The Oxford Encyclopedia of Biblical Interpretation (Oxford Encyclopedias of the Bible)

Name: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Biblical Interpretation (Oxford Encyclopedias of the Bible)
Brand: Oxford University Press, USA
SKU: 9780199832262
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Brief Description:
The two-volume Oxford Encyclopedia of Biblical Interpretation (OEBI) fills a crucial need in the field of biblical studies by providing detailed, comprehensive treatments of the latest approaches to and methods for interpretation of the Bible written by expert practitioners. It provides a single source for authoritative reference overviews of scholarship on some of the most important topics of study in the field of biblical studies. As with all high quality reference works, it provides a solid foundation that students and scholars can use to orientate themselves before venturing into original research.

Table of Contents:
List of Articles
Preface
Abbreviations used in this Work
Entries
Topical Outline of Contents
Directory of Contributors
Index

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Provides detailed, comprehensive treatments of the latest approaches to and methods for interpretation of the Bible written by expert practitioners

Review Quotes:
"The editors are to be commended for having commissioned contributors to write groundwork entries....I was impressed with the overall quality of the entries... The Oxford Encyclopedia of Biblical Interpretation represents a splendid achievement by providing a comprehensive panorama of contemporary biblical interpretation. It shows how works from the previous centuries have initiated trajectories of biblical interpretation that continue today."-- Review of Biblical Literature

"The contributors' annotations of their extensive bibliographies are an invaluable complement to the essays themselves. The roster of editors and contributors is varied and distinguished, and the selection of topics is as eclectic as one might wish. A superb index of 100-plus pages greatly enhances this set's usefulness. This is an extremely ambitious project that has the potential to foster broader and more sophisticated study in the field. Highly recommended."-- CHOICE

"The Oxford Encyclopedia of Biblical Interpretation (OEBI) is an invaluable resource for scholars, and especially those in biblical studies. Steven McKenzie and his editorial team have produced a volume that combines accessibility, clarity, and eruditeness. The contributors include both well-established and emerging scholars from a variety of fields and from different global and cultural vantage points. Each of the essays, organized alphabetically, is a few thousand words in length and includes a -- many times annotated -- bibliography. The second volume helpfully includes at the end a list of contributors and their essays, an index, and a topical outline of contents." -- FIDES et HUMILITAS

Biographical Note:
Editor-in-Chief Steven L. McKenzie is Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament at Rhodes College. He is the author of a number of books and articles dealing with biblical interpretation including the OUP titles King David: A Biography and How to Read the Bible, as well as All God's Children: A Biblical Critique of Racism, Covenant, and Introduction to the Historical Books. He wrote the notes for 1-2 Samuel in the NOAB (3rd and 4th eds.) and for 1-2 Samuel and 1-2 Kings in OUP's Access Bible. He has served on the editorial boards of Catholic Biblical Quarterly and Journal of Biblical Literature and is currently associate editor of Vetus Testamentum.

Review Citations:

Library Journal 01/01/2014 pg. 138 (EAN 9780199832262, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
Booklist 02/15/2014 pg. 41 (EAN 9780199832262, Hardcover)
Choice 05/01/2014 (EAN 9780199832262, Hardcover)