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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
- Study Bibles abound! There are a TON of competing editions of the Bible floating around out there, and wading through it all can be pretty overwhelming, so I set out to sort through it with a review video. I spent six months collecting recently published Bibles, and going through them in the course of my normal daily reading and research. Here's my report back on what I found, and I hope it helps you pick what your next Bible might be or what Bible you might like to give someone else. This video is unsponsored - no one paid me to review any products and no one paid me to say nice things about their stuff.
You can support the program if you'd like at patreon.com/tmbh
Here's a link to all the Bibles and various outlets where they can be purchased: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
In this video we discussed the following publishers: Lifeway, B&H Publishing, Moody Press, Crossway, Zondervan and Tyndale
We also discussed the following Bibles: The Quest Study Bible, Holman Christian Standard Study Bible, Holy Land Illustrated Study Bible, NET Full Notes Edition, Life Application Study Bible, Spurgeon Study Bible, First Century Study Bible, Starting Place Study Bible, New Living Translation Study Bible, New International Version Storyline Bible, English Standard Version Study Bible, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, Immerse Reading Bible, Halley's Study Bible, New Living Translation Filament Edition, the Ryrie Study Bible, and a couple of single book journaling Bibles.
Here's a link to all the Bibles discussed in this video. My wife made this spreadsheet and it's amazingly helpful.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1aO-pm11SZbCs60vrin1XRWL3qv_lfcLvY-NFhpaSGfc/htmlview
Thanks for the rundown and giving the spreadsheet as a resource. I work at Christianbook in Massachusetts, its really rad to see a prominent youtuber sending traffic over to us
Could you please also look at NASB study bibles as well. Also give your opinion on the Joyce Meyers Inductive Study Bible.
Kay Arthur not Joyce Meyers oops
I would love to hear your opinion someday of the Oxford Annotated Ecumenical Bible with Apocrypha
Wives can be amazingly helpful.
The Bible which is read frequently is the best Bible.
Yes! My pastor always says, “Which Bible is the best? Whichever one you’ll read.”
This made me smile, thank you!
The best Bible is the one with all the words!
@Beridze 1997 KJV is probably the worst English translation. The NKJV is a vast improvement, but no translation is prefect.
This is the root of the biggest issue I have with Islam. A translation of the Qur'an isn't the Qur'an. Therefore unless Arabic is your native tongue, you can never read the Qur'an as you would just be translating in your head and thus reading a translation.
@@jayjaykay111 Think about this... God is
( amongst other things ) the ultimate supreme mathematician. The Bible is full of numerology. 7 for example is the number of completion, 3 the number of the trinity, 6 incompletion, and 666 the mark of the devil etc ... . If you were God , would you have 73 books in your Bible, or 66?
Incidentally, Jesus quotes from the Apocrypha ( Deuterocanological.l books )
MAT 23:37 and Luke 13:34 .... 2 Esdras 1:30
ALSO in 2 Esdras 7:28 you can read a clear prophecy of Jesus.
Matt got his Christmas shopping done and knocked out a helpful video.
I agree.
At first I thought "Huh, a review video" and only some minutes in it hit me that this is actually the product of an overwhelming amount of time working with those. I think you reviewing all those bibles in one video might be a huuge contribution to finding what's right for you. This is awesome!
@@Praise___YaH I am very sorry, I have a hard time figuring out whether your elaborate explanation is actually intended as a reply to my comment, intended for another comment or anything like that. If it is the former, could you please help me understand what you mean to address?
@@Praise___YaH which Bible translated to English gives us this translation?
@@Praise___YaH yeah, I know that. This is a video about Bible translations, so I’m looking for a Bible that translates the Hebrew and Greek into English the most accurately
@@Praise___YaH I like to watch John Kostik UA-cam as he breaks the Hebrew down. I’m sure there are others that might be better, but I enjoy his excitement as he talks. Thanks for the input.
0:36 NIV Quest Study Bible
1:18 Holman Study Bible
2:08 Holy Land Illustrated Bible
3:03 NET Bible Full Notes Ed.
