Anchor Bible Series
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The Anchor Bible Project, consisting of the Anchor Bible Commentary Series, Anchor Bible Dictionary and Anchor Bible Reference Library is a scholarly and commercial co-venture that began in 1956, when individual volumes in the commentary series began production. Having initiated a new era of cooperation among scholars in biblical research, over 1,000 scholars—representing Jewish, Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, secular, and other traditions—have now contributed to the project. Their works offer discussions that reflect a range of viewpoints across a wide theological spectrum. The Anchor Bible Project continues to produce volumes that keep readers current on recent scholarship and are grounded in analysis. The works bring advances in science and technology to bear on biblical materials, making historical and linguistic knowledge related to the interpretation of the biblical record available to experts and students alike. As of 2005, more than 120 volumes have been published, each edited by David Noel Freedman, General Editor and published by Doubleday (Random House).
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[edit] Anchor Bible Commentary Series
The Anchor Bible Commentary Series, created under the guidance of William Foxwell Albright (1891–1971), comprises a book by book translation and exegesis of the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Intertestamental Books (Apocrypha). For each biblical book, the series includes an original translation (with annotations, including alternative translations) of ancient texts, using modern knowledge of the ancient languages; overviews of the historical, critical, and literary evolution of the text; an outline of major themes and topics; a verse-by-verse commentary; treatment of competing scholarly theories; historical background; and photographs, illustrations, and maps of artifacts and places associated with biblical figures and sites. Lengthy or complex biblical books are covered in more than one volume.
A work in progress, as of 2006, the series has produced over 80 volumes, some of which are updates of earlier works. The series is 99% complete; the second half of Exodus is expected to be released in 2006 and the remaining volumes (e.g., Nahum) are in production. Additionally, many new volumes, such as Proverbs 10-31 and Mark 9-16, are in the final stages of production. Others such as II Chronicles and Revelation are under contract.
[edit] Anchor Bible Dictionary
The Anchor Bible Dictionary contains more than 6,000 entries from 800 international scholars. It has illustrations and line-art throughout, and is also available on CD-ROM. The "Dictionary" includes articles on the Dead Sea Scrolls, early Jewish-Christian relations, the historical Jesus, sociological and literary methods of biblical criticism, feminist hermeneutics, and numerous entries on archaeological sites, as well as bibliographies with citations listed individually at the end of each article.
[edit] Anchor Bible Reference Library
The Anchor Bible Reference Library is an open-ended series composed of more than thirty separate volumes with information about anthropology, archaeology, ecology, geography, history, languages, literature, philosophy, religions, and theology, among others.
[edit] Works in the Anchor Bible Commentary Series
Works in the Anchor Bible Commentary Series include:
[edit] Tanakh ~ Old Testament ~ Hebrew Bible
- Genesis, E. A. Speiser, 1964
- Genesis, Ronald S. Hendel (in production)
- Exodus 1–18, William H. Propp, 1999
- Exodus 19-40, William H. Propp, 2006
- Leviticus 1–16, Jacob Milgrom, 1998
- Leviticus 17–22, Jacob Milgrom, 2000
- Leviticus 23–27, Jacob Milgrom, 2001
- Numbers 1–20, Baruch A. Levine, 1993
- Numbers 21–36, Baruch A. Levine, 2000
- Deuteronomy 1-11, Moshe Weinfeld, 1991
