Anchor Bible Series

The Anchor Bible project, consisting of a commentary series, Bible dictionary, and reference library, is a scholarly and commercial co-venture begun in 1956, when individual volumes in the commentary series began production. Having initiated a new era of cooperation among scholars in biblical research, over 1,000 scholars — representing Jewish, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Muslim, secular, and other traditions — have now contributed to the project. Their works offer discussions that reflect a range of viewpoints across a wide theological spectrum. The Anchor Bible project continues to produce volumes that keep readers current on recent scholarship and are grounded in analysis. The works bring advances in science and technology to bear on biblical materials, making historical and linguistic knowledge related to the interpretation of the biblical record available to experts and students alike. As of 2005, more than 120 volumes had been published, each edited by David Noel Freedman, General Editor and published by Doubleday (part of Random House, Inc.), Freeman died in 2008. Since then John J. Collins has served as the General Editor. In 2007, Yale University Press purchased the Anchor Bible Series. Yale now publishes backlist titles and new titles as the Anchor Yale Bible Series.

Anchor Bible Commentary Series

The Anchor Bible Commentary Series, created under the guidance of William Foxwell Albright (1891–1971), comprises a translation and exegesis of the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Intertestamental Books (the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Deuterocanon/the Protestant Apocrypha; not the books called by Catholics and Orthodox "Apocrypha," which are widely called by Protestants "Pseudepigrapha"). For each biblical book, the series includes an original translation (with annotations, including alternative translations) of ancient texts, using modern knowledge of the ancient languages; overviews of the historical, critical, and literary evolution of the text; an outline of major themes and topics; a verse-by-verse commentary; treatment of competing scholarly theories; historical background; and photographs, illustrations, and maps of artifacts and places associated with biblical figures and sites. Lengthy or complex biblical books are covered in more than one volume.

A work in progress, as of 2006, the series has produced over 80 volumes, some of which are updates of earlier works. The series is 99% complete; the second half of Exodus was released in early December 2006, and the remaining volumes are in production. Others such as II Chronicles and Revelation are under contract.

Anchor Bible Dictionary

The Anchor Bible Dictionary contains more than 6,000 entries from 800 international scholars. It has illustrations and line-art throughout, and is also available for download from Logos Bible Software or Accordance Bible Software. The "Dictionary" includes articles on the Dead Sea Scrolls, early Jewish-Christian relations, the historical Jesus, sociological and literary methods of biblical criticism, feminist hermeneutics, and numerous entries on archaeological sites, as well as bibliographies with citations listed individually at the end of each article.

Anchor Bible Reference Library

The Anchor Bible Reference Library is an open-ended series composed of more than thirty separate volumes with information about anthropology, archaeology, ecology, geography, history, languages, literature, philosophy, religions, and theology, among others.

Works in the Anchor Yale Bible commentary series

Works in the Anchor Yale Bible commentary series include:

