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The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha: New Revised Standard Version 4th Edition, Kindle Edition

by Pheme Perkins (Author, Contributor), Michael D. Coogan (Editor), Marc Z. Brettler (Editor), Format: Kindle Edition
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The premier study Bible used by scholars, pastors, undergraduate and graduate students, The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha offers a vast range of information, including extensive notes by experts in their fields; in-text maps, charts, and diagrams; supplementary essays on translation, biblical interpretation, cultural and historical background, and other general topics. Extensively revised--half of the material is brand new--featuring a new design to enhance readability, and brand-new color maps, the Annotated Fourth Edition adds to the established reputation of this essential biblical studies resource. Many new and revised maps, charts, and diagrams further clarify information found in the Scripture text. In addition, section introductions have been expanded and the book introductions present their information in a standard format so that students can find what they need to know. Of course, the Fourth Edition retains the features prized by students, including single column annotations at the foot of the pages, in-text charts, and maps, a page number-keyed index of all the study materials in the volume, and Oxfords renowned Bible maps. This timely edition maintains and extends the excellence the Annotateds users have come to expect, bringing still more insights, information, and perspectives to bear upon the understanding of the biblical text.
DT The renowned New Revised Standard Version Bible translation, the scholarly standard for study of the Bible
DT Wholly revised, and greatly expanded book introductions and annotations.
DT Annotations in a single column across the page bottom, paragraphed according to their boldface topical headings.
DT In-text background essays on the major divisions of the biblical text.
DT Essays on the history of the formation of the biblical canon for Jews and various Christian churches.
DT More detailed explanations of the historical background of the text.
DT More in-depth treatment of the history and varieties of biblical criticism.
DT A timeline of major events in the ancient Near East.
DT A full index to all of the study materials, keyed to the page numbers on which they occur.
DT A full glossary of scholarly and critical terms.
DT 36-page section of full color New Oxford Bible Maps, approximately 40 in-text line drawing maps and diagrams. Classic but not stodgy, up-to-date but not trendy, The New Oxford Annotated Bible: 4th Edition is ready to serve new generations of students, teachers, and general readers.
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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 VSI.
Marc Z. Brettler is Dora Golding Professor of Biblical Studies and chair of the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, Brandeis 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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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00GGJR8C2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; 4th edition (January 20, 2010)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 20, 2010
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 77701 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 2385 pages
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Michael Coogan is Lecturer in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament at Harvard Divinity School and Director of Publications for the Harvard Semitic Museum. He has also taught at Stonehill College, 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 VSI.

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Customers find the study material great and beautiful. They also mention the notes and inter-textual references are thorough, insightful, and useful. Readers say the book is worth the price and a good buy. However, some find the print size and font size small. Opinions are mixed on the translation quality, with some finding it good and providing alternate translations at times, while others say it's difficult to read and the pages are fragile.

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263 customers mention "Study material"249 positive14 negative

Customers find the study material in the book great. They say it has critical examinations of the books and history of the books. Readers also mention that the book is a marvel with great information.

"The bible is a GREAT BOOK to be sure! This 4th edition version is the most "in- depth", annotated study bible that I have found...." Read more

"...of the Holy Land, a very good glossary and an excellent Concordence to look up scriptural texts on important theological ideas both in the Hebrew..." Read more

"...to understand the Bible in an unbiased way, there is critical examinations of the books, and history of the books and how modern scholars interpret..." Read more

"...The quality of the book are okay. I would say that the typeface is a little less readable than other books...." Read more

213 customers mention "Readability"204 positive9 negative

Customers find the notes and inter-textual references thorough. They appreciate the insightful commentary, good glossary, and Concordance. Readers also appreciate the at-length introduction that helps clarify and set the stage for someone who doesn't know much about the Bible. They say the cross-referencing is superb and the translation is readable and literary.

"...The background notes, and the translation notes are excellent! It has a concordance, tables, charts and maps...." Read more

"...biblical narratives, a number of maps of the Holy Land, a very good glossary and an excellent Concordence to look up scriptural texts on important..." Read more

"I love the Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha. It includes amazing footnotes, maps, and if anyone has questions as to the meaning of what they..." Read more

"...The notes and commentary are helpful and often highlight cultural details that previous editions did not...." Read more

30 customers mention "Value for money"25 positive5 negative

Customers find the book a good buy and say the essays in the appendix are worth the price.

