28 May 11
The Oxford Bible Commentary is an exciting new ecumenical verse-by-verse commentary on the whole Bible, including all the books of the Apocrypha, for use by Christians, Jews, and members of other religious traditions, or of none. 1.5 million words long, it has been written by a team of internationally respected biblical scholars chosen for their expertise and ability to communicate rather than for their adherence to any particular faith. Now available in paperback, the Oxford Bible Commentary will provide the one-volume resource for the Bible for the 21st century.
10 Aug 10
This was the first book on my Book List for my Degree course and everyone I have spoken to has reinforced this “If you want to do Biblical Studies then your going to need a Jerome”. This is probably one of the most expensive books that I have ever purchased at £35 it is a heft price tag and a hefty weight on the bookcase, I would reccomend putting this on a lower shelf or make sure the shelf is fairly strong.
What can I say about this book, it is a verse by verse commentary on the entire Bible, written by Roman Catholic scholars using modern principles of Biblical Criticism. It examines literary, historical and scientific content of the Scriptures. It is often the first port of call when examining a piece of scripture either for assignments or when writing Sermons.
In my first year of Studies there is not an assignment that hasn’t got this book in the bibliography if not a footnote or quote.
What I do reccomend is if your going to buy this online then make sure it’s from somwhere with free delivery, you certainly don’t want to pay the shipping on a book this size.
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Amazon have it Hardcover for £32.46 here
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Waterstones have it Softccover for £35 here