Anchor Bible Series


The Anchor Bible Series, which consists of a commentary series, a Bible dictionary, and a reference library, is a scholarly and commercial co-venture which was begun in 1956, with the publication of individual volumes in the commentary series. Over 1,000 scholars—representing Jewish, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Muslim, secular, and other traditions—have contributed to the project. Their works offer discussions that reflect a range of viewpoints across a wide theological spectrum.
more than 120 volumes had been published, initially under oversight of the series' founding General Editor David Noel Freedman, and subsequently under John J. Collins. Each volume was originally published by Doubleday, but in 2007, the series was acquired by Yale University Press. Yale now prints all new volumes as the Anchor Yale Bible Series, while continuing to offer all previously published Anchor Bible titles as well. In November 2024 Candida Moss was announced as the new general editor of the series.

''Anchor Bible Commentary Series''

The Anchor Bible Commentary Series, created under the guidance of William Foxwell Albright, comprises a translation and exegesis of the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Intertestamental Books. For each biblical book, the series includes an original translation with translational and text-critical notes; 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. Depending on the size and complexity of the book, some are covered in more than one volume.
The series has produced over 100 titles since the release of the first volume in the early 1960s. Despite boasting at least one volume on every book of the Hebrew Bible, New Testament, and Deuterocanon/Apocrypha, the series remains a work in progress. Revisions and replacements of earlier works continue to be released, and at least a half-dozen volumes are currently under contract or in production.

''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 contains a wide array of articles relevant biblical studies such as 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.

Works in the ''Anchor Yale Bible Commentary'' series

As of 2025, the Anchor Yale Bible Commentary series consists of the following volumes :

Hebrew Bible / Old Testament

  • 454 pages.
  • 488 pp.
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  • 656 pp.
  • 865 pp.
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  • 656 pp.
  • 720 pp.
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  • 600 pp.
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  • 480 pp.
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  • 768 pp.
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  • 544 pp.
  • * Replaced: 336 pp.
  • 608 pp.
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  • 544 pp.
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  • 257 pages.
  • 720 pp.
  • 704 pp.
  • 448 pp.
  • 544 pp.
  • 432 pp.
  • 368 pp.
  • 304 pp.
  • 524 pp.
  • 960 pp.
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  • 656 pp.
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  • 360 pp.
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  • 720 pp.
  • 1024 pp.
  • 384 pp.
  • 272 pp.
  • 336 pp.
  • 720 pp.
  • 464 pp.
  • 312 pp.
  • 368 pp.
  • 304 pp.
  • 416 pp.
  • 192 pp.
  • 576 pp.
  • 864 pp.
  • 480 pp.

New Testament

  • 576 pp.
  • 592 pp.
  • * Replaced: 744 pp.
  • 672 pp.
  • 864 pp.
  • 848 pp.
  • 544 pp.
  • 688 pp.
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  • 824 pp.
  • * Replaced: 468 pp.
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  • 648 pp.
  • 640 pp.
  • 832 pp.
  • 608 pp.
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  • 464 pp.
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  • 552 pp.
  • 138 pp.
  • 384 pp.
  • 512 pp.
  • 640 pp.
  • * Replaced: 312 pp.
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  • 608 pp.
  • 1200 pp.
  • 300 pp.
  • 928 pp.
  • * Replaced: 528 pp.

Apocrypha / Deuterocanon

  • 624 pp.
  • 288 pp.
  • 368 pp.
  • 592 pp.
  • 592 pp.
  • 496 pp.
  • 352 pp.
  • 360 pp.
  • 384 pp.
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Noncanonical

  • 278 pp.