Do you use a study Bible? Is there one you would recommend?
(It's a bit of a cliché perhaps, but people recommend the OSB, even for non-orthodox. But open to suggestions).
Quite like the Catena app but would prefer a physical copy.
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Thanks, that’s a good question for me.
The Orthodox Study Bible is an interesting translation, but the study notes are hit or miss and can be deceiving. They seem very informative to people who aren’t well read (99% of everyone) because they touch on historical controversies, but they often get those controversies wrong.
The two Study Bibles I would recommend are the Lutheran Study Bible and the Oxford Annotated Bible, and I’d recommend them to any denomination because they have tons of useful academic and historical information.
You have to read them with the understanding that the Lutheran one is very Lutheran, and the Oxford one is very liberal and secular, but the wealth of information more than makes up for biases, they’re extremely useful.
If you’re Reformed (Presbyterian, Baptist, lots of nondenoms and Anglicans) a facsimile reprint of the Geneva Bible is also worth owning. It’s dated, it was the first study bible ever made (from the 1570’s) but theologically it’s still on point and old Bible prints look a lot prettier than modern ones.
I’ll provide a link to each of these three, if requested.
Thanks, I will have a look at these options. Thanks for the link offer too but I'm keen on physical version. I think I fall into that 99% so perhaps I don't need to concern myself too much, it's just that they're all fairly pricey, so needs a wee bit of research / recommendation.
Having looked around a bit before this it does seem like you do run into a fair amount of pinches of salt eg your Oxford Annotated description. I was just reading parts and following along with a very accessible and engaging lecture series (might be a bit too non academic for some, not sure), but again, would ideally prefer non-screen time.
I meant links to physical copies. I wouldn't link you a digital Bible. I don't like digital ones.
I'm not even entirely sure what a Lutheran is tbh, so maybe a link to the Oxford one, are there particular editions to avoid? Had a look around and there's a fair amount reasonably priced second hand, which is good.
Check out Ascension Press or Ignatius Press, they offer some excellent study Bibles. You'll probably find the NAB or the RSVCE through them.
Thanks, will have a look at those publishers, although I'm in the UK (also means I'm probably going to avoid the NAB, no offence lol)
I prefer RSV over NAB myself. The Ascension RSV2CE is the one Fr. Mike Schmitz used for Bible in a Year, as I understand it's a great study Bible for seeing salvation history in context.
Logos is great for most all branches of Christianity.
I'm Protestant:
Not a "study Bible" but a Bible for studying: Crossway's ESV Scripture Journal: Old and New Testament Sets "pair the entirety of every book of the Bible with lightly lined blank pages opposite each page of Bible text." I love having the books as individual books:
https://www.crossway.org/bibles/esv-scripture-journal-old-and-new-testament-s-tpb/
Journey Through the Bible is a compilation of one pastor's notes generated during family Bible study. I like it for its thought-provoking questions and associated singing with readings:
https://churchandfamilylife.com/products/60d216cc47738a0534abf66f
The Chronological bible has been nice so far but barely dipped into it!
https://www.crossway.org/bibles/esv-chronological-bible-tru/
Ever decide on this? I too would recommend the OSB and encourage you to dig into that tradition if you haven't already. I know you've encountered Jay Dyer, he has some decent apologetics resources. Regarding bibles, I'd stick to ones that don't pick and choose to remove books that were agreed upon by the church ecumenical councils as canonical. The commentaries of the OSB themselves don't dig too deep, but point to places where you can dig deeper.
AndBible: FOSS (Free Open Source Software) available from F-Droid.
AndBible: Bible Study (Read the Bible, study commentaries or dictionaries, or read books offline.)