NIV Study Bible, Fully Revised Edition, Hardcover, Red Letter, Comfort Print: New International Version, Study Bible

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After seven years of planning, research and writing, The NIV Study Bible finally reached the hands of the public in September 1985. Key features of the NIV Study Bible include archaeological notes, commentary from different sources, and extensive introductions to each book. Notes from translators who worked on the NIV translation add additional clarifying information. Permission requests for commercial use within the U.S. and Canada that exceed the above guidelines must be directed to, and approved in writing by, HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Attention: Permissions Department, P.O. Box 141000, Nashville, TN 37214.

Since the release of the full NIV Bible in 1978, the Committee on Bible Translation (CBT) and Zondervan Publishers had hoped to produce a study version that would do one thing: help the reader better understand the Bible. Over 60 Full-color maps showcasing Mesopotamia, The Exodus, Egypt, Paul's first missionary journey, and more.

With its decades-long legacy of helping readers grasp the Bible’s meaning, the NIV Study Bible embodies the mission of the NIV translation to be an accurate, readable, and clear guide into Scripture. Specifically designed to expand upon the NIV, the NIV Study Bible’s editorial team crafts that same accuracy and clarity into every study note. Like no other Bible app for your Android, the all new Zondervan NIV Study Bible immerse you more deeply into the Word. Be perfect. Or “complete” and “whole” (cf. 19:20-21). Jesus sets up the high ideal of perfect or complete love—including both attitude and action (see vv. 43–47). This is God’s high standard for his people, empowered by the presence of Jesus in their midst ( 1:23; 18:20; 28:20). Do you understand what you are reading?’, Philip asked the Ethiopian (of Acts 8).He responded, ‘How can I unless someone explains it to me?’ The Bible is ancient, deep and sometimes confusing, so we all need a bit of help now and then. The NIV Study Bible is a reliable resource for serious readers. I believe such a beautiful and meticulously produced resource will inspire Christians to read their Bible more—and that is good news.” –Dr. Nijay Gupta Professor of New Testament, Northern Seminary Over the course of nearly four years, the editorial team met for seven one-week sessions poring over every note, every article, every chart, and every essay. Their aim was to evaluate and refine every aspect of this study Bible.

Doctrinally, the NIV Study Bible reflects traditional evangelical Christian theology. Many of the contributors of the NIV Study Bible are from evangelical institutions. [2] For 10 years, Long and a growing group of like-minded supporters drove this idea. The passion of one man became the passion of a church, and ultimately the passion of a whole group of denominations. And finally, in 1965, after several years of preparatory study, a trans-denominational and international group of scholars met in Palos Heights, Illinois, and agreed to begin work on the project – determining to not simply adapt an existing English version of the Bible but to start from scratch with the best available manuscripts in the original languages. Their conclusion was endorsed by a large number of church leaders who met in Chicago in 1966. You can study bible with our Holy NIV Bible app that works completely offline and comes with daily new verses to brighten up your day. Over 60 full-color charts taking you deeper into the major Covenants of the Old Testament, Tabernacle furnishings, Parables of Jesus, and more.Full text of the world’s most popular modern English Bible—the New International Version (NIV) 2011 edition. Welcome to the all new, full-color Zondervan New International Version Study Bible! The world's bestselling & most comprehensive Study Bible is now available for your mobile device! It's like placing an entire resource library for Bible study in the palm of your hand with an all new, clean, and powerful design. The NIV Study Bible, Fully Revised Edition includes thousands of new or updated study notes based on historical discoveries, cultural findings, and thematic insights; over 100 new commentary articles; and the NIV Comfort Print® typeface.

Dr. Jeannine Brown: In much of my collaborative work, I’m able to focus quite narrowly on my specialty areas. For example, I’ve written a few commentaries on Matthew and feel thoroughly at home in that Gospel and in the scholarly writing around it. This project propelled us into the wide vista of the whole of Scripture. As we each were proposing new notes and revision of current notes on particular books, I was assigned the Old Testament books of Numbers, Chronicles, Psalms, and the Minor Prophets (in addition to New Testament books I’ve researched closely). I had an opportunity to study these books in greater depth than I usually do as a New Testament scholar, and it was a great privilege and pleasure to do this work. The New International Version (NIV) Bible is the most popular English language Holy Bible available today. Commentaries (Matthew Henry's Concise, Commentary Critical & Explanatory on the Whole Bible, John Wesley's Explanatory Notes, John Gill's Exposition on the Whole Bible, and more!) Now the study Bible millions have come to trust has been fully revised and updated. A new committee of top biblical scholars--who are current and former NIV translators with a passion for making the Bible’s meaning clear--have pored over every note, every article, every chart, and every essay to refine this treasured resource even more. Thousands of newly written or revised notes and articles combine with hundreds of four-color maps, charts, photos, and illustrations to create an entire library of study helps designed to increase your understanding and application of God’s word.Zondervan has also published King James Version (KJV), Today's New International Version (TNIV), and New American Standard Bible (NASB) editions of this bible, with similar notes.

Available in Standard (9-point print size), Large Print (10.5-point print size), and Personal Size (7.5-point print size) Practically, it helped to know well the other members of the NIV Study Bible team from our long-standing relationships on the Committee on Bible Translation. Our collaboration was carried along and enhanced by our friendships.The NIV Study Bible free offline is a collection of sacred texts or scriptures. Varying parts of the Bible are considered to be a product of divine inspiration and a record of the relationship between God and humans by Christians, Jews, Samaritans, and Rastafarians. Dr. Jeannine Brown: It was helpful in a number of ways. First, as part of the NIV translation team, I know how difficult the work of translation can be and how often there are legitimate alternates for translating a particular text. So I wasn’t prone to use the notes of the study Bible to dispute the NIV translation. While it’s legitimate sometimes to provide translation alternatives (as the footnotes of the NIV itself often does), I found myself being sure in the notes to communicate the viability of the various translation choices of the NIV at places where real disagreement about translation occurs. Dr. Jeannine Brown: I would love for this study Bible to help seasoned readers of Scripture to gain new insights into the text and its context. I would also hope that our work would meet the needs of new readers of the Bible, who really want to dive into the history, literary qualities, and theology of Scripture. The initial vision for the project was provided by a single individual – an engineer working with General Electric in Seattle by the name of Howard Long. Long was a lifelong devotee of the King James Version, but when he shared it with his friends he was distressed to find that it just didn’t connect. Long saw the need for a translation that captured the truths he loved in the language that his contemporaries spoke.