The New Oxford Annotated Apocrypha by Michael Coogan

The New Oxford Annotated Apocrypha

New Revised Standard Version

Michael Coogan, Marc Brettler, Carol Newsom

Oxford University Press · Print & ebook · March 12, 2018

For decades students, professors, clergy, and general readers have relied on The New Oxford Annotated Apocrypha as an unparalleled authority on the Apocrypha.

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Who it’s for
Introductions, annotations, maps, and historical context accompany the Apocrypha for study and reference.
Genres
Biblical Reference, Biblical History & Culture, Old Testament Studies
Published
Oxford University Press, March 12, 2018

About this book

For decades students, professors, clergy, and general readers have relied on The New Oxford Annotated Apocrypha as an unparalleled authority on the Apocrypha. This fifth edition remains the best way to study and understand the material 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.

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* Introductions and extensive annotations for each book by acknowledged experts in the field provide context and guidance. * Introductory essay on the Apocrypha gives readers an overview that guides more intensive study. * Maps and diagrams within the text contextualize where events took place and how to understand them. * A timeline, calendar, and essay on the Persian and Hellenistic Periods help to contextualize the books. A volume that users will want to keep for continued reference, The New Oxford Annotated Apocrypha 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.

Apocrypha Annotations

Introductions, annotations, maps, and historical context accompany the Apocrypha for study and reference.

Come here for

  • Introductions for each book
  • Extensive annotations for each book

Expect

  • Maps contextualizing where events took place
  • Diagrams explaining how to understand the material

Where it sits

Biblical History & Culture28%
Old Testament Studies25%
Biblical Reference23%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • NRSV Study Bible
Authors
Michael Coogan, Marc Brettler, Carol Newsom
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Published
March 12, 2018
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
NRSV Study Bible