3:42 Single Book Journals
3:24 Life Application Bible
5:11 Spurgeon Study Bible
5:45 First Century Study Bible
6:31 Starting Place Study Bible
7:08 NLT Illustrated Study Bible
7:59 Storyline Bible
8:32 Ryrie Study Bible
9:02 ESV Study Bible
9:43 Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible
10:41 Immerse Reading Bible
11:09 Halley’s Study Bible
11:52 Filament Edition
You need more details on your list.
Ryrie, Holman, Life Applic, Spurgeon, etc make more than 1 kind of Bible. NIV, NKJ, KJV, ESV....???
Thank you!
Wow, very comprehensive, thanks for your hard work on this
You bet Ben. Thanks for checking in!
Does Christian know that, Gospel is not written by eye witness of Jesus? And written 40-70 yrs after Jesus?
@@kellymaret1795 Yes, that’s why all those who were used to write the Bible were inspired - 2 Peter 1:20 &21 - ... no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost (Holy Spirit). 2 Timothy 3:16 also tells us: All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.😊🙏🙏🏿🙏🏾🙏🏽
@@debrajessen7975 no they just ripped off other religions no one was inspired by a imaginary god.
@@user-hm4zx4tj5s If you don’t believe in God or the Bible you and I really don’t need to discuss anything👍 You are free to choose what you believe in, but I seriously don’t understand why you would click on this video so you can try to influence those who do😁🙏🏾🙏🏿🙏🙏🏽
I have never read the Bible as an adult and after a few years of losing my way, I’ve committed myself to reconnecting with God. I just ordered the NET full reference bible! Thank you for this video!!
I hope you reconnected with God🙏🏾. God bless you. Amen
"God" is just a title.
@Benjamin Eby I’m coming back to Christianity and I understand that the trinity is widely believed as part of the faith, but I’ve seen many argue that the trinity is not mentioned in the scripture and that the Trinity is a doctrine that evolved under the influence of the Roman Catholic Church and so wasn’t a doctrine believed by the early Christians. Not here to argue I would just like to hear the reasoning for the trinity’s existence as I don’t wish to commit heresy
@@AveChristusRex789ven the orthodox believe in the Trinity. Just because something is hard to fully grasp and understand, doesn't make it untrue.
It's like looking at the clear ocean floor off the beach of an island. It clear and shallow.
Vs looking off of a boat in the ocean, it's cloudy, murky, but massive and has depth.
I encourage you to read the early church fathers/saints. The orthodox have some really good books on it.
There's also a podcast with Jeanie Constinueau that is really good. "Through the scriptures" and "Through the scriptures live"
@@KillerofGods hi there, I’m not concerned about the trinity anymore. God is indeed beyond our human comprehension, the trinity is only illogical if God is confined under our human rationale and this is something I’m glad God had me realise after I made that comment. I appreciate your answer regardless.
My only issue is denominations, I’m not interested in Protestantism it’s either Catholicism or Orthodoxy for me if I have to choose. I was on the path to converting to Orthodoxy due to certain issues I had with Catholicism such as Papal infallibility and the Filioque, but recently I’ve kinda heard good arguments for the existence of these theological beliefs. It’s tough man. Might just be non-denominational until I find a Christian wife (God willing) and then convert to whatever denomination they are under lol
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Hey you!
Matt and the Amazing Technicolor Bible
People need to read the Bible. We don't need "study bible's".
@@americanswan This. If you want to actually engage with the text in a meaningful way, it's useful to simply do so with just the text itself.
@@americanswan I think study Bibles have their place, especially if you want to look more into a verse.
But I do agree that yeah for me it can get distracting if there are a bunch of notes that I didn’t put there.
All in all it’s down to preference IMO.
Your take on the Life Application Study Bible is spot on! That's exactly how I feel, but I never had the words to express it! I completely agree with you!
As Tim Keller once said, "The gospel is good news, not good advice."
Great rundown. I picked up one a CSB study Bible earlier this year and have been in love with it. Those frequent notes about the original language that you mention are fantastic. So often they pick out pieces that are either tough to translate or important to how the text reads. For someone that's never studies the original languages it makes it much easier to pick up a Bible that tries to be a bit more readable than some, while also being confident that I'm not totally losing the meaning!
