The New Oxford Annotated Bible New Revised Standard Version

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 sixth 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 geographical and historical contexts 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.
· 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 maps eases the way to the quick location of information.

The New Oxford Annotated Bible, with revised and condensed essays and new and fully revised introductions and annotations, 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.

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: A Very Short Introduction.

Marc Z. Brettler is Bernice and Morton Lerner Professor in Judaic Studies at Duke University.

Julia M. O'Brien is Professor Emerita of Biblical Studies, Lancaster Theological Seminary and Moravian University.

Emma J. Wasserman is Professor of Religion at Rutgers University.

Maps, Charts, and Diagrams
The Editors' Preface
To the Reader
Preface to the NRSV Updated Edition
Abbreviations for the NRSVue Text Notes
Alphabetical Listing of the Books of the Bible
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: The Formation of the Bible and the Biblical Text

THE HEBREW BIBLE
Introduction to the Pentateuch: Marc Z. Brettler
Introductions and Annotations
Genesis : David M. Carr
Exodus: Carol Meyers
Leviticus: Jeffery Stackert
Numbers: Dora Rudo Mbuwayesango
Deuteronomy: Carly L. Crouch

Introduction to the Historical Books: Marc Z. Brettler
Introductions and Annotations
Joshua: Debra Scoggins Ballentine
Judges: Song Mi Suzie Park
Ruth: Orit Avnery
1, 2 Samuel: Rachelle Gilmour, Steven L. McKenzie
1, 2 Kings: Mahri Leonard-Fleckman
1, 2 Chronicles: Christine Mitchell
Ezra, Nehemiah : Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer
Esther: Lydia Lee

Introduction to the Poetical and Wisdom Books: Marc Z. Brettler
Introductions and Annotations
Job: Carol A. Newsom
Psalms: Richard J. Clifford
Proverbs: Christine Roy Yoder
Ecclesiastes: Brennan W. Breed, Davis Hankins
Song of Songs: J. Cheryl Exum

Introduction to the Prophetic Books: Julia M. O'Brien
Introductions and Annotations
Isaiah: Hyun Chul Paul Kim
Jeremiah: Louis Stulman
Lamentations: Adele Berlin
Ezekiel: Tamar Kamionkowski
Daniel: Amy C. Merrill Willis
Hosea: Brad E. Kelle
Joel: Elaine T. James
Amos: Joel B. Kemp
Obadiah: Julia M. O'Brien
Jonah: Amy Erickson
Micah: Matthew J. M. Coomber
Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah: Julia M. O'Brien
Haggai, Zechariah: Stacy Davis
Malachi: Lotta Valve

THE NEW TESTAMENT
Introduction to the Gospels: Emma J. Wasserman
Introductions and Annotations
Matthew: J. R. C. Cousland
Mark: Amy-Jill Levine
Luke: Raj Nadella
John: Colleen M. Conway
Acts: Christy Cobb

Introduction to Letters/Epistles in the New Testament: Emma J. Wasserman
Introductions and Annotations
Romans: Caroline Johnson Hodge
1 Corinthians: Laurence L. Welborn
2 Corinthians: Alexandra R. Brown
Galatians: Emma J. Wasserman
Ephesians: Jennifer K. Berenson
Philippians: Efrain Agosto
Colossians: Jennifer K. Berenson
1, 2 Thessalonians: Richard S. Ascough

Introduction to the Pastoral Letters: Margaret M. Mitchell
Introductions and Annotations
1, 2 Timothy, Titus: Margaret M. Mitchell
Philemon: Demetrius K. Williams
Hebrews: David A. deSilva
James: Timothy B. Cargal
1 Peter: Shively T. J. Smith
2 Peter: Sonja Anderson
1, 2, 3 John: Sherri Brown
Jude: Sonja Anderson
Revelation: Jean-Pierre Ruiz, Emma J. Wasserman

GEOGRAPHIC AND HISTORICAL CONTEXTS
The Geography of the Bible
The Ancient Near East Including Israel to the Mid-First Millennium BCE
The Persian Period (539-333 BCE)
The Hellenistic Period (333-63 BCE)
The Roman Period (63 BCE-135 CE)

Time
Chronology and the Bible
Tables
Translations of Ancient Texts
Glossary
Maps
Index To Maps