Anchor Bible Series
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The Anchor Bible project, consisting of a Commentary Series, Bible Dictionary, and Reference Library, is a scholarly and commercial
co-venture begun 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
, Eastern Orthodox, 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 had been published, each edited by David Noel Freedman
, General Editor and published by Doubleday (part of Random House, Inc.). In 2007, Yale University Press
purchased the Anchor Bible Series. Yale now publishes backlist titles and new titles as the Anchor Yale Bible Series.
of the Hebrew Bible
, the New Testament
and the Intertestamental Books (the Catholic
and Eastern Orthodox Deuterocanon/the Protestant Apocrypha
; not the books called by Catholics and Orthodox "Apocrypha", which are widely called by Protestants the Pseudepigrapha). 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 was released in early December 2006, and the remaining volumes are in production. Others such as II Chronicles and Revelation are under contract.
or Accordance
for the Macintosh. 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.
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co-venture begun in 1956, when individual volumes in the commentary
Commentary
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series began production. Having initiated a new era of cooperation among scholars in biblical research, over 1,000 scholars — representing Jewish, Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Muslim
Muslim
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, 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
Historical criticism
Historical criticism, or historical-critical method, and also known as higher criticism, is a branch of literary criticism that investigates the origins of ancient text in order to understand "the world behind the text"....
and linguistic knowledge
Textual criticism
Textual criticism is a branch of literary criticism that is concerned with the identification and removal of transcription errors in the texts of manuscripts...
related to the interpretation of the biblical record available to experts and students alike. As of 2005, more than 120 volumes had been published, each edited by David Noel Freedman
David Noel Freedman
David Noel Freedman , son of the writer David Freedman, was a biblical scholar, author, editor, archaeologist, and ordained Presbyterian minister ....
, General Editor and published by Doubleday (part of Random House, Inc.). In 2007, Yale University Press
Yale University Press
Yale University Press is a book publisher founded in 1908 by George Parmly Day. It became an official department of Yale University in 1961, but remains financially and operationally autonomous....
purchased the Anchor Bible Series. Yale now publishes backlist titles and new titles as the Anchor Yale Bible Series.
Anchor Bible Commentary Series
The Anchor Bible Commentary Series, created under the guidance of William Foxwell Albright (1891–1971), comprises a bookwise translation and exegesisExegesis
Exegesis is a critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text. Traditionally the term was used primarily for exegesis of the Bible; however, in contemporary usage it has broadened to mean a critical explanation of any text, and the term "Biblical exegesis" is used...
of the Hebrew Bible
Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible is a term used by biblical scholars outside of Judaism to refer to the Tanakh , a canonical collection of Jewish texts, and the common textual antecedent of the several canonical editions of the Christian Old Testament...
, the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
and the Intertestamental Books (the Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
and Eastern Orthodox Deuterocanon/the Protestant Apocrypha
Apocrypha
The term apocrypha is used with various meanings, including "hidden", "esoteric", "spurious", "of questionable authenticity", ancient Chinese "revealed texts and objects" and "Christian texts that are not canonical"....
; not the books called by Catholics and Orthodox "Apocrypha", which are widely called by Protestants the Pseudepigrapha). 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 was released in early December 2006, and the remaining volumes are in production. Others such as II Chronicles and Revelation are under contract.
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 from Logos Bible SoftwareLogos Bible Software
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or Accordance
Accordance
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for the Macintosh. The "Dictionary" includes articles on the Dead Sea Scrolls
Dead Sea scrolls
The Dead Sea Scrolls are a collection of 972 texts from the Hebrew Bible and extra-biblical documents found between 1947 and 1956 on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea, from which they derive their name...
, 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.
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.Works in the Anchor Bible Commentary Series
Works in the Anchor Bible Commentary Series include: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 MilgromJacob MilgromJacob Milgrom was a prominent American Jewish Bible scholar and Conservative rabbi, best known for his comprehensive Torah commentaries and work on the Dead Sea Scrolls.-Biography:...
, 1998 - Leviticus 17–22, Jacob MilgromJacob MilgromJacob Milgrom was a prominent American Jewish Bible scholar and Conservative rabbi, best known for his comprehensive Torah commentaries and work on the Dead Sea Scrolls.-Biography:...
