The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha: New Revised Standard Version
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Summary
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。
- 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。
Reviews
Justin Null
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The translation is easy to read。 There are thorough annotations， alternative translations of individual words， and appendices。
Gabrielle Huston
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I read this for HUMS1000 at Carleton University。
Michael Flick
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A Bible to read and study， supported by copious footnotes and essays。 Two different Gods: the Old Testament tribal God of Israel and the New Testament God of love for all creation。
Ezra
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No rating since I don't rate religious texts out of respect， but I really liked this edition。 It was my first time reading the New Testament through （I read the Old Testament in a different book， The Jewish Study Bible） and I think this edition does a great job of providing the right amount of information--the annotations are helpful and easy to access without being overwhelming。 I also thought the translation was easy to understand without being too simplistic。 I haven't read any other edition No rating since I don't rate religious texts out of respect， but I really liked this edition。 It was my first time reading the New Testament through （I read the Old Testament in a different book， The Jewish Study Bible） and I think this edition does a great job of providing the right amount of information--the annotations are helpful and easy to access without being overwhelming。 I also thought the translation was easy to understand without being too simplistic。 I haven't read any other edition of the Bible （besides what they gave us in religious ed when I was a kid） so I can't compare， but I would recommend this one！ 。。。more
Dr Charles Allen
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One of the most scholarly translations available in the English language。
N。
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Amazing annotations， non-biased analyses， and in-depth historical and cultural explanations。 Etymological translations were great， too。 Only downside is super thin pages; sometimes my highlighter/pen bled through。 Really useful for anyone wanting to get into studying the Bible and all its aspects！ Best purchase ever in regards to academic/literary and religious text。
Andy Pandy
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Superb annotations and supplements。
G
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My book club read only selective books of the Bible-not the entire thing。 We read Genesis， Job， Song of Solomon， Luke & Acts。 I certainly enjoyed reading the books as literature vs the way they were beat over my head when I was a child as the word of god & I had to follow everything to the letter。 Whew！ That pressure。 I knew I was doomed。 At least as literature there was some room for debate & possible other interpretations。 That made it worth my time at least。 But I’m glad to be moving on。
Jassonn Williams
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I enjoy this version。 It has the Apocrypha。 I would prefer if the next update had better chapter separation。 This is annoying on a kindle。
Enio De Souza
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I bought this bible to read its comprehensive list of the Apocrypha books。 However， its coments and additional notes came from a ecumenical “scholarship。” Its historical criticism rejects the Bible as the "Word of God"。 It says the Bible is man-made and a result of the natural evolution of religion。 There is no room in its historical criticism for divine revelation。 As a result， its historical critics cannot touch at theories that support the Bible as God’s revelation except by accident。 These c I bought this bible to read its comprehensive list of the Apocrypha books。 However， its coments and additional notes came from a ecumenical “scholarship。” Its historical criticism rejects the Bible as the "Word of God"。 It says the Bible is man-made and a result of the natural evolution of religion。 There is no room in its historical criticism for divine revelation。 As a result， its historical critics cannot touch at theories that support the Bible as God’s revelation except by accident。 These comments are originated on the belief over various and supposed claimed sources of the Old Testament， such as the “J” or "P" source。 However， they have never been shown them and they are purely imaginary。As Christians， we could be feel intimidated by such claims of “scholarship。”， because of all this scholarship does is discard the God of Scripture and His Word， replacing the true God with imaginary gods and authors。 The Old Testament comments in this Bible usually call God a hebrew god。 And， as we read in 1 Corinthians chapter 8， “We know that an idol is nothing in the world， and that there is no other God but one。”I would not reccomend this book to any Christian， only to those that want to know a little more about Historical Cristicism and the Apocrypha Books。 。。。more
Michael J
