The Oxford Annotated Apocrypha: The Apocrypha Of The Old Testament, Revised Standard Version
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Hidden between the canonical boundaries of the Old and New Testaments lies a collection of ancient writings of profound historical and spiritual significance — The Oxford Annotated Apocrypha presents the Apocryphal books of the Old Testament in the Revised Standard Version, in an expanded edition that includes the Third and Fourth Books of the Maccabees and Psalm 151, translated from the Greek and Latin languages and compared with the most ancient authorities. Edited by the preeminent biblical scholar Bruce M. Metzger, this authoritative volume provides introductions, commentary, cross-references, chronological tables of rulers, and a comprehensive index, making it an indispensable scholarly resource for students, theologians, and historians alike. Metzger's meticulous editorial hand brings clarity and context to texts that have long occupied a contested space in religious tradition, illuminating their literary, theological, and cultural dimensions with precision and depth. The Apocrypha — works accepted as deuterocanonical by Catholic and Orthodox traditions but excluded from most Protestant Bibles — chronicles stories of faith, martyrdom, wisdom, and divine intervention that shaped centuries of Jewish and Christian thought. Whether approached as scripture, historical document, or ancient literature, this Oxford University Press edition remains the definitive annotated reference, leaving the reader with the tantalising question: what truths have been hiding in the margins of sacred history?
Author: Bruce M. Metzger
Format: Hardback
Published: 1977, Oxford University Press
Genre: Religion
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Hidden between the canonical boundaries of the Old and New Testaments lies a collection of ancient writings of profound historical and spiritual significance — The Oxford Annotated Apocrypha presents the Apocryphal books of the Old Testament in the Revised Standard Version, in an expanded edition that includes the Third and Fourth Books of the Maccabees and Psalm 151, translated from the Greek and Latin languages and compared with the most ancient authorities. Edited by the preeminent biblical scholar Bruce M. Metzger, this authoritative volume provides introductions, commentary, cross-references, chronological tables of rulers, and a comprehensive index, making it an indispensable scholarly resource for students, theologians, and historians alike. Metzger's meticulous editorial hand brings clarity and context to texts that have long occupied a contested space in religious tradition, illuminating their literary, theological, and cultural dimensions with precision and depth. The Apocrypha — works accepted as deuterocanonical by Catholic and Orthodox traditions but excluded from most Protestant Bibles — chronicles stories of faith, martyrdom, wisdom, and divine intervention that shaped centuries of Jewish and Christian thought. Whether approached as scripture, historical document, or ancient literature, this Oxford University Press edition remains the definitive annotated reference, leaving the reader with the tantalising question: what truths have been hiding in the margins of sacred history?