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The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha, Augmented Third Edition, New Revised Standard Version |  | Creators: Michael D. Coogan, Marc Z. Brettler, Carol A. Newsom, Pheme Perkins
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Category: Book
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Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 8380
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 3 Revised
Pages: 2432
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.8 x 2.1
ISBN: 0195288807
Dewey Decimal Number: 220
EAN: 9780195288803
ASIN: 0195288807
Publication Date: February 2, 2007
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Countless students, professors and general readers alike have relied upon The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha for essential scholarship and guidance to the world of the Bible. Now th
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 The Best of the Real Study Bibles March 2, 2007
G. D. Grubbs (U.S.)
28 out of 29 found this review helpful
If you are searching for a study Bible that focuses on the best modern scholarship around concerning the texts that make up the Bible, you will soon find out from most reviews on Amazon (as well as from other places such as universities) the best of the more objective ones are The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha, Augmented Third Edition, New Revised Standard Version - this augmented edition with added new maps, charts, diagrams, and updated introductions, the HarperCollins Study Bible (just revised in 2006), and the New Interpreter's Study Bible. All three come with the New Revised Standard Version, generally accepted by scholars as the most accurate English translation. All come with the Apocrypha, though the New Oxford Annotated Bible is available without it. If you can afford it, I recommend all three.
The New Oxford Annotated Bible (NOAB), if compared to the HarperCollins Study Bible, is a larger tome, mainly because of a more expansive layout and larger font (very comfortable on the eyes), and the chunk of essay material that is present in the back is one of the most helpful parts of the NOAB (much more extensive than the others), though the HarperCollins appears to have more extensive notes at the bottom of the biblical text in tiny print. In addition to the essays in the back, the NOAB has very good introductory essays to the major sections and individual books, as do the other two bibles.
The NOAB is not a conservative work, and looks at the bible as literature, from a more historical-critical viewpoint, much as the HarperCollins bible does. The New Interpreter's (NISB) is usually expressed to be an amalgam of the two Bibles mentioned above, and sometimes recommended in place of the other two because of additional material that can be found offset from the notes that goes in depth on particular subjects of interest in the text. It is certainly the largest of the three volumes (HarperCollins being the most compact), but the binding of the NISB itself appears lowest in quality. The New Oxford Annotated Bible is my overall favorite of the lot at this time, though it lacks section headings, which are available in the others.
As with any study Bible of any persuasion, blind acceptance of the notes, commentary, or essay material should not occur; it does not hurt to gain the insights of the best scholarship available today, no matter what your beliefs are about the nature of the Bible, and whether you are in agreement or not. Valid beliefs should stand up under scrutiny; so I say scrutinize.
Wonderful study Bible April 13, 2009
S. Thompson (CT, USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I used my first copy of the Oxford Annotated Bible in the 60's when I was a student of theology, and found it to be full of necessary information to make Bible study "real." The new edition continues in this tradition, with maps, footnotes, etc. to bring the Bible to life and bring relevancy to its historical time. Good for a novice to those well versed in theology.
Great purchase January 18, 2010
Nancy Bett (Seattle, WA USA)
I bought this for a Bible study and it is fabalous! The footnotes are worth the price of the book!
What an awesome experience! March 3, 2010
Kimberly Siggers
I received the Bible exactly when I was told I would. Its price was more than affordable. I got more bang for my buck! I would trust this seller.
Good notations November 19, 2009
David Kenmuir (akron, oh)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Good notations in this book. It gives ideas of where similar passages are found and how it might have seemed to ealier audiences.
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