The New Oxford Annotated Apocrypha: New Revised Standard Version

by Michael D. Coogan (Editor)

For decades students, professors, clergy, and general readers have relied on The New Oxford Annotated Apocrypha as an unparalleled authority on the Apocrypha. This fifth edition remains the best way to study and understand the material 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 essay on the Apocrypha gives readers an overview that guides more intensive study.
- Maps and diagrams within the text contextualize where events took place and how to understand them.
- A timeline, calendar, and essay on the Persian and Hellenistic Periods help to contextualize the books.

A volume that users will want to keep for continued reference, The New Oxford Annotated Apocrypha 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.

Genres: History

400 pages, Hardcover

Published April 1, 2018

About the author

Michael David Coogan is Director of Publications for the Harvard Semitic Museum and Professor of Religious Studies at Stonehill College. For several decades, he has taught an introductory course on the Hebrew Scriptures at Harvard University, as well as at Wellesley College, Boston College, and Stonehill College. One of the leading biblical scholars in the United States, he is the author of The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, and editor of the acclaimed third edition of The New Oxford Annotated Bible.

Reviews

[Tom Bass · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an interesting read, as a Protestant with a strong interest in church history. This collection features all the books that appear in the various Christian traditions versions of the Apocrypha: Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Latin Volgate Appendix, Greek Appendix, & the Anglican Apocrypha. It's worth reading, and I could see how many of the books contained offer value to the reader.

[lily pham~]

Genesis: Didn't feel that much like the Bible after the first chapters tbh.
Gospel of Luke: Typical church vibes
Gospel of John: Lisan-al-gaib as it was written vibes!! Also Jesus was so sassy and had so much aura.

See you next year bible!

[Nilab]

assigned: [Lit] Genesis, Noah’s flood, Gospel of Matthew; [H&P] Gen, ch 37-50; Exod, ch 1-15, 16-40; Deut 29-32, 34; St. Paul, Letter to the Romans