Cambridge vs. Schuyler - Wide Margin Bible Comparison

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  • @timwildsmith
    @timwildsmith  3 роки тому +2

    Read full reviews, see pricing, and get purchase links at: www.biblereviewblog.com

  • @stevebarrett3799
    @stevebarrett3799 Рік тому +2

    My first Schuyler Bible purchase arrived today. Oh, my goodness! I bought the ESV Wide Margin Bible with a dark green goatskin cover. I am going to love this Bible. Thank you for all your reviews.

  • @walterwillis6731
    @walterwillis6731 7 місяців тому

    I just got a Schuyler ESV Wide Margin in Black Pearl. My older eyes need the 9.5 point type. Like all my Schuyler's it rocks! Thanks for helping me to decide, Tim. Grace and peace to you and Becca!

  • @johnwilderspin1633
    @johnwilderspin1633 3 роки тому +3

    Hi Tim, great comparison, thank you. At 61 l’ve stopped buying Bibles with less than a 10 pt font. Your review makes me wish l was 40 again. Blessings - John

    • @timwildsmith
      @timwildsmith  3 роки тому

      Hahaha... I hear you, John. Thanks for watching!

    • @sandygrogg1203
      @sandygrogg1203 3 роки тому

      I hear you. I started with pretty bad vision..even glasses could not make it normal. I now have glaucoma, which has made my vision significantly worse. I can just do a 19ot, but really need an 11 or 12 to not struggle.

  • @RoastBeefSandwich
    @RoastBeefSandwich 3 роки тому +6

    I just can't understand why Schuyler prints the concordance as small as they do. On the balance I think the Cambridge Wide Margin remains the gold standard of wide margin Bibles. They have been so helpful to me, I am thankful for them.

    • @timwildsmith
      @timwildsmith  3 роки тому

      I am thankful for them, too.

    • @Rick-ku3ic
      @Rick-ku3ic 3 роки тому

      I like their editions as well, but am anticipating purchasing a Schuyler ESV wide margin because I don't want Red Lettering and that seems to be the only option for Cambridge at this point.

    • @RoastBeefSandwich
      @RoastBeefSandwich 3 роки тому +1

      @@Rick-ku3ic Not sure if you're okay with hardcover, but the Cambridge ESV Wide Margin in hardcover is about $50 and all black letter. Otherwise exactly the same as the goat or calf split versions.

  • @brodyhaynes7244
    @brodyhaynes7244 3 роки тому +2

    Great review as always! I love that both companies make smaller companion Bibles with the same page layouts.

  • @almillard2946
    @almillard2946 3 роки тому +1

    I don't own a Cambridge wide margin, but I do have a Schuyler NASB wide margin. It's a beautiful bible, but it's very big and bulky, and very heavy. It never leaves my desk, and I couldn't see myself taking it anywhere. But, it's a wide margin; portability wasn't my primary consideration when buying it. The Cambridge looks a little more portable to me, and I like that I could travel with it. I'm 67, still with good eyesight, thank God, but 8 point font is borderline too small for me for reading and studying for any length of time, or late in the day. I do own other Cambridge bibles, all excellent quality, and the NKJV is my favorite translation. So color me torn lol. Thanks for your review, Tim, very well done, and very informative. Answered a lot of questions for me. I enjoyed it, enjoy all your reviews.

    • @timwildsmith
      @timwildsmith  3 роки тому

      Thanks for the kinds words, Al... and I fully agree with everything you've said.

  • @garythomas3150
    @garythomas3150 3 роки тому +3

    I want both, but I would go Schuyler. For this type of Bible, I would put font size and readability over overall size and portability. It would be hard for me to have a skinny 8 point font on main daily driver Bible. That would not be ideal to me-I don’t think I would enjoy it as much.
    Most importantly though is that the Schuyler has good margins on all four sides. I have a CBP cameo wide margin (which may be my all time favorite). It has one inch even margins on all four sides, and I find is it more efficient and feels more natural to write notes along the top and bottom margins. Writing the length of the page (or half the page) feels much more natural than writing only four or five words in a line, and creating a vertical column on the outside margin. That’s just not how we naturally write. All the power to those that prefer that though.

    • @timwildsmith
      @timwildsmith  3 роки тому

      Very thoughtful, Gary. Thanks for sharing!