The '84 Ryrie was my JAM in high school and the ESV has been a go-to in recent years. I really appreciate your perspective on these study Bibles. It's so very helpful to see INSIDE so many Bibles. I'm regularly asked for recommendations on translation, and I am confident in guiding people to a handful of translations based on where I know them to be coming from. However, it is crazy difficult to keep up with all of the bells and whistles publishers are packaging around the text of Scripture! Thank you for all of the time you put into this video!
Thank You for working so hard and delivering distinctive pros and cons for each version! You definitely minimized any homework we would need to do! God bless you and your wife💞
Lol appreciated the nod to the Bible project 😂
You should do one of these videos for children's Bibles. That would be hugely helpful.
Does Christian know that, Gospel is not written by eye witness of Jesus? And written 40-70 yrs after Jesus?
My kids have literally destroyed their Lego Bible, they have read it so many times you can hardly call it a book anymore but it helped them see the stories and kept their interest at a young age.
@kelly maret ever heard of the book of John? He was an eyewitness.
@@kellymaret1795 source
@@kellymaret1795Only reason that date was ever made was because in the gospels Jesus predicted the destruction of the temple and secular scholars don’t believe in prophecy
I'd love to hear your thoughts on the Chronological Study Bible! Loved the video, thanks for doing what you do!
Loved the review! I love the concept of the last one you reviewed - at first i was skeptical of the companion app, but that looks super well done and is a meaningful compliment to the bible.
This video was so helpful! This must have rook so much time to prepare for. Thank you for all the insight. Really appreciate it
I have stacks of study bibles and multiples of my favorite Study bible (Thompson Chain) am always looking for others to take the role of daily driver for a while. I really appreciate your quick draw review, it is quick and to the point.
Catholic suggestion to add to this pile: the Word on Fire Bible! Besides it's helpful explanations, it's also beautifully designed and has a very readable text format.
Edit:
The translation it uses is NRSV(-CE) and for now they've only released the first part; the gospels
I've wanted to get my hands on that one since it was announced
I like mine quite a bit. It’s not a serious study but it’s a nice way to dig deeper into the gospels. It’s purpose is evangelism and it does a tremendous job for that.
I would recommend as a gift to a Protestant or an unbeliever but I wouldn’t start a Bible study group for it. I highly recommend the Ignatius Study Bible for that.
@@zacbrewer4368 Agree. Ignatius Study Bible (apparently about to complete OT in the next 12 months). Second Place: Navarre Bible (mucho expensive). 3rd Place: Catholic Study Bible - a bit too historical -critical-skeptical with skimpy notes but thicker "guides". The Catholic version of Oxford Study Bible. Subsequent edition improved. 4th - Didache Bible - lots of explanations from Catechism but that's it. 5th? Great Adventure Study bible - haven't read but Catholic version of timeline type bible.
Great job. One of the best compilation of study bibles I've seen. Hope to see a part 2 soon.
such a good video. clean cut, simple and straight foward SO GOOD
This was so helpful! I just spent this year going through the entire Bible for the first time without just randomly reading on my own. The plan helped so much in terms of seeing the Bible as one story (God's Story). Now I'm looking into considering an official study bible and this video came at the perfect time. Thank you for all of your helpful content!
YES! This is something SO MANY people miss, is that it’s all one story!
The life application bible literally CHANGED me. Their questions to almost every verse are what really made me start thinking and applying Gods word to my life! I love how you aren’t a fan tho lol I love how everyone is different and I love hearing others perspective. Great video!! The only thing I am not a fan of in ANY bible is colour. I hate colour in my bibles lol
I liked sketches - black and white text- sketched maps etc
I’m the odd ball out on this one because I most likely WONT upgrade to the newest life application Bible just for the simple reason they added colour. It really bugs me lol 😆
GREAT VIDEO! Thanks so much. I have been looking at expanding with some study guides and this was really crazy helpful!!
Nicely done. Always great to be able to get reviews on several Bibles at once.
Great video and look at some available options. Thank you!
