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19-553: The Oxford Annotated Bible ( OAB ), later published as the New Oxford Annotated Bible ( NOAB ), is a study Bible published by the Oxford University Press . The notes and study material feature in-depth academic research with a focus on the most recent advances in historical criticism with contributions from Jewish , Catholic , Protestant , and non-religious scholars. In 1962,

38-582: A "study Bible" was the Geneva Bible published by Sir Rowland Hill in 1560; it contained extensive cross-references, synopses, and doctrinal points. The text of the Geneva Bible was usually not printed without the commentary, though the Cambridge edition was printed without commentary. The Church of England disputed some of the statements made in the Geneva Bible annotations. This led to

57-829: A Study Bible. Later, the OAB was welcomed by Orthodox leaders as well. In 1973, the second edition of the OAB now called the New Oxford Annotated Bible (NOAB) was published which also used the RSV text. In 1977, the NOAB was re-published with the Apocrypha. This edition is still in print. In 2001, a third edition was published which used the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) of the Bible. It

76-830: Is a Bible translation into English that was completed in 1901 with the publication of the revision of the Old Testament . The revised New Testament had been published in 1900. It was previously known by its full name, but soon came to have other names, such as the American Revised Version , the American Standard Revision , the American Standard Revised Bible , and the American Standard Edition . The American Standard Version, which

95-425: Is also available which can aid readers in the study of the Bible. This software normally includes several Bible translations , commentaries , Bible Dictionaries , maps and other content. They also include search engines to enable users to find Bible passages by keyword and by theme. American Standard Version The American Standard Version ( ASV ), officially Revised Version, Standard American Edition ,

114-500: Is considered to be more ecumenical in approach. For example, it calls the Old Testament the "Hebrew Bible" out of consideration for Jewish readers. In 2010, a fourth edition was published which contained new color maps along with updated essays and commentaries. In 2018, a fifth edition was published with similar improvements. Study Bible Perhaps the first edition of an English language Bible that qualified as

133-684: Is the world's best selling study Bible. The ESV Study Bible is a recent addition which sold well in its pre-release phase, in the fall of 2008. In recent times, study Bibles focusing on specific aspects of the Biblical message, have appeared, such as The Green Bible , an English version of the New Revised Standard Version Bible (originally published by Harper Bibles on October 7, 2008), which focuses on environmental issues and teachings. A study Bible usually contains such features as: Study Bible software

152-666: The Jerusalem Bible is a widely respected study Bible originally made by French monks in Jerusalem , under the auspices of the Catholic Church . The original French edition of 1961 became the basis of versions of this study Bible in several other languages, including English, revised as the New Jerusalem Bible ; some versions have more extensive notes than others. Logos International published

171-512: The Logos International Study Bible in 1972. Based on the 1901 American Standard Version , it is essentially an updated version of The Cross-Reference Bible , published before 1929 and edited by Harold E. Monser. It includes an unusually large number of cross-references, in-text articles, and treatment of variant readings. Zondervan claims that its NIV Study Bible has six million in distribution and that it

190-554: The United States , where it spread the interpretation system known as dispensationalism among fundamentalist Christians . A new version, the Recovery Version , was published in 1985. It holds a similar interpretation, and this study Bible has a very large number of cross-references and explanatory and interpretative footnotes. Nearly all Catholic Bibles have explanatory and interpretative footnotes. For example,

209-873: The Almighty (the Tetragrammaton ) is consistently rendered Jehovah in 6,823 places of the ASV Old Testament, rather than L ORD as it appears mostly in the King James Bible and Revised Version of 1881–85. There are seven verses in the King James Bible where the divine name appears: Genesis 22:14, Exodus 6:3, Exodus 17:15, Judges 6 :24, Psalm 83 :18, Isaiah 12:2 and Isaiah 26 :4 plus its abbreviated form, Jah, in Psalms 68:4. The English Revised Version (1881–1885, published with

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228-760: The American Standard Version Holy Bible included the Apocrypha of the Revised Version. The Revised Version of 1885 and the American Standard Version of 1901 are among the Bible versions authorized to be used in services of the Episcopal Church and the Church of England. The American Standard Version entered the public domain on January 1, 1957 upon expiration of its copyright. The divine name of

247-778: The Apocrypha in 1894) renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah where it appears in the King James Version, and another eight times in Exodus 6:2,6–8, Psalm 68 :20, Isaiah 49 :14, Jeremiah 16 :21 and Habakkuk 3 :19 plus as its abbreviated form, Jah, twice in Psalm 68 :4 and Psalm 89 :8. The reason for this change, as the Committee explained in the preface, was that "the American Revisers [...] were brought to

266-568: The Baptist, Congregationalist, Dutch Reformed, Friends, Methodist, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Protestant Episcopal, and Unitarian. These scholars began work in 1872. Three of the editors, the youngest in years, became the editors of the American Standard Revised New Testament: Drs. Timothy Dwight V , Joseph Henry Thayer and Matthew B. Riddle . The Revised Version New Testament was published in 1881,

285-725: The Old Testament in 1885, and the Apocrypha in 1894, after which the British team disbanded. Unauthorized copies of the RV then appeared in the US, having the American team suggestions in the main text. This was possible because while the RV in the UK held a Crown copyright as a product of the University Presses of Oxford and Cambridge , this protection did not extend to the US where the text

304-628: The creation of the King James Bible , which was typically printed with a much less extensive apparatus or none at all. Several commentators have supplied annotated King James Bibles containing their own points of view, but unlike the Geneva Bible, these commentaries are not as thoroughly integrated into the text. Another historically significant study Bible was the Scofield Reference Bible , first printed by Cyrus Scofield in 1909. This study Bible became widely popular in

323-658: The first edition of the OAB, edited by Rev. Dr. Herbert G. May and Dr. Bruce M. Metzger was published which used the Revised Standard Version (RSV) of the Bible . In 1965, the OAB was re-published with the Apocrypha because some of the Apocrypha is used by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. That same year, the OAB received an official imprimatur of Cardinal Richard Cushing for use by Catholics as

342-476: Was also known as The American Revision of 1901, is rooted in the work begun in 1870 to revise the King James Bible of 1611. This project eventually produced the Revised Version (RV) in the UK. An invitation was extended to American religious leaders for scholars to work on the RV project. In 1871, thirty scholars were chosen by Philip Schaff . The denominations represented on the American committee were

361-472: Was not separately copyrighted. In 1898, Oxford and Cambridge Universities published their editions of the RV with some American suggestions included. However, these suggestions were reduced in number from those in the appendixes. Some of the Americanized editions by Oxford and Cambridge Universities had the title of "American Revised Version" on the cover of their spines. Some of Thomas Nelson's editions of

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