Whether you see the Bible as the living word of God, or as a highly significant document from the ancient world, or as one of the classic works of world literature, The Oxford Bible Commentary will put in your hands everything you need to study and understand the biblical text. Here is a monumental, line-by-line critical commentary on the Bible, covering all the books that appear in the NRSV. An essential reference work, this definitive book provides authoritative, non-denominational commentary written by an international team of more than 70 leading scholars from various religious backgrounds. Incorporating the latest research, the contributors examine the books of the Bible in exhaustive detail, taking a historical-critical approach that attempts to shed light on the scriptures by placing them in the context in which their first audiences would have encountered them, asking how they came to be composed and what were the purposes of their authors. The Commentary includes a general introduction, extensive introductions to both testaments and the Apocrypha, and briefer introductions to the particular books, plus an essay with commentary on important post-biblical Jewish and Christian literature. Each article concludes with a bibliography that points the reader toward the most important supplemental works in English, including major reference works, introductions, and so forth. A truly stunning work of biblical scholarship, The Oxford Bible Commentary will be an invaluable resource for pastors preparing a sermon, for students, for those in study or discussion groups, and indeed for anyone--whether Jewish, Catholic, Protestant, or Orthodox Christian--who seeks a clearer perspective on a text that has been held in reverence for thousands of years. The OBC features a Logos Library System CD-ROM that, once unlocked, gives the reader access to its text and that of the New Revised Standard Version Bible. The CD is fully compatible with all Logos products.* Detailed verse-by-verse commentary, written by over 70 of the world's leading biblical scholars from all the major Christian traditions and Judaism. * Includes all the canonical books for the Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox traditions, and non-biblical Jewish and Christian writings from the biblical era. * Combines the fruits of the historical-critical method with insights from other critical approaches to Bible study. * Includes major introductions to every biblical book. * Bibliographies of supplemental works in English are located throughout the book, making in-depth study of topics easier. * 11 full color, Oxford Bible Maps. * Two ribbon markers make it easy to keep one's place in the book.
Author(s): John Barton, John Muddiman
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Year: 2001
Language: English
Pages: 1413
Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Acknowledgements......Page 6
List of Contents......Page 8
List of Maps......Page 11
List of Contributors......Page 12
Abbreviations......Page 14
1. General Introduction......Page 28
2. Introduction to the Old Testament......Page 32
3. Introduction to the Pentateuch......Page 39
4. Genesis......Page 65
5. Exodus......Page 94
6. Leviticus......Page 118
7. Numbers......Page 137
8. Deuteronomy......Page 162
9. Joshua......Page 185
10. Judges......Page 203
11. Ruth......Page 219
12. 1 and 2 Samuel......Page 223
13. 1 and 2 Kings......Page 259
14. 1 and 2 Chronicles......Page 294
15. Ezra-Nehemiah......Page 335
16. Esther......Page 351
17. Job......Page 358
18. Psalms......Page 382
19. Proverbs......Page 432
20. Ecclesiastes......Page 450
21. The Song of Solomon......Page 456
22. Isaiah......Page 460
23. Jeremiah......Page 514
24. Lamentations......Page 555
25. Ezekiel......Page 560
26. Daniel......Page 590
27. Hosea......Page 598
28. Joel......Page 605
29. Amos......Page 608
30. Obadiah......Page 617
31. Jonah......Page 620
32. Micah......Page 622
33. Nahum......Page 626
34. Habakkuk......Page 628
35. Zephaniah......Page 631
36. Haggai......Page 634
37. Zechariah......Page 637
38. Malachi......Page 642
39. Introduction to the Apocrypha......Page 644
40. Tobit......Page 653
41. Judith......Page 659
42. Esther (Greek)......Page 669
43. The Wisdom of Solomon......Page 677
44. Ecclesiasticus, or The Wisdom of Jesus Son of Sirach......Page 694
45. Baruch......Page 726
46. Additions to Daniel......Page 731
47. 1 Maccabees......Page 738
48. 2 Maccabees......Page 761
49. Esdras......Page 778
50. Prayer of Manasseh......Page 797
52. 3 Maccabees......Page 800
53. 2 Esdras......Page 802
54. 4 Maccabees......Page 817
55. Essay with Commentary on Post-Biblical Jewish Literature......Page 819
56. Introduction to the New Testament......Page 857
57. Matthew......Page 871
58. Mark......Page 913
59. Luke......Page 949
6o. John......Page 987
61. The Four Gospels in Synopsis......Page 1028
62. Acts......Page 1055
63. Introduction to the Pauline Corpus......Page 1089
64. Romans......Page 1110
65. 1 Corinthians......Page 1135
66. 2 Corinthians......Page 1161
67. Galatians......Page 1179
68. Ephesians......Page 1192
69. Philippians......Page 1206
70. Colossians......Page 1218
71. 1 Thessalonians......Page 1226
72. 2 Thessalonians......Page 1240
73. The Pastoral Epistles......Page 1247
74. Philemon......Page 1260
75. Hebrews......Page 1263
76. James......Page 1282
77. 1 Peter......Page 1290
78. 2 Peter......Page 1297
79. 1 John, 2 John, 3 John......Page 1301
80. Jude......Page 1311
81. Revelation......Page 1314
82. Extra-canonical early Christian literature......Page 1333
83. Bibliographical Guide to Biblical Studies......Page 1358
Index......Page 1374