I like the NLT Helpfinder Bible. It's a huge tool to me with life's issues. I like that it's in the easy to read and understand NLT. The huge Helpfinder section is convenient because the verses are in the Helpfinder section saving you from leaving to find the appropriate scripture.
My next Bible will be that CSB Holy Land study Bible. Like ti see the places and archeological sites while I'm studying. Great reviews brother!
Great video... I really enjoy your channel. I've been watching you for years. And you have inspired myself on how I want my own channel to be. Great work please keep them coming.
This was super helpful! Thx for putting this together! I just started making the CSB my more primary go-to, while utilizing the free NET Bible notes online as well. The Filament Bible was super intriguing to me and so I tried their app and love the added resources!
Especially loved the nod to The Bible Project ❤️💯
Great job! You asked what you left off. Ironically, you only covered one of my personal favorites, but the big one missing is the Thomas Nelson Study Bible. One of the most recognized and top selling study Bibles. It is often compared with and reviewed alongside the Holman, with most giving the slight nod to Thomas Nelson. Good review.
I had no idea you also had a podcast, awesome! Definitely following on Spotify
Thank you for this! Your descriptions are so very helpful in deciding which study Bible I may want to try now, and which ones may be better saved for later.
You have a good thing here, Matt. I appreciate your desire to properly interview people of different camps.
Kudos my brother.
Ignore true verses saying mind the same things and speak the same things.
See the deceit folks?
You should have THE DIDACHE BIBLE. It is a Catholic Study Bible with notes and commentary completely based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It is jointly published by Ignatius Press and Midwest Theological Forum. All of the teachings, practices, theology, and great movers of the Catholic Church are within this wonderful work. It even has numerical placement of the Catechism within the notes; in that way one could easily look up the lessons from the catechism and vice versa. It comes in either two translations; the Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition or the New American Bible Revised Edition of 2011. It is a Catholic Study Bible par excellence. Get it and Read.
The Filament one looks interesting. Thank you for reviewing these. A couple of interesting ones that I have are The Action Bible and the Duck Commander Bible😃
Thank you so much...I am going to watch this again. Very informative. I am now especially interested in the Halley’s Bible Handbook.
Thanks man. Really cool. The Immerse from Tyndale really caught my eye. Chapters and verses are incredibly helpful but sometimes it's nice to remove all distraction.
Epic job, thank you so much. The inclusion of the spreadsheet is great (many thanks to your wife) but I confess that I was hoping to find that it also listed your pros, cons and verdict for each one.
Loved this video and will use it for my "How to study the Bible class." One note, HCSB is now just CSB. Although it is published through the SBC, they involved a lot of other scholars form a wide variety of traditions in the translation. So when reading you do not get just the SBC view but a good - as you put it - middle of the road translation. It is currently my go to version and the Apologetics Study Bible is one of my favorite versions.
I have the Apologetics SB for the study notes. Dislike the csb version (renders Spirit {Capital S: Holy Spirit} as "feeling")
I really enjoyed your video, and my study bible is not listed here, but the one my friend gave me is. She purchased the ESV study bible. That has been a wonderful help to me. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, and for all your work.
Really good content! I always like seeing what Bibles other people like. I have 130+ Bibles in my collection, and always looking for that elusive one that I just can’t live without. I switch from Bible to Bible throughout the week, the month, the year. It’s great having all these beautiful Bibles to choose from. Please continue to make Bible videos. Thanks!
@Winnie Spencer - Sounds like a great Bible Collection you have! There are many people on UA-cam that are Bible Collectors, I too am one of them 🤓. I like to see the Bible Reviews so that I can see if I have missed any good Study Bibles that are available. There are so many choices now that it seems there are new ones every week!🌄
I’m the kind of person who always hated study bibles, mainly for some of those reasons you mentioned with the Life Application Bible, but the ESV Study Bible really is worth it. The scholarship is solid and fairly comprehensive, the translation has been my go to for about 10 years now, and the book itself is well made and well laid out. Can’t go wrong with it.
I enjoyed your jaunt through the Study Bibles.
