The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha - Softcover

Press, Oxford University

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195288831 ISBN 13: 9780195288834

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, 2007

Synopsis

Thousands of satisfied scholars, students, and worshippers have relied on the New Oxford Annotated Bible for its excellent scholarship, easy-to-use supplementary materials, and high-quality bindings. The newest edition of the NOAB with Apocrypha is no different, offering a wealth of new maps, charts and diagrams that expand on this already indispensible Bible. It includes all of the features that readers have valued in past editions and more: foot-of-page annotations provide convenient reference to unknown terms, while background essays, charts, and Oxford's signature biblical maps deepen the readers' understanding of the Biblical world in its historical, social, and geographical context. Printed on smooth, flexible paper in clear typeface, and available in a variety of elegant bindings, the NOAB offers the best features at reasonable values. The NOAB with Apocrypha combines Oxford's highest reputation in theological scholarship with sensitivity towards readers' needs in scriptural study. * Wholly revised, and greatly expanded book introductions and annotations. * Annotations in a single column across the page bottom, paragraphed according to their boldface topical headings. * In-text background essays on the major divisions of the biblical text. * New essays on the history of the formation of the biblical canon for Jews and various Christian churches. * Detailed explanations of the historical background of the text. * In-depth treatment of varieties of biblical criticism. * A timeline of major events in the ancient Near East. * A brief history of biblical interpretations, from biblical times to the present. * A full index to all of the study materials, keyed to the page numbers on which they occur. * 36-page section of full color New Oxford Bible Maps, approx. 40 in-text line drawing maps and diagrams.

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Review

From reviews of the previous edition: "The New Oxford Annotated Bible with its excellent footnotes and concise introductory materials has a thoroughness and clarity that should prove invaluable to the lay reader and scholar alike."--Frederick Buechner"I know of no other annotated Bible that is as rich as The New Oxford in both the precision of its textual notes and the clarity and helpfulness of its introductions. It will be and extraordinarily useful edition to have on one's library shelf."--Andrew M. Greeley

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0195288831
• ISBN 13: 9780195288834
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 2432