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Suggested Bibles 
Study Bibles
I recommend that you have a good study Bible for use during this course.
In addition to the footnotes in most modern Bibles [giving
explanations of (and alternatives to) various phrases],
"study" Bibles have a paragraph or more of introduction to the individual
Bible books, a good collection of maps, extensive footnotes, and other
helpful material. Among the most useful study Bibles for this course are:
- The New Oxford Annotated Bible, third edition, with the Apocrypha
- The HarperCollins Study Bible, with the apocrypha
- The New Jerusalem Bible, standard edition
- The Jewish Study Bible, including the Tanakh translation
- The New Interpreter's Study Bible
Translations
It is often helpful to compare several translations to see some of the options
for interpretation, especially if you are not comfortable with using scholarly editions
of the original texts. You might consider having some of these translations available
for your use:
- The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV), an ecumenical translation
- Tanakh, the New Jewish Publication Society translation of the Hebrew Scriptures
- The New Jerusalem Bible, a British Roman Catholic translation
- The Revised English Bible, a British ecumenical translation
- The New American Bible, an American Roman Catholic translation
- The New International Version, a conservative Protestant translation
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This page last modified 23 January 2004.
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