Tanakh ~ Old Testament ~ Hebrew Bible

• Speiser, E. A. (1964). Genesis. Vol. 1. ISBN 978-0-3001-4025-5., Pages 454
• Hendel, Ronald S. Genesis., (in production)
• Propp, William H. (1999). Exodus 1-18. Vol. 2. ISBN 978-0-3851-4804-7., Pages 656
• Propp, William H. (2006). Exodus 19-40. Vol. 2a. ISBN 978-0-3001-3939-6., Pages 865
• Milgrom, Jacob (1998). Leviticus 1-16. Vol. 3. ISBN 978-0-3001-3940-2., Pages 185
• Milgrom, Jacob (2000). Leviticus 17-22. Vol. 3a. ISBN 978-0-3001-4056-9., Pages 656
• Milgrom, Jacob (2001). Leviticus 23-27. Vol. 3b. ISBN 978-0-3855-0035-7., Pages 720
• Levine, Baruch A. (1993). Numbers 1-20. Vol. 4. ISBN 978-0-3001-4077-4., Pages 544
• Levine, Baruch A. (2000). Numbers 21-36. Vol. 4a. ISBN 978-0-3001-3942-6., Pages 624
• Weinfeld, Moshe (1991). Deuteronomy 1-11. Vol. 5. ISBN 978-0-3851-7593-7., Pages 480
• Weinfeld, Moshe. Deuteronomy 12-34., (in production, expected to be two more volumes)
• Boling, Robert G.; Wright, G. Ernest (1982). Joshua. Vol. 6. ISBN 978-0-3850-0034-5., Pages 608
• Dozeman, Thomas B. (2015). Joshua 1-12. Vol. 6b. ISBN 978-0-3001-4975-3., Pages 600
• Boling, Robert G. (1974). Judges. Vol. 6a. ISBN 978-0-3850-1029-0., Pages 376
• Sasson, Jack M. (2014). Judges 1-12. Vol. 6d. ISBN 978-0300190335., Pages 592
  • replaced Campbell Jr., Edward F. (1975). Ruth. Vol. 7. ISBN 978-0-3850-5316-7., Pages 216
• Schipper, Jeremy (2016). Ruth. Vol. 7. ISBN 978-0-3001-9215-5., Pages 240
• McCarter Jr., P. Kyle (1980). 1 Samuel. Vol. 8. ISBN 978-0-3850-6760-7., Pages 504
• McCarter Jr., P. Kyle (1984). 2 Samuel. Vol. 9. ISBN 978-0-3850-6808-6., Pages 576
• Cogan, Mordechai (2001). 1 Kings. Vol. 10. ISBN 978-0-3001-4053-8., Pages 576
• Cogan, Mordechai; Tadmor, Hayim (1988). 2 Kings. Vol. 11. ISBN 978-0-3001-4074-3., Pages 408
  • replaced Myers, Jacob M. (1965). 1 Chronicles. Vol. 12. ISBN 978-0-3850-1259-1., Pages 336
• Knoppers, Gary N. (2003). 1 Chronicles 1-9. Vol. 12. ISBN 978-0-3001-3952-5., Pages 544
• Knoppers, Gary N. (2004). 1 Chronicles 10-29. Vol. 12a. ISBN 978-0-3001-3953-2., Pages 608
• Myers, Jacob M. (1965). 2 Chronicles. Vol. 13. ISBN 978-0-3850-3757-0., Pages 312
• Knoppers, Gary N. 2 Chronicles., (in production)
• Myers, Jacob M. (1965). Ezra - Nehemiah. Vol. 14. ISBN 978-0-3850-4695-4., Pages 360
• Eskenazi, Tamara Cohn. Ezra - Nehemiah., (in production)
• Moore, Carey A. (1971). Esther. Vol. 7b. ISBN 978-0-3850-0472-5., Pages 192
• Pope, Marvin H. (1965). Job. Vol. 15. ISBN 978-0-3001-4075-0., Pages 507
• Dahood, Mitchell (1966). Psalms I 1–50. Vol. 16. ISBN 978-0-3850-2765-6., Pages 384
• Dahood, Mitchell (1968). Psalms II 51–100. Vol. 17. ISBN 978-0-3850-3759-4., Pages 432
• Dahood, Mitchell (1970). Psalms III 101–150. Vol. 17a. ISBN 978-0-3850-0607-1., Pages 544
