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If you could only have ONE Study Bible?

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Jerome

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McCree79 said:
Hahaha. Yes the Geneva dominated the late 16th- to early 18th century.
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Puritans and Puritanism in Europe and America: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia (2006), p. 324:

"The Calvinist orientation of this translation has led many to assert that it was the favored Bible among puritans in England and New England, but an examination of Bible ownership and the actual words cited in sermons and recorded in sermon notes would indicate that this is an exaggeration."

An American Bible: A History of the Good Book in the United States, p. 92:

"Within fifty years of its introduction, the King James Bible had replaced the Geneva Bible as the most popular version of the Bible in English. Nowhere was this more true than in New England, where Puritans were quick to adopt the King James Version over the Geneva Version. Thus, beginning in the 1640s, the King James Version would become the dominant version of the Bible for Protestants in the United States."
 
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William Spalding, The History of English Literature:

"Coverdale, Knox, and several others, have been said to have had some share in the work; but three only can positively be named, all of whom were afterwards ministers in the Church of England."

Andrew Edgar, The Bibles of England:

"Coverdale was residing at Geneva at the time, and some writers have claimed for him a share of the honour. Scotsmen have, of course, put in a similar claim on behalf of John Knox. ... Whatever help, if any, was given to this noble work at Geneva by Coverdale and Knox, it seems now to be admitted that the chief credit of the work is due to Whittingham, and that his principle assistants were two Englishmen, named Thomas Sampson and Anthony Gilby."
 
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Regardless of who did it, the 1560 Geneva Bible is extremely good in it's flow of wording as well as the doctrinal teachings toward Baptist doctrine and not toward Presbyterian or Episcopalian or C.of E. doctrine. Baptismal regeneration is not supported in the text, like most other versions, and that means a lot to me. I have had multiple discussions with 'church of christ' people and ministers over the 30 years I have been a child of God, and their use of modern versions to support their doctrine of 'works', as well as the KJV basis for teaching their baptismal regeneration trash, is horrendous. As with 'charismatic' believers, you have to use a proper text or they will not believe a word you say. Unlike Baptists, other denoms prefer you show them the text - and that's sad about us Baptists. We prefer to hear a man of God tell us what the scripture says - lazy people.
 
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GenevanBaptist said:
Regardless of who did it, the 1560 Geneva Bible is extremely good in it's flow of wording as well as the doctrinal teachings toward Baptist doctrine and not toward Presbyterian or Episcopalian or C.of E. doctrine. Baptismal regeneration is not supported in the text, like most other versions, and that means a lot to me. I have had multiple discussions with 'church of christ' people and ministers over the 30 years I have been a child of God, and their use of modern versions to support their doctrine of 'works', as well as the KJV basis for teaching their baptismal regeneration trash, is horrendous. As with 'charismatic' believers, you have to use a proper text or they will not believe a word you say. Unlike Baptists, other denoms prefer you show them the text - and that's sad about us Baptists. We prefer to hear a man of God tell us what the scripture says - lazy people.
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The Geneva Bible still seems to be the better version thn te Kjv, as the translators seem to be less biased in some regards to trying to force feed theoology into bible! Such as Baptism!
 
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Yeshua1 said:
The Geneva Bible still seems to be the better version thn te Kjv, as the translators seem to be less biased in some regards to trying to force feed theoology into bible! Such as Baptism!
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You do understand the notes are from the traditional partial-preterist view?
 
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Yeshua1 said:
That Zondervan was the Nasb version with the Niv study bible notes adapted for it, correct?
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Yes but to be specific it has the Zondervan study bible notes. There's two niv study bibles Zondervan has done. There is the niv study bible and the niv zondervan study bible which is more updates and overall just better
 
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banana said:
Yes but to be specific it has the Zondervan study bible notes. There's two niv study bibles Zondervan has done. There is the niv study bible and the niv zondervan study bible which is more updates and overall just better
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The NASB has Study notes from a Kenneth Barker lead team. Who also did the NIV Study Bible. The new Zondervan NIV Study Bible is done by a team lead by D.A. Carson.

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McCree79 said:
The NASB has Study notes from a Kenneth Barker lead team. Who also did the NIV Study Bible. The new Zondervan NIV Study Bible is done by a team lead by D.A. Carson.

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That is correct, and the newest one seems to be more calvinist based in notes...
McCree79 said:
The NASB has Study notes from a Kenneth Barker lead team. Who also did the NIV Study Bible. The new Zondervan NIV Study Bible is done by a team lead by D.A. Carson.

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I have looked at both versions, and find the older Niv edition has cleaner type, and not as much jarring color as new edition has!.
Prefer Esv study bible to either of them...
 
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McCree79 said:
That is a tough question. But i would go with the ESV study Bible. It has great notes and the articles in the back on Christian ethics, doctrine and History of the transmission & origin Scripture, and other world religions are fantastic. Sufficient cross references as well.

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I agree with this post.
 
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Yeshua1 said:
That would be a great choice, or the Zondervan Niv study bible, pretty much alike, different version!
I should have bought the Nas with the Niv study bible, when as avaiable!
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Wrong. The ESV SB is quite a bit more detailed than the Zondervan NIV SB.
 
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