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Summary: Grab a Pen!
Review: The first time I saw this Bible my first reaction was, "Look at those margins!". Yes, this Bible has a full 1 3/4" margin on the outside of each page! This is a note-takers dream. The only things you'll find between these pages other than the text are study helps at the beginning of each book, cross-references along the inside edge of each page, helpful charts, very few scattered "insights" (mainly for textual clarification) and a blank outline structure at the end of each book for you to complete. Even though most of the work is left up to the student, thankfully there is a concordance in the back. This Bible is all about getting into the Word for yourself. The only drawbacks I found were the single column text, since I prefer the double column format, and the large margins which create a rather large Bible to carry. These are just preferences however. I would also recommend "Living by the Book" by Howard Hendricks or "How to Study Your Bible" by Kay Arthur as companions to help in your approach to study the Bible for yourself.
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Summary: Best Study Bible!
Review: This is the absolute best study Bible I have ever come across! I've used many, from the Open Bible, Life Application Bible, Thompson Chain Reference Bible, Ryrie Study Bible and Hebrew Greek Key Bible. There comes a time where you want to dig out what the Word says to you. Not commentators, Not translators. Just you and God. That's what this does. A small introduction is given at the beginning of each book, and you are given things to look out for or notice in each book. You have pages to record your notes on, and wide margins to write personal notes and applications right next to the text. There are also blank pages for notes in the back of the Bible. Also included at the end of each book of the Bible is a "Chapter Theme" Chart where you record the Theme of each chapter. It makes a wonderful quick reference! There is also a space for you to record the theme at the beginning of each chapter. I never realized how helpful it is to do it yourself! The more you make notes in this Bible and discover truths, the more irreplaceable it becomes. The text is a nice print and easy to read. It is single column text. The references are wonderful, and there anre many. I highly recommend it. It may be the last study Bible you ever need!UPDATE: After using this Bible intensively for 6 months I have to add this: the cross references are plentiful and are some of the best I've seen and very, very helpful. Along with the cross references are translators notes that are included are invaluble. Like a study Bible in themselves. For example Rom 3:3 reads "What then? If some did not believe, thier unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God will it?"
The translator note to the side tells you that "did not believe" could also be rendered "or were unfaithful" and unbelief could be rendered "unfaithfulness" It is really enlightning to me, because although I have Heb/Greek dictionaries, I am not fluent in the original languages.
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Summary: unlike anything on the market
Review: When I heard that Harvest House Publishers had published "The New Inductive Study Bible", I sighed in disbelief: "Not ANOTHER NASB Study Bible in the NASB". After all, we already have the excellent Zondervan NASB Study Bible; the NASB Life Application Study Bible; the NASB Student Study Bible; and the NASB Updated Ryrie Study Bible.
In truth this study Bible is unlike anything on the market. It is truly inductive, in that rather than having someone else tell you what the text means, you work out the meaning for yourself. At first this sounds like a precarious journey for novices with no experience in interpreting the Bible, but actually it turns out to be joyous and secure journey into the biblical text. The reader is taught to mark keywords, phrases, and pronouns through the use of symbols and colours. Words like God, love, Jesus, Law, Repent, Sin, Covenant, Grace, are marked in singular fashion. This allows the reader to graphically connect areas in the text that are connected, like themes, contrasts, etc. All you need is the Bible, a quick read through the introduction, and a set of coloured markers, or coloured pencils. It sounds crazy, but it is quite simple. I was sceptical, but was converted after trying it. I also tried it out with a Bible study group, following which, they all went out and bought themselves a copy of the Bible.
Even if you don't want to use the "inductive method" this is a great Bible. I would recommend this Bible to anyone wanting a very well printed NASB update. The text is exceptionally clear, single column, easy to read, with wide margins. It has all the detailed footnotes of the NASB translators, and even a concordance.
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Summary: Great translation, decent implementation of inductive study
Review: While I do not use the New American Standard translation as my primary bible, I love this translation. It is very literal, and great for studying. My only complaint with this translation is that it can be a bit difficult to memorize, and sometimes is awkward to read because of it's strict literal approach. In terms of the bible, the Inductive approach is a great idea. Letting God speak through His word, and meditating on it makes much more sense to me than running to study notes for someone elses interpretation. It's a wonderful way to learn and grow.
The New Inductive Study bible explains the process for this form of study, but does not encorporate it as well as I thought it would. It provides things to be aware of while reading, key words to highlight, and questions to answer, but to me the best approach is to ask your own questions, and search through the bible yourself to answer them. When doing this, I skip the New Inductive Bible's study suggestions/notes completely and just use it's concordance and book summaries to supplement scripture itself. What I like the best about the New Inductive Study Bible is the fact that it has a fairly thorough concordance (only rivalled or beaten by a few bible's I've seen), a large and very readable font, is based on a great translation for study, and has wide margins. I could have done without the questions / suggestions for study, and would have preffered an even larger concordance. Also, the bible uses a verse format for the text, so each verse is on it's own line. This is great for locating verses quickly, but I find it greatly hinders the flow of the text. Overall, I would suggest passing on the New Inductive Bible, and instead picking up a basic version of the New American Standard such as the Thinline Large Print NASB and investing in a full concordance.
If you like to write in your bible though, or have never studied inductively before, I'd recommend this. It's a great supplement to anyone's bible library. NOTE: I use the English Standard Version, as it's very literal, but is a little easier to read and memorize.
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