, 2000 - Leviticus 23–27, Jacob MilgromJacob MilgromJacob Milgrom was a prominent American Jewish Bible scholar and Conservative rabbi, best known for his comprehensive Torah commentaries and work on the Dead Sea Scrolls.-Biography:...
, 2001 - Numbers 1–20, Baruch A. Levine, 1993
- Numbers 21–36, Baruch A. Levine, 2000
- Deuteronomy 1–11, Moshe WeinfeldMoshe WeinfeldMoshe Weinfeld , Professor Emeritus of Bible at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and recipient of the 1994 Israel Prize for Bible.-Biography:...
, 1991 - Deuteronomy 12–34, Moshe WeinfeldMoshe WeinfeldMoshe Weinfeld , Professor Emeritus of Bible at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and recipient of the 1994 Israel Prize for Bible.-Biography:...
(in production, expected to be two more volumes) - Joshua, Robert G. Boling and G. Ernest WrightG. Ernest WrightGeorge Ernest Wright , was a leading Old Testament scholar and biblical archaeologist. Expert in Ancient Near Eastern archaeology, he was especially known for his work in the study and dating of pottery.-Biography:...
, 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 TadmorHayim TadmorHayim Tadmor was a leading Israeli Assyriologist, and a profound influence on many students and scholars of the Ancient Near East throughout the world. A superb teacher and inspiring lecturer, his multilingual wit was known in many countries...
, 1988 - 1 Chronicles, Jacob M. Myers, 1965
- 1 Chronicles 1–9, Gary N. KnoppersGary N. KnoppersGary Neil Knoppers is a professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies at Pennsylvania State University. He has written books and articles regarding a range of Old Testament and ancient Near Eastern topics...
, 2003 - 1 Chronicles 10–29, Gary N. KnoppersGary N. KnoppersGary Neil Knoppers is a professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies at Pennsylvania State University. He has written books and articles regarding a range of Old Testament and ancient Near Eastern topics...
, 2004 - 2 Chronicles, Jacob M. Myers, 1965
- 2 Chronicles, Gary N. KnoppersGary N. KnoppersGary Neil Knoppers is a professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies at Pennsylvania State University. He has written books and articles regarding a range of Old Testament and ancient Near Eastern topics...
(in production) - Ezra-Nehemiah, Jacob M. Myers, 1965
- Ezra-Nehemiah, Tamara Cohn 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, 2009
- Ecclesiastes, Choon-Leong Seow, 1997
- Song 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 GreenbergMoshe GreenbergMoshe Greenberg was an American Jewish rabbi, Bible scholar, and professor emeritus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.-Biography:...
, 1983 - Ezekiel 21–37, Moshe GreenbergMoshe GreenbergMoshe Greenberg was an American Jewish rabbi, Bible scholar, and professor emeritus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.-Biography:...
, 1997 - Ezekiel 38-48, Jacob MilgromJacob MilgromJacob Milgrom was a prominent American Jewish Bible scholar and Conservative rabbi, best known for his comprehensive Torah commentaries and work on the Dead Sea Scrolls.-Biography:...
(in production) - Daniel, Louis F. Hartman and Alexander A. DiLella, 1978
- Hosea, Francis I. Andersen and David Noel FreedmanDavid Noel FreedmanDavid Noel Freedman , son of the writer David Freedman, was a biblical scholar, author, editor, archaeologist, and ordained Presbyterian minister ....
, 1980 - Joel, James L. Crenshaw, 1995
- Amos, Francis I. Andersen and David Noel FreedmanDavid Noel FreedmanDavid Noel Freedman , son of the writer David Freedman, was a biblical scholar, author, editor, archaeologist, and ordained Presbyterian minister ....
, 1989 - Obadiah, Paul Raabe,1996
- Jonah, Jack M. SassonJack M. SassonJack M. Sasson currently serves as Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies and Hebrew Bible at Vanderbilt Divinity School and as a Professor of Classics at Vanderbilt University...
, 1990 - Micah, Francis AndersenFrancis AndersenFrancis Ian Andersen is an Australian scholar in the fields of biblical studies and Hebrew. Together with A. Dean Forbes, he pioneered the use of computers for the analysis of biblical Hebrew syntax...
and David Noel FreedmanDavid Noel FreedmanDavid Noel Freedman , son of the writer David Freedman, was a biblical scholar, author, editor, archaeologist, and ordained Presbyterian minister ....