  • @2Nickcdj
    @2Nickcdj 2 роки тому +4

    I just bought the Cambridge in the esv. I liked how it was thinner than a few of the other options

  • @felipetejeda7545
    @felipetejeda7545 11 місяців тому +2

    I do love both of these, and the thicker paper on the schuyler is nice, but I just don't think I can reconcile the difference in size. The margin space is a bit nicer on the schuyler, but to be quite honest the Cambridge paper and margin space is totally sufficient.

  • @realpapamorty
    @realpapamorty Рік тому +1

    I had my heart set on a Cambridge for a long time, but that Schuyler is.....well, it's nice.

  • @eunhyunbates2801
    @eunhyunbates2801 Рік тому +3

    I own both. I am much happier with Schuyler. The bigger font in Schuyler makes a big difference. The Cambridge is too small for me in the print size and it caused a readability issue - I am in my 40s. Also the small space between the lines adds to readability problem. Schuyler has more space between the lines. Cambridge does have some beautiful features such as very good maps, concordance, quality paper and it opens flatter than the Schuyler. It was hard to give up on the Cambridge because it is a beautiful Bible.

    • @mattb2700
      @mattb2700 Рік тому

      Is the Schuyler too big for your main Bible or to preach from?

    • @eunhyunbates2801
      @eunhyunbates2801 Рік тому

      If you want your *main* Bible to be a deep personal Bible and you are really into this kind of personal study, the Schuyler wide margin would be a very good choice. This Bible, however would not be a practical choice to preach from because it would be too heavy and thick. It would fall off your lap or you would even drop it in handling it. I would get a small Bible for preaching.

    • @eunhyunbates2801
      @eunhyunbates2801 Рік тому

      @@mattb2700 I think so in a way. It depends what you want from your *main* Bible. If you use your main Bible for reading groups and discussions/preaching, this wide margin would be the wrong one - it could fall off your lap or your hand might lose its grip and drop the Bible when you move it around. It IS a bit too big for daily casual reading as well, I think.
      On the other hand I think this Bible would be very good for deep personal study and your desk would be its perfect dwelling place. It has all the right features for deep personal study and if you are really into personal study, this Bible would accommodate all your needs.

    • @mattb2700
      @mattb2700 Рік тому

      @@eunhyunbates2801 I don’t like having a slew of Bibles. I like to have one Bible that is my main Bible and I might refer to another translation but in today’s time I can do that on my phone.

  • @dianaAJC
    @dianaAJC 3 роки тому

    Your videos are absolutely Wonderful! Great details information about different Bible’s Makers! Your videos are my favorite!! You are so organized in the Bible solo reviews, as well in the ones you’re comparing different Bibles! This is SO helpful! Thank you! Thank you!

  • @WalterRogers-i7q
    @WalterRogers-i7q 11 місяців тому

    I have owned two Cambridge NASB wide margins. Wonderful Bible. However at age 65, the print size is shrinking. I’m thinking my next purchase will be a Schuyler wide margin because it has larger print.

  • @sethfleming7639
    @sethfleming7639 3 роки тому +1

    Great content s as always! These videos have helped me in making my decision in purchasing my forever Bible

  • @jimulation
    @jimulation 3 роки тому +2

    So, I love the Schuylers. I have a Quentel and a PSQ. But, I grab my Pitt Minion more than I grab my PSQ (paper is so thin!). I love my Quentel, but I'm in love with my NRSV Cambridge. So, I like to look at the Schuylers, but I love using my Cambridges. With the 40 GSM paper, I think that I'd enjoy reading/using the Schuyler Wide Margin (if they ever released one in NRSV or NIV).

    • @timwildsmith
      @timwildsmith  3 роки тому

      I imagine the NIV is more likely than the NRSV... but they apparently do have plans to do an NRSV Quentel (I think) once the update it complete.

  • @MrGhostwolf999
    @MrGhostwolf999 Рік тому +3

    Schuyler should do more red letter text editions

  • @Isaiah-ft5nx
    @Isaiah-ft5nx Рік тому

    I love how the Schuyler has headings within the text. I know they aren't originally there, but it makes it so much easier to locate scriptures.
    Also, I like how it breaks up sections. When I open a page in my KJV Pitt Minion that is nothing but continuous text from a single chapter, it just looks like a wall of words that is overwhelming/overstimulating. Maybe it's silly, but it really stresses me out and makes it hard for me to want to read my KJV.
    I tend to reach for my NLT Pitt Minion just because the headings make it more digestible and give me small victories throughout chapters. I also have ADHD and reading is a struggle in the first place.
    Thanks for the review.