"...It's worth the money, if you like the NRSV. I use it primarily for the essays, notes and commentaries." Read more

"...These things being said, this is still a terrific buy, especially for under $30...." Read more

"...my old testament class I took at LRU because it was much cheaper than the bookstore's price...." Read more

"...Worth every penny!" Read more

57 customers mention "Translation quality"36 positive21 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the translation quality of the book. Some mention it's a good translation and provides alternate translations at times. However, others say it's difficult to read and convoluted.

"...The background notes, and the translation notes are excellent! It has a concordance, tables, charts and maps...." Read more

"...Often the way certain verses are translated is convoluted and difficult to understand...." Read more

"The NRSV is an excellent translation for scholarly and liturgical use, and personal use if you're looking for a translation rather than a paraphrase..." Read more

"...Positive - A good translation, and interesting footnotes...." Read more

54 customers mention "Sturdiness"26 positive28 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the sturdiness of the book. Some mention it's solidly produced, reliable, and the leather binding holds up nicely to repeated readings. However, others say the pages are fragile, making it dangerous to tear the pages.

"This Bible is solidly produced. I haven't had problems with the pages being too thin or the product not be solid enough...." Read more

"...as a used book (at half price) but it was brand new with a couple of creased end pages that did not detract from the edition at all...." Read more

"...reviews about pages falling out, I must say that the leather binding held up quite nicely to repeated readings, late night sojourns from Kings to..." Read more

"...seems sturdy, but the thiness of the pages, makes this Bible overall fragile. I'm very careful when turning pages, lest one rip...." Read more

50 customers mention "Print size"8 positive42 negative

Customers find the print size of the book a little small and fragile. They also mention that the font is a bit small for their tired eyes.

"...But as others have said, the paper is awful and the type is small, especially in the annotations...." Read more

"...It does not automatically scale the text, or allow you to increase the font size. Footnotes are not hyperlinked to the referring text...." Read more

"...I ordered this paperback as a replacement, but the typeface is too small for me to read for more than a few minutes...." Read more

"...On my phone, however, it is very difficult to read. The type is very small...." Read more

Missing pages. Goes from 754 to 815, missing.
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Missing pages. Goes from 754 to 815, missing.
Missing pages. Goes from 754 to 815, missing.Seller quickly provided refund. Thus update from 1* to 3*. As this was a gift, I need to look for a replacemnt. The publisher said to take it up with who I bought their publication , their product from and wasn't interested to assistant me where to obtain a replacement that isn't defective.
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Patricia Huber
5.0 out of 5 stars BEAUTIFUL CHOICE
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2012
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The bible is a GREAT BOOK to be sure! This 4th edition version is the most "in- depth", annotated study bible that I have found. The background notes, and the translation notes are excellent! It has a concordance, tables, charts and maps. It was recommended to me by a professor of religious studies and also a bible scholar.

The book itself was sold as a used book (at half price) but it was brand new with a couple of creased end pages that did not detract from the edition at all. The supple brown leather binding is top notch! It has thumprint indices with gold print on black labels which makes it so easy to use. The print is large enough to read without my glasses even though it is not a "large print" version. I use it for classes twice a week and for reference, as well as devotion. Thank you Amazon.
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Carroll
5.0 out of 5 stars Probably the best scholarly Bible in English
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2014
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Probably the best scholarly Bible in English. Full of scholarly footnotes, inserts, and excellent articles on the history of biblical initerpretation througout history. It is based on the New Revised Standard Version manuscripts published this century. This is a Bible for serious biblical students, pastors, and dedicated laypersons desiring to expand their historiccal, social, and geopolitical understandings of the cultural melieu in which the text were written and later translated into modern English. Includes timelines, tables of historical rulers and events paralleling biblical narratives, a number of maps of the Holy Land, a very good glossary and an excellent Concordence to look up scriptural texts on important theological ideas both in the Hebrew and in the Christian Scriptures. Also includes the Apocrypa, the "between the Canons source materials" that were not included in either the Hebrew nor the Christian Canons but have significant insight into later theological apocryphal and revelatory sources dealiing with the after life, resurrection of the dead, and other messianic prophecies that existed prior to and during the formation of the Christian Canon.
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Justin Spector
5.0 out of 5 stars I love the Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2015
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I love the Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha. It includes amazing footnotes, maps, and if anyone has questions as to the meaning of what they are reading, it is to be found in the footnotes. I also love how the Bible contains great introductions to books, explaining there interpretation, status in the Bible, this is very interesting especially in the Apocryphal books. This is one of the few Bibles I know of that include all of the books accepted by Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Bibles as well in the apocryphal section ( Most only include Catholic books),this Bible has 1 and 2 Esdras, 3 and 4 Maccabees, and Prayer of Mannesah. and explains why certain books are only in certain sects of Christianity. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is seeking to understand the Bible in an unbiased way, there is critical examinations of the books, and history of the books and how modern scholars interpret it.
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Aaron Greenburg
4.0 out of 5 stars Worth the money if you like the NRSV
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2011
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To begin with, I'm not a huge fan of the NRSV. I prefer the RSV or NAB for clarity of language and meaning. Often the way certain verses are translated is convoluted and difficult to understand. More than once while reading this NRSV, I've gotten up to consult the RSV and then understand the passage. Frequently, the issue comes down to choices of meaning in certain Greek words. I seem to only encounter this in the New Testament. Generally, the Old Testament is fine.

