It's time for a new bible & since I'm actually STUDYING it more, figured I needed a STUDY BIBLE.

Like, when you're reading a scripture & you want MORE scriptures on the same topic (evil, enemies, children, etc)...

Nothing TOO IN DEPTH - I don't want one as thick as Gone With the Wind..Lol

Any suggestions???

Maybe the Women's Study Bible?

In other words, are any of you using a study Bible? Which one? Do you like it? What about it do you like?

Thanks!

I would recommed the New Interpreter's Bible (NRSV). It has the best translation notes and historical commentary. It is heavy, but worth it. The writing is easily understandable and you can have the option to go as deep (or not) into the text as you want.

MM

Had to pull out my Bibles for this one....they were a bit dusty........

I have one a friend loves to use.

"The Nelson Study Bible" and I use NKJV

I can also suggest some great study guides to go along with that.

"Halley's Bible Handbook"
"What the Bible is All About" by Henrietta C Mears.

Thanks, guys :)

Better late than never :)

I have a NIV Student Bible from Zondervan. It has intros, insights, highlights and even a guided tour that actually makes sense to me. Plus the one I got has a pretty light blue and green leather cover and a little metal plate on the front where you can put short verses. Mine: "for I know the plans I have for you.. plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11

I think my thoughts on a bible for bible study , I would like to have a computerised version so I can copy and paste or bookmark things that seem realavant to me

I am open to anybodys thoughts on this

At the moment my thoughts are..........

We were made in the image of our creator ( I read that somewhere once upon a time)

Energy can not be destroyed ---- only changed

The sun sends its rays of energy to earth
The grass grows from the rays of energy
The cow eats the Grass
We eat the cow

When we die our spirt or energy goes off to somewhere

Just not sure where yet

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You can not offend me by speaking your mind !!!!!

as your local friendly atheist, may I suggest the Living Bible? Its a paraphrased version, arranged in a way thats real readable,modern english, in paragraphs instead of the seperated verses. I havent found any significate misinterpretations unless you get into some real deep theological/ doctrinal stuff.
the Living Bible is awesome for reading thru the Old Testament, if you find it hard to read with the usual versions.
anyway the Living Bible is great if you want to read the bible as a complete book, instead of focusing on individual chapters as verses.
Other versions that are good.
Basic English version,
Easy-to-read version.

these versions are great introductions to the bible, and removes the old english that can be distracting

Also
the web site-
searchgodsword.com
is the best website I have found, you can have acsess to a dozen different versions with concordance, cross reference, and all that jazz.

Also i would suggest for biblical study,
"Biblical Errency" by Dennis McKenzy,a good study tool if one really wants to get into bible stuff and finds the bible interesting

You resident Biblical agnostic suggests The King James. It's really difficult to understand but at least while you are wading through it you get the enjoyment of really beautiful language.

BTW, there are Bibles out there used in Bible as lit classes that have footnotes. Always a nice touch for the confused. I think one is called The Jereusalem Bible. It is rather pedestrian and straightforward, but fairly easy to understand. There is the Jefferson Bible, in which Thomas Jefferson (ah yes the former prez) cut out all but the words of Jesus. There are the Apocryphal works, but don't let the title mislead you. This only means that biblical readactors of yore eliminated them because they did not like what they said. I understand one part of them creates a lovely portrait of the young Jesus as an impish magician.

Hi, you might like a topical bible, since topical means to go over a subject like "scanning" also the Message is very fast reading and is very paraphrased it reads like a storybook.

No matter what version you get (the Douay is probably the best), I'd recommend that you pick up the St. Jerome Biblical Commentary as a side text. Most of it was actually written by St. Jerome himself circa 400 AD, which is about the same time the Bible was canonized from all the writings that were floating around.

Since it's a reference book, you don't have to bother with what you're not interested in, and it doesn't get much more authentic than going right back to the Church Fathers.