I had a friend who worked at a Christian Book Store who was in charge of getting rid of the defective books. He would bring me Bibles rather than throw them out. Anyway I ended up with tons of these extremely expensive Bibles, many of which had some very minor flaws and miss spelled engraved names on them. BTW the youth group kids loved using the defective Bibles just to try to discover what was wrong with them. You'd be amazed as how many times pages in books are printed out of order.
Anyhow it took me a couple of years but I decided it was too overwhelming to use all these study bibles. I pared back to what I call just a bible. I grew up with RSV so I like NRSV, plus it's what our pew bibles are and I like the readability of NLT. When I do a read through the Bible Study, like Disciple Bible Study or the Grand Sweep, I recommend getting a easy to hold easy to read Bible and encourage people to get into the narrative first. Church teachings tend to give a micro verse by verse view. What most Christians lack is the big picture macro view of the Biblical narrative. Note: the Bible Project does an excellent job of giving this macro view.
Once again an excellent great job on the video! I'd love you to review e-bibles, both desk top and phone versions. I've also found that there are some amazing web Bible resources that almost render the $75 Study Bible a waste of time. I think there are some basics that people ought to know, like what Strong's numbers are and the TWOT & TWNT abbreviations. I have to confess that Google has made my concordance a book that just sits on the shelf as normally I just type part of a verse and boom it's there.
Thanks again!
thanks your videos always give me insight . big thumbs Matt keep it up
Amazing review for the compressed time. Thank you!
My favorites as recommended by my Episcopal university/seminary are the New Oxford Annotated Bible, 4th edition, and the New Interpreter's Study Bible. Both are NRSV, which is a really good interfaith and ecumenical translation. NIB also do a fantastic 12 volume commentary that goes more in depth on text criticism and includes reflections.
Thanks for listing. I have never heard of these versions but have seen a growing number of translations of the Bible over the years. When I was growing up it was KJV and later the NIV. But now there are probably hundreds more. I had no idea there was a Bible version for the Ecumenical movement. Good to knowm
My main Bible is the exact same 1984 NIV study Bible that you showed as your go to. That Bible has served me well for 35 years.
My 84 has been my main one as well! God bless!
PS: I think you did an amazing job of what you have achieved so far with the reviews and also your channel :) - thank you
Great Video Matt!!! I love my ESV study bible, as well as the Oxford Annotated NRSV
Great review - I added some of these to my wishlist! If I may suggest a few more:
NIV Student Bible is fairly basic, but has 3 different, but great, reading plans in the intro for beginners.
Apologetics Study Bible is a great one with terrific included articles by various apologists.
The Lucado Study Bible has several awesome pages devoted to group Bible Studies on various topics including discussion questions.
The Jewish Study Bible or, better yet, the Hebrew Bible with Commentary (3 book series) is great for gaining a more traditional understanding of the Old Testament.
I'm 16 and I currently have a girls life application Bible (NLT). I have a very old hardcover KJV Bible which I first used when I got saved since it was the only one I had (it had been in my garage and we have had this Bible for YEARS) the first time i opened that Bible I was like "oh no" I didn't understand it and I wasn't really connected to it. My friend who had told me the Gospel gave me a Bible (the NLT one). It was the same one she was using(I actually went to her house to pick it up😂😂I needed it ASAP) and it was MUCH better. I could understand it and it gave you practical situations and gave scripture on how to go through certain situations (I'm a teen so a lot of the scenarios are things that have actually happened in my life) I love that Bible, but this Christmas, I'm getting a pink imitation leather NKJV Bible because although I do love NLT, I have always had a feeling that the type of language that KJV uses will make it a lot more easier to create accurate images in my head to help me go along with what I'm reading and I chose NKJV because I heard it is easier than KJV which is perfect. Also I got it in imitation leather because my NLT one is paperback so I feel it won't last as long as I want it to. I will keep my NLT for reference, but the NKJV will definitely be my main Bible (I even got rainbow tabs for each book in the Bible😆😆) I'm really excited for it to arrive (I got it on Amazon)
Thank you for the reviews. This was excellent information, and I have now added a few more items to my wish list!
