Oxford Biblical Studies Online

The most respected and authoritative biblical reference titles now online

Oxford Biblical Studies Online will provide unrivalled access to six essential Oxford editions of the Bible alongside commentary and annotations from study Bibles seamlessly combined with reference material and primary texts.

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• Core content includes: the Oxford Study Bible, New Oxford Annotated Bible 3/e, Jewish Study Bible, Catholic Study Bible 2/e, Access Study Bible with Apocrypha, and the Authorized King James Bible with Apocrypha


• Reference, texts and commentaries include Barton: Oxford Bible Commentary, Metzger & Coogan: Oxford Companion to the Bible, Rogerson & Lieu: Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies, Coogan: Oxford History of the Biblical World, Browning: Oxford Dictionary of the Bible, Meyers: Oxford Encyclopedia of Archeology in the Near East, Schiffman & VanderKam: Encyclopedia of Dead Sea Scrolls , Sparks: The Apocryphal Old Testament, Elliott: The Apocryphal New Testament and McKenzie: How to Read the Bible


• Nearly 5,000 A-Z articles, from Abel to Zion, including exclusive content from the forthcoming Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Bible (2011), integrated with chapter-based scholarly works


• Maps and illustrations


• Interactive timelines and bibliography


• Tools and resources are available to aid research at any level


• Regularly updated every six months to include new content and functionality

Excellent functionality and extensive links...

• Search and browse options allow users to quick search all content simultaneously or to focus on a single type of reference content such as subject articles; chapters; biographies; images; maps; charts; or Bible study


• Navigate back and forth between standard reference material and Bible text. Highlight any term within biblical verse and automatically run a quick search


• Easily and quickly compare commentaries and texts of multiple bible versions


• Extensive cross-searching provides users with access to related content in book, chapters, verse, primary texts, A-Z articles, and biblical text


• Entries from Kohlenberger's Concise Concordance to the NRSV and New American Bible Concise Concordance can be viewed with the text of corresponding bibles for study and comparison


• An expanding range of carefully selected links to external websites facilitate further research


• User-friendly print formats

Subscriber services include...

• Extensive online help and excellent customer and technical support


• Detailed usage statistics allow you to track how often your users are accessing Oxford Biblical Studies Online


• OpenURL compliance allows users to query their library catalogue with bibliographic information

How to subscribe

Oxford Biblical Studies Online will be available by annual subscription to institutions and individuals worldwide from early 2009.

• Institutions: Subscription prices are based on the size and type of institution. Please contact us for more information (see below for contact details)


• Individuals: To subscribe online and gain instant access go do www.oxfordonline.com/subscribe (from early 2009)

Contact Information

Customers within North and South America: E: oxfordonline@oup.com T: 1 800 624 0153 F: 1 919 677 8877

Customers outside North and South America: E: onlineproducts@oup.com T: +44 (0)1865 353705 F: +44 (0)1865 353308