    • @iloveNgany
      @iloveNgany 9 місяців тому

      I feel the same way about my KJV Pitt. You get lost in tiny text. My NKJV Pitt Minion is just so much better.
      If you want a great KJV, I recommend the Thomas Nelson Maclaren.

  • @2lpitzers
    @2lpitzers 3 роки тому +1

    I just love your reviews! If I need more info I go to your blog! I have a Schuyler wide margin NASB. I replaced my 15 year old NASB wide margin that I purchased while at a Kay Arthur weekend conference. It is so full that I had to replace it. I like the Schuyler, bite having a hard time getting myself to write in it. I may get the NASB Scripture Journals so I can leave the Bible to my son with clean margins.
    Do you do reviews on commentaries, dictionaries, and concordance’s? I checked your blog and could not find anything. What would you suggest that would work with all different Bible versions?
    Thanks for the great comparison! Awesome review as usual! ✝️

    • @timwildsmith
      @timwildsmith  3 роки тому

      Thanks, Laura! You know... I haven't done any reviews of commentaries, etc... but I'm a fan in general of the Word Biblical Commentary series as well as the New Testament Library series. I use the Eerdman's Dictionary of the Bible and the Harper Collins Bible Dictionary quite a bit, too.

  • @adamheida8549
    @adamheida8549 3 роки тому +2

    I recently commented on a Schuyler post asking about an NKJV wide-margin, and they said one would be coming out in the fall! Hopefully that doesn't get delayed with COVID

    • @timwildsmith
      @timwildsmith  3 роки тому

      That's great to hear!

    • @sandygrogg1203
      @sandygrogg1203 3 роки тому

      That would be awesome. My only change would be a larger font option. I know it would make the Bible bigger, but I totally need an 11-12 font. I am so envious of those who can read the smaller types.

  • @Rob_the_Reprobate
    @Rob_the_Reprobate 2 роки тому +1

    I own both. I prefer Cambridge. It’s way lighter, lays flatter. Schuyler inside margin is hard to write in because the spines are stiff. Schuyler is a heavy brick. I don’t take it anywhere. Beautiful bible though.

  • @MrsinTN
    @MrsinTN Рік тому

    I was really interested in the Cambridge Wide Margin NKJV Bible, and like that it has red lettering in the NT, but the font is too small for my aging eyes. Great comparison between the two. Currently, I’m writing in my CBP KJV Cowhide Note Taker’s Bible, but I’ve run out of room in some NT books like Ephesians and Galatians and some others, plus all my notes in the front and back blank pages of the CBP Bible. CBP Bibles have unfortunately out priced themselves so I will also choose Schuyler over their Water Buffalo cover Bibles.

  • @donnawildsmith2232
    @donnawildsmith2232 3 роки тому

    Love both Bibles! Great review!

  • @Rob_the_Reprobate
    @Rob_the_Reprobate Рік тому +1

    I own both. Font is to small in both but my vision is terrible lol. With my glasses on I can read the smaller Cambridge font just fine. I prefer Cambridge due to the thinner smaller size. The Schuyler bible is just to big and writing in the gutter margin is terribly difficult compared to Cambridge. I give a Schuyler an edge in premium quality especially when paired with a PSQ for EDC purposes. I give Cambridge an edge in practicality and portability especially when paired with a Pit Minion.

  • @gleasonparker1684
    @gleasonparker1684 3 роки тому

    I am suddenly a lover of Yapp.
    I'm not sure I'm ready for the full yapp but I do appreciate small yapps that I get on some of the more expensive Bibles. Even Nelson and Zondervan. I also prefer colourful covers and 2 colours in inside.

  • @gleasonparker1684
    @gleasonparker1684 3 роки тому

    Nelson has a beautiful NKJV wide margin. In big PRINT and good paper for much less money.

  • @Planeflyer
    @Planeflyer 11 днів тому

    My dream bible would be a red letter Schuyler - Wide Margin Bible. The Cambridge bible is red letter but it's 8.5 point font is a bit too small for me compared to Schuyler's 9.5 point font.