However, I'm not reviewing the NRSV, but rather the "New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha" (forth edition)--which I like very much in general. The notes and commentary are helpful and often highlight cultural details that previous editions did not. This is particularly true in the Old Testament. The charts, maps and essays are very good. I especially enjoy that there are plentiful maps on the pages wherein they would be helpful, for instance, a map that shows the various potential Exodus routes.

The quality of the book are okay. I would say that the typeface is a little less readable than other books. The binding seems sturdy, but the thiness of the pages, makes this Bible overall fragile. I'm very careful when turning pages, lest one rip.

It's worth the money, if you like the NRSV. I use it primarily for the essays, notes and commentaries.
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Salvador Pérez
5.0 out of 5 stars ¡Y el padre Raymond E. Brown tenía la razón!
Reviewed in Mexico on June 5, 2017
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Alrededor de doce años aproximadamente, compré fascinado el libro de 101 preguntas y respuestas sobre la Biblia del Padre Brown, que en las primeras preguntas contestaba sobre que versión bíblica era la mejor y más recomendable y lo contrario, las que no recomendaba. En lo personal, discrepo con las respuestas sobre la clasificación de ediciones bíblicas en español, que según los editores contó con la aprobación del citado biblista.
No así con las que daba Brown en su versión original en inglés y ahí recomendaba (pues así lo hacía él) la última edición de la New Oxford Annotated Bible, dado el carácter exegético y ecuménico de sus introducciones y notas, desprovistas de todo sesgo confesional.
El gran biblista estadounidense no se equivocó y al leer las notas e introducciones de la NOAB es maravilloso contemplar y constatar una traducción hecha con todo el rigor científico, y un gran espíritu ecuménico. Agradecido de tener en mis manos una gran obra, monumento de la erudición bíblica contemporánea.
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Percipient
5.0 out of 5 stars Good commentary
Reviewed in Australia on May 16, 2019
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Scholarly NRSV translation with great secular commentary throughout. Has good introductions to each book as well. Highly recommended! Includes apocryphal books.
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RH
5.0 out of 5 stars Scholarly rigor at a bargain price
Reviewed in Germany on June 24, 2014
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This is a very fine publication, at least to my (as yet) lay eyes. Sure enough, the pages are butterfly-wing thin, but that's not a problem at all, and the text is very readable. I did find two small errors during the first hours I spent with the book, but nothing major. I think at this price, we are given a whole lot of scholarly rigor.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Exxcellent
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2014
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NRSV is a reasonable modern translation though perhaps not the best being tied as it is to the KJV. This edition has a simple approach to its annotations giving separately short comments on the translation where these are problematical and longer items to assist with background. The approach is to treat the work as a work of ancient literature and to deal with it in no different manner from say Homer or whomever. There is a pleasing absence of any religion in the annotations. If the reader wishes to understand in a realistic, practical manner what the bible is as opposed to what assorted contending religionists believe it to be or wish it to be then this edition is ideal. Highly recommended
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Mark Anderson
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent NRSV Bible With very Worthwhile Notes, Maps, Short Concordance and Comments
Reviewed in Canada on July 11, 2012
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This is an excellent NRSV study Bible which is of the high quality one typically expects from Oxford University Press.

I'm very happy with my copy and refer to it regularly; it has very readable text, some useful maps, a useful (but short) concordance, and very informative notes which appear on the same pages as the verses they refer to so you don't have to constantly flip back and forth between the text and the notes.

I see there are some major critiques of this edition put forward by other reviewers. These are worth addressing, so here goes:

1./ "Text is too small." I don't find that at all; the size of the text is fine for me.

2./ "It's printed on paper that is too thin and crumples easily." This edition is printed on a fairly thin paper stock. I don't find this a problem but I can see how others might.

3. Some comments refer to a "leather binding." I'm not sure where that comes from. The version I have is a sturdy hard cover binding but it isn't leather.

Overall, this is a very worthwhile edition of the NRSV Bible. I'm very satisfied with my copy.
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