Posted on 04/30/2020 5:02:56 PM PDT by spacejunkie2001
I'm looking for recommendations from those of you who are seasoned in studying the Bible. If you use a specific study Bible, which do you like?
I've used Homan and Life Application. Both are good. I also have e Sword which is a good study tool.
It's the version I use.
I highly recommend it.
Thanks. I do prefer New King James Version. I’d like to hear about study Bibles too.
I would recommend a Hebrew/Greek study Bible. I contend you don’t know what some words mean unless you go back to the original language in which the scripture was written. For example, I have had my perception changed on words like “word” and “grace’”
Look for one that will show you Jesus in all of Scripture.
I like the ESV and Reformatoon study Bibles.
It also has basic course, commentaries, and concordance.
You can also build a reading plan and hear sermons on specific passages and topics.
If you want study outlines of each book, I recommend SonicLight out of Plano, TX. Again, that is free also.
I really like the Faithlife Study Bible. It’s available for free as an iPad app. You can pay to get more detailed resources, but even the free version is quite detailed.
You get the Bible on one side of the screen, and a commentary on the other. And my old eyes really appreciate the ability to increase the font size.
Good info so far from everyone. I just found biblesatcost.com which seems like a good source. Amazon stinks. I do like a leather bound or imitation leather Bible as opposed to hard cover or electronic. I have the esword app which allows me to search every word in Hebrew or Greek.
It would kind of depend on your denominational preferences. Some study Bibles are pretty much of a Reformed (Calvinist) outlook. Others might be more or less Baptist/generic Evangelical. I like the Revised Standard Version “New Oxford Annotated Bible” its notes are more mainline Protestant - some might find that too “liberal.” Different study Bibles will have different notes based on the theological spin.
Find it at theword.net.
If you want a print bible, the Scofield reference is a long-standing popular one, with lots of explanatory footnotes.
The best price for it would probably be at ScriptureTruthBookCompany.com.
If you want any suggestions on other stuff, don't hestitate to email me in a private reply.
The Reformation Study Bible
I have the Scofield Reference Bible, KJV. For actual study I have the New International for easy reading and understanding. I like the poetry of the KJV.
I like my old NIV study bible. I also have one that is a side by side comparison of the four gospels which is interesting.
Also there’s Bible Study Fellowship where they dissect a book like nmathew over a few months.
The MacArthur study bible is unsurpassed for footnotes. You can find it in different versions; I have the MacArthur KJV, NKJV, and NASB.
Agree.
To add to that, the Wuest translation uses the actual sense of the Greek language... but of course it is just the NT. Young’s also is a literal translation from Greek.
Thompson’s chain reference
I use a no notes KJV reference and have a NASB reference for tough passages. Gave up on the so-called “study bibles” years ago. The editors made it sound like “Now this is what the Bible Really says.” and I didn’t care for that.
I have a few others such as the Catholic versions for comparison.
Stay away from the New World Translation and the mormon “Inspired version” bible. Even the LDS won’t accept it.
Scofield Reference Bible
For reading, I love the King James Version. I use Bible Hub on the internet to study, and I pull up the KJV with the Strong’s Concordance attached. Then there are also several different versions of the Bible plus multiple references. When my husband and I do our Bible study, he reads the Scripture out loud, and I read the Wycliffe Study Guide out loud, for the explanation of the verses. So far, I haven’t found anything with which I disagree in it, and I’ve studied the Word more than a little over the years. My pastor has a Dakes KJV study Bible, which is chock full of references, but I can’t agree with some of them.
Revised Standard Version for readability and New American Standard Version for detail.
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