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Recommended Study Bible

  • 14-07-2015 5:45pm
    #1
    bobbyss
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,276 ✭✭✭


    Anyone recommend a good Study Bible? I know very little about the Bible and have never read it. Just dipped in and out. I would like something that puts each section into context and offers commentary/analysis as you go along.


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  • #2
    lazybones32
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,647 ✭✭✭lazybones32


    I have a Christian Community Bible and am very happy with it. The commentaries are very well-written and are popular with those I've bought it for.


  • #3
    dieseldog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 50 ✭✭dieseldog


    Which denomination?

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Spirit-Filled-Life-Bible-NKJV-Equipping/dp/0785258809

    This is excellent.


  • #4
    Manach
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,768 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manach


    While not a bible, I find the "The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible" by Scot Hahn gives a good context to the NT passages.


  • #5
    hinault
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,932 ✭✭✭hinault


    This link is my own preference for Bible Commentaries for the New Testament

    Cornelius à Lapide

    http://www.catholicapologetics.info/scripture/newtestament/Lapide.htm


  • #6
    jmark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 121 ✭✭jmark


    I find the NIV (New International Version) Study Bible a great resource, or the ESV (English Standard Version) - both a little large, but packed with loads of info. Also the Quest NIV bible - a little less packed, but tends to answer the questions the reader is asking.

    You may find a separate book is a better solution - I like each of hte following for different reasons:
    How to read the Bible for all it's worth by Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart, (gives a good understanding of how to read the different genres of writing in the bible)
    God's Big Picture by Vaughan Roberts, (gives a great overview of the whole of the storyline)
    The Bible Book by Book, by Roger Ellsworth.(a useful summary of each book, its main themes and timeframe)

    Happy reading


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