I use the Olive Tree Bible Reader app and one of its features is that you can purchase the study bible "helps" separately from the Bible text so that allows to mix and match. I can read the ESV but follow along the NET Bible notes, etc.
Thank you for investing your time into this channel! You are a great help!
I'm not really that kind of person who likes those "classical bible studies" but I'm really enjoying your videos.
Carry on with your great work👍
Greetings from Germany
I really enjoy my Thomas Nelson The King James Study Bible Full Color Edition.
3:03 "alright nerdsssssssss"
my thought exactly when James White pulled out his older copy of NET
I'll stick with my Lumina app to read NET 😅
Thanks for this video! I found it to be super helpful. I would love for you to do a review of study bibles or books that are geared towards families with young children!
I have always enjoyed my NASB Key Word study Bible. Great notes and Hebrew and Greek helps. Great video Matt!! -Matt
Nice review. Another one you might want to review in the future, if you haven't in a previous video, is the Lutheran Study Bible (Large print version) by Concordia Publishing House (cph.org). Completed my first full reading of the Bible this year using this Bible and thought they did a good job with the study notes and previews to each book. It has a 4.5 rating on Amazon (712 reviews), 78% being 5 star, 9% 4 star. (This version should not be confused with the Augsburg Press' Lutheran Study Bible.) Btw, I have read complaints about the normal sized Bible having the pages bleed through. Much more advisable to get the large print version.
I've had the Life Applications for a while now. Always feel robbed when it comes to text, glad to see I wasn't imagining it
Great video. Great detail. Great job.
Just found out that study Bibles existed a few days ago and this was very helpful!
No Bishop Barron’s “Word on Fire” Bible!!!? Loved your video in any case, would have been nice to have mentioned if any of them could be used by Catholics/E.Orthodox. Keep up the good work.
Douay-Rheims is really nice as a supplement. I also like the Didache Bible, RSV-CE with commentaries from the Catechism.
@@jayjaykay111 The Word On Fire Gospels uses the NRSV-CE translation
Wrong channel for that. These aren't the Bibles you are looking for.
@B R Because they contain less books than the Catholic & Eastern Orthodox Bibles, plus the translations would be slightly different, and yes, Catholics are Christian, we’ve been Christian for 2000 years, and compiled the very Bible of which you speak.
@B R Because they left multiple books out that have been used by Christians since the first century. They are all incomplete and are fake Bibles.
i've got a couple bible and my favorite by far is the NLT illustrated. I find it very interesting to read all the notes and explications before every books and throughout explaining various concepts and mini biography of key characters. it's like an encyclopedia. i could spend a lazy afternoon just reading notes at random pages just for fun. it helps me a lot to better understand the KJV. as a native French speaker, KJV is very scary and very hard to understand on it's own and you absolutely need a more modern and user friendly translation to make it digestible. First: plain good old KJV for the beautiful language and poetry, second: NLT actually understand what you read in the KJV lol
The ESV Gospel Transformation Study Bible has been a favorite of mine. It is absolutely gihugeus, with a terrific layout, thoughtful notes, and fantastic leather binding.
Thanks for this review! Very helpful!
Would have like to see some of the catholic Bible options! Good video thought!
The pope’s audience hall is the head of a snake 🐍 no thanks!!!
PS stickin the mud, you just did. All those fake modern slop rags pimped out to look like legit protestant bibles are all Jesuit Catholic to the core.
Except the pure holy bible now labelled as the KJV.
See the falling away of the church folks?
They don't even know the bible any more.
@@zarlodious1 Peace be with you.
@@zarlodious1 are you even a Christian?
Does Christian know that, Gospel is not written by eye witness of Jesus? And written 40-70 yrs after Jesus?
Ok, so this is kind of random, but I work in a warehouse which sells a lot of these Bibles on Amazon, as well as being a supplier for Christianbook, so there is a surprisingly high chance that I have touched at least one of the Bibles in this video...
Fun video! It was sweet seeing some study Bibles I own in here! I've had a Life App in the beginning of my Christian walk. Currently I have the NLT Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, Filament Study Bible (use those frequently) and ESV Study Bible. I'm partial to the former two but I love have different perspectives and resources. I'm interested to check out that NET Full Notes one!
