Forthcoming: A Reader's Hebrew Bible edited by Philip Brown & Bryan Smith

I've been waiting for this volume to appear for a few years now and try to ask Bryan about its progress when he comes to Charleston to visit his parents. I'm excited to see that Phil and Bryan's project is nearing its completion. I expect this to be a tremendous help to people like me who still need a bit of help when working with the Hebrew text.

A Reader's Hebrew Bible. Edited by A. Philip Brown II & Bryan W. Smith, general editors. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008. Italian Duo-Tone™, 1,680 pages. $49.99 (USD) $53.99 (CAD) £29.99 (GBP)

Coming May 2008 Early Release: March 2008

Purchase: Zondervan | WTS ($34.99) | CBD ($36.99) | Amazon ($31.49)

ISBNs: 0310269741 / 9780310269748

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A. Philip Brown II (PhD, Bob Jones University) is associate professor of Bible and Theology at God’s Bible School and College in Cincinnati, Ohio. He coedited the 3rd edition of Handbook of New Testament Greek, a publication for Bob Jones University. Phil posts occasional articles on his blog, Exegetical Thoughts and Biblical Theology.

Bryan W. Smith (PhD, Bob Jones University) is Bible integration coordinator at Bob Jones University Press.

Synopsis (from the Zondervan website):
Following in the footsteps of the popular A Reader’s Greek New Testament, A Reader’s Hebrew Bible includes features that make this a time-saver for studying the Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament. It comes in Italian Duo-Tone™ binding—attractive, durable, and affordable.

Description (from the Zondervan website):
Ideal for Hebrew students and pastors, A Reader’s Hebrew Bible saves time and effort in studying the Hebrew Old Testament. By eliminating the need to look up definitions, the footnotes allow the user to read the Hebrew and Aramaic text more quickly, focusing on parsing and grammatical issues. A Reader’s Hebrew Bible offers the following features:

• Complete text of the Hebrew and Aramaic Bible using the Leningrad Codex (minus critical apparatus)
• Shaded Hebrew names that occur less than 100 times
• Footnoted definitions of all Hebrew words occurring 100 times or less (twenty-five or less for Aramaic words)
• Context-specific glosses
• Stem-specific glossed definitions for verb forms (Qal, Piel, Hiphil, and so forth)
• Ketib/Qere readings both noted in the text and differentiated appropriately
• Marker ribbon

Reviews:

1. James Spinti of Eisenbrauns has reviewed this volume here.
2. Phil Brown has written his own review of A Reader's Hebrew Bible: A Review by its Typesetter.

Forthcoming: A Reader's Hebrew Bible edited by Philip Brown & Bryan Smith