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