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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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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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The book came well before it was marked to and it was in perfect condition. Will certainly buy from them again.

Excellent Scholarship, poor print quality

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The reviews noted on this publication reflect the angst of conservative believers who insist on dogmatic literalism and the more scholarly readers who clearly fall into the "Historical/Critical" category, many of whom remain, like myself, faithful adherents to either Christianity or Judaism. The footnotes and commentary are excellent, and reflect current scholarship, not only in textual analysis, but also archeology. I'm awarding only 3 stars because, as another reviewer has pointed out, the printing is less-than-helpful. The print on a following or preceding page "bleeds" through onto the text being read. The print quality doesn't reach that of the The New Oxford Annotated Bible (Oxford UP, 2007), and I think that both copies suffer from too much effort to insert color topo maps. The Jewish Study Bible wisely sticks with simpler diagrams. I bought the paperback, but when visiting a bookstore, I opened a hardback and found the same problem with the print. Clearly, the printers were attempting to give the bible the 'feel' of a upscale bible with "velum" pages, but wrecked the "readibility" in the process. Still, it is a great reference, and remains in my library. Sadly, those who have relegated their copies to the "trash," as apostasy, suffer from the same inflexibility of intellect that is discussed so often in this body of this great work. Some things never change.

Outstanding resource!

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Many people, myself included, find the NRSV to be the most reliable translation of these books extant. The NRSV Bible is produced by the 5500-member Society of Biblical Literature. While that group includes representatives of practically every conceivable religious and scholarly perspective, this translation is definitely not typical of committee products nor does it compromise. You will find that the text of the NRSV corresponds very well with the more scholarly (religious or secular) works about the Bible. Of course, many of them are based on the NRSV to begin with. And many well-known authors are members of the Society. The added value of the Harper Collins Study Bible is the textual and footnotes. They are an education in and of themselves. Making up something like 25-30% of the book, they are so packed with information that you'll constantly find yourself moving back and forth as you read. The notes provide general information critical to understanding these ancient books, suggest likely interpretations of difficult or obscure passages, and point out places where scholars differ on substantive points of interpretation. They also provide heavy cross-referencing. These notes accord very well with what you're likely to find in mainstream secondary literature, such as a college textbook. In fact, I've been reading a textbook on the New Testament and everything mentioned in the textbook (that isn't a straight quote) appears in the footnotes. Finally, each page has a few notes on the actual wording of the translation where existing manuscripts differ in important (and not so important) ways. These notes provide alternate readings. Having spoken of "interpretations" and "alternate readings" let me make one thing clear. The scholarly apparatus in this text DOES NOT favor any particular creed so far as I can tell (cf. NIV). In those cases where a possible interpretation disagrees with how you see it, this book shows you the choice and lets you make the decision. You really want this if you want to study the Bible.