2006-12-31 01:40:26 · 15 answers · asked by Cori 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Dear Rori,
I've got a number of Study Bibles along with several Bibles for reading the Bible in 1 year. Every time I go to my Christian bookstore or to Barnes and Noble I look at Bibles. Even though I keep saying "No more!" I keep finding new ones that complement what I already have.
The Life Application was one of my first study Bibles and I liked it so much that I gave several as gifts through the years.
For reading the Bible in one year the first one I read was The Daily Walk Bible. I've given away many copies of that one as well.
I would suggest you go to a large bookstore with a good cross-section of Bibles and just spend some time looking them over. I do want to get Dr. John MacArthur's Bible (which Veritas mentioned) but I would like to see it in person before I buy it.
Some things which you might not think of immediately are whether the material is single column (I often write prayers or notes in my Bibles) or double-column and the color of the ink. Nowadays I find that some of the colors used are rather difficult to read in certain lighting. I want to focus on the Scripture instead of struggling to just read.
Before buying a Bible look to see what Bibles your library has. Then you might want to buy something that complements what the library has.
Someone mentioned the Mom's Devotional Bible and I gave copies of that to 2 new moms in 2006. I gave the new dads the Men of Integrity Bible. I gave my teenaged granddaughter the True Images Bible for teen girls and to my teenaged grandson I gave Revolution, the Bible for Teen Guys.
On a side note, someone made reference to the NIV in a negative way. That is my favorite version for reading the Bible from cover-to-cover (which I've been doing every year for the past several). But it might be good to read what Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart have to say about the different versions in How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth. I loaned my copy to a friend otherwise I would post what they say about the NIV.
EnJOY!
2006-12-31 10:08:59 · answer #1 · answered by JOYfilled - Romans 8:28 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The NIV or NAS Thompson Chain Reference Bible together with Eerdman's Bible Handbook. The TCR bible helps you find the meaning of words quickly because it is linked to the Strong's Concordance by it's numbering system of each word. It also has a lot of graphs and facts in the back. The EBHandbook is excellent. It tells you everything you want to know about the background, people and times of the particular book in the bible you are reading. It even tells the history of how the bible was compiled and things like that. Edit - Yes, the Ryrie Bible is also a really good study bible as Chris said.
2016-05-22 23:30:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
different people like different writtings and interpretations. Here's how to choose. First decide if you want someone else making your decisions on tricky passages, if you are willing to let others then a paraphrase is what you want . If you want to make your own decisions then you want a letteral translation. Go to a big book store and read out of several translations and find what reads best for you.
When you find one and I recomend a paralelle version with the ampliphied the authorized and whatever version you choose. If you can find one of these with a chain referance that would be the best way to go.
Here are a few I liked. Scofield with NASB, Bullenger in the Companion Bible.
the Lamsa translation, is in my opinion the best but there as far as I know was never put into a study Bible format however the translation is so good that a study referance is seldom needed. It is translated directly from the AAramaic, leaving out the additional Aramaic to Greek and then to English .
2006-12-31 01:52:11 · answer #3 · answered by ronnysox60 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The New Inductive Study Bible is recommended by Kay Arthur and myself.
The King James Study Bible, I also recommend.
2006-12-31 01:45:46 · answer #4 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The New Jerusalem Bible.
Each chapter has a preface that discusses who probably wrote it, when, and under what circumstances. Was it connected to or influenced by another book? What were the biases of the author(s)? Why was it written? It gives you a much better understanding of the context. Then it has references in the margins that lead you to related verses. For instance next to "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me," it lists Ps 22:2. That one's obvious, but there are hundreds that you'd never realize were there unless you had the references. Also, there are lots of footnotes. If the translation of a word or phrase is debated, it will list the word in the Original Greek/Hebrew and discuss possible interpretations. If you're missing an important piece of cultural information that's key to understanding a verse, it supplies it. If something seems contradictory or questionable or difficult to understand, it will offer an explanation. For the footnotes alone, it's worth buying. All together, it's the best study Bible I've ever used.
2006-12-31 01:43:22 · answer #5 · answered by Caritas 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A NIV version is not recommneded because non-Christians helped to write this translation. NIV calls Jesus Lucifer. http://www.jesus-is-lord.com/nivsatan.htm The NIV deletes all of the same verses that the Jehovah Witness Bible does.
http://www.jesus-is-lord.com/nivdelet.htm
There are many versions nowadays of the Bible in print.
We would suggest using a King James Parallel Bible, or a
King James Bible online with Strongs Dictionary:
http://www.sacrednamebible.com/kjvstrongs/ or a
King James Version Old and New Testaments,
with the Apocrypha: http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/kjv.browse.html
or a Literal Translation Bible, http://www.litvonline.com/
We also suggest using a Strong's Concordance if possible for studying the Bible. "Halley’s Bible Handbook" by Henry H. Halley and "The Bible as History" by Werner Keller use ancient archaeology to prove the Bible true, and both books should be on everyone’s book shelf. http://godisruleroftheuniverse.com This site also states the history of both the Protestant and Catholic English language Bibles. They both were translated from the same Latin Vulgate Bible.
2006-12-31 01:48:46 · answer #6 · answered by Orion777 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you will go to www.gty.org you will find a Study Bible by Dr. John MacArthur.
He has over 40-years teaching the Word of God and believes that [as his agenda] it is the Complete Authority for Mankind direct from God! [Luke 4:4 & Matthew 4:4].
He is also Fluent in OT Hebrew and NT Greek. He has published a Bible that has over 25,000 study notes.
For the new or mature Christian I do not know of a better study Bible! Also his teaching is Doctrinally Correct without any Denomination BIAS!
Thanks, RR
2006-12-31 01:45:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The New Student Bible - New International Version by Zondervan - It's Incredible!
2006-12-31 01:52:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a NIV version that is a study Bible that is a "Moms Devotional Bible" (I checked your bio and it said you are a mommy) This is the one I use b/c it has daily devotions and little stories about the hard things to get through being a mom and how to overcome. The NIV is also the easiest version to understand.
http://www.amazon.com/NIV-Moms-Devotional-Bible-Zondervan/dp/0310924227
This is the link to the amazon site where it is sold.
2006-12-31 01:46:18 · answer #9 · answered by sixcannonballs 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I recommned the Zondervan KJV Study Bible. ISBN 0310929911
If you don't choose that one, just browse through the bible reviews at amazon to help you decide.
2006-12-31 01:47:48 · answer #10 · answered by Doug 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