Great video as always! Love to see some NRSV and/or Common English translation love
I love my ESV Study Bible! I read it everyday!
But, I don't like the Calvinists interpretation notes of every 'questionable' passage or text, lol.
try the Lutheran Study Bible it's ESV defiantly no calvin
Lutheran Study Bible!
I have the ESV Study Bible too and hadn't noticed this! Got any examples?
Does Christian know that, Gospel is not written by eye witness of Jesus? And written 40-70 yrs after Jesus?
@@kellymaret1795 The earliest written account of Jesus' resurrection was 20 years after Jesus in 1 Corinthians. 20 years is as recent as it gets in antiquity, especially with believers whose background has a strong oral tradition. 40-70 years after Jesus isn't far enough that myths and legends start to prop up. That isn't to say that legends and myths of Jesus didn't prop, because numerous epistles released in the 2nd and 3rd century showed numerous legends concerning Jesus.
Bibles. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.
false!
Not sure what drug you're injecting into your body, but it's definitely not doing you anything that can be called "good".
@@jamesritter5078 what?
Glad this is a review over study bibles and not translations 😁 Thank you brother for all the content that you are making in times like these. When you want to do a vid on bible prophecy let me know. I'M SDA so you know what we are about ie 3 angels message! Keep doing what your doing brother man!
Just took a screenshot of the ones I'm interested in for quick reference for myself. I like it
For me, without a doubt, it's the Oxford Annotated NRSV 4th edition, Jewish Study Bible, 2nd edition (NJPS Tanakh translation), and the Jewish Annotated New Testament, 2nd edition.
Jewish study Bibles I find useful too!
These are the ones I'm using in seminary!
Why would you use a New Testament annotated by the people who reject and despise Jesus Christ?
@@barnosho1611 They reject Jesus, but the scholars who wrote the annotations and essays certainly don't "despise" him. I find it helpful to get the Second Temple Jewish context from Jewish scholars, and understand their readings of our sacred texts.
@@barnosho1611 You raise a great questions. I am actually learning more about what translations to avoid than use by watching this video.
Matt, would you mind explaining how you review these bibles? Do you randomly scan each one, or do you choose specific books and/or chapters beforehand, and see how the different bibles compare? Or do you use a different method?
Would like to hear this answered
Thanks Matt, Dave & I enjoyed your review of these Bibles. We ordered two of them, one is a Christmas present and Holy Land Illustrated for us.😊
Thank you so much for doing this! Introduced me to a few new Bibles I like the look of. Do you have any ideas on ones that can do the context at the original languages, like study + interlinear. Thank you again so much Matt. Bible Protect, Pastor Furtick and you are three of my favorite places to poke at, your personalities and passion for HIM shine like light in the darkness, be proud my friend! And not just because there are others on youtube wearing your hat while exploring more of the beauty HE has made.
I have the NRSV Cultural Background Study Bible and it is definitely a secondary Bible and not a primary Bible. I use it when I have questions about what I am reading like, "What on Earth is the Leviathan?" in which case the Cultural Background Study Bible not only has an article about that, but also shows artifacts depicting the Leviathan. ESV Study is a great all around study Bible and perfect for someone who wants just one study Bible who is maybe a New Calvinist or Evangelical Calvinist. Personally, I think Study Bibles that notes are complied by a single pastor are great for people who listen to that pastor's sermons a lot. I have a MacArthur Study Bible (NASB) and that is my number one study Bible. However, they have to be a pastor you really like or else you are going to find yourself more arguing with the notes than getting value out of them.
And now I’ve spent all my money on bibles... 😆❤️🙏🏻🙌🏻
may the lord lights more revelations on u
Always look forward to these videos
Thank you so much. This is super helpful.
I like the TMBH "Biblecam"
NET full notes is the next best thing to learning Greek.
... and Hebrew
The "TMBH BIBLECAM" gave me a little chuckle. Fr Thomas Hopko always encouraged people to read a variety of translations to see how they compare and contrast. Some are probably stronger in some areas than others, but overall I think that just about any Bible will get the point across. Thanks, Matt!
