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Michael D. Coogan is Director of Publications for the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East.Marc Z. Brettler is Bernice and Morton Lerner Professor in Judaic Studies at Duke University.Julia M. O'Brien is Professor Emerita of Biblical Studies, Lancaster Theological Seminary and Moravian University.Emma J. Wasserman is Professor of Religion at Rutgers University.
Maps, Charts, and DiagramsThe Editors' Preface To the ReaderPreface to the NRSV Updated Edition Abbreviations for the NRSVue Text NotesAlphabetical Listing of the Books of the Bible List of Abbreviations Introduction: The Formation of the Bible and the Biblical TextTHE HEBREW BIBLEIntroduction to the Pentateuch: Marc Z. BrettlerIntroductions and AnnotationsGenesis : David M. CarrExodus: Carol MeyersLeviticus: Jeffery Stackert Numbers: Dora Rudo Mbuwayesango Deuteronomy: Carly L. Crouch Introduction to the Historical Books: Marc Z. BrettlerIntroductions and AnnotationsJoshua: Debra Scoggins BallentineJudges: Song Mi Suzie ParkRuth: Orit Avnery 1, 2 Samuel: Rachelle Gilmour, Steven L. McKenzie 1, 2 Kings: Mahri Leonard-Fleckman1, 2 Chronicles: Christine MitchellEzra, Nehemiah : Lena-Sofia TiemeyerEsther: Lydia Lee Introduction to the Poetical And Wisdom Books: Marc Z. BrettlerIntroductions and AnnotationsJob: Carol A. Newsom Psalms: Richard J. CliffordProverbs: Christine Roy Yoder Ecclesiastes: Brennan W. Breed, Davis HankinsSong of Songs: J. Cheryl ExumIntroduction to the Prophetic Books: Julia M. O'BrienIntroductions and AnnotationsIsaiah: Hyun Chul Paul KimJeremiah: Louis Stulman Lamentations: Adele Berlin Ezekiel: Tamar KamionkowskiDaniel: Amy C. Merrill WillisHosea: Brad E. KelleJoel: Elaine T. JamesAmos: Joel B. KempObadiah: Julia M. O'Brien Jonah: Amy Erickson Micah: Matthew J. M. CoomberNahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah: Julia M. O'BrienHaggai, Zechariah: Stacy Davis Malachi: Lotta ValveTHE DEUTEROCANONICAL/APOCRYPHAL BOOKSIntroduction to the Deuterocanonical/Apocryphal Books: Julia M. O'BrienIntroductions and AnnotationsTobit: Laura Carlson Hasler, Amy-Jill LevineJudith: Lawrence M. WillsEsther (Greek): Lydia LeeWisdom of Solomon: Michael Kolarcik, Julia M. O'BrienSirach: Benjamin G. WrightBaruch, Letter of Jeremiah: Matthew GoffAdditions to Daniel (Azariah and the Song of Three, Susanna, Bel and the Dragon): Amy C. Merrill Willis 1 Maccabees: Kelley Coblenz Bautch2 Maccabees: Daniel R. Schwartz1 Esdras: Lena-Sofia TiemeyerThe Prayer of Manasseh: David Lambert Psalm 151: Angela Kim Harkins 3 Maccabees: Judith H. Newman2 Esdras: Lydia Gore-Jones4 Maccabees: David A. deSilvaTHE NEW TESTAMENTIntroduction to the Gospels: Emma J. WassermanIntroductions and AnnotationsMatthew: J. R. C. Cousland Mark: Amy-Jill Levine Luke: Raj Nadella John: Colleen M. ConwayActs: Christy CobbIntroduction to Letters/Epistles in the New Testament: Emma J. WassermanIntroductions and AnnotationsRomans: Caroline Johnson Hodge 1 Corinthians: Laurence L. Welborn 2 Corinthians: Alexandra R. Brown Galatians: Emma J. Wasserman Ephesians: Jennifer K. Berenson Philippians: Efrain Agosto Colossians: Jennifer K. Berenson1, 2 Thessalonians: Richard S. Ascough Introduction to the Pastoral Letters: Margaret M. MitchellIntroductions and Annotations1, 2 Timothy, Titus: Margaret M. Mitchell Philemon: Demetrius K. Williams Hebrews: David A. deSilva James: Timothy B. Cargal1 Peter: Shively T. J. Smith2 Peter: Sonja Anderson1, 2, 3 John: Sherri Brown Jude: Sonja AndersonRevelation: Jean-Pierre Ruiz, Emma J. Wasserman GEOGRAPHIC AND HISTORICAL CONTEXTSThe Geography of the BibleThe Ancient Near East Including Israel to the Mid-First Millennium BCEThe Persian Period (539-333 BCE)The Hellenistic Period (333-63 BCE)The Roman Period (63 BCE-135 CE)TimeChronology and the BibleTablesTranslations of Ancient TextsGlossaryMapsIndex to Maps
Julia M. O'Brien, Julia M O'Brien, Julia M. O'Brien, Lancaster Theological Seminary) O'Brien, Julia M. (Paul H. and Grace L. Stern Professor of Hebrew Bible, Paul H. and Grace L. Stern Professor of Hebrew Bible