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Title: NIV Study Bible, Personal Size Indexed by Kenneth Barker, Donald Burdick, John Stek, Walter Wessel, Ronald Youngblood ISBN: 0-310-92585-1 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: December, 1995 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $44.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.27 (67 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Comprehensive overview of the Bible
Comment: This is the first study Bible I have ever owned, and I must say it has been extremely helpful. I'm not happy with everything in it but overall it has been far more than what I expected.
This Study Bible is complete with color maps, timelines, and thoughtful commentary throughout the text. During certain sections the editors also inserted little sub-sections on important geographical/theopolitical/socioeconomic points of the time, such as explanations of David's Jerusalem or the family tree of the House of Herod the Great.
The introductions to the different books are also very informative and helpful, giving a substantial amount of context to more fully understand the test.
The words of Christ in red can be a bit grating to me, but that's a matter of personal choice. It is helpful, however, if you are in need of a direct quote from Christ to counter someone in a theological debate (I enjoy debating with fundamentalists and pointing out the gaps in their reasonings as compared to Christ's words.)
The commentary is the best I've ever read in footnotes in study Bibles, which is the reason I really bought this one in the first place, besides for the fact that I like the New International Version.
The only real complaint that I have relates to the fact that the comments can, at times, be a bit too conservative-leaning in theology, and at times feel the need to directly point out the Religious Right's laundry list of Christian values (i.e. on homosexuality, abortion, salvation only through Christ, etc.). Sometimes I think it would have been better to not further preach the established Christian views in the commentary but instead let the reader decide on how to interpret questionable verses.
I found their explanation of the Sodom and Gomorrah story a little simplistic and lacking, for instance.
But if you read this Bible with an open mind, it is possible to filter out the bias and see the Bible for what it really is: a supreme achievement of beauty. This Bible helps one put this in a historical perspective in order to appreciate its message more.
Just don't expect anything refreshing in its theological worldview.
Additionally, the New International Version of the Bible is probably the best I've read. I don't know if this pertains to this specific review, so I'll keep it short, but I feel that the NIV is the only available English translation that truly conveys the everlasting spirit of both the Old and New Testaments.
So, in short, this is a very helpful Bible, and one that I'll use for years to come. I just don't take my religious viewpoints from it.
Rating: 2
Summary: Please don't take literally
Comment: Why should this book be read other than as an interesting historical document? Of course it is not the word of God - I would count myself very unlucky at having been born if it was. The Old Testament is a testament to God's violent streak, as well as his unaccountable favoritism. The New Testament has some good stuff, specifically Jesus. Then it gets all convoluted, with Jesus' message being misconstrued horribly. God apparently beat the s**t out of Jesus so that he would feel better not beating the s**t out of those of us who accept him as savior. I didn't quite follow that turn of events. Overall, interesting, but not divine by a long shot.
Rating: 5
Summary: Scholar's BIble
Comment: I like this bible becuase it gives alot of explanations of what is going on as you read. I have been reading this version for several years now and I still love it!
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Title: Zondervan NIV Study Bible, Personal Size by Zondervan Bible Publishers ISBN: 0310923077 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Zondervan NIV Study Bible by Kenneth L. Barker, Donald W. Burdick, Zondervan Bible Publishers ISBN: 0310929555 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Zondervan NIV Study Bible, Large Print by Zondervan Bible Publishers ISBN: 0310929709 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 01 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Today's Parallel Bible by Zondervan Bible Publishers ISBN: 0310918367 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Adventure Bible, Revised, NIV by Zondervan Bible Publishers ISBN: 0310911443 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 01 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $26.99 |
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