This is a Bible I would not trade for any other.
There are so many good things about Tyndale's "Life Application Study Bible" (LASB) that I'm not sure where to start.
The negative is short and quick:it interprets far too many events in the OT as announcing Christ, e.g., the burning bush was not Christ, but God himself; it has small prints that could seem difficult to read without my glasses.
But that's nothing compared with what you get: a concise book, events, and personality profiles that are unmatched in current Bible publishing.
The goal of the LASB is to relate the Bible to our lives today, and not the way we lived 400 or even 2000 years ago; in other words, LASB's goal is to make the Bible directly relevant to its reader. It certainly succeeds.
The best feature for me is its one-column text format, giving the reader full verses.
The poetry of the Psalms and within the prophetic books is retained and in metered format to distinguish it from prose and didactic sections. Loaded with footnotes explaining not only the what, where, who, but the why.
The editors tell you WHO James is, and who his brother is, and give you hints to distinguish him from other Jameses.
Each book is set up with an introduction, along with a "blueprint" model that gives the major themes of the book; a separate "megathemes" section lays out the thematic significance of the book with explanation; and finally a "vital statistics" section that gives a bird's eye view of the book's setting, key people, purpose, etc. The maps in the back are quite good, too.
If there were a contest for the best study Bible, this Bible will win the contest in the "Personality Profiles" category. They have quite a detailed description of all the key people you'll meet in the Bible - they often cover about 2/3 of a page!!
The Bible contains a Harmony of the Gospels, something I find really helpful. It numbers each event in the Gospels, and before the section in the text, it gives this number and then gives the passages in the other gospels that tell the same story. I found the number to be really helpful.
I also found the 'Christian workers resource' section very helpful. The concordance isn't so detailed though. The study notes are well detailed so much that a new believer can actually find it very helpful in sharing and explaining the Scriptures to others.
I could go on and on, but you get the idea! This study Bible is the best I have had in years, and might remain so until I find another that passes it.
I highly recommend it for any one who is looking for a good study Bible to buy.
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Great Bible - but not so great exterior
I love this Bible (I've had one just like it for years, but I wanted a pink one). I am sad however that there must have been a revision done since I got the last one because some of the life application commentary (which I highlighted in my old Bible) had been removed from this newer version. I am also a little concerned that the binding on the corners may separate from the Bible in time. Also, near the spine, I noticed the binding starting to crease after just a few days. It's a 'lay flat' Bible so it's not from having to force it to lay open. My old Bible (regular bonded leather...12 years old) doesn't have this issue. I would buy this Bible again, because it really is great at helping with 'life application'. I'm just a little disappointed in the overall structure. Would probably spend extra to just have my old one re-bound next time.
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