  • replaced Scott, R. B. Y. (1965). Proverbs, Ecclesiastes. Vol. 18. ISBN 978-0385021777., Pages 257
• Fox, Michael V. (2000). Proverbs 1-9. Vol. 18a. ISBN 978-0-3852-6437-2., Pages 720
• Fox, Michael V. (2009). Proverbs 10-31. Vol. 18b. ISBN 978-0-3001-4209-9., Pages 704
• Seow (1997). Ecclesiastes. Vol. 18c. ISBN 978-0-3001-3960-0. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |firstChoon-Leong= (help), Pages 448
• Pope, Marvin H. (1977). Song of Songs. Vol. 7c ?. ISBN 978-0-3850-0569-2., Pages 768
• Blenkinsopp, Joseph (2000). Isaiah 1-39. Vol. 19. ISBN 978-0-3001-3961-7., Pages 544
• Blenkinsopp, Joseph (2002). Isaiah 40-55. Vol. 19a. ISBN 978-0-3854-9717-6., Pages 432
• Blenkinsopp, Joseph (2003). Isaiah 56-66. Vol. 19b. ISBN 978-0-3001-3962-4., Pages 368
• McKenzie, John L. (1969). Second Isaiah (Isaiah 34-35,4-66). Vol. 20. ISBN 978-0-3001-4079-8., Pages 304
• Bright, John (1965). Jeremiah. Vol. 21. ISBN 978-0-3850-0823-5., Pages 524
• Lundbom, Jack R. (1999). Jeremiah 1-20. Vol. 21a. ISBN 978-0-3001-3963-1., Pages 960
• Lundbom, Jack R. (2004). Jeremiah 21-36. Vol. 21b. ISBN 978-0-3001-3964-8., Pages 672
• Lundbom, Jack R. (2004). Jeremiah 37-52. Vol. 21c. ISBN 978-0-3001-3965-5., Pages 656
• Hillers, Delbert R. (1972). Lamentations. Vol. 7a. ISBN 978-0385007382., Pages 168
• Hillers, Delbert R. (1992). Lamentations. Vol. 7c ? (2nd revised ed.). ISBN 978-0-3001-3947-1., Pages 175
• Greenberg, Moshe (1983). Ezekiel 1-20. Vol. 22. ISBN 978-0-3850-0954-6., Pages 416
• Greenberg, Moshe (1997). Ezekiel 21-37. Vol. 22a. ISBN 978-0-3001-3967-9., Pages 372
• Milgrom, Jacob. Ezekiel 38-48., (in production)
• Hartman, Louis F.; DiLella, Alexander A. (1978). The Book of Daniel. Vol. 23. ISBN 978-0-3850-1322-2., Pages 360
• Andersen, Francis I.; Freedman, David Noel (1980). Hosea. Vol. 24. ISBN 978-0-3850-0768-9., Pages 720
• Crenshaw, James L. (1995). Joel. Vol. 24c. ISBN 978-0-3001-4076-7., Pages 272
• Andersen, Francis I.; Freedman, David Noel (1989). Amos. Vol. 24a. ISBN 978-0-3001-4070-5., Pages 1024
• Raabe, Paul (1996). Obadiah. Vol. 24d. ISBN 978-0-3001-3971-6., Pages 336
• Sasson, Jack M. (1990). Jonah. Vol. 24b. ISBN 978-0-3852-3525-9., Pages 384
• Andersen, Francis I.; Freedman, David Noel (2000). Micah. Vol. 24e. ISBN 978-0-3850-8402-4., Pages 720
• Christensen, Duane L. (2009). Nahum. Vol. 24f. ISBN 978-0-3001-4479-6., Pages 464
• Andersen, Francis I. (2001). Habakkuk. Vol. 25. ISBN 978-0-3001-3973-0., Pages 416
• Berlin, Adele (1994). Zephaniah. Vol. 25a. ISBN 978-0-3001-4080-4., Pages 192
• Meyers, Carol L.; Meyers, Eric M. (1987). Haggai and Zechariah 1-8. Vol. 25b. ISBN 978-0-3851-4482-7., Pages 576
• Meyers, Carol L.; Meyers, Eric M. (1992). Zechariah 9-14. Vol. 25c. ISBN 978-0-3001-3976-1., Pages 864
• Hill, Andrew E. (1998). Malachi. Vol. 25d. ISBN 978-0-3854-6892-3., Pages 480

