Eternal Perspectives

Those of us who are not masters of Greek - or even those who are masters but (a) have not brought their Nestle’s to Bible study, or (b) haven’t memorized the New Testament in Greek - will find Zodhiates’ notes and tools to be quite valuable. It includes a lexicon for both Hebrew and Greek, and key words are numbered so that the reader can flip to the index and find what word is being used. It also has a handy guide to explain what tense or form of the word is being used (Greek only).

There’s not anything particularly unique to Zondervan’s edition of the wide-margin Bible: it’s just the one I happened to buy. The wide margins allow me to put in my own notes, references, outlines, comments, or anything else. It is very nice to have when leading a Bible study or just to have open at church: people will think you are ‘way spiritual when they seen the voluminous notes you’ve scribbled into the margins!

My DWB is in the New Living Translation and is my favorite Bible when I want to read the historical books of the Bible. I also like the outlines that are provided, plus the breakdown to help you read through the Bible in a year. (I enjoyed reading it so much that I actually finished in a couple of months.) A great Bible, too, for new believers wanting to get a feel and a familiarity with the Old Testament. Not for studying, of course.

Both of these Bibles have a remarkable set of notes that almost all students of the Word will find helpful. The NIV Study Bible is a condensation of the Expositors Bible Commentary.

Part of Ryrie’s genius was being able to make complex concepts understandable to almost everyone. The Ryrie Study Bible was the first study Bible I ever owned and sentimentality and loyalty require me to list it. Don’t get me wrong: it’s still a very good resource for those who don’t want to spend more time reading the notes than the text! The format, too, is very good, as are the indices in the back.

The English Standard Version Bible

Other than using the ESV on my blog, I’ve not read this new, formal translation. Since everyone seems to be drooling over it, however, I thought I’d include it so as to not appear out-of-date or old fashioned.

In no certain order . . .
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