What is your favorite Study Bible?

Question

I like the Life Application Study Bible

Answer 1

All of them are correct and incorrect unless while reading the Word is inspired by the Holy Spirit. (Unless the Holy Spirit teaches us & opens up our eyes to scripture it means nothing).
Before reading pray the Holy Spirit brings alive & deep meaning into what you'll be reading.

Answer 2

New World Translation.

Why?

See below.

Old Testament:
In fact, the New World Translation is a scholarly work. In 1989, Professor Benjamin Kedar of Israel said:
"In my linguistic research in connection with the Hebrew Bible and translation, I often refer to the English edition as what is known as the New World Translation. In doing so, I find my feeling repeatedly confirmed that this kind of work reflects an honest endeavor to achieve an understanding of the text that is as accurate as possible. Giving evidence of a broad command of the original language, it renders the original words into a second language understandably without deviating unnecessarily from the specific structure of the Hebrew....Every statement of language allows for a certain latitude in interpreting or translating. So the linguistic solution in any given case may be open to debate. But I have never discovered in the New World Translation any biased intent to read something into the text that it does not contain."

New Testament:

While critical of some of its translation choices, BeDuhn called the New World Translation a “remarkably good” translation, “better by far” and “consistently better” than some of the others considered. Overall, concluded BeDuhn, the New World Translation “is one of the most accurate English translations of the New Testament currently available” and “the most accurate of the translations compared.”—Truth in Translation: Accuracy and Bias in English Translations of the New Testament.

“Here at last is a comprehensive comparison of nine major translations of the Bible:

King James Version,
New American Standard Bible,
New International Version,
New Revised Standard Version,
New American Bible,
Amplified Bible,
Today's English Version (Good News Bible),
Living Bible,
and the New World Translation.

The book provides a general introduction to the history and methods of Bible translation, and gives background on each of these versions. Then it compares them on key passages of the New Testament to determine their accuracy and identify their bias. Passages looked at include:

John 1:1; John 8:58; Philippians 2:5-11; Colossians 1:15-20; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 1:8; 2 Peter 1:1

Jason BeDuhn
Associate Professor of Religious Studies, and Chair
Department of Humanities, Arts, and Religion
Northern Arizona University

Of the bibles listed about, the NWT was the only bible that translated all the verses above correctly.

Answer 3

If you really want to study, don't use a reference that imposes a theology. There is a 12-volume set called The Interpeter's Bible that presents a lot of solid, unbiased scholarship. I use Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible, which is detailed and unbiased. But I have also made my own Study Bible by personally annotating and cross-referencing my own Bible.

Answer 4

I have many kind of Bibles and I like them all. If I need to say only one, then I like the Rainbow Bible because it has the text in different colors depending on what subject it is talking about.

Answer 5

I don't limit myself to study Bibles as they typically have a one-sided approach to scripture. I study various scholarly works from several sides of theological consideration. But if I did limit myself to a study Bible, it would have to be one that approached scripture from a historical and cultural perspective addressing the context of that particular book without imposing American culture onto ancient stories of faith.

Answer 6

NASB because it is a very literal translation. Not a very easy read though. For reading I use either the NKJ or a paraphrase Bible.

Answer 7

I have a Nelson NKJ study Bible, it has a lot of info in it

Answer 8

Dear Lanore,

The King James Bible. "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."

Answer 9

I have several but my best one is the NKJV study bible.

Answer 10

Dake's