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I'm an atheist who enjoys reading various religious texts， but when I read them， I read them critically as myth， history， and literature rather than as a reference guide for morality （how can you gain any insight into morality from reading a book that contradicts itself over 600 times）？ Anyway， I revisit the Oxford Annotated Bible about once a decade and have done so since I first read it as a required text for my Biblical literature courses in college。 I never learned as much as I wanted to in I'm an atheist who enjoys reading various religious texts， but when I read them， I read them critically as myth， history， and literature rather than as a reference guide for morality （how can you gain any insight into morality from reading a book that contradicts itself over 600 times）？ Anyway， I revisit the Oxford Annotated Bible about once a decade and have done so since I first read it as a required text for my Biblical literature courses in college。 I never learned as much as I wanted to in those courses as they were taught by religious professors who never approached the texts critically or objectively， and all I remember is half of the wealthy Catholic students in the room fighting with wealthy Catholic students on the other side of the room regarding whether you go to Hell for not taking mass in Latin （I hate Catholics）。 Regardless， the Oxford Annotated Bible provides its readers with commentary they would not be able to find in the King James Version （aspects of geography， clarifications regarding various passages， etc。）， but I can't give the book five stars as it does not include much information regarding the pre-existing myths and religions the stories in the Bible were lifted from。 There's no annotation reflecting the fact that the story of Noah was lifted from pre-existing flood myths like the one found in the much older Epic of Gilgamesh。 There's no notations regarding the Sumerian creation myths Genesis was taken from， and there is no information regarding fallacies such as Lucifer being a reference to the Greek God of the Morningstar rather than Satan。 I hope that at some point in the future， a comprehensive annotated Bible will be released that explains in-depth where the Biblical myths originated。 Until then， the Oxford Annotated Bible will have to do。 。。。more
Aaron
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Excellent resource。 Extensively footnoted with useful essays and maps。 Also， it's the Bible。 Excellent resource。 Extensively footnoted with useful essays and maps。 Also， it's the Bible。 。。。more
Rachel
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Ah！ I love the layout of this。 I've learned so much already from reading it and I'm excited to continue my studies from it。 I do wish the annotations leaned a bit more on sources of church precedence than on the sometimes unaligned scholarly interpretations。 After all， there are plenty of scholars within the church to cite who， I believe， have more authority on textual interpretation。 Ah！ I love the layout of this。 I've learned so much already from reading it and I'm excited to continue my studies from it。 I do wish the annotations leaned a bit more on sources of church precedence than on the sometimes unaligned scholarly interpretations。 After all， there are plenty of scholars within the church to cite who， I believe， have more authority on textual interpretation。 。。。more
Steven Nobody
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I haven't really read all of this， but it is my reference Bible。 We used it in college in the 80s， and I still value the translation and notes。 I haven't really read all of this， but it is my reference Bible。 We used it in college in the 80s， and I still value the translation and notes。 。。。more
Kelsey Cohen
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Great for studying the apocrypha。
Jen/The Tolkien Gal/ジェニファー
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I wanted to preface this by saying I'm going to be reading the Bible and Qur'an parallel to each other for academic and philosophical reasons。 I've been interested in Abrahamic religions and want to start somewhere。 In no way am I doing this for religious reasons， but purely because I want to understand theism。 I was raised in a pseudo-Christian setting where on the surface level， everyone pretended to be Christian but really were undecided and ultimately didn't think。 I also don't think it's fa I wanted to preface this by saying I'm going to be reading the Bible and Qur'an parallel to each other for academic and philosophical reasons。 I've been interested in Abrahamic religions and want to start somewhere。 In no way am I doing this for religious reasons， but purely because I want to understand theism。 I was raised in a pseudo-Christian setting where on the surface level， everyone pretended to be Christian but really were undecided and ultimately didn't think。 I also don't think it's fair to read something that dissects principles from specific religions before I am familiarised by the text itself。I'm agnostic and way more spiritual - in fact I'm more in tune with the spiritual ancestry of my Maori forefathers and believe in the interconnectedness of humanity。 I'm incredibly tired of being shunned from discourse of theism due to Christian family saying I know nothing of the Bible and Qur-an - and thus cannot defend Islamic individuals or criticise Christian ones in their eyesAfter consulting Abrahamic religions I will move onto others。 I come from a country with a melting pot of religious beliefs， from ancestry worship， to Hinduism to Christianity etc。 South Africa definitely benefits you in that way。I'm definitely open to people's thoughts - I'm more interested here in the psychology and archetypes of religion than the content itself - I'm not here to indulge people who wish to convert me to anything， but I don't mind hearing your ideas on teachings at all。。 If you engage me on the basis of conversion I will not indulge you， but whether you are religious or not and wish to discuss and challenge any of my thoughts， please feel free。 。。。more
