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|  | Creators: Walter C. Kaiser Jr., Duane Garrett
Publisher: Zondervan
Category: Book
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Rating:  106 reviews
Sales Rank: 6938
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 2336
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Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 6.5 x 2.4
ISBN: 031092605X
Dewey Decimal Number: 220.520814
EAN: 9780310926054
ASIN: 031092605X
Publication Date: March 1, 2006
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 Archeological Study Bible January 12, 2007
Richard O. Stenbakken (Loveland, Colorado)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is a comprehensive, solidly researched volume that is like having an encyclopedia of Biblical data in your hand. Easy to use, well coss referenced and cogent comments placed in the NIV text where the comments will enhance understanding the backgrounds of that particular section. What would take long hours of research and a huge reference library for an individual to discover, is right on the page for the reader of this magnificent volume. A useful addition to those who wish deeper understandings of the historical context of Biblical materials.
Dick Stenbakken, Ed.D.
Great Study Bible February 28, 2006
J. Peterman (Richmond, VA)
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
I am thrilled with this Bible. It has all sorts of background/historical information in the articles that give context to the Scripture. I bought it to accompany my at-home Bible studies. (I'll definitely continue to carry my thinline to church with me!) This Bible is a great one to use when doing in-depth studies such as those written by Beth Moore.
Useful background-explaining study bible December 1, 2006
Gontroppo (Bathurst, NSW Australia)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
A friend got me started on reading through the New Testament, which whetted my appetite for reading through the Old Testament and then the whole bible, which I did first time round using the ESV Reformation Study Bible, a terrific theological resource.
I'm now reading through again using this Zondervan Archaeological Study Bible, and finding it a great help to understanding the world of the bible, the cultures, history and to a lesser extent, geography. [I find it hard to make sense of all those unfamiliar place names, despite the quality maps in the back of is bible.]
Like other reviewers, I'm sorry the editors did not use the TNIV, but the NIV is still an excellent translation, merely needing a little tinkering with here and there, as was done by the TNIV translators.
The only text I find too small is the small font used for identifying verse numbers and footnotes, but the rest of the text is fine, for these eyes.
I think every bible reader would benefit from using this study bible for learning more about the background of the times and places where the biblical books were written, but a theological resource such as the ESV Reformation Study Bible is also a great help for understanding the unifying message of the bible.
Highly recommended.
A great study bible for those interested in biblical history. October 23, 2006
J. Simonsen (Texas)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is an excellent Bible for someone who wants a different look at scripture than the typical "all about the reader experience." It is written from an orthodox, conservative perspective, and takes on many controversies and gives reasonable explanations. Want to know who wrote the books? The time frame they were written in? The controversies surrounding certain passages? This is the Bible for you. The only knock against it is the NIV translation, while okay isn't as readable as some. Don't let the NIV dissuade you, if you'd like an excellent introduction to the history and times of the Bible I highly recommend the Archaeological Study Bible.
No 2200BC Creation claim November 22, 2006
M. A. Sherrill (Gaithersburg, MD USA)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
This Bible does not claim that the Creation and Fall occurred at 2200BC, contrary to a previous review (June 7th 2006). That is clearly a misreading of the chart on page 2, which (sadly enough) does not provide us with the dates for those. (I'm not sure who will claim that creation is 4200 years old, but I don't have an MDiv!)
As for my opinion, I've only had this Bible for a few days, but I do like it so far -- even with the oft-maligned NIV. 2300 pages X small typography = TONs of content (if your eyes are up to the challenge)! Actually the verse notes are the only text that I find really small, but I also find their content to be very good. (I wonder if it's intended as typographical poetry: to make it a little bit of a challenge, like a dig? Well, probably not -- but I do get a feeling like that when studying it!)
The verse notes seem to be entirely focused on providing historical/cultural context, rather than interpretation. The articles seem very balanced, with a scholarly tone, in their treatment of textual difficulties for example. The list of article contributors in fact looks very impressive, from my admittedly superficial and institution-snobbish point-of-view! (i.e. Cambridge, Harvard, Yale, Harvard, Harvard, Yale, Berkeley, Southern, Gordon-Conwell. . .)
On the other hand, though, I did pay the full fifty dollars, which shows one how far to trust my judgement!
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