<em>The</em> <em>New Interpreter's Study Bible</em> brings the best of biblical scholarship to the service of the Church. In this new edition based on <em>The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible</em> with Apocrypha, sixty distinguished scholars have provided background and insight on the biblical text. Features include extensive historical and theological annotations on the biblical text; brief introductions and outlines for each biblical book; excursuses giving further background and insight regarding particular themes and passages; and nineteen commissioned maps detailing the biblical world at various historical periods.