Smoppet
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Did not finish because I never intended to finish this。 I picked this up so I could read the Apocrypha and essays。 But I can now brag that I have read the entire KJV Bible （The Skeptic's Annotated） and the Apocrypha。 Because that's the shit I brag about。Anyways， beware 4 Maccabees。 It's so gross like， FUCK， man。 The Bible has a lot of violence in it， but this book was particularly bad。 I got sick。The essays were good！ They were evidence-based and respectful。I think the New Oxford would be pretty Did not finish because I never intended to finish this。 I picked this up so I could read the Apocrypha and essays。 But I can now brag that I have read the entire KJV Bible （The Skeptic's Annotated） and the Apocrypha。 Because that's the shit I brag about。Anyways， beware 4 Maccabees。 It's so gross like， FUCK， man。 The Bible has a lot of violence in it， but this book was particularly bad。 I got sick。The essays were good！ They were evidence-based and respectful。I think the New Oxford would be pretty mild on a devout Christian who grew up being told that the Bible is erroneous。 It gives credit where it's due， but doesn't shy away from saying that something has no evidence to back it up。 。。。more
Madeleine
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- We had the fourth edition - P1836- Hospitality， ancestry， tension between hunter and shepherd （warrior and farmer， etc）Genesis: - “Then God said， ‘Let there be light’; and there was light。 And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness。” - “And it was so。” repetition - “Then God said， ‘Let US make humankind in OUR image， according to OUR likeness。。。”- “。。。then the Lord God formed man from the DUST of the ground， and breathed into his nostrils the breath of l - We had the fourth edition - P1836- Hospitality， ancestry， tension between hunter and shepherd （warrior and farmer， etc）Genesis: - “Then God said， ‘Let there be light’; and there was light。 And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness。” - “And it was so。” repetition - “Then God said， ‘Let US make humankind in OUR image， according to OUR likeness。。。”- “。。。then the Lord God formed man from the DUST of the ground， and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being。”- *“‘This at last is bone of my bones / and flesh of my flesh; / this one shall be called Woman， / for out of Man this one was taken。’” Connect to p232 Paradise Lost “The link of nature draw me: flesh of flesh， / Bone of my bone thou art， and from they state / Mine shall never be parted， bliss or woe。”- “‘Because you have done this，/ cursed are you among all animals/ and among all wild creatures;/ upon your belly you shall go，/ and DUST you shall eat/ all the days of your life。’”- *“‘By the sweat of your face/ you shall eat bread/ until you return to the ground，/ for out of it you were taken;/ you are DUST，/ and to DUST you shall return。’”- Cain and Abel， Noah’s ark， numbered the days， dove， “‘。。。nor will I ever again/ destroy every living creature as I have done。/ As long as the earth ensures，/ seed time and harvest， cold and heat，/ summer and winter， day and night，/ shall not cease。’” 。。。 “‘。。。I will require a reckoning/ for human life。/ Whoever sheds the blood of a human，/ by a human that person’s blood be/ shed”- *Nephilim pre-flood “The Nephilim were/ on the earth in those days—and also after-/ ward—when the sons of God went in to the/ daughters of humans， who bore children to/ them。 These were the heroes that were of old/ warriors of renoun。”- descendants have their own lands， languages， families， nations- 11 Tower of Babel “Now the whole earth had one language and the same words。 。。。 Then they said， ‘Come， let us build ourselves a city， and a tower with it’s top in the heavens， and let us make a name for ourselves; otherwise we shall be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth。’ 。。。 And the Lord said， ‘Look， they are one people， and they have all one language; and this is only the beginning of what they will do; *nothing that they propose to do will not be impossible for them。 Come， let us go down， and confuse their language there， am that they will not understand one another’s speech。’”- 15， 16， Sarah and Hagar and Abram， Ishmael， also 21 and 22- 19 Lot’s wife turns to salt- 23 hospitality - 25 Essau and Jacob 。。。 32 wrestled with an angel “Then the man said， ‘You shall no longer be called Jacob， but Israel， for you have striven with God and with humans， and have prevailed。’