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1 | NISB | Bible general Archive 3 | Hank | 182720 | ||
Cuddle, some years ago I shelled out the shekels for an Inductive Study Bible and frankly didn't like it very much, although I do have a certain respect for the idea of studying the Bible using the inductive approach championed by Kay Arthur. It was all those colored pencils and involved color codings of Scripture passages that drove me up the wall. I'm not the neatest craftsman on the block and it didn't take me long with all those brightly colored pencils to make an inglorious mess of what began as a well-printed and sensibly designed Bible. This idea of color coding reminds me too much of the Rainbow Bible, from which I stay away as far possible. I love the colors of the rainbow but feel they were meant for rainbows and not Bibles :-) ..... For what it's worth, I hit upon an alternative to the Inductive Study Bible that has served my purposes. I bought a copy of Kay Arthur's little book called, "How to Study Your Bible." She lays down her ideas of inductive study fairly well in this book, and the principles of inductive study can, of course, be applied to any edition of any translation. I don't clutter up any Bible that I own by writing in it -- no marginal notes and no highlighting or underlining. I do jot down notes with some frequency, but I do my jotting in a separate place, in a notebook/journal sort of thing. ..... Your concerns on the durability of Bibles being printed today are well taken. Unfortunately some publishers charge premium prices and deliver poor quality merchandise. I have a copy of the NASB single-column reference edition in large (11 point) print, bound in soft and supple calfskin leather, with Smythe-sewn spines instead of being slapped together with a glob of glue, that has proved durable, but it's a bit pricey. It's printed and bound by Foundation Publications, an arm of the Lockman Foundation. ..... I don't find your question trivial in the least, Cuddle. Believe me, I've seen scores of questions on SBF that were "farer trivialer than ewers"! --Hank | ||||||
2 | NISB | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 182728 | ||
Hank, You write: "I don't clutter up any Bible that I own by writing in it -- no marginal notes and no highlighting or underlining. I do jot down notes with some frequency, but I do my jotting in a separate place, in a notebook/journal sort of thing." Amen! I do the same. I don't write in or mark up my Bible. When I make notes I do it in a separate place. One reason I don't highlight or mark a Bible is because of what I experienced long ago. In the early 70s I was reading and using a certain New Testament. In my enthusiasm I highlighted all the passages I found especially helpful or interesting. The only problem was that upon subsequent readings -- especially my daily Bible reading -- I was paying more attention to the highlighted passages and sort of overlooking the ones that weren't highlighted. Since then I have ceased highlighting so that when I read the Bible I will pay equal attention to all of it. Also, like you, I don't like the idea of making a mess of my Bibles. I don't condemn other for their practice of making notes and marking the text. After all, it's not a sin. :-) It's just that I prefer not to do it. Grace to you, John |
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3 | NISB | Bible general Archive 3 | Hank | 182744 | ||
John, in connection with this business of highlighting the Bible text, I happened to notice the Bible of a lady who sat beside me on the pew one Lord's Day morning. She had opened her Bible to the Gospel of Matthew and was reading from the Sermon on the Mount. I noticed that every word on both of the open pages had received the highlight treatment. This little incident occurred before the formal worship service had begun and, since people were engaging in greetings and small talk, I ventured a comment on my observation of the copious amount of highlighting. "How do you determine what to highlight?" I asked. "Oh, that's easy," she said. "I just highlight the parts that are important. Would you like to take a look at my Bible?" she asked. ..... And it was an experience, too, that's for sure. This dear old soul, this avid highlighing soul, had spared few passages of Scripture from getting the highlighting treatment. And I expect that in due time she will get around to coloring up the few parts she missed. ..... Whatever floats her boat, I suppose .... but it clearly doesn't float mine to have my favorite edition of the Bible garishly decorated in lemon yellow or shocking pink. If I care so little about Scripture not to be reminded of the eternal truth of 2 Timothy 3:16, I honestly doubt that a fist full of assorted crayons is going to help me much anyway. The Holy Bible is not a coloring book. ..... I thought your point about the distractions to current reading occasioned by previous markings was especially significant. --Hank | ||||||
4 | NISB | Bible general Archive 3 | cuddle | 182745 | ||
This so crazy! I thought I was asking a question that most would find unimportant...I have enjoyed so very much reading all these post on you guys' study habits. I must admit, as I said before, I do write notes in my Bible and I underline key words to a verse(sometimes highlight). I don't want my Bible to look like a coloring book though. If that is what works for some, who am I to judge? I would like to take the question a bit further and ask... What is the most valuable tool you use when you study NOT THAT THE BIBLE IS NOT THE MOST TREASURED AND VALUABLE...I am referring to concordances, dictionaries, commentarries, lexicons, etc. For example, I have an e-sword computer program I use daily it seems. It has ... a ton of resources! And there are some other favorites too, I am just curious what resouces you guys use. Cuddle |
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