  • @baraktownsley6173
    @baraktownsley6173 2 роки тому +2

    I purchased the Cambridge WM, but sent it back. The font was just too small for me. Just ordered the Schuyler, but it looks like a monster, I wish the Cambridge font was just a bit larger. It would have been perfect for me.

    • @timwildsmith
      @timwildsmith  2 роки тому

      It's an easier Bible to read, for sure!

  • @prchdaword
    @prchdaword 3 роки тому

    I have just started using wide margin Bibles and have the Cambridge wide margin and an Crossway wide margin. I think the only reason I might like the Schuyler is the thicker paper. But I'm not disappointed by the cambridge !!

  • @carmennooner2027
    @carmennooner2027 3 роки тому

    I subscribed to see if you have reviewed any large print study Bibles. That's the jumping off spot for me. Then the wish list gets longer! :)

    • @timwildsmith
      @timwildsmith  3 роки тому +1

      I have some large print Bible reviews coming out soon!

  • @kirklangdon1591
    @kirklangdon1591 3 роки тому +6

    I have the Eagle but I just can't bring myself to write in it lol, no chance I could write in that beautiful Schuyler.

    • @johnwilderspin1633
      @johnwilderspin1633 3 роки тому +4

      I agree. I have a heirloom ESV wide margin & l can’t write in it. Don’t even get me started about writing in my Schuylers or my Allan - John Wilderspin

    • @timwildsmith
      @timwildsmith  3 роки тому +1

      I know how you feel, Kirk!

    • @timwildsmith
      @timwildsmith  3 роки тому +1

      Same, John... it's tough for me.

    • @Mike_M_Smith
      @Mike_M_Smith 3 роки тому

      I don’t write in any of my books.

    • @nathanpoirier7200
      @nathanpoirier7200 3 роки тому

      I got a Schyler journal for writing

  • @joest.eggbenedictus1896
    @joest.eggbenedictus1896 3 роки тому

    Pretty Bibles. I love that art gilding!

  • @gleasonparker1684
    @gleasonparker1684 3 роки тому

    I like 11 point FONT for reading. Can go with 10.5 in comfort PRINT or even 8.5 in PSQ.

  • @clarkhiggins6095
    @clarkhiggins6095 2 роки тому

    Schuyler, hands down. Layout, larger font, space to write.

  • @heathcliff-q8l
    @heathcliff-q8l 11 місяців тому

    Should have compared Cambridge NASB WM with Schuyler Q WM. 😛

  • @pfridell8424
    @pfridell8424 3 роки тому

    Hi Tim! I think I'd go with the Schuyler NASB mainly because of the font size and the looks of the book itself. However I don't understand the logic of all those blank pages in a wide margin Bible. Nor do I like Schuyler's tiny font size in the concordance. It's practically illegible without a magnifying glass. Why not just exclude it? Which reminds me; whatever happened to the Thintel? I don't see that on the website anymore. Or am I just missing it?

    • @timwildsmith
      @timwildsmith  3 роки тому

      It’s a great Bible, Pam. As for the Thintel… I have not seen them do a run of those in awhile.

  • @gleasonparker1684
    @gleasonparker1684 3 роки тому

    I do wish that Schuyler would give the option of a 36 GSM paper or a 28.
    I think they would sell more Bibles that way I don't care if they're thick because I don't take them out of the house anyway.

  • @wolfman7284
    @wolfman7284 3 роки тому +1

    Does the wide margin NASB still contain the full translation notes? I am eventually going to get a wide margin but I'm undecided on what translation to get. Part of me leans toward the NASB due to it being more exact (even at the expense of passage flow) in word usage, etc.

    • @timwildsmith
      @timwildsmith  3 роки тому

      I get asked this every now and then, and I’ve never been able to figure out how you can know for sure. Do you know how?

    • @wolfman7284
      @wolfman7284 3 роки тому +1

      @@timwildsmith That was a quick reply thank you! Unfortunately I don't know beyond something on the Bible box that says "full translator's notes," etc. I have heard guys on UA-cam state things like "this has reduced translator notes," this has "full notes," etc. but I don't know how to tell beyond that. It makes it more difficult for me because I would like to get one with all the notes since that's a big selling point of the NASB. If I find out in the mean time, I will repost here.

