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The landmark general reference Bible that offers the full text of the New Revised Standard Version, now completely revised and updated by leading biblical scholars, including, new introductions and notes, diagrams, charts and maps––25% revised or new material.
After 10 years of new archeological discoveries and changes in biblical studies, it was time for an overhaul of this classic reference work.
With the guidance of the Society of Biblical Literature, an organization of the best biblical scholars world wide, we have selected Dean of Yale Divinity School, Harold Attridge, to oversee the Study Bible's updating and revision.
• The fundamental strengths of the first HCSB remain . . .
up–to–date introductions to the Biblical books, based on the latest critical scholarship, by leading experts in the field
concise notes, clearly explaining names, dates, places, obscure terms, and other difficulties in reading the Biblical text
careful analysis of the structure of Biblical books
abundant maps, tables, and charts to enable the reader to understand the context of the Bible, and to see the relationship among its parts.
• But, in this new revised edition . . .
Every introduction, essay, map, illustration and explanatory note has been reviewed and updated, and new material added. For instance,
There are newly commissioned introductory essays on
the archaeology of ancient Israel and the New Testament world,
the religion of ancient Israel,
the social and historical context of each book of the Bible, and
on Biblical interpretation
There are completely new introductions and notes for many of the books in the Bible, plus a full revision and updating of all others.
Of special interest are:
The literary history of the Pentateuch (those books between the Old and New Testament that Catholics include in their Bible)
More references to ancient non–Biblical sources which seem to parallel books in the Bible like the Gnostic gospels uncovered in Egypt or the famous scrolls found near the Dead Sea in Israel.
And, more comprehensive attention to the interrelationship of Old and New Testaments
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'Tis a puzzlement ...
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It seems unlikely that a truly scholarly book would mention "the Pentateuch (those books between the Old and New Testament that Catholics include in their Bible)" on its back cover (as well as in their editorial review). One hardly knows where to start in commenting on this reference. There is the obvious mistake that they are apparently referring not to the Pentateuch, but to the Apocryphal/ Deuterocanonical books (which, btw, are revered not only by Roman Catholics, but also Eastern Orthodox Christians). These books are also studied by all sorts of students of the Bible who want to gain a better understanding of the Hebrew culture in the years shortly before Jesus' birth. In addition, the tone of the given statement seems to assume a divisive "Us vs. Them" approach to our Roman Catholic (and Eastern Orthodox) sisters and brothers. Such divisiveness runs contrary to the scriptural assertion that we are all one body in Christ--which some parts of the body seem to have trouble grasping. If this is really on the back cover (and not a glitch in Amazon.com's mega-dataprocessing dept.), then I would steer clear of such a seemingly biased editorial viewpoint. If the HCSB did not make the above assertion, but the fault lies elsewhere, then I would take another look at the HCSB.
Great Product
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My product arrived in excellent condition. The only problem I had is that it took almost two weeks. I did not read where it stated that it would take more that 3 days to receive the product.
The best bible I have ever used
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I had to buy this particular bible for a class I took and I fell in love with it. It is incredibly informative, the footnotes are excellent, and the new revised version of the text makes so much more sense! It is fantastic! This has even become the bible I use for my personal, religious use as well. It's brilliant and so much more than the New Oxford Annotated, which I've also had to buy for classes. The only problem I've ever had with it is the cover. Because I use it daily and it gets rustled around in my bookbag so often, I've basically mangled the cover. I recently laminated the covers which seemed to help a lot, but intend to buy the leather bound version when I finally tear this one apart. I would, hands down, recommend this Bible to everyone.
A trustworthy purchase!
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The book was well-priced and in excellent condition! I got it in a reasonable time frame and would recommend the seller to anyone!
A Bible for Study
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ttride, Harold W. "The HarperCollins Study Bible: Fully Revised and Updated", Harper One, 2006.
A Bible For Study
Amos Lassen
I am sure to be asked, "Why another Bible"? It's a good question especially if you are interested in the Bible for study. "The HarperCollins Study Bible" is just what you need. It has long been a wonderful reference Bible and it includes the New Revised Standard Version, even more revised than before by leading Biblical scholars, new introductions and notes, maps and charts, diagrams and about 25% new material. New Bibles seem to appear daily but as for study this is the one to beat. It comes with a concordance and articles that explain strategies for reading Bible, the religion of the Israelites, the Greco-Roman context of the New Testament, the Bible and archeology and archeology and the New Testament. The introductions to the separate books have been revised and the language of discourse is written in a way that is easy to understand. This has been the accepted text for study in many classrooms and the text is excellent. The new revised edition has a great deal of information; so much so that the pages look cramped but the text and the notes are excellent.
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