Further Reading & Helpful Resources
Recommended single-volume critical editions:
- Adele Berlin & Marc Zvi Brettler, The Jewish Study Bible (Oxford), 9780199978465 [New Jewish Publication Society TANAKH translation, 1985; Hebrew Bible only] | Available as an ebook through our campus library.
- Herbert Marks, ed., The English Bible: The Old Testament (Norton), 9780393927450 [King James Version of 1611, Hebrew Bible only]
- Michael Coogan, et al., The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha (Oxford), 9780190276089 [New Revised Standard Version, 1989; includes OT, Apocrypha, and NT] | NOTE: An earlier edition of this is available as an ebook through our campus library.
- Harold Attridge, et al., The HarperCollins Study Bible, 9780060786854 [New Revised Standard Version, 1989; includes OT, Apocrypha, and NT]
Though more than a single portable volume, Robert Alter has also now published his translation of the entire Hebrew Bible, available in several formats (including ebook and audiobook, through select online retailers).
Other helpful introductory texts:
- Michael Coogan, The Old Testament: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford), 9780195305050
- Tod Linafelt, The Hebrew Bible as Literature: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford), 9780195300079
- Marc Zvi Brettler, How to Read the [Jewish] Bible (JPS/Oxford), 9780195325225
- Sandra L. Gravett, et al., An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible: A Thematic Approach (Westminster John Knox), 9780664230302
