The New Oxford Annotated Bible: College Edition

by Oxford University Press

• ISBN13: 9780195284836
• ISBN10: 0195284836
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-01-25
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Students, professor and general readers alike have relied upon The OxfordAnnotated Bible for essential scholarship and guidance to the world of the Biblefor nearly four decades. Now a new editorial board and team of contributorshave completely updated this classic work. The result is a volume whichmaintains and extends the excellence the Annotated's users have come to expect,bringing new insights, information, and approaches to bear upon theunderstanding of the text of the Bible.The new edition includes a full index to all of the study material (not justto the annotations), and one that is keyed to page numbers, not to citations.And, to make certain points in the text clearer for the reader, there areapproximately 40 in-text, line drawing maps and diagrams.With the best of the Annotated's traditional strengths, and the augmentationof new information and new approaches represented in current scholarship, theThird Edition will serve as the reader's and student's constant resource for anew century.

Table of Contents

The Editors' Preface	xiii
To the Reader	xvii
Alphabetical Listing of the Books of the Bible	xxiii
Abbreviations	xxv
The Hebrew Bible
The Pentateuch
Introduction	3	(6)
Genesis	9	(73)
Exodus	82	(60)
Leviticus	142	(42)
Numbers	184	(56)
Deuteronomy	240	(69)
The Historical Books
Introduction	309	(5)
Joshua	314	(39)
Judges	353	(38)
Ruth	391	(7)
1 Samuel (1 Kingdoms in Greek)	398	(48)
2 Samuel (2 Kingdoms in Greek)	446	(41)
1 Kings (3 Kingdoms in Greek)	487	(46)
2 Kings (4 Kingdoms in Greek)	533	(43)
1 Chronicles (1 Paralipomenon in Greek)	576	(43)
2 Chronicles (2 Paralipomenon in Greek)	619	(52)
Ezra (2 Esdras in Greek)	671	(17)
Nehemiah (2 Esdras in Greek)	688	(20)
Esther	708	(13)
The Poetical and Wisdom Books
Introduction	721	(5)
Job	726	(49)
Psalms	775	(129)
Proverbs	904	(40)
Ecclesiastes	944	(15)
Song of Solomon	959	(10)
The Prophetic Books
Introduction	969	(5)
Isaiah	974	(99)
Jeremiah	1073	(94)
Lamentations	1167	(13)
Ezekiel	1180	(73)
Daniel	1253	(25)
Hosea	1278	(17)
Joel	1295	(7)
Amos	1302	(16)
Obadiah	1318	(3)
Jonah	1321	(4)
Micah	1325	(11)
Nahum	1336	(5)
Habakkuk	1341	(6)
Zephaniah	1347	(6)
Haggai	1353	(4)
Zechariah	1357	(14)
Malachi	1371
The New Testament
The Gospels
Introduction	3	(4)
Matthew	7	(49)
Mark	56	(37)
Luke	93	(53)
John	146	(37)
Acts of the Apostles	183	(57)
Letters/Epistles in the New Testament
Introduction	240	(2)
Romans	242	(25)
1 Corinthians	267	(26)
2 Corinthians	293	(16)
Galatians	309	(11)
Ephesians	320	(8)
Philippians	328	(6)
Colossians	334	(6)
1 Thessalonians	340	(5)
2 Thessalonians	345	(5)
1 Timothy	350	(7)
2 Timothy	357	(5)
Titus	362	(4)
Philemon	366	(3)
Hebrews	369	(17)
James	386	(8)
1 Peter	394	(7)
2 Peter	401	(5)
1 John	406	(7)
2 John	413	(2)
3 John	415	(2)
Jude	417	(3)
Revelation	420	(33)
General Essays, Tables
The Canons of the Bible	453	(7)
Textual Criticism	460	(6)
Translation of the Bible into English	466	(5)
Interpretation: The Hebrew Bible's Interpretation of Itself	471	(3)
The New Testament Interprets the Jewish Scriptures	474	(4)
Jewish Interpretation in the Premodern Era	478	(6)
Christian Interpretation in the Premodern Era	484	(7)
The Interpretation of the Bible: From the Nineteenth to the Mid-twentieth Centuries	491	(6)
Contemporary Methods in Biblical Study	497	(8)
The Geography of the Bible	505	(2)
Cultural Contexts: The Ancient Near East	507	(7)
The Persian and Hellenistic Periods	514	(5)
The Roman Period	519	(7)
Tables: Timeline	526	(4)
Chronological Table of Rulers	530	(4)
Weights and Measures	534	(1)
Calendar	535	(1)
Parallel Texts	536	(3)
Translations of Ancient Texts	539	(4)
Index to the Study Materials	543