Favorite Study Bible

[Friend of God]

For those of you who use Study Bibles, what is your go to Study Bible?

I have the Nelson King James Study Bible, the Holman KJV Study Bible, and the HCSB Study Bible and use all three regularly.

Open for discussion.

Rob

 

[Rob_BW]

I've used the HCSB Study Bible for years, and love it. I have a CSB Study Bible that I'll be transitioning to soon.

I also have an Oxford Annotated, mostly keep it around as it's my sole hard copy of the apocrypha.

 

[McCree79]

I do like study Bible and I have several. The Study Bibles I frequently recommend are the ESV Study Bible and the Zondervan NIV Study Bible (edited by D.A. Carson).

There is large amount of study Bible available today, but these 2 stand above the rest in my opinion. Comprehensive notes, maps, and quality articles make these 2 solid tools for study.

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[Yeshua1]

I do like study Bible and I have several. The Study Bibles I frequently recommend are the ESV Study Bible and the Zondervan NIV Study Bible (edited by D.A. Carson).

There is large amount of study Bible available today, but these 2 stand above the rest in my opinion. Comprehensive notes, maps, and quality articles make these 2 solid tools for study.

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Pretty much the same Bible, as it all depends upon which translation works best for you!

 

[Yeshua1]

I've used the HCSB Study Bible for years, and love it. I have a CSB Study Bible that I'll be transitioning to soon.

I also have an Oxford Annotated, mostly keep it around as it's my sole hard copy of the apocrypha.

The Oxford pretty much takes on liberal viewpoints regarding authorship though and other aspects, correct?

 

[McCree79]

Pretty much the same Bible, as it all depends upon which translation works best for you!

Same in quality perhaps, but they do provide different insights. The ESV Study Bible annotations seem to be more guided by Systematic theology, where as the the Zondervan is more Biblical theology driven. Both are extremely comprehensive and have excellent book introductions.

So if you owned both, I would not consider it redundant to reference notes in both. If you were only going to buy one of them, then yes, translation preference should control the purchase decision.

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[Yeshua1]

Same in quality perhaps, but they do provide different insights. The ESV Study Bible annotations seem to be more guided by Systematic theology, where as the the Zondervan is more Biblical theology driven. Both are extremely comprehensive and have excellent book introductions.

So if you owned both, I would not consider it redundant to reference notes in both. If you were only going to buy one of them, then yes, translation preference should control the purchase decision.

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Good point on their basis for theology, as the esv indeed is based more upon a ST approach, while the Niv would be the BT one.
Also, the Esv SB seems to have more of bent towards calvinism in it...

 

[Rob_BW]

The Oxford pretty much takes on liberal viewpoints regarding authorship though and other aspects, correct?

Oh yeah, big time.

 

[Rob_BW]

Same in quality perhaps, but they do provide different insights. The ESV Study Bible annotations seem to be more guided by Systematic theology, where as the the Zondervan is more Biblical theology driven. Both are extremely comprehensive and have excellent book introductions.

So if you owned both, I would not consider it redundant to reference notes in both. If you were only going to buy one of them, then yes, translation preference should control the purchase decision.

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I'm still tempted to add a Zondervan NIV to the stable.

Can't hurt. The way some "reviewers" have been posting online, I'm doomed to catch the Calvinism from my CSB Study Bible anyways, lol.

 

[Rob_BW]

How did I forget to mention my Faithlife LEB Study Bible?

For a free app, it's an amazing resource. Pretty much my go to when I'm looking for a "Greeklish" translation, vice the NASB or ESV.

 

[McCree79]

I'm still tempted to add a Zondervan NIV to the stable.

Can't hurt. The way some "reviewers" have been posting online, I'm doomed to catch the Calvinism from my CSB Study Bible anyways, lol.

It is a great Study Bible. It has some very helpful charts scattered throughout the Bible as well. Such as a timeline of Christ's last week(differs from ESV timeline slightly), unbeliever vs. Believer characteristics, etc.

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[JonC]

I used the Scofield study bible for a long time. I used two sided tape (the kind that is removable....but not as removable as they say it is) and taped blank sections over the notes so that I could take my own notes in the Bible (I've never found one that had enough room in the margins).

 

[Yeshua1]

It is a great Study Bible. It has some very helpful charts scattered throughout the Bible as well. Such as a timeline of Christ's last week(differs from ESV timeline slightly), unbeliever vs. Believer characteristics, etc.

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The Zondervan Niv right, and not the original Niv study bible?

 

[McCree79]

The Zondervan Niv right, and not the original Niv study bible?

Yes, I prefer the Zondervan NIV Study Bible. Not the older NIV Study Bible.
The Zondervan is edited by Carson. Kenneth Baker did the older one I believe. The older one isn't bad, it just isn't as good as the new edition.


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[Reynolds]

I like Nelson NKJV, David Jeremiah, HCSB, Macarthur, and Dake(for reasons other than you would think)

 

[rlvaughn]

I don't really have a favorite study Bible. I own a few, but don't make a habit of using them or consulting them. The ones I have are:

• The Companion Bible, E. W. Bullinger
• NASB Ryrie Study Bible, Charles Ryrie
• Scofield Reference Bible, C. I. Scofield
• The Rice Reference Bible, John R. Rice
• Thompson Chain Reference Bible, F. C. Thompson

I think that is all. Of these five, I probably consult Bullinger the most. He usually has interesting ways of outlining, sort of symmetrical.

 

[Yeshua1]

I like Nelson NKJV, David Jeremiah, HCSB, Macarthur, and Dake(for reasons other than you would think)

I hope that you are not gleaning his heretical theology, the Dakes i mean!

 

[Yeshua1]

Yes, I prefer the Zondervan NIV Study Bible. Not the older NIV Study Bible.
The Zondervan is edited by Carson. Kenneth Baker did the older one I believe. The older one isn't bad, it just isn't as good as the new edition.


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Both that and th Esv sre the 2 best study bibles out now, just depends upon translation for most.

 

[BlueMoon]

Thomas Nelson NKJV Study Bible
David Jeremiah NKJV Study Bible
Hebrew/Greek Key Word Study Bible - NKJV
Thompson Chain Reference Study Bible - NKJV

Funny - I think I see a pattern here.

 

[Deacon]

...NKJV, David Jeremiah

I bought the David Jeremiah Study Bible a while back for a friend that reads through a Study Bible each year.
An older gent, rather likes his KJV, ... I thought he'd like a conservative pastoral commentary like David Jeremiah offers.

I got him a ESV Gospel Transformation Study Bible before that one.
Personally, I'm not a big user of Study Bibles but find the Gospel Transformation Bible very helpful.

Rob