The New Oxford Annotated Bible

Reference text for this study: The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha, 5th edition (Michael Coogan, Marc Z. Brettler, Carol A. Newsom, and Pheme Perkins, eds.), Oxford University Press, 2018. The translation is the New Revised Standard Version; the introductions, annotations, and essays are the editors’.

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Front Matter

• Cover page

• Halftitle page

• Title page

• Copyright page

• Contributors

• Contents

• Maps, Charts, and Diagrams ## The Editors’ Preface

• Contents of the Annotated Bible

• Acknowledgments

Front Matter

• To The Reader

• Alphabetical Listing of the Books of the Bible

• List of Abbreviations ## The Hebrew Bible

• The Pentateuch

  • Introduction
  • Genesis
  • Exodus
  • Leviticus
  • Numbers
  • Deuteronomy

• The Historical Books

  • Introduction
  • Joshua
  • Judges
  • Ruth
  • 1 Samuel
  • 2 Samuel
  • 1 Kings
  • 2 Kings
  • 1 Chronicles
  • 2 Chronicles
  • Ezra
  • Nehemiah
  • Esther

• The Poetical and Wisdom Books

  • Introduction
  • Job
  • Psalms
  • Proverbs
  • Ecclesiastes
  • Song of Solomon

• The Prophetic Books

  • Introduction
  • Isaiah
  • Jeremiah
  • Lamentations
  • Ezekiel
  • Daniel
  • Hosea
  • Joel
  • Amos
  • Obadiah
  • Jonah
  • Micah
  • Nahum
  • Habakkuk
  • Zephaniah
  • Haggai
  • Zechariah
  • Malachi

The Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books

• Introduction
• The Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books are listed here in four groupings, as follows:
  • (A) Books and Additions To Esther and Daniel That are In The Roman Catholic, Greek, and Slavonic Bibles
    • Tobit
    • Judith
    • The Additions to the Book of Esther
    • Wisdom of Solomon
    • Ecclesiasticus, or the Wisdom of Jesus, Son of Sirach
    • Baruch
    • The Letter of Jeremiah
    • The Additions to the Greek Book of Daniel
    • The Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Jews
    • Susanna
    • Bel and the Dragon
    • 1 Maccabees
    • 2 Maccabees
  • (B) Books in The Greek and Slavonic Bibles; Not in The Roman Catholic Canon
    • 1 Esdras
    • Prayer of Manasseh
    • Psalm 151
    • 3 Maccabees
  • (C) In The Slavonic Bible and in The Latin Vulgate Appendix
    • 2 Esdras
    • (Note: In the Latin Vulgate, Ezra–Nehemiah are 1 and 2 Esdras.)
  • (D) In An Appendix to The Greek Bible
    • 4 Maccabees

The New Testament

• The Gospels
  • Introduction
  • Matthew
  • Mark
  • Luke
  • John
  • The Acts of the Apostles
• Letters/Epistles in The New Testament
  • Introduction
  • Romans
  • 1 Corinthians
  • 2 Corinthians
  • Galatians
  • Ephesians
  • Philippians
  • Colossians
  • 1 Thessalonians
  • 2 Thessalonians
  • Introduction to the Pastoral Epistles
  • 1 Timothy
  • 2 Timothy
  • Titus
  • Philemon
  • Hebrews
  • James
  • 1 Peter
  • 2 Peter
  • 1 John
  • 2 John
  • 3 John
  • Jude
  • Revelation

General Essays, Tables

• The Canons of The Bible
  • The Hebrew Bible
  • The Greek Bible
  • Textual Criticism
  • Languages of the Bible
  • Translation of the Bible into English
• Interpretation
  • The Hebrew Bible’s Interpretation of Itself
  • The New Testament Interprets the Jewish Scriptures
  • Jewish Interpretation in the Premodern Era
  • Christian Interpretation in the Premodern Era
  • The Interpretation of the Bible: From the Nineteenth to the Mid‐twentieth Centuries
  • Contemporary Methods in Biblical Study
  • The Geography of the Bible
• Cultural Contexts
  • The Ancient Near East
  • The Persian and Hellenistic Periods
  • The Roman Period
• Tables
  • Timeline
  • Chronological Table of Rulers
  • Weights and Measures
    • Hebrew Weights
    • Weights in the New Testament
    • Hebrew Measures of Length
    • Measures of Length in the New Testament
    • Hebrew Measures of Capacity: Liquid Measures
    • Hebrew Measures of Capacity: Dry Measures
    • Measures of Capacity in the New Testament
  • Time
    • The Day
    • The Week
    • The Months
    • The Year
    • Longer Time-Spans
  • Parallel Texts
    • Hebrew Bible
    • Apocrypha
    • New Testament
    • Parallel Texts from the Gospel of John
  • Chapter/Verse Differences
• Translations of Ancient Texts
  • Introductory
  • Ancient Near Eastern
  • Early Jewish
  • Introductory
  • Ancient Near Eastern
  • Early Jewish
  • Early Christian
  • Ancient Translations Of The Bible
  • Classical Sources
• Glossary
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • Y
  • Z
• Index to The Study Materials