The New Interpreter's Study Bible brings you the best of biblical scholarship to the service of the Church. In this new study Bible, based on The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible with Apocrypha, sixty distinguished scholars have provided background and insight on the biblical text.
Features of this valuable new study Bible include extensive historical and theological annotations on the biblical text; brief introductions and outlines for each biblical book; further background and insight regarding particular themes and passages; and nineteen newly commissioned maps detailing the biblical world at various historical periods.
Intended for clergy, seminarians, and theological teachers, this study bible contains the standard features of its kind, while also including maps, a glossary of terms, and introductory articles to each book of the Bible. A special emphasis is placed on theological interpretation.
Useful Features Include:
Double-column format
Canons of Scripture
9 Point text
Sectional headings
Book introductions and Outlines
Black letter edition
19 colour maps with index
Guides for Interpretation
Reliability of Scripture
Authority of the Bible
Inspiration of Scripture
Guidelines for Reading and Interpretation
Varieties of Readings and Interpretations of the Biblical Text
Culture and Religion Among Ancient Israelites
Glossary
Old and New Testament Chronologies
Hardcover