The HarperCollins Study Bible--Old Testament
Fully Revised & Updated
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1.0 • 1 Rating
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- $25.99
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- $25.99
Publisher Description
The landmark general reference Bible completely revised and updated
Endorsers say it all about the HarperCollins Study Bible:
• “I ... can speak with unbounded praise for this work. The auspices are impeccable, the sponsorship is by one of the most prestigious and effective publishing firms in the field of religious publishing, and the scholarship under the aegis of the Society of Biblical Literature, which is the only game in town, the NBA of Bible study in this country (and abroad).”-David Noel Freedman, Endowed Chair in Hebrew Biblical Studies, University of California, San Diego; Editor-in-Chief, Anchor Bible Project
• “The HarperCollins Study Bible engages some of the best of biblical scholarship for removing unnecessary obstacles in reading the Scriptures. I welcome its publication and recommend it highly.”-Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, The Krister Stendahl Professor Scripture and Interpretation, Harvard University
• “The HarperCollins Study Bible is the most authoritative ecumenical Bible available, the work of scholars who are at the cutting edge of their subjects. I recommend it highly.”-John J. Collins, The University of Chicago
• “This is the Bible I have been looking for to use in undergraduate courses. The text itself is clear and readable. The introductions are sound and precise. The footnotes are balanced, accurate and hit a good balance between the dangers of being too terse and too extended.”-Harvey Cox, The Victor S. Thomas Professor of Divinity, the Divinity School, Harvard University
• “An invaluable resource for teachers and students, and indeef for every thoughtful reader of the Bible.”-Richard P. McBrien, Crowley-O’Brien-Walter Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame
• “I am extremely glad for the HarperCollins Study Bible....Every effort has been made to make these study notes understandable and accessible to ordinary readers. They can be trusted to provide reliable information without trying to control what should be believed.”-Richard Foster, author of Celebration of Discipline
Customer Reviews
Complete Waste of Money
If I could have, I would have given this ZERO stars. I spent $16.99 on HALF a bible, with no way of searching for a particular passage, or even telling what passage is actually open. The only GoTo function is to a page number, and once there, it is impossible--unless you have the bible memorize--to tell what you are looking at, as there is no indication of what book of the bible is open. The Table of Contents offers no help. If you tap on the listing for scripture, you are taken to a type of title page for either the Hebrew Scriptures or the Apocrypha/Deutrocanonical books which appears to have a link to the actual text, but which in fact only loops back to the Table of Contents.
The search function finds instances of words or phrases, but even these do not indicate the book of the bible in which they are found.
The study notes are also very difficult to distinguish from the actual text, as they appear in the same font and are embedded in the midst of the text.
I haven't been able to get any farther despite some effort. All in all VERY disappointing--I paid $16.99 for the privilege of clogging up my iPad's storage with useless text. :-(