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Discover How You Can Apply the Bible to Your Life Today Study the stories and teachings of the Bible with verse-by-verse commentary. Gain wisdom from people in the Bible by exploring their accomplishments and learning from their mistakes. Survey the big picture of each book through overviews, vital statistics, outlines, and timelines, and grasp difficult concepts using in-text maps, charts, and diagrams. Impacting more than 20 million lives over 30 years, the Life Application® Study Bible is the #1-selling study Bible of our generation. Now, it has been thoroughly updated and expanded to be even more helpful and relevant for your life and today's world. With a fresh, new interior page design and comprehensively updated study notes and features, this large print Bible will help you better understand God's Word and provide you with practical ways to apply it to your life every day. The Life Application Study Bible is a Bible for all times! Features: Enhanced, updated, and with new content added throughout Full text of the accurate, readable, and clear New International Version (NIV) Over 10,000 Life Application notes and other features Over 100 personality profiles Introductions and overviews for each book of the Bible In-text maps, charts, and diagrams Dictionary/concordance More than 500 maps and charts placed for quick reference Extensive side-column cross-reference system to facilitate deeper study Subject index to notes, charts, maps, and profiles Words of Jesus in red Refreshed design with a second color for visual clarity Christian Worker's Resource, a special supplement to enhance the reader's ministry effectiveness 16 pages of full-color maps Single-column format Presentation page Two ribbon markers Bonded leather cover lays flat when open Thumb indexed to make finding books of the Bible easier 10.8-point type size… (more)
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I've been told that the NIV (New International Version) is a strange choice for a religious liberal. But I replied that I wanted a translation with modern language, but little subjectivity in expression -- I wanted as little figurative style as possible to maximize closeness to the original text. So maybe the Evangelicals and I do have something in common, after all.
The character profiles of Biblical personalities and other study features are great. In fact I compared all of Zondervan's versions and found that they contain identical editorial matter and differ only in the translation used, all the way from the King James version (most literal) through the New Living Translation (more idiomatic, figurative language).
I wish they had produced one of the versions used by Catholics, which all include the Apocryphal books, and in fact suggested it to Zondervan (never heard back). That being unavailable I chose study features as more important than inclusiveness.
The annotations are strongest where they explain the historical context and modes of life of the people in the Bible, giving the reader a historical and cultural
The NIV Life Application Study Bible is one of the most beautiful, easy to use Bibles that is perfect for personal study or if it were to be used in group resource. The NIV Life Application as well as being in my opinion the best
As someone who studied Theology and used to using a Bible but still gets brain freeze sometimes I find that this study Bible is a welcome help. As there are a number of study features that are included throughout the Bible, which helps to make the Scriptures more available for all rather keeping many of the books a mystery except for scholars.
Why a Life Application Bible? If you are attempting to read the Bible by yourself and have no access to a Priest or Pastor to advise you on how to take the Word and apply it your life there are close to 10,000 study tools to help and advice. The great thing about this Bible it has been worked on by scholars of various denominations so there is ‘political’ slant that way. This is a Bible where the Scriptures are easy to read, explained in plain English and how to apply them to your life.
There is so much to praise here with the excellent introductions to each book, with advice notes on them. There are some wonderful charts and maps, excellent cross-referencing, plus an extensive index. The integrity of this translation is intact as the NIV is regarded as the best combination of accuracy and more importantly readability.
If you are an old hand at reading the Bible, or coming to the Bible for the first time to read, study and learn I cannot recommend NIV Life Application Study Bible (Anglicised) highly enough. I have the hard back copy and find it excellent, but there are leather and other cover options available. Buy this Bible and you will have access to the Scriptures in a modern way without the scholars waffle!
Features:
Over 300 new Life Application notes and significant revisions to nearly 350 others.
16 new Personality Profiles.
Most charts revised to clarify meaning and importance, plus eight all-new charts.
New information on the intertestamental period.
Christian Worker's Resource―a special supplement to enhance the reader's ministry effectiveness.