I have the Starting Place Study Bible in blue faux leather and I love it. I'm new to reading the bible and also a teenager. Its been really helpful.
The immersive one has a ESV counterpart. ESV readers edition.
I recently started reading through the NKJV MacArthur Study Bible and am loving it so far.
The MacArthur Study Bible NASB is my favorite Bible I also have it in NKJV and ESV.
Thanks for doing this. It was very helpful.
I am so glad that you put the NIV 84 study bible in here. I still use mine even though I have been using the CSB Study. I would love your take on the CSB Apologetics bible
"ALRIIIIGHHHT NEEEERRDSSS"
*Me as a DTS student*: "Is this persecution?"
Lol 😂
Thank you this is great!! The link is very helpful too. I just found your channel, definitely hit the subscribe button,like & will share! That was a lot of info in a short time lol. Think I might just have to watch it again.🙏📖❤️👍
Just bought Starting Place study bible! Thanks for your video.
I was gifted the Spurgeon Study Bible by my Elder team a few years ago when I accepted the position of Assistant Pastor. I do enjoy it but I agree with your thoughts on it.
I was gifted one too after graduating Bible School. It’s okay haha.
It’s nice to have some of Spurgeons sermons at hand but I honestly don’t reach for it much.
I selected the Spurgeon Study Bible to use for my daily Bible reading plan this year simply because the 9.5 pt. font can be read so easily. I don't consider it a well-rounded study Bible, but wow--so much of Spurgeon's exegesis is tremendously insightful and is like a dart to the soul. I see why he's called the Prince of Preachers!
I've always been a fan of the NRSV translation, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on those.
NRSV is all I have ever used since my teenage years and I absolutely love it. My study bible is The New Oxford Annotated NRSV Bible with The Apocrypha ( 4th edition from 2010) and I have a non study regular NRSV as well that I use regularly for reading. The only other Bible I own and it is my first Bible as a kid is King James which I pick up once in a while to remember my youth. It wss the bible used in the 70s and 80s growing up where I was born.
The NIV and NLT have never been translations I was drawn to especially NLT. Though many pastors I know love the NIV. I don't think I have ever seen one in a Catholic or Episcopal / Anglican church.
@@richardcrooks11 my first bible was a Harper Collins NRSV Study bible. Ironically it was a required book for a collage literature course at a secular engineering school.
@@MrRedTux It’s the academic go to because it’s scholarly and ecumenical, I wouldn’t recommend it for your only Study Bible based on its notes but I would definitely recommend it as one of your study Bibles.
The revised version is perverted and so later on they introduced the New rsv. Still perverted.
Always stick to God's word not opinions like satan did with EVE.
KJV with no erratta.
@@herbbearingseed The idea that the KJV is without error is just plain ridiculous. Not even the translators of the KJV believed that, which is expressed in the preface. It’s just a translation and no translation is perfect, I’m afraid.
So great thankyou so much! Imagine the hours and hours you put into this....much shorter video comparatively haha! You do so much behind the scenes and it's so clear that you love the Lord our God
Thanks very much Stewart.
Just got the NIV Starting Place Study Bible and will be using it primarily to accomplish my faith goals this year. I hope you could also include a video for reference books you would recommend to supplement my study. I'm currently reading Fee & Stuart's How to Read The Bible for All Its Worth and considering getting a Bible dictionary as well.
Wow, I wish I could go out and buy one of these! Study bibles aren't sold in my area sadly.
I would recommend if you have a smart phone or iPad downloading E-Sword. I think it is a few dollars. Once you download it, within the app you can download dozens of commentaries, lexicons, dictionaries and Theology books for free. The only catch, all the things you download simply take up storage space on your device. I think I’ve downloaded everything on my iPad and it takes up like 1.6 GB.
The MacArthur Study Bible is also a good choice I'd recommend.
I got the NKJV MacArthur Study Bible for Christmas last year in brown Leathersoft. It's a great Bible.
Praise the Lord! This is the video I needed! Basic run down of each study bible. THANK YOU!
Great review!