Bible Question:
Greetings Kalos! I have a Ryrie SB (77 NASB). I agree the Ryrie is an excellent study bible. I have a Scofield (KJV) and like very much also. I know both come from a reform prespective on scripture, all tho probally not as strong as the McAthur Study Bible (from what I have looked at anyway as I don't have a McSB). I have a Nelson Study Bible and I would say it was neutral on most reform/free-will scripture. I am not familiar with the Zondervan NASB Study Bible. My question is, how does it compare to the other Study Bibles I have mentioned here, as far as interpretation of reform/free-will scripture. Also, how does it address modern day spritural gifts when compared to the others. Thanks bro!, retxar |
Bible Answer: retxar: The Zondervan NASB Study Bible, being denominationally neutral, is, as far as I can tell, also neutral on reform/free-will scripture. In the (pre-A.D. 2000) article I previously referred to, the only study Bible openly categorized as Conservative: Reformed is the New Geneva Study Bible (Nelson, 1994) NKJV. Said to be consciously titled after the influential, Calvinistic Geneva Bible, this work is subtitled "Bringing the Light of the Reformation to Scripture." According to the notes at 1 Cor. 13, verses 8 and 10, it seems the NASB SB does not take a strong pro- or anti-cessationist stand. (This does not mean they are undecided on whether to secede from the Union.) I.e., they seem not to be taking a strong stand for or against the idea that the gifts of the Spirit (or only the gift of tongues) ceased when the last apostle died at the end of the First Century. In the NASB SB note on 1 Cor 12:7, they speak of spiritual gifts in the present tense. Sorry it has taken me two days to answer your question. Grace to you, kalos |