K. Berenson
• Philippians: Carolyn Osiek
• 1,2 Thessalonians: Richard S. Ascough
• The Pastoral Epistles, 1,2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon: Margaret M. Mitchell
• Hebrews: David A. de Silva
• James: Timothy B. Cargal
• 1 Peter: M. Eugene Boring
• 2 Peter, Jude: Terrance Callan
• 1,2,3 John: Pheme Perkins
• Revelation: Jean-Pierre Ruiz
• General Essays, Tables, Glossary, Index
• General Essays
• The Canons of the Bible: Marc Z. Brettler and Pheme Perkins
• Textual Criticism: Michael D. Coogan and Pheme Perkins
• The Languages of the Bible: Sidnie White Crawford
• Translation of the Bible into English: Michael D. Coogan and Pheme Perkins
• Interpretation
• The Hebrew Bible's Interpretation of Itself: Marc Z. Brettler
• The New Testament Interprets the Jewish Scriptures: Pheme Perkins
• Jewish Interpretation in the Premodern Era: Marc Z. Brettler
• Christian Interpretation in the Premodern Era: Carol A. Newsom
• The Interpretation of the Bible: From the Nineteenth to the Mid-Twentieth Centuries: Michael D. Coogan
• Contemporary Methods in Biblical Study: Carol A. Newsom
• The Geography of the Bible: Michael D. Coogan
• Cultural Contexts
• The Ancient Near East: Michael D. Coogan
• The Persian and Hellenistic Periods: Carol A. Newsom
• The Roman Period: Pheme Perkins
• Tables
• Timeline
• Chronological Table of Rulers
• Weights and Measures
• Time [includes Calendar]
• Parallel Texts [now including parallels from the Gospel of John]
• Translations of Ancient Texts
• Glossary
• Index to the Study Materials