, 2000 - Nahum, Duane Christensen, 2009
- 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
New Testament
- Matthew, W. F. Albright & C. S. Mann, 1971
- Matthew, John P. MeierJohn P. MeierJohn Paul Meier is a Biblical scholar and Catholic priest. He attended St. Joseph's Seminary and College , Gregorian University [Rome] , and the Biblical Institute [Rome]...
(in production) - Mark, C.S. Mann, 1986
- Mark 1–8, Joel Marcus, 2000
- Mark 8–16, Joel Marcus, 2009
- Luke 1–9, Joseph FitzmyerJoseph FitzmyerRev. Joseph Augustine Fitzmyer, S.J., is a priest of the Society of Jesus and a New Testament scholar.He entered the Maryland Province, made his novitiate in Wernersville, PA, and was ordained on July 30, 1938. His academic studies were done at Loyola University of Chicago; Facultes St-Albert de...
, 1982 - Luke 10–24, Joseph FitzmyerJoseph FitzmyerRev. Joseph Augustine Fitzmyer, S.J., is a priest of the Society of Jesus and a New Testament scholar.He entered the Maryland Province, made his novitiate in Wernersville, PA, and was ordained on July 30, 1938. His academic studies were done at Loyola University of Chicago; Facultes St-Albert de...
, 1985 - John 1–12, Raymond E. BrownRaymond E. BrownThe Reverend Raymond Edward Brown, S.S. , was an American Roman Catholic priest, a member of the Sulpician Fathers and a major Biblical scholar of his era...
, 1966 - John 13–21, Raymond E. BrownRaymond E. BrownThe Reverend Raymond Edward Brown, S.S. , was an American Roman Catholic priest, a member of the Sulpician Fathers and a major Biblical scholar of his era...
, 1970 - Acts of the Apostles, Johannes Munck, 1967
- Acts of the Apostles, Joseph FitzmyerJoseph FitzmyerRev. Joseph Augustine Fitzmyer, S.J., is a priest of the Society of Jesus and a New Testament scholar.He entered the Maryland Province, made his novitiate in Wernersville, PA, and was ordained on July 30, 1938. His academic studies were done at Loyola University of Chicago; Facultes St-Albert de...
, S.J, 1998 - Romans, Joseph FitzmyerJoseph FitzmyerRev. Joseph Augustine Fitzmyer, S.J., is a priest of the Society of Jesus and a New Testament scholar.He entered the Maryland Province, made his novitiate in Wernersville, PA, and was ordained on July 30, 1938. His academic studies were done at Loyola University of Chicago; Facultes St-Albert de...
, S.J, 1993 - 1 Corinthians, William F. Orr and James Arthur Walther, 1976
- 1 Corinthians, Joseph FitzmyerJoseph FitzmyerRev. Joseph Augustine Fitzmyer, S.J., is a priest of the Society of Jesus and a New Testament scholar.He entered the Maryland Province, made his novitiate in Wernersville, PA, and was ordained on July 30, 1938. His academic studies were done at Loyola University of Chicago; Facultes St-Albert de...
, 2008 - 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, 2008
- Colossians, Markus Barth and Helmut Blankes, 1995
- Letters to the Thessalonians, Abraham J. Malherbe, 2000
- First and Second Letters to Timothy, Luke Timothy JohnsonLuke Timothy JohnsonLuke Timothy Johnson is the Robert W. Woodruff Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at Candler School of Theology and a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University...
, 2001 - Letter to Titus, Jerome D. Quinn, 1990
- Letter to Philemon, Joseph FitzmyerJoseph FitzmyerRev. Joseph Augustine Fitzmyer, S.J., is a priest of the Society of Jesus and a New Testament scholar.He entered the Maryland Province, made his novitiate in Wernersville, PA, and was ordained on July 30, 1938. His academic studies were done at Loyola University of Chicago; Facultes St-Albert de...
, 2001 - Hebrews, George Wesley BuchananGeorge Wesley BuchananGeorge Wesley Buchanan is Professor Emeritus of New Testament, Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, DC, USA. He is on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Biblical Archaeology Review.-External links:* http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/random056/72076127.html...
