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Year of the Study Bible

Christian publishers struck the right chord in 2008.

A Christianity Today editorial | posted 4/01/2009 08:22AM

In some ways, 2008 was a year of the Same Old Thing in Bible publishing. Marketing teams somehow thought up more niches to target, including the comic-book junkie (with the Manga Bible graphic novels), ...

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Elias

Posted: April 01, 2009 10:46 PM


I would also note the publishing in 2008 of the Orthodox Study Bible, by Thomas Nelson. It lacks some of the tools that we have become accustomed to in Study Bibles, but it makes up for that with citations of early Christian writers (e.g. Athanasius and John of Damascus) in the footnotes.

charles alexander

Posted: April 01, 2009 9:52 PM

There is a plethora of Bibles on the market. Bibles for teenagers. Bibles for prosperity followers. Bibles for New Agers. Bibles for Mormons. Bibles for Jehovah's Witnesses. Comic book Bibles for tots and teens. On and on and on. Every theological slant and text interpretation is packaged incentive to read "the least read, most owned, most important book in the world." Kinda makes one wonder. What's more important: the text itself or the commentary? Surely to goodness there's something amiss here. Packaging and plethora over simple prayer, prophets and prophecies of old. No wonder it's a challenge to get the Gospel message out.

arthur

Posted: April 01, 2009 5:58 PM


I've got a Scofield NIV study Bible that I've just about worn out. I wouldn't have anything else but a study Bible, I love the footnotes, the maps, and the small concordance. When I do buy a new Bible the only difference is that i think I will get a KJV, I love the language.

Isaiah

Posted: April 01, 2009 4:28 PM

I believe study Bibles are essential to study of the Word, not in a dry theological exercise, nor to satisfy our idiosyncratic notions of what we think we need ( as opposed to what the Spirit of Jesus Christ through His Word would richly supply to our spirit and heart), but in a very definite way, to open God's word to us in the full presentation of Christ Jesus (Psa. 119:18,130, Luke 24:27, 45, Acts 8:35) to give sense to it (Neh. 8:7-8), to grant us deep and rich enjoyment of it (Col. 3:16-17), in order that in coming to His word, we come to Him in spirit and truthfulness (John 5:39-40, 4:24), and in so coming to Him we no longer hunger and thirst in our inner being (6:35), enjoying His word as spirit and as life (6:63). In other words, how we judge the value of a study Bible, lies in how much enjoyment such a Bible can give us in our pursuit of the Lord, we who would seek Him with all of our hearts (Psa. 119:2).

Rev. Colin LIske

Posted: April 01, 2009 3:37 PM


I'm surprised you didn't mention the new ESV Lutheran Study Bible by Concordia Publishing House being put out this year.

John G.

Posted: April 01, 2009 2:33 PM


I'm a part of the Christian Comics Arts Society, some of whose members (not to mention other folks unaffiliated with us) have been producing Christian comics, including (but hardly limited to) adaptations of Scripture for some years now.

Elizabeth

Posted: April 01, 2009 11:39 AM


I love the Manga Bible series and highly recommend it for supplemental reading!

Patrick Gann

Posted: April 01, 2009 10:39 AM


Wait... there are manga-style Bible story graphic novels?! Why did I never know this! Now I'm psyched. (I'm only half-sarcastic here...I actually will check this out)

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