- 36 Edom- 38 Joseph to Egypt Exodus - 3 Moses asks， God says “‘I will be with you; and this shall be the sign for you that it is I who sent you:。。。’” and other translations are “I am what I am” and “I will be what I will be” - “it will be” Maktub/Inshallah connectLuke- 1 “I too decided， after investigating everything carefully from the very first， to write an orderly account for you” Herodotus-esque （or Vice versa） - Do not be afraid- Repetition of “Jesus answered him， ‘It is written， [lesson/command]’” IT IS WRITTEN/maktub- 6 parables “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”， “Forgive， and you will be forgiven; give， and it will be given to you。”， “No good tree bears bad fruit， not again does a bad tree bear good fruit; for each tree is known by its own fruit。 。。。 The good person out fo the good treasure of the heart produces good， and the evil person out of evil treasure produced evil; *for it is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks*’”- 11 The Lord’s PrayerJohn - 21 “This is the disciple who is testifying to these things and HAS WRITTEN them， and we know that his testimony is true。 But there are also many other things Jesus did; if everyone one of them were written down， I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written。” Romans - 1 “For in it the righteousness of God is revealed through faith for faith; AS IT IS WRITTEN， ‘The one who is righteous will love by faith。’” - it is written in the Bible and Arabic， “the word of God” repetition - 2 “Rather， a person is a Jew who is one inwardly， and real circumcision is a matter of the heart—it is spiritual and not literal。”**- 7 “I can WILL what is right， but I cannot DO it。 For I do not do the good I want， but the evil I do not want is what I do。 Now if I do what I do not want， it is no longer I that do it， but sun that dwells within me。” 。。。 “So then， with my mind I am a slave to the law of Hod， but with my flesh I am a slave to the law of sin。” （Now 8） “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus。 For the law of the Spirit of life in Jesus Christ has set you free from the law of sin and of death。 。。。 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on things of the flesh， but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on things of the spirit。 。。。 But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit， since the Spirit if God dwells in you。 。。。 For all those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God。 。。。 For in hope we were saved。 Is hope that is seen is not hope。 For who hopes for what is seen？ But if we hope for what we do not see， we wait for it with patience。”- 9 human will - 12:9on ***“Let love be genuine; hate what is evil， hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor。 Do not lag in zeal， be ardent in spirit， serve the Lord。 Rejoice in hope， be patient in suffering， persevere in prayer。 Contribute to the needs of saints; extend hospitality to strangers。 。。。。 If it is possible， so far as it depends on you， live peaceably with all。 Beloved， never avenge yourselves， but leave room for the wrath of God; for IT IS WRITTEN， ‘Vengeance is mine， I will repay， 。。。Do not be overcome by evil， but overcome evil with good。” - 13 “Love does no wrong to a neighbor” Plato connect - 14 “Let all be fully convinced in their own minds。 Those who observe the day， observe it in honor of the Lord。 。。。 We do not live to ourselves， and we do not die to ourselves。” No man is an island connect。 + okay to have different ways and customers as long as end goal in Christ is still the same。 。。。more
Rosemary
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It took almost a year to read but well worth every minute。 This was the first time I have read through the bible。
Morgane
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absolute unit of a book。I really enjoyed reading an annotated version。 each book has an introduction explaining the context， and there's plenty of footnotes further explaining translations， etc。 it allows for more nuance and interpretation。 I especially enjoyed having the apocrypha and other less common books。 Judith and Esther stand out as especially interesting。 no matter what you believe， if you're at all interested in western history and literature you do owe it to yourself to read the bible absolute unit of a book。I really enjoyed reading an annotated version。 each book has an introduction explaining the context， and there's plenty of footnotes further explaining translations， etc。 it allows for more nuance and interpretation。 I especially enjoyed having the apocrypha and other less common books。 Judith and Esther stand out as especially interesting。 no matter what you believe， if you're at all interested in western history and literature you do owe it to yourself to read the bible; it inspired so much！ 。。。more
Sam Christian
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For anyone who is looking for an excellent secular translation of the Christian Bible， I would strongly recommend this text。 From memory， what I have read has been sourced from Aramaic， Greek or Latin texts， rather than derived from the much newer English translations such as King James。 It is further packed with copious endnotes and informative essays， and is very well organised and easy to navigate in ebook form。
Manybooks