New Testament

• Albright, W. F.; Mann, C. S. (1971). Matthew. Vol. 26. ISBN 978-0-3850-8658-5., Pages 576
• Meier, John P. Matthew., (in production)
  • replaced Mann, C. S. (1986). Mark. Vol. 27. ISBN 978-0-3850-3253-7., Pages 744
• Marcus, Joel (2000). Mark 1-8. Vol. 27. ISBN 978-0-3854-2349-6., Pages 592
• Marcus, Joel (2009). Mark 8-16. Vol. 27a. ISBN 978-0-3001-4116-0., Pages 672
• Fitzmyer, Joseph (1982). Luke 1-9. Vol. 28. ISBN 978-0385005159., Pages 864
• Fitzmyer, Joseph (1985). Luke 10-24. Vol. 28a. ISBN 978-0385155427., Pages 848
• Brown, Raymond E. (1966). John 1-12. Vol. 29. ISBN 978-0385015172., Pages 544
• Brown, Raymond E. (1970). John 13-21. Vol. 29a. ISBN 978-0300140729., Pages 688
  • replaced Munck, Johannes (1967). Acts of the Apostles. Vol. 31. ISBN 978-0-3850-0914-0., Pages 468
• Fitzmyer, Joseph (1998). Acts of the Apostles. Vol. 31. ISBN 978-0-3854-6880-0., Pages 824
• Fitzmyer, Joseph (1993). Romans. Vol. 33. ISBN 978-0-3001-4078-1., Pages 832
  • replaced Orr, William F.; Walther, James Arthur (1976). 1 Corinthians. Vol. 32. ISBN 978-0-3850-2853-0., Pages 408
• Fitzmyer, Joseph (2008). 1 Corinthians. Vol. 32. ISBN 978-0-3001-4044-6., Pages 688
• Furnish, Victor P. (1984). 2 Corinthians. Vol. 32a. ISBN 978-0-3851-1199-7., Pages 648
• Martyn, J. Louis (1997). Galatians. Vol. 33a. ISBN 978-0-3850-8838-1., Pages 608
• Barth, Markus (1974). Ephesians 1-3. Vol. 34. ISBN 978-0-3001-4071-2., Pages 464
• Barth, Markus (1974). Ephesians 4-6. Vol. 34a. ISBN 978-0-3850-8037-8., Pages 849
• Reumann, J. (2008). Philippians. Vol. 33b. ISBN 978-0-3001-4045-3., Pages 832
• Barth, Markus; Blankes, Helmut (1995). Colossians. Vol. 34b. ISBN 978-0-3851-1068-6., Pages 552
• Malherbe, Abraham J. (2000). The Letters to the Thessalonians. Vol. 32b. ISBN 978-0-3851-8460-1., Pages 640
• Johnson, Luke Timothy. The First and Second Letters to Timothy. Vol. 35a. ISBN 978-0-3001-3988-4. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |year2001= (help), Pages 512
• Quinn, Jerome D. (1990). The Letter to Titus. Vol. 35. ISBN 978-0-3001-4026-2., Pages 384
• Fitzmyer, Joseph (2001). The Letter to Philemon. Vol. 34c. ISBN 978-0-3001-4055-2., Pages 138
  • replaced Buchanan, George Wesley (1972). To The Hebrews. Vol. 36. ISBN 978-0-3850-2995-7., Pages 312
• Koester, Craig G. (2001). Hebrews. Vol. 36. ISBN 978-0-3854-6893-0., Pages 640
• Reicke, Bo (1964). The Epistles of James, Peter, and Jude. Vol. 37. ISBN 978-0-3850-1374-1., Pages 264
• Johnson, Luke Timothy (1995). The Letter of James. Vol. 37a. ISBN 978-0-3854-1360-2., Pages 608
• Elliott, John H. (2001). 1 Peter. Vol. 37b. ISBN 978-0-3854-1363-3., Pages 1200
• Neyrey, Jerome H. (1993). 2 Peter and Jude. Vol. 37b. ISBN 978-0-3854-1362-6., Pages 300
• Brown, Raymond E. (1982). The Epistles of John. Vol. 30 ?. ISBN 978-0-3850-5686-1., Pages 840
• Ford, J. Massyngberde (1975). Revelation. Vol. 38. ISBN 978-0-3850-0895-2., Pages 528
• Koester, Craig G. (2014). Revelation. Vol. 38a. ISBN 978-0-3001-4488-8., Pages 928

