REB - The Oxford Study Bible Revised English Bible with the Apocrypha, Hardcover
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REB - The Oxford Study Bible

Revised English Bible with the Apocrypha

A Complete Guide to the World of the Bible

Featuring twenty-two articles on biblical history and culture and a fully annotated Bible text

Translation:Revised English Bible translation (The New English Bible)

Edited by:M. Jack Suggs,Katharine Doob Sakenfeld and James R. Mueller

ISBN: 0195290011

Format:Hardcover

Pages: 2048

Size:9-1/4" x 6-3/4" x 1-5/8"

Font Size: 10

Published: 1992

Publisher:Oxford University Press

The Oxford Study Bibleopens up the history, literature, and culture of the biblical communities in twenty-two clearly presented articles written by some of today's foremost biblical scholars. Readers will learn about the political rivalries of the great ancient Near-Eastern empires, the rich variety of literature from this period, the great diversity of cultures and religious practices that existed during the biblical era, and how all of these elements influenced the Bible's content. And becauseThe Oxford Study Biblecontributors come from a wide variety of academic and religious backgrounds, including Catholic, Jewish, and Protestant, readers profit from exposure to a great range of perspectives.

The Revised English Bible translation is equally ecumenical, compiled by a committee representing all major churches. This complete revision ofThe New English Biblenow includes fully updated textual annotations.

The Oxford Study Bible is the successor to the acclaimed Oxford Study Edition of The New English Bible. The informative articles on the biblical world and theRevised English Bibletranslation offer a unique combination of basic information on the Bible's cultural origins.

Key Features

• A comprehensive study system, whose core is a 497-page Reading Guide. The Guide is a book-by-book survey of the Scriptures that includes charts, line drawing maps, and discussion questions. Marginal notes in the NAB text refer to specific pages in the reading Guide, making it easy to retrieve in-depth information
• Sunday Lectionary Readings
• 15-page Glossary defines technical terms with which readers may be unfamiliar
• 36-pages of accurate full color New Oxford Bible Maps, with index

Brief Contents:

• Preface - 18 pages
• Understanding the Bible and its Communities - 196 pages
• The Biblical Text with Annotations - 1575 pages
• Index to People, Places, and Themes in the Bible - 20 pages
• Bible Maps - 14 pages
• Map Index - 5 pages