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REVIEW OF THE Kindle EDITIONNow for simple reading pleasure， instead of The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha， I do in fact still very much prefer the King James Bible， which we actually read at school for grade seven English （the Old Testament） and for grade eight English （the New Testament） and thus in the early 1980s。 But I also and really do have to wonder if in today's world， reading the King James Bible in a secular type of school setting would even be deemed as acceptable and as a REVIEW OF THE Kindle EDITIONNow for simple reading pleasure， instead of The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha， I do in fact still very much prefer the King James Bible， which we actually read at school for grade seven English （the Old Testament） and for grade eight English （the New Testament） and thus in the early 1980s。 But I also and really do have to wonder if in today's world， reading the King James Bible in a secular type of school setting would even be deemed as acceptable and as appropriate （although indeed， our perusal in English class was always completely and totally based on seeing and approaching the King James Bible as a work of literature， as a work of fiction， and not ever as religious dogma）。 However， for translation accuracy and for all of the enlightening and delightful supplementals included， The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha truly and utterly presents itself as an amazing and academically sound treasure trove of information and details， with myself especially appreciating the inclusion of geographical maps， the various essays on Biblical textual criticism， the multiple interpretations of the Bible over the millennia， questions of Biblical geography and culture， and finally not to mention that I also have always wanted to own a copy of the Bible which included both the Apocrypha as well as those holy books that only appear in Greek and Slavonic Bibles。 Highly recommended is the oh so wonderfully inclusive and all encompassing The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha （but of course also more something rather specialised and for a particular type of reader）。 And yes， the only reason why am am granting not five but only four stars to The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha is that trying to find specific Bible passages using the Kindle version （using this here version） of The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha is definitely not all that easy and sometimes indeed rather majorly frustrating （although I must say that considering that I do know how heavy and ridiculously unportable the non e-book version of The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha is， I am most certainly totally pleased to have， to own， the Kindle edition）。 。。。more
Izzy
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FUCK EVERYTHING IVE READ THE B I B L Efull review coming soon。。。 seriously。。。 I am going to review this bad boy get ready
Carrie
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This translation is one of the best I've worked with。 It made it easy to find and understand historical and cultural underpinnings。 Even better it gave me a grounding to work from that helped me understand alternate ways to think about it。 I am not a bible truther and I felt like I could just be an academic investigator。 This translation is one of the best I've worked with。 It made it easy to find and understand historical and cultural underpinnings。 Even better it gave me a grounding to work from that helped me understand alternate ways to think about it。 I am not a bible truther and I felt like I could just be an academic investigator。 。。。more
Matthew Richards
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I'm specifically reviewing the 4th edition of the New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha。 Fantastic study bible！ Excellent resource for understanding the cultures， languages， and history of the bible that form a context for the text。 It took me over 4 years to read through， but I came away with a greater understanding and appreciation not only of the bible itself， but of the entire ancient world。However， I do NOT recommend buying the 4th edition。 The pages are flimsy and will fall out at the I'm specifically reviewing the 4th edition of the New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha。 Fantastic study bible！ Excellent resource for understanding the cultures， languages， and history of the bible that form a context for the text。 It took me over 4 years to read through， but I came away with a greater understanding and appreciation not only of the bible itself， but of the entire ancient world。However， I do NOT recommend buying the 4th edition。 The pages are flimsy and will fall out at the drop of the hat from normal use， which numerous other reviewers have mentioned。 I would recommend getting the new 5th edition that came out recently。 It apparently fixes this issue and also contains more up-to-date scholarship。 。。。more
Jane Barber
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Best scholarly translation with extensive notes， introductions to each book。 Dad recommended。
Galil Gertner
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 First book was great， then all downhill from there。
Lee Spratley
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just revisited the Gospels this time around
Tink
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Finally finished it。
Steven
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