    • @timwildsmith
      @timwildsmith  3 роки тому

      Thanks, @@wolfman7284 !

  • @JerseyGurl4Life
    @JerseyGurl4Life 3 роки тому

    I can’t make up my mind! I want the Cambridge, the Allen, and the Schyuler!!!

  • @Lessonswithlandon100
    @Lessonswithlandon100 3 роки тому

    I really want this Schuyler but I feel like if I buy it then the 2020 NASB translation will get released the next day because I have the worst luck. I have never had the NASB but feel like this would be good to study. I also would give anything for a blue credo Schuyler. Tim, can you use your magical powers to make it happen?

  • @gleasonparker1684
    @gleasonparker1684 3 роки тому

    I would buy a 10.5 Nelson PREMIER.. WM..GOATSKIN.. Bigger FONT than Cambridge or Schuyler. In fact I have bot it already.
    AND with RED hi-lites inside.

  • @ACrawford36
    @ACrawford36 2 роки тому

    I've been trying to get my first premium Bible. I really want the Schuyler, but i just don't think I can do it with out the red letter.

  • @bstring3967
    @bstring3967 3 роки тому

    Synthetic liner on Cambridge I’m not a fan, but the size is nicer for sure..... synthetic liner kills it.

    • @timwildsmith
      @timwildsmith  3 роки тому

      I do like the leather liner better, but I suppose the liner isn't really one of my main concerns when I think about which Bible I am going to love and enjoy using the most.

    • @bstring3967
      @bstring3967 3 роки тому

      @@timwildsmith the book block is most important for sure, but a wide margin that last a long time is crucial.....I’m dreading the transfer of notes I’ll have to do to my next wide margin lol

  • @milesrudduck
    @milesrudduck 3 роки тому

    Thank you.

  • @ClaimingChristianity
    @ClaimingChristianity 3 роки тому

    Two Beautiful Bibles. So hard to compare. Nice Video!

  • @BrianMarcWhittaker
    @BrianMarcWhittaker 2 роки тому

    I love the Schuyler maps. Easier on the eyes to me. I think the Cambridge maps are too saturated.

  • @bradberry6953
    @bradberry6953 2 роки тому

    when will christmas bible giveaway start

  • @gleasonparker1684
    @gleasonparker1684 3 роки тому

    BLUE IS beautiful in Schuyler. WM.

  • @JH324
    @JH324 3 роки тому +1

    Me: Who will save the margin
    Cambridge and Schuyler: Hold my drink

  • @frostifaith4128
    @frostifaith4128 2 роки тому

    Schuyler hands down, x2 the quality, no comparison at all. If you want “True” Quality get a Schuyler.

  • @davidlloyd2943
    @davidlloyd2943 Рік тому

    I have become a Schuyler fan after your reviews and finally purchasing one. Poor quality and one I’ll be happy to leave my children.

    • @davidlloyd2943
      @davidlloyd2943 Рік тому

      That post was to say Pure quality, not poor quality. Uggg.

  • @sandygrogg1203
    @sandygrogg1203 3 роки тому

    Schuyler is the clear winner for me! The only point that goes for Cambridge is thd conconcordance. Everything else goes to the Schuyler.

  • @Mike_M_Smith
    @Mike_M_Smith 3 роки тому

    Does someone make premium Latin-English bibles or Latin bibles?

    • @timwildsmith
      @timwildsmith  3 роки тому +1

      I don't know of any premium leather version, but this hardcover edition looks pretty nice: bit.ly/3blKbhV

    • @Mike_M_Smith
      @Mike_M_Smith 3 роки тому

      @@timwildsmith thanks for the link.

    • @timwildsmith
      @timwildsmith  3 роки тому

      @@Mike_M_Smith You bet!

  • @arnoldfishman1513
    @arnoldfishman1513 10 місяців тому

    your tatoos are not biblical.

    • @briankrueger4474
      @briankrueger4474 6 місяців тому

      We no longer live under the Mosaic law. Leviticus 19:28 was given to separate Isarael from canaanite pagan practices. You are taking it out of context. Do you wear clothes with mixed fabrics? Leviticus 19:19 forbids it. By your logic you are doing something unbiblical.

    • @kyleChat
      @kyleChat 3 місяці тому

      Why are you going back to elementary principles ?