Intertestamental Books ~ Apocrypha

• Skehan, Patrick W. (1995). Wisdom of Ben Sira. Vol. 39. ISBN 978-0-3851-3517-7., Pages 624
• Moore, Carey A. (1985). Judith. Vol. 40. ISBN 978-0-3851-4424-7., Pages 288
• Moore, Carey A. (1996). Tobit. Vol. 40a. ISBN 978-0-3001-3996-9., Pages 368
• Goldstein, Jonathan A. (1976). 1 Maccabees. Vol. 41. ISBN 978-0-3850-8533-5., Pages 592
• Goldstein, Jonathan A. (1983). 2 Maccabees. Vol. 41a. ISBN 978-0-3850-4864-4., Pages 592
• Myers, Jacob M. (1974). 1 and 2 Esdras. Vol. 42. ISBN 978-0-3850-0426-8., Pages 352
• Winston, David (1979). The Wisdom of Solomon. Vol. 43. ISBN 978-0-3001-3999-0., Pages 360
• Moore, Carey A. (1977). Daniel, Esther and Jeremiah: The Additions. Vol. 44. ISBN 978-0-3850-4702-9., Pages 384

Works in the Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library

Works in the Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library include:

• Ackerman, Susan (1998). Warrior, Dancer, Seductress, Queen: Women in Judges and Biblical Israel. ISBN 0-385-48424-0.
• Blenkinsopp, Joseph (2000). Pentateuch: An Introduction to the First Five Books of the Bible. ISBN 0-385-49788-1.
• Baden, Joel S. (2012). The Composition of the Pentateuch: Renewing the Documentary Hypothesis. ISBN 978-0-300-15263-0.
• Brown, Raymond E. (1994). Death of the Messiah: From Gethsemane to the Grave (2 Vol. Boxed Set). ISBN 0-385-47177-7.
• Brown, Raymond E. (1997). An Introduction to the New Testament. ISBN 0-385-24767-2.
• Brown, Raymond E.; Soards, Marion L. (2016). An Introduction to the New Testament: The Abridged Edition. ISBN 978-0-300-17312-3.
• Brown, Raymond E. (1999). Birth of the Messiah: A Commentary on the Infancy Narratives in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke (2nd ed.). ISBN 0-385-49447-5.
• Brown, Raymond E. (2003). An Introduction to the Gospel of John. ISBN 0-385-50722-4.
• Charlesworth, James H. (1983). The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, Vol. 1: Apocalyptic Literature and Testaments. ISBN 0-385-09630-5.
• Charlesworth, James H. (1985). The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, Vol. 2: Expansions of the "Old Testament" and Legends, Wisdom and Philosophical Literature, Prayers, Psalms and Odes, Fragments of Lost Judeo-Hellenistic Works. ISBN 0-385-18813-7.
• Charlesworth, James H. (1988). Jesus Within Judaism. ISBN 0-385-23610-7.
• Charlesworth, James H. (1992). Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls. ISBN 0-385-24863-6.
• Charlesworth, James H. (2006). The Good and Evil Serpent: The Symbolism and Meaning of the Serpent in the Ancient World. ISBN 0-385-49696-6.
• Collins, John J. (1995). Scepter and the Star: The Messiahs of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Other Ancient Literature. ISBN 0-385-47457-1.
• Crenshaw, James L. (1998). Education in Ancient Israel: Across the Deadening Silence. ISBN 0-385-46891-1.
• Dungan, David Laird (1999). A History of the Synoptic Problem: The Canon, the Text, the Composition, and the Interpretation of the Gospels. ISBN 0-385-47192-0.
• Freedman, David Noel (2000). The Nine Commandments: Uncovering the Hidden Pattern of Crime and Punishment in the Hebrew Bible. ISBN 0-385-49986-8.
• Garrett, Susan R. (2008). No Ordinary Angel: Celestial Spirits and Christian Claims about Jesus. ISBN 978-0-300-14095-8.
• Gibson, Shimon (2004). The Cave of John the Baptist: The Stunning Archaeological Discovery That Has Redefined Christian History. ISBN 0-385-50347-4.