- Deuteronomy 12-34, Moshe Weinfeld (in production, expected to be two more volumes)
- Joshua, Robert G. Boling and G. Ernest Wright, 1982
- Judges, Robert G. Boling, 1974
- Judges, Jack Sasson, (in production)
- Ruth, Edward F. Campbell Jr., 1975
- 1 Samuel, P. Kyle McCarter Jr., 1980
- 2 Samuel, P. Kyle McCarter Jr., 1984
- 1 Kings, Mordechai Cogan, 2001
- 2 Kings, Mordechai Cogan and Hayim Tadmor, 1988
- 1 Chronicles, Jacob M. Myers, 1965
- 1 Chronicles 1–9, Gary Knoppers, 2004
- 1 Chronicles 10–29, Gary Knoppers, 2004
- 2 Chronicles, Jacob M. Myers, 1965
- 2 Chronicles, Gary Knoppers (in production)
- Ezra-Nehemiah, Jacob M. Myers, 1965
- Ezra-Nehemiah, T.C. Eskenazi (in production)
- Esther, Carey A. Moore, 1971
- Job, Marvin H. Pope, 1965
- Psalms I 1–50, Mitchell Dahood, 1966
- Psalms II 51–100, Mitchell Dahood, 1968
- Psalms III 101–150, Mitchell Dahood, 1970
- Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, R.B.Y. Scott, 1965
- Proverbs 1–9, Michael V. Fox, 2000
- Proverbs 10–31, Michael V. Fox, (in production)
- Ecclesiastes, Choon-Leong Seow, 1997
- Songs of Songs, Marvin H. Pope, 1977
- Isaiah 34–35,40–66, John L. McKenzie (1969)
- Isaiah 1–39, Joseph Blenkinsopp, 2000
- Isaiah 40–55, Joseph Blenkinsopp, 2002
- Isaiah 56–66, Joseph Blenkinsopp, 2003
- Jeremiah, John Bright, 1965
- Jeremiah 1–20, Jack R. Lundbom, 1999
- Jeremiah 21–36, Jack R. Lundbom, 2004
- Jeremiah 37–52, Jack R. Lundbom, 2004
- Lamentations, Delbert R. Hillers, 1972
- Lamentations, 2nd ed., Delbert R. Hillers, 1992
- Ezekiel 1–20, Moshe Greenberg, 1983
- Ezekiel 21–37, Moshe Greenberg, 1997
- Ezekiel 38-48, Moshe Greenberg (in production)
- Daniel, Louis F. Hartman and Alexander A. DiLella, 1978
- Hosea, Francis I. Andersen and David Noel Freedman, 1980
- Joel, James L. Crenshaw, 1995
- Amos, Francis I. Andersen and David Noel Freedman, 1989
- Obadiah, Paul Raabe,1996
- Jonah, Jack M. Sasson, 1990
- Micah, Francis Andersen and David Noel Freedman, 2000
- Nahum, Duane Christensen (in production)
- Habakkuk, Francis I. Andersen, 2001
- Zephaniah, Adele Berlin, 1994
- Haggai and Zechariah 1–8, Carol L. Meyers and Eric M. Meyers, 1987
- Zechariah 9–14, Carol L. Meyers and Eric M. Meyers, 1992
- Malachi, Andrew E. Hill, 1998
[edit] New Testament
- Matthew, W. F. Albright & C. S. Mann, 1971
- Matthew, John P. Meier (in production)
- Mark, C.S. Mann, 1986
- Mark 1–8, Joel Marcus, 2000
- Mark 8-16, Joel Marcus, (in production)
- Luke 1–9, Joseph A. Fitzmyer, 1982
- Luke 10–24, Joseph A. Fitzmyer, 1985
- John 1–12, Raymond E. Brown, 1966
- John 13–21, Raymond E. Brown, 1970
- Acts of the Apostles, Johannes Munck, 1967
- Acts of the Apostles, Joseph A. Fitzmyer, S.J, 1998
- Romans, Joseph A. Fitzmyer, S.J, 1993
- 1 Corinthians, William F. Orr and James Arthur Walther, 1976
- 2 Corinthians, Victor P. Furnish, 1984
- Galatians, J. Louis Martyn, 1997
- Ephesians 1–3, Markus Barth, 1974
- Ephesians 4–6, Markus Barth, 1974
- Philippians, J. Reumann, 2007
- Colossians, Markus Barth and Helmut Blankes, 1995
- Letters to the Thessalonians, Abraham J. Malherbe, 2000
- First and Second Letters to Timothy, Luke Timothy Johnson, 2001
- Letter to Titus, Jerome D. Quinn, 1990
- Letter to Philemon, Joseph A. Fitzmyer, 2001
- Hebrews, George Wesley Buchanan, 1972
- Hebrews, Craig Koester, 2001
- The Epistles of James, Peter, and Jude, Bo Reicke,1964
- Letter of James, Luke Timothy Johnson, 1995
- 1 Peter, John H. Elliott, 2001
- 2 Peter and Jude, Jerome H. Neyrey, 1993
- The Epistles of John, Raymond E. Brown, 1982
- Revelation, J. Massyngberde Ford, 1975
- Revelation, Craig Koester (in production)
[edit] Intertestamental Books ~ Apocrypha ~ (most of which are also Deuterocanonical)
- Daniel, Esther and Jeremiah: The Additions, Carey A. Moore, 1977
- Tobit, Carey A. Moore, 1996
- Judith, Carey A. Moore, 1985
- The Wisdom of Solomon, David Winston, 1979
- Wisdom of Ben Sira, Patrick W. Skehan and Alexander A. DiLella, 1995
