Review
“The New Oxford Annotated Bible with its excellent footnotes and concise introductory materials has a thoroughness and clarity that should prove invaluable to the lay reader and scholar alike.”–Frederick Buechner “I know of no other annotated Bible that is as rich as The New Oxford in both the precision of its textual notes and the clarity and helpfulness of its introductions. It will be and extraordinarily useful edition to have on one’s library shelf.”–Andrew M. Greeley
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by Anonymous, on 05.22.09 @ 1:36 am
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not too good-
This copy I have is the New Oxford Annotated Bible, Expanded Edition, RSV, leather.
What such a product is really about is the notes.
by Anonymous, on 05.22.09 @ 3:54 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Bible for Scholarly Study
This is an excellent source for scholarly study of the Bible. It is meant for those people who wish to study the Bible for seminary purposes or to just read the Bible critically…
by Anonymous, on 05.22.09 @ 5:41 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Bible EVAR
I’ve been looking long and hard for a Bible for…a while. I wanted a text as close the original meaning as possible, something I worried that had been compromised in newer…
by Anonymous, on 05.22.09 @ 9:51 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Buy it!!!
This version of the Bible is great for religion classes or individual study. The notes, introductions, and essays are great for helping to make sense of one of the most difficult…
by Anonymous, on 05.22.09 @ 3:53 pm
3.0 out of 5 stars
Upside down pages
The book is in good condition for the most part, the cover is a bit worn but most of the pages are fine, except that an entire 70 pages in the middle of Apocrypha are upside down…
by Anonymous, on 05.22.09 @ 6:47 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
Solid Work
I first bought this Bible for a biblical literature class and although I thought it was bulky to carry around, the notes are the best I have seen other than Harper Collins study…
by Anonymous, on 05.22.09 @ 11:17 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT BIBLE RESOURCE
When you wish to learn the biblical meaning of strange passages this is the book for you.
by Anonymous, on 05.23.09 @ 5:24 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Well Organized
The information is concisely presented without going into a lot of detail. However there is certainly depth.
by Anonymous, on 05.23.09 @ 5:38 am
1.0 out of 5 stars
A very liberal and PC study Bible
The Bible commentaries are written from a decidedly liberal theological perspective. It is obvious that the authors believe the Bible is just a product of ancient myths and…
by Anonymous, on 05.23.09 @ 10:23 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for students
I bought this book when I signed up for a class on the Bible as literature, and now I’m really glad I have a copy.