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Anchor Bible Series

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).

Anchor Bible Series - 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 the original text, 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 2005, 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.

Anchor Bible Series - 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.

Anchor Bible Series - 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.

Anchor Bible Series - Works in the Anchor Bible Commentary Series

Works in the Anchor Bible Commentary Series include:

Anchor Bible Series - Tanakh ~ Old Testament ~ Hebrew Bible

• Genesis, E. A. Speiser, 1964
• 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, 2000
• Numbers 1–20, Baruch A. Levine, 1993
• Numbers 21–36, Baruch A. Levine, 2000
• Deuteronomy 1-11, Moshe Weinfeld, 1991
• Deuteronomy 12-34, (in production)
• Joshua, Robert G. Boling and G. Ernest Wright, 1982
• Judges, Robert G. Boling, 1974
• Ruth, Edward F. Campbell Jr., 1975
• 1 Samuel, P. Kyle McCarter Jr., 1979
• 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
• Ezra-Nehemiah, Jacob M. Myers, 1965
• 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 1–39, Joseph Blenkinsopp, 2000
• Isaiah 40–55, Joseph Blenkinsopp, 2002
• Isaiah 56–66, Joseph Blenkinsopp, 2003
• 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
• Ezekiel 1–20, Moshe Greenberg, 1995
• Ezekiel 21–37, Moshe Greenberg, 1997
• Ezekiel 38-48, (in production)
• The Book of 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, 1998
• Malachi, Andrew W. Hill, 1998

Anchor Bible Series - New Testament

• Matthew, W. F. Albright & C. S. Mann, 1971
• 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
• The Epistles of John, Raymond E. Brown, 1982
• 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, 2006
• 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, Craig Koester, 2001
• Letter of James, Luke Timothy Johnson, 1995
• The Epistles of James, Peter, and Jude, Bo Reicke,1964
• 1 Peter, John H. Elliott, 2001
• 2 Peter and Jude, Jerome H. Neyrey, 1993
• Revelation, J. Massyngberde Ford, 1975

Anchor Bible Series - 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

Anchor Bible Series - Works in the Anchor Bible Reference Library

Works in the Anchor Bible Reference Library include:

• Archaeology of the Land of the Bible

Volume 1: 10,000-586 B.C.E. By Amihai Mazar 1990 Volume 2: The Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian Periods (732-332 BCE) By Ephraim Stern 2001

• Birth of the Messiah: A Commentary on the Infancy Narratives in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, 2nd edition

By Raymond E. Brown 1999

• Death of the Messiah: From Gethsemane to the Grave

Volume 1 By Raymond E. Brown 1994 Volume 2 By Raymond E. Brown 1999

• Education in Ancient Israel: Across the Deadening Silence

By James L. Crenshaw 1998

• Gnostic Scriptures: Ancient Wisdom for the New Age

By Bentley Layton 1987

• History and Prophecy: The Development of Late Judean Literary Traditions

By Brian Peckham 1993

• A History of the Synoptic Problem: The Canon, the Text, the Composition, and the Interpretation of the Gospels

By David Laird Dungan 1999

• An Introduction to the Gospel of John

Edited, updated, introduced, and concluded by Francis J. Moloney, D.S.B. By Raymond E. Brown 2003

• Introduction to the New Testament

By Raymond E. Brown 1997

• Introduction to Rabbinic Literature

By Jacob Neusner 1994

• Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls

By James H. Charlesworth 1992

• A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus

Volume 1: The Roots of the Problem and the Person, By John P. Meier 1991 Volume 2: Mentor, Message, and Miracles By John P. Meier 1994 Volume 3: Companions and Competitors By John P. Meier 2001

• Life after Death: A History of the Afterlife in Western Religion

By Alan F. Segal 2004

• Mary Magdalene

By Bruce Chilton 2005

• The Nine Commandments: Uncovering the Hidden Pattern of Crime and Punishment in the Hebrew Bible

By David Noel Freedman 2002

• Old Testament Pseudepigrapha

Volume 1 Edited by James H. Charlesworth 1983 Volume 2 Edited by James H. Charlesworth 1985

• Pentateuch: An Introduction to the First Five Books of the Bible

By Joseph Blenkinsopp 2000

• Peoples of an Almighty God: Competing Religions in the Ancient World

By Jonathan A. Goldstein 2002

• Rabbi Jesus

By Bruce Chilton 2000

• Rabbi Paul: An Intellectual Biography

By Bruce Chilton 2004

• Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls: The History of Judaism, the Background of Christianity, the Lost Library of Qumran

By Lawrence H. Schiffman 1995

• Scepter and the Star: The Messiahs of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Other Ancient Literature

By John J. Collins 1995

• The Cave of John the Baptist:The Stunning Archaeological Discovery that has Redefined Christian History

by Shimon Gibson 2004

• The Empty Men: The Heroic Tradition of Ancient Israel

By Gregory Mobley 2006

• The Good and Evil Serpent

By James H. Charlesworth 2006

• Warrior, Dancer, Seductress, Queen: Women in Judges and Biblical Israel

By Susan Ackerman 1998

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