, 1972 - Hebrews, Craig Koester, 2001
- The Epistles of James, Peter, and Jude, Bo Reicke,1964
- Letter of James, Luke Timothy JohnsonLuke Timothy JohnsonLuke Timothy Johnson is the Robert W. Woodruff Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at Candler School of Theology and a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University...
, 1995 - 1 Peter, John H. ElliottJohn Huxtable ElliottSir John Huxtable Elliott, FBA , who normally publishes as J.H. Elliott, is an eminent historian, Regius Professor Emeritus in the University of Oxford and Honorary Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford and Trinity College, Cambridge....
, 2001 - 2 Peter and Jude, Jerome H. Neyrey, 1993
- The Epistles of John, Raymond E. BrownRaymond E. BrownThe Reverend Raymond Edward Brown, S.S. , was an American Roman Catholic priest, a member of the Sulpician Fathers and a major Biblical scholar of his era...
, 1982 - Revelation, J. Massyngberde Ford, 1975
- Revelation, Craig Koester (in production)
Intertestamental Books ~ Apocrypha
- 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. GoldsteinJonathan A. GoldsteinJonathan A. Goldstein was a biblical scholar and author who wrote for the Anchor Bible Series. He was the author of definitive books on I Maccabees and II Maccabees, as well as a book about competing religions in the ancient world....
, 1976 - 2 Maccabees, Jonathan A. GoldsteinJonathan A. GoldsteinJonathan A. Goldstein was a biblical scholar and author who wrote for the Anchor Bible Series. He was the author of definitive books on I Maccabees and II Maccabees, as well as a book about competing religions in the ancient world....
, 1983
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 0-385-48424-0
- Joseph Blenkinsopp, Pentateuch: An Introduction to the First Five Books of the Bible. 2000. ISBN 0-385-49788-1
- Raymond E. BrownRaymond E. BrownThe Reverend Raymond Edward Brown, S.S. , was an American Roman Catholic priest, a member of the Sulpician Fathers and a major Biblical scholar of his era...
, Death of the Messiah: From Gethsemane to the Grave (2 Vol. Boxed Set). 1994. ISBN 0-385-47177-7 - Raymond E. Brown, An Introduction to the New Testament . 1997. ISBN 0-385-24767-2
- Raymond E. Brown, Birth of the Messiah: A Commentary on the Infancy Narratives in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, 2nd edition. 1999. ISBN 0-385-49447-5
- Raymond E. Brown, An Introduction to the Gospel of John. 2003. ISBN 0-385-50722-4
- James H. CharlesworthJames H. CharlesworthJames H. Charlesworth is the George L. Collord Professor of New Testament Language and Literature and director of the Dead Sea Scrolls Project at Princeton Theological Seminary. He is noted for his research in Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Hebrew and Christian Bibles, the Dead Sea Scrolls,...
, Apocalyptic Literature and Testaments (The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, Vol. 1). 1983. ISBN 0-385-09630-5 - James H. Charlesworth, The Old Testament: Pseudepigrapha Volume 2. 1985. ISBN 0-385-18813-7
- James H. Charlesworth, "Jesus Within Judaism." 1988 ISBN 0-385-23610-7
- James H. Charlesworth, 'Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls'. 1992. ISBN 0-385-24863-6
- James H. Charlesworth, The Good and Evil Serpent: The Symbolism and Meaning of the Serpent in the Ancient World. 2006. ISBN 0-385-49696-6
- Bruce ChiltonBruce ChiltonBruce Chilton is a scholar of early Christianity and Judaism, now Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Religion at Bard College, and formerly Lillian Claus Professor of New Testament at Yale University. He holds a degree in New Testament from Cambridge University...
, Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography. 2000. ISBN 0-385-49792-X - Bruce Chilton, Rabbi Paul: An Intellectual Biography. 2004. ISBN 0-385-50862-X
- Bruce Chilton, Mary Magdalene: A Biography. 2005. ISBN 0-385-51317-8
- John J. CollinsJohn J. CollinsJohn J. Collins is the Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism & Interpretation at Yale Divinity School. He is noted for his research in the Hebrew Bible, as well as the apocryphal works of the Second Temple period including the sectarian works found in Dead Sea Scrolls and their relation to...
