Good study bible?

[4His_glory]

I like the McArthur Study Bible. Currently they only that a NKJV and NASB edition in english. I have a Spanish RV edition that I currently use.

The notes are insighful and conservative. JMac is takes a dispensational, literal approach to interpretation which I appreciate.

 

[Snitzelhoff]

The Open Bible seems to be not so hard to find in the Christian bookstores I have been in lately. Maybe in your area there isn't a great demand for it so it isn't as frequently stocked.

Yes, but the one I linked to is an annotated edition that Nelson published for a while in NKJV. It was soon superceded by the NKJV Study Bible. The classic Open is readily available anywhere, but I like the added study notes.

Is that the HCSB by any chance? I have a Blackaby NT in the HCSB. I got the NT before the entire HCSB was published. Now that I have the entire Bible (and it's also online at http://www.studylight.org and maybe some other web sites) I find myself not going back to the NT copy very frequently.

Nope. It's NKJV. That's my preferred translation, although I do own and enjoy the HCSB.

You're right about that. I am pre-trib and pre-mil and I find the notes in the Ryrie and Scofield agree with my own views very frequently. I'm not "in a state of constant debate" with the stance of these Bible notes. However I can easily see how someone holding other views would not be as comfortable with these study Bibles.

Indeed. I own an old Scofield, and while his references and notes can sometimes be informative (and the concordance and map index are great!), his eschatology and my own tend to clash.

I have copies of the original Open Bible in both the KJV and the NASB. I wonder if there are many differences between the original and the newer version?

The original is the one that's readily available. I don't own either, but I've looked into them quite a bit in Christian bookstores and the Amazon.com page I linked to has a "search inside" feature for it.

Michael

 

[convicted1]

RE: Good Study Bible

I am really surprised that no one has mentioned the Dake Annotated Reference Bible. I hear the "boos" and "hisses" as I am typing this LOL! I don't believe much of what Finis Jennings Dake preached, but I do like the BIG concordance in the back of the bible, plus it has a lot of Greek and Hebrew translations in it. I know this bible is not for everyone, but I like mine. My mother-out-law...LOL, bought mine for me this last CHRISTmas. I got the large print bible...biggest print made by the Dake company. I am very conservative when it comes to church matters, so I too kinda scratch my head at some of Dake's teachings. But I give this study bible a 7.5 out of 10. Look it up at www.dake.com. You can also go to www.amazon.com. You can order it with thumb index, too. I encourage anyone to go to their local bible book store, and thumb through it. You just might buy one. BTW, it only comes in KJV. I haven't heard if they are going to make it in different translations.

 

[TCGreek]

MacArthur's Study Bible, Ryrie Study Bible, NIV Study Bible. Those are good ones.

 

[standingfirminChrist]

My sister bought this study Bible for me and I love it!

The Subject Bible

 

[Ed Edwards]

Sounds good! What features do you like about it?

Which KING JAMES VERSION does it contain?

 

[PastorGreg]

IMO the best is Thompson Chain because you can study the Bible, not someone's opinion. Have used Life App, Ryrie, Scofield, etc, but anymore I use MacArthur almost exclusively if I want to consult someone's notes.

 

[Ed Edwards]

I prefer study Bibles in many Modern Versions.
The MVs frequently have the inerrant Translator
Footnotes. Most KJV Study Bibles do not have
the inerrant Translator Footnotes; only the sometimes
errant personal opinion footnotes.

My favorate for over ten years was the
New King James Version (nKJV) with the New Schofield
notes.

 

[convicted1]

RE: The Subjest bible

My sister bought this study Bible for me and I love it!

The Subject Bible

The first time I saw this bible was on TV a few months back. It was a 30 minute infomercial on one of the church channels we get on DirectTV. I went to www.ask.com and www.google.com and looked at it. Even though it is a little pricy-$150.00 plus S/H- I am sure it would be a goodun to have. I like the way it is broken down into so that you can search the scriptures better!

 

[webdog]

If you like oogles of notes, the NET study Bible is good.

 

[franklinmonroe]

If you like oogles of notes, the NET study Bible is good.

Yes, it does (I own a print copy of the 2nd Edition). More than half of the notes explain why the translators made the choices that appear in the text. The NET is a new, unique translation (mostly literal).

 

[Rippon]

Franklin , you own a physical copy of the NET Bible , I don't . However , after reading and consulting with it over the internet for a couple years now -- the text is not really form-driven is it ? It would not qualify as essentially literal , would it ? It is a bit more dynamic than the TNIV , yet not as functionally equivalent as the NLTse , right ?

 

[TCGreek]

The NET is quite good. Before someone dismisses a bible, a person must be sensitive to translation issues and theology.

One issue I have with the NET is its rephrasing of historical theological words. For example, propritiation. But it is still a very good translation.

 

[Rippon]

TCG , I wasn't being dismissive of the NET Bible . It is quite good . I have and shall continue to consult it very much . I was just saying that it perhaps should not be considered a form-driven version . The text is more functionally equivalent .

BTW , it is "propitiation " .

 

[TCGreek]

Rippon, glad to know that we see it alike then. Now I see where you are going.