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	• The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha, Augmented Third Edition, New Revised Standard Version, ... Oxford University Press, USA, 2007 - 2432 pages average customer review:based on 132 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Excellent Resource (Obviously)!

As a research tool, this edition is perfect for everyone from high school students through Master's studies and everyone in between. As a guide through life, it is filled with easy to follow annotations for clarity and understanding. I highly recommend!

Comprehensive and instructive

Wonderful source for Bible research. Thorough notes, indices, maps; comparisons among the many translations and interpretations used by different religions and denominations, historical background, etc. Fascinating to read even if research isn't your goal.

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A Best Bible

The Oxford Annotated Bible, New Revised Standard Version, is one of the best Bibles anyone can own. Introductions to each book plus footnotes are invaluable. Having the Apocrapha in a Bible is recommended, whether you consider this remarkable collection to be "cannon" or not. This is the Bible we award to high school graduates at our Presbyterian church. It may also come in handy if a grad attends college and takes a class on the Bible. Everyone should have several translations, or versions, of the Bible to help in reading and understanding this inspired and timeless volume. But this particular version is the one you should wear out.

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The New Oxford Annotated Bible

What makes this edition of the Bible so atractive to read is the New Oxford Companion to the Bible. They complement each other. Both books are worth to have in any library. Excellent editions.

Lots if info, not much of it useful

I purchased this because I wanted a Bible with the Apocryphal/Deuterocannonical books and because I thought that even without research into the options for study Bibles Oxford would not disappoint. You can usually count of them.

Unfortunately I was disappointed. I found the introductions to be, rather than a presentation of evidence, an incredibly brief overview of the multiple positions concerning authorship etc... Which would be great if I was desiring a condensed history of research, but I wanted discussions of WHY those positions are taken on 'Date, authorship, etc..'

The annotations are generally the same. There are many notes that give information about the passage, but often it is a seemingly random reference to geography or some such thing, which, although sometimes helpful, does not help a student to understand what the text is attempting to communicate. That is, being that this is a study Bible and not a commentary I believe that the notes should be aimed at the immediate interpretation of the passage in the context of the book rather than bits of (correct though it may be) information that could best be utilized in the thorough survey of a commentary.

For my money the best study Bibles containing the A/DC books are the HarperCollins NRSV, the Interpreter's Bible w/NRSV, the second ed. Oxford Annotated with RSV, and The New Jerusalem Bible (provided it has the annotations). The single greatest study Bible that concerns textual criticism, translation, and grammar is the NET Bible. Unfortunately they have not yet released a Bible with the A/DC books and they are needed in one form or another for thorough exegesis of much of the NT and to understand the shape and story of the Canon.

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Countless students, professors and general readers alike have relied upon The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha for essential scholarship and guidance to the world of the Bible. Now the Augmented Third Edition adds to the established reputation of this premier academic resource. A wealth of new maps, charts, and diagrams further clarify information found in the scripture pages. In addition, section introductions have been expanded and the book introductions have been made more uniform in order to enhance their utility. Of course, the Augmented Third Edition retains the features prized by students, including single column annotations at the foot of the pages, in-text background essays, charts, and maps, a page number-keyed index of all the study materials in the volume, and Oxford's renowned Bible maps. This timely edition maintains and extends the excellence the Annotated's users have come to expect, bringing still more insights, information, and approaches to bear upon the understanding of the biblical text.

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