, Scepter and the Star: The Messiahs of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Other Ancient Literature. 1995. ISBN 0-385-47457-1 - James L. Crenshaw, Education in Ancient Israel: Across the Deadening Silence. 1998. ISBN 0-385-46891-1
- David Laird DunganDavid Laird DunganDavid Laird Dungan was Distinguished Professor of the Humanities and Emeritus Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a major scholar of the synoptic problem...
, A History of the Synoptic Problem: The Canon, the Text, the Composition, and the Interpretation of the Gospels. 1999. ISBN 0-385-47192-0 - David Noel FreedmanDavid Noel FreedmanDavid Noel Freedman , son of the writer David Freedman, was a biblical scholar, author, editor, archaeologist, and ordained Presbyterian minister ....
, The Nine Commandments: Uncovering the Hidden Pattern of Crime and Punishment in the Hebrew Bible. 2000. ISBN 0-385-49986-8 - Shimon GibsonShimon GibsonShimon Gibson leads the team that found the 10-line ritual cup at Mount Zion.Gibson is the editor of The Illustrated Dictionary & Concordance of the Bible....
, The Cave of John the Baptist: The Stunning Archaeological Discovery That Has Redefined Christian History. 2004. ISBN 0-385-50347-4 - Jonathan A. GoldsteinJonathan A. GoldsteinJonathan A. Goldstein was a biblical scholar and author who wrote for the Anchor Bible Series. He was the author of definitive books on I Maccabees and II Maccabees, as well as a book about competing religions in the ancient world....
, Peoples of an Almighty God: Competing Religions in the Ancient World. 2002. ISBN 0-385-42347-0 - Bentley LaytonBentley LaytonBentley Layton , is Professor of Religious Studies and Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Yale University...
, The Gnostic Scriptures: A New Translation with Annotations and Introductions. 1995. ISBN 0-385-47843-7 - Amihai MazarAmihai MazarAmihai "Ami" Mazar is an Israeli archaeologist. Born in Haifa, Israel , he is currently Professor at the Institute of Archaeology of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, holding the Eleazer Sukenik Chair in the Archaeology of Israel.Mazar has directed archaeological excavations at a number of...
, Archaeology of the Land of the Bible: Volume 1: 10,000-586 B.C.E. 1990. ISBN 0-385-23970-X - John P. MeierJohn P. MeierJohn Paul Meier is a Biblical scholar and Catholic priest. He attended St. Joseph's Seminary and College , Gregorian University [Rome] , and the Biblical Institute [Rome]...
, A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus
- v. 1, The Roots of the Problem and the Person. 1991. ISBN 0-385-26425-9
- v. 2, Mentor, Message, and Miracles. 1994. ISBN 0-385-46992-6
- v. 3, Companions and Competitors. 2001. ISBN 0-385-46993-4
- v. 4, Law and Love, 2009. ISBN 0-300-14096-7
- Gregory Mobley, The Empty Men : the Heroic Tradition of Ancient Israel. 2005. ISBN 0-385-49851-9
- Jacob NeusnerJacob NeusnerJacob Neusner is an American academic scholar of Judaism who lives in Rhinebeck, New York.-Biography:Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Neusner was educated at Harvard University, the Jewish Theological Seminary of America , the University of Oxford, and Columbia University.Neusner is often celebrated...
, Introduction to Rabbinic Literature. 1994. ISBN 0-385-47093-2 - Brian Peckham, History and Prophecy: The Development of Late Judean Literary Traditions. 1993. ISBN 0-385-42348-9
- Lawrence H. Schiffman, Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls: The History of Judaism, the Background of Christianity, the Lost Library of Qumran. 1995. ISBN 0-8276-0530-7
- Alan F. SegalAlan F. SegalAlan F. Segal was a professor of religion and Ingeborg Rennert Professor of Jewish Studies at Barnard College.Segal was born in Worcester, Massachusetts...
, Life after Death: A History of the Afterlife in Western Religion. 2004. ISBN 0-385-42299-7 - Ephraim SternEphraim SternEphraim Stern is a leading Israeli archeologist and a recognized expert, specializing in the research of the Late First Temple period , the Babylonian period and the Persian period Persian Empire, . In addition, he has extensively studied and written about the Phoenicians. Prof...
, Archaeology of the Land of the Bible: Volume 2: The Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian Periods (732-332 BCE). 2001. ISBN 0-385-42450-7.