About Oxford Biblical Studies Online

Oxford Biblical Studies Online provides a comprehensive resource for the study of the Bible and biblical history. The integration of authoritative scholarly texts and reference works with tools that provide ease of research into the background, context, and issues related to the Bible make Oxford Biblical Studies Online a valuable resource not only for college students, scholars, and clergy, but also anyone in need of an authoritative, ecumenical, and up-to-date resource.

Easy to search and navigate, this site offers a ready access point for a wealth of Bible text and commentary—including the New Oxford Annotated Bible and five other popular Oxford Study Bibles—under the direction of a team of esteemed scholars headed by Editor in Chief Michael D. Coogan.

Texts from selected Oxford Bibles can be viewed in side-by-side display with the user's choice of commentary and annotations from the Study Bibles, the stand-alone Oxford Bible Commentary, and A-Z concordances for the NRSV and NAB translations. The Bible content is supplemented by collections of major apocryphal Old and New Testament texts in translation.

See details on the Bible texts and corollary Bible study materials available within the site.

In addition to the Bible texts, Oxford Biblical Studies Online offers quick access to over 5,000 A-Z entries from the Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Oxford Companion to the Bible, and a wealth of other Oxford references. Users can easily navigate to hundreds of topical essays within the Oxford Study Bibles themselves, in The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies, The Oxford History of the Biblical World, The Oxford Illustrated History of the Bible, Oxford Bible Atlas, and other works, and access hundreds of searchable images and maps from these major scholarly publications.

See the full list of reference sources within Oxford Biblical Studies Online.

Research in Oxford Biblical Studies Online is enhanced by timelines, a special Tools & Resources section with informative tables and charts, a list of Internet resources approved and recommended by specialists in the field, a lectionary calendar, and suggested reading lists for further research. A Bible Verse Look-up feature and sophisticated search and browse capabilities allow for easy navigation through the site.

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Oxford Biblical Studies Online is updated with new content and revised articles twice a year. In addition to this, Focus On essays are updated six times per year, keeping researchers informed of advances in the field.

Editor and Advisory Boards

Editor in Chief: Michael D. Coogan

Stonehill College
Read Dr. Coogan's current Letter from the Editor.

Editorial Advisory Board

Marc Z. Brettler, Brandeis University

Adele Reinhartz, University of Ottawa

Daniel Schowalter, Carthage College

Brent A. Strawn, Emory University

Find out more about Michael Coogan and the Editorial Advisory Board.

Library Advisory Board

Beth Bidlack, University of Chicago

Colin Bovaird, University of St Andrews

Gary Gillum, Brigham Young University

M. Patrick Graham, Emory University

Elizabeth Leahy, Azusa Pacific University

Clifford Wunderlich, Harvard University

Find out more about the Library Advisory Board