The King James Bible's 400th Anniversary in Retrospect
The scholarly community recognized the 400th anniversary of the KJV with a number of lectures, debates, publications, and symposia. Prof. Ellie Bagley discusses how this momentous occasion will impact the field in the years to come...Read more
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Michael D. Coogan
From handwritten manuscipts to mass-produced print versions to interactive online translations, the evolution of publishing technology has profoundly influenced how people have come to know and understand the Bible....
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The King James Bible's 400th Anniversary in Retrospect
Learn more about the subject of this month’s Focus On article, with entries on the the Bible in literature, the evolution of printing, and English translations of the Bible.
An Interview with Amy-Jill Levine
In the first installment of our interview series, Professor Adele Reinhartz interviews Amy-Jill Levine, author of The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus (HarperOne), The Meaning of the Bible: What the Jewish Scriptures and the Christian Old Testament Can Teach Us (HarperOne), and co-editor of the Jewish Annotated New Testament (OUP).
Photo Essays
The latest photo essay by archaeologist Jodi Magness (UNC Chapel Hill) explores the necropolis of Ancient Jerusalem.
Read MoreReference Guide
This new feature allows you to scroll through the tables of contents for each of the major reference works on Oxford Biblical Studies Online, including The Oxford Companion to the Bible and the new Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible.
Guide to Biblical Commentaries
This list of the books of the Bible includes their respective commentaries from the following sources: Oxford Bible Commentary, New Oxford Annotated Bible (NRSV), Oxford Study Bible (REB), Jewish Study Bible (TANAKH), Catholic Study Bible (NAB), and the Access Bible (NRSV).
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Six Bible texts, including the latest edition of the New Oxford Annotated Bible, as well as deuterocanonical collections, Concordances, and the Oxford Bible Commentary. 
More than 6,000 A-Z entries and chapters from acclaimed Oxford references, written by leading scholars and specialists
Hundreds of images and maps provide visual perspectives of the biblical world 
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