- 1 and 2 Esdras,Jacob M. Myers, 1974
- 1 Maccabees, Jonathan A. Goldstein, 1976
- 2 Maccabees, Jonathan A. Goldstein, 1983
[edit] Works in the Anchor Bible Reference Library
Works in the Anchor Bible Reference Library include:
- Susan Ackerman, Warrior, Dancer, Seductress, Queen: Women in Judges and Biblical Israel. 1998. ISBN 0385484240
- Joseph Blenkinsopp, Pentateuch: An Introduction to the First Five Books of the Bible. 2000. ISBN 0385497881
- Raymond E. Brown, Death of the Messiah: From Gethsemane to the Grave (2 Vol. Boxed Set). 1994. ISBN 0385471777
- Raymond E. Brown, An Introduction to the New Testament . 1997. ISBN 0385247672
- Raymond E. Brown, Birth of the Messiah: A Commentary on the Infancy Narratives in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, 2nd edition. 1999. ISBN 0385494475
- Raymond E. Brown, An Introduction to the Gospel of John. 2003. ISBN 0385507224
- James H. Charlesworth, Apocalyptic Literature and Testaments (The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, Vol. 1). 1983. ISBN 0385096305
- James H. Charlesworth, The Old Testament: Pseudepigrapha Volume 2. 1985. ISBN 0385188137
- James H. Charlesworth, 'Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls'. 1992. ISBN 0385248636
- James H. Charlesworth, The Good and Evil Serpent: The Symbolism and Meaning of the Serpent in the Ancient World. 2006. ISBN 0385496966
- Bruce Chilton, Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography. 2000. ISBN 038549792X
- Bruce Chilton, Rabbi Paul: An Intellectual Biography. 2004. ISBN 038550862X
- Bruce Chilton, Mary Magdalene: A Biography. 2005. ISBN 0385513178
- John J. Collins, Scepter and the Star: The Messiahs of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Other Ancient Literature. 1995. ISBN 0385474571
- James L. Crenshaw, Education in Ancient Israel: Across the Deadening Silence. 1998. ISBN 0385468911
- David Laird Dungan, A History of the Synoptic Problem: The Canon, the Text, the Composition, and the Interpretation of the Gospels. 1999. ISBN 0385471920
- David Noel Freedman, The Nine Commandments: Uncovering the Hidden Pattern of Crime and Punishment in the Hebrew Bible. 2000. ISBN 0385499868
- Shimon Gibson, The Cave of John the Baptist: The Stunning Archaeological Discovery that has Redefined Christian History. 2004. ISBN 0385503474
- Jonathan A. Goldstein, Peoples of an Almighty God: Competing Religions in the Ancient World. 2002. ISBN 0385423470
- Bentley Layton, The Gnostic Scriptures: A New Translation with Annotations and Introductions. 1995. ISBN 0385478437
- Amihai Mazar, Archaeology of the Land of the Bible: Volume 1: 10,000-586 B.C.E. 1990. ISBN 038523970X
- John P. Meier, A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus: The Roots of the Problem and the Person, Vol. 1. 1991. ISBN 0385264259
- John P. Meier, A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus: Mentor, Message, and Miracles, Volume 2. 1994. ISBN 0385469926
- John P. Meier, A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus: Companions and Competitors, Volume 3. 2001. ISBN 0385469934
- Gregory Mobley, The Empty Men : the Heroic Tradition of Ancient Israel. 2005. ISBN 0385498519
- Jacob Neusner, Introduction to Rabbinic Literature. 1994. ISBN 0385470932
- Brian Peckham, History and Prophecy: The Development of Late Judean Literary Traditions. 1993. ISBN 0385423489
- Lawrence H. Schiffman, Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls: The History of Judaism, the Background of Christianity, the Lost Library of Qumran. 1995. ISBN 0827605307
- Alan F. Segal, Life after Death: A History of the Afterlife in Western Religion. 2004. ISBN 0385422997
- Ephraim Stern, Archaeology of the Land of the Bible: Volume 2: The Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian Periods (732-332 BCE). 2001. ISBN 0385424507.
[edit] External links
For more information, see: Eisenbrauns web site
