The Oxford Bible Commentary Is A Bible Study And Reference Work For 21st Century Students And Readers That Can Be Read With Any Modern Translation Of The Bible. It Offers Verse-by-verse Explanation Of Every Book Of The Bible By The World's Leading Biblical Scholars. From Its Inception, Obc Has Been Designed As A Completely Non-denominational Commentary, Carefully Written And Edited To Provide The Best Scholarship In A Readable Style For Readers From All Different Faith Backgrounds. It Uses The Traditional Historical-critical Method To Search For The Original Meaning Of The Texts, But Also Brings In New Perspectives And Insights - Literary, Sociological, And Cultural - To Bring Out The Expanding Meanings Of These Ancient Writings And Stimulate New Discussion And Further Enquiry. Newly Issued In A Series Of Part Volumes, The Obc Is Now Available In An Affordable And Portable Format For The Commentaries To The Books Of The Apocrypha. Includes A General Introduction To Using The Commentary, In Addition To An Introduction To Study Of The Apocrypha.