Bible Question: Could someone recomend an NASB95 Study Bible? I got a slim-line for less than 10.00 and it's tiny, tiny print! Very hard to study with. |
Bible Answer: roverjbh99: I will gladly recommend an NASB95 Study Bible. Or two. The NASB is available in a variety of Study Bible editions. My own top recommendations are: 1) The Ryrie Study Bible Expanded Edition. ISBN 0-8024-3870-9 Published by Moody Press. Available in hardcover, bonded leather, and genuine leather. I started using the original edition Ryrie in 1978. It is my personal favorite all-around use Bible, used daily to research my Questions, Answers and Notes for the Forum, and the one I use when I teach Bible classes at my church. The Ryrie is considered a subjectively oriented study Bible, conservative, dispensational. "The Ryrie Study Bible can be characterized as the Scofield Reference Bible for the end of the twentieth century . . . [it] has a strong following among evangelicals." (John R. Kohlenberger III, "How to Choose a Study Bible," www.equip.org/free/DB135.htm) 2) The Zondervan NASB Study Bible. ISBN 0-310-91092-7 Published by Zondervan. Hardcover MSRP 39.99 (but you can get it for less than that). Probably available also in bonded and genuine leather. It is a top recommendation and favorite of mine because it is very, very thorough, denominationally neutral, and packed with useful, easy-to-use information, including: translator's notes (not included in the Ryrie); over 20,000 in-text study notes, adapted from the best-selling NIV Study Bible (NIVSB is considered a subjectively oriented study Bible, conservative, evangelical); a center-column reference system with over 100,000 references; an extensive NASB concordance, and more. According to the advertising copy: "The Zondervan NASB Study Bible is hands-down the most comprehensive, up-to-date study Bible available." I feel this claim is not exaggerated. To purchase either of these NASB95 study Bibles online, see: http://www.gospelcom.net/abs/ www.christianbook.com For excellent guidelines to consider when choosing a study Bible, see: "How to Choose a Study Bible," www.equip.org/free/DB135.htm Hope this helps. |