New English Bible, Apocrypha

by Cambridge University Press

Overview

The New English Bible, completed in 1970, was the culmination of more than twenty years' work by scholars and literary advisers representing the major Protestant churches of the British Isles. An authoritative translation made directly from the best Hebrew and Greek texts and founded on all the resources of contemporary scholarship, it aimed to present the full meaning of the original in clear and natural modern English. This approach marked a departure from the prevailing Bible translation philosophy and to this day the NEB has a significant place in the history of the Bible in English. The New English Bible is now reissued in this classic 'Library Edition' format to coincide with the reissue of the complete Cambridge Bible Commentaries series, which was itself based on the NEB text.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781107665767
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	07/19/2012
Series:	New English Bible Library Edition, Set 3 Volume Paperback Set
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	378
Sales rank:	708,226
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

Preface to the New English Bible; Introduction to the Apocrypha; Marginal numbers; The first book of Esdras; The second book of Esdras; Tobit; Judith; The rest of the chapters of the book of Esther; The wisdom of Solomon; Ecclesiasticus or the wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach; Baruch; A letter of Jeremiah; The song of the three; Daniel and Susanna; Daniel, Bel, and the snake; The prayer of Manasseh; The first book of the Maccabees; The second book of the Maccabees.