• Goldstein, Jonathan A. (2002). Peoples of an Almighty God: Competing Religions in the Ancient World. ISBN 0-385-42347-0.
• Hahn, Scott W. (2009). Kinship by Covenant: A Canonical Approach to the Fulfillment of God's Saving Promises. ISBN 978-0-300-14097-2.
• Hamori, Esther J. (2015). Women's Divination in Biblical Literature: Prophecy, Necromancy, and Other Arts of Knowledge. ISBN 978-0-300-17891-3.
• Johnson, Luke Timothy (2010). Among the Gentiles: Greco-Roman Religion and Christianity. ISBN 978-0-300-16810-5.
• Layton, Bentley (1995). The Gnostic Scriptures: A New Translation with Annotations and Introductions. ISBN 0-385-47843-7.
• Lim, Timothy H. (2013). The Formation of the Jewish Canon. ISBN 978-0-300-16434-3.
• Mazar, Amihai (1990). Archaeology of the Land of the Bible: Volume 1: 10,000-586 B.C.E. ISBN 0-385-23970-X.
• Meier, John P. (1991). A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus: Volume 1: The Roots of the Problem and the Person. ISBN 0-385-26425-9.
• Meier, John P. (1994). A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus: Volume 2: Mentor, Message, and Miracles. ISBN 0-385-46992-6.
• Meier, John P. (2001). A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus: Volume 3: Companions and Competitors. ISBN 0-385-46993-4.
• Meier, John P. (2009). A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus: Volume 4: Law and Love. ISBN 0-300-14096-7.
• Meier, John P. (2016). A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus: Volume 5: Probing the Authenticity of the Parables. ISBN 978-0-300-21190-0.
• Meyers, Eric M.; Chancey, Mark A. (2012). Archaeology of the Land of the Bible: Volume 3: Alexander to Constantine. ISBN 978-0-300-14179-5.
• Mobley, Gregory (2005). The Empty Men : the Heroic Tradition of Ancient Israel. ISBN 0-385-49851-9.
• Moss, Candida R. (2012). Ancient Christian Martyrdom: Diverse Practices, Theologies, and Traditions. ISBN 978-0-300-15465-8.
• Neusner, Jacob (1994). Introduction to Rabbinic Literature. ISBN 0-385-47093-2.
• Niditch, Susan (2015). The Responsive Self: Personal Religion in Biblical Literature of the Neo-Babylonian and Persian Periods. ISBN 978-0-300-16636-1.
• Peckham, Brian (1993). History and Prophecy: The Development of Late Judean Literary Traditions. ISBN 0-385-42348-9.
• Schiffman, Lawrence H. (1995). Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls: The History of Judaism, the Background of Christianity, the Lost Library of Qumran. ISBN 0-8276-0530-7.
• Schniedewind, William M. (2013). A Social History of Hebrew: Its Origins Through the Rabbinic Period. ISBN 978-0-300-17668-1.
• Segal, Alan F. (2004). Life after Death: A History of the Afterlife in Western Religion. ISBN 0-385-42299-7.
• Smith, Mark S. (2016). Where the Gods Are: Spatial Dimensions of Anthropomorphism in the Biblical World. ISBN 978-0-300-20922-8.
• Sommer, Benjamin D. (2015). Revelation and Authority: Sinai in Jewish Scripture and Tradition. ISBN 978-0-300-15873-1.
• Stern, Ephraim (2001). Archaeology of the Land of the Bible: Volume 2: The Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian Periods (732-332 BCE). ISBN 0-385-42450-7.
• Wise, Michael Owen (2015). Language and Literacy in Roman Judaea: A Study of the Bar Kokhba Documents. ISBN 978-0-300-20453-7.

See also

• List of Biblical commentaries

External links

• "New York Times article on the Series"
• Yale University Press: The Anchor Yale Bible Series (Publisher's page)