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Summary: Great!!
Review: The side notes answer questions you'll have as you read the NIV text. It's a really great resource, and I highly reccomend it!
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Summary: My favorite Bible in the whole, wide world.
Review: The translation is more than adequate--the NIV--and the extras are amazing. There's more info in this Bible than in most hardcore study bibles, such as the NIV Study Bible or the Oxford Annotated Bible, and it's presented in a terrific, entertaining Q&A format. Don't think this is some kiddy Bible, either, because it's *not*. This is a superb Bible, concerned about theology, explanation and comprehension, not "do this or you're a bad person" life application, although it explains that too in a way I agree with 100%. If you're only gonna get one Bible, get this one. Really. Go for the hardcover, too. I wish I would have. Not that there's anything wrong with the paperback, it's just that the hardcover will last longer, and you will WANT it to last! I wish this Bible were more popular. It really deserves to be. As an ordained Lutheran minister, this is my pick.
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Summary: The Best
Review: This Bible has a unique layout with the questions and answers in the margins taking up about 1/3 of the width of the page. I really enjoy the length of the line of print this produces. Sometimes single-column text is a bit long to keep one's interest and sometimes the double-columns seem just too short. The margins contain the questions and answers which make the Quest Study Bible unique. The questions are ones that you very possibly have wondered about over the years. A couple of examples are: "Should Christians sell their possessions and give to the poor?" (Mark 10:21) and "Why did Jesus tell Mary not to hold onto him?" (John 20:17). The margins also contain "scripture links" which might tell you where else in the Bible that the story is related. The book introductions are excellent, covering reasons for readin the book, wrote wrote the book, to whom was it written, when was it written, what else was happening to the world at that time, and things to look for. Each Bible book intro also has a timeline which helps put things in perspective. On some pages, the margins might have a small area map to help you understand where all this took place. The margins also have plenty of room for making your own notes. There are also short articles at the bottoms of some of the pages which discuss a certain issue more thoroughly. I enjoy the Index to Subjects, and the Concordance. The full-color maps in the back are very helpful also. This Bible has several reading plans for you to follow according to what your goal is in studying God's Word. You can cover the Life and Teachings of Jesus (briefly!) in two weeks. They tell you how to get a general overview of the whole Bible in 6 months, and how to read through the entire Bible in i3 years. If you're interested in reading the whole Bible in a year (I highly recommend it!), you might want to check out "The One Year Bible - New Living Translation" and "The One Year Bible Companion". I wrote reviews on Amazon for both of these books. Another feature of the Quest Bible that I really have learned a lot from is the 4-page chart of the Kings of Israel and Judah which the editors included between 2 Kings and 1 Chronicles. This helps you keep track of who was king in which area during which year and what the corresponding passages in 1&2 Kings and 1&2 Chronicles contain that history. Even more interesting, the chart tells which of the prophets were around for which rulers. This chart really pulled that whole period of history together for me. This Bible would make a great gift for someone who is just starting to read the Bible, or for someone who has been reading for a long time. The only thing that they left out that I'd like to see in this Bible is a cross-reference system. May God bless your study of his Word! Please check out my other reviews of Christian books, Bibles, and music.
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Summary: An outstanding Bible for devotional reading
Review: This Bible has a unique layout with the questions and answers in the margins taking up about 1/3 of the width of the page. I really enjoy the length of the line of print this produces. Sometimes single-column text is a bit long to keep one's interest and sometimes the double-columns seem just too short. The margins contain the questions and answers which make the Quest Study Bible unique. The questions are ones that you very possibly have wondered about over the years. A couple of examples are: "Should Christians sell their possessions and give to the poor?" (Mark 10:21) and "Why did Jesus tell Mary not to hold onto him?" (John 20:17). The margins also contain "scripture links" which might tell you where else in the Bible that the story is related. The book introductions are excellent, covering reasons for readin the book, wrote wrote the book, to whom was it written, when was it written, what else was happening to the world at that time, and things to look for. Each Bible book intro also has a timeline which helps put things in perspective. On some pages, the margins might have a small area map to help you understand where all this took place. The margins also have plenty of room for making your own notes. There are also short articles at the bottoms of some of the pages which discuss a certain issue more thoroughly. I enjoy the Index to Subjects, and the Concordance. The full-color maps in the back are very helpful also. This Bible has several reading plans for you to follow according to what your goal is in studying God's Word. You can cover the Life and Teachings of Jesus (briefly!) in two weeks. They tell you how to get a general overview of the whole Bible in 6 months, and how to read through the entire Bible in i3 years. If you're interested in reading the whole Bible in a year (I highly recommend it!), you might want to check out "The One Year Bible - New Living Translation" and "The One Year Bible Companion". I wrote reviews on Amazon for both of these books. Another feature of the Quest Bible that I really have learned a lot from is the 4-page chart of the Kings of Israel and Judah which the editors included between 2 Kings and 1 Chronicles. This helps you keep track of who was king in which area during which year and what the corresponding passages in 1&2 Kings and 1&2 Chronicles contain that history. Even more interesting, the chart tells which of the prophets were around for which rulers. This chart really pulled that whole period of history together for me. This Bible would make a great gift for someone who is just starting to read the Bible, or for someone who has been reading for a long time. The only thing that they left out that I'd like to see in this Bible is a cross-reference system. May God bless your study of his Word! Please check out my other reviews of Christian books, Bibles, and music.
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Summary: You won't believe how this reads......
Review: This bible has by far kept me interested in the bible. As you read it has questions along the sides that normal people would ask. Other bibles get too wordy and could lose you if you like simple reads. I would surely recommend this book to anyone.
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Summary: Great Study Guid - Simple English
Review: This bible has by far kept me interested in the bible. As you read it has questions along the sides that normal people would ask. Other bibles get too wordy and could lose you if you like simple reads. I would surely recommend this book to anyone.
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Summary: Best study Bible I have seen!
Review: This Bible has helpful historical and theological background information BESIDE (rather than at the bottom) of the text, as well as longer "indepth" notes. The notes do not have an agenda, but represent sound Christian orthodoxy. I have a lot of Bibles, and this is my favorite.
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Summary: One of my favorite Bibles
Review: This Bible is chockful of things you need to learn about God and the books inside: timeline, history of each book, questions and answers that you may want to know, dictionary, concordance, reading plan, maps, and many others. I have learned alot from reading it, and better yet, it's New International Version which makes it easy to read for any age! Good for anyone who wants to learn more from reading questions and answers in this one.
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