Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Just Another Bible...Not a Study Bible

As the title of the blog says, the NIV Proclamation Bible is just another Bible.  Having seen the comment by Timothy Keller -- "there are many study Bibles, but none better" -- I had extremely high hopes for this Bible.  Unfortunately, I was disappointed.

The Bible is a hardcover, which is not a problem, and I love the deeper hue of the outside cover.  The print is sufficiently large for my aging eyes.  The book has about a page or page and a half introduction for each book and that is written by various contributors.  It also includes solid and colorful maps along with a cross-references and a word-based concordance. 

This new Bible lacks word studies or context boxes within the text, which is something I would expect from a study Bible.  Other than the 10 doctrinal or theological essays prior to the actual Biblical text, this NIV Proclamation Bible is sorely lacking in study tools.  Also, my personal preference of Christ's words in red was not found in this study Bible either.  The connection to the Proclamation Trust was never fully divulged, so that has left me wondering.

With all of that said, I'm not sure how this is considered a proper study Bible.  If you are looking for a study Bible, there are better candidates out there for you to expend your hard-earned money upon.  

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