- Hardcover: 2112 pages
- Publisher: Zondervan Bibles; Revised edition edition (Aug 1 1991)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0310902037
- ISBN-13: 978-0310902034
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 15 x 4.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.1 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #269,223 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
Book Description
An updated and expanded edition of the highly acclaimed Harper Study Bible.
From the Back Cover
Features of the NRSV Study Bible: - Study Notes provide historical and theological insights on every page. - Book Outlines are located within the NRSV text. - Book Introductions present background information on each book of the Bible. - Cross-Reference System directs you to related Scripture passages. - Maps and Charts enable you to visualize Bible history. Complete NRSV Concordance.
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First Sentence
Genesis is the first book in the Pentateuch (the first five books in the O.T.; also known as the Law or the books of Moses). Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Genesis is the first book in the Pentateuch (the first five books in the O.T.; also known as the Law or the books of Moses). Read the first page
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Concordance
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Study Bible,
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This review is from: Nrsv Harper Study Bible (Hardcover)
This is perhaps one of the best bibles I've purchased. Many study bibles are just overwhelming with the number of notes, and while that is nice for serious study, the volume of notes can render them useless. Where the Harper Bible excells is in the number, clarity, and depth of the notes as well as the introductions. The introductions give you exactly that, an introduction, not an extended essay. If you're looking for in-depth discussion of scripture, a commentary is a better tool than a study bible since its more complete. Also, the notes and introductions are written from a solidly evangelical perspective. Perhaps the best feature of this bible is the concordance, along with character profiles. Rather than just list every place the name Timothy appears in the bible, there is an outlined biography with scripture references in the corcordance for the major bible characters.The Harper Study Bible also utilizes the NRSV translation, which despite most evangelical's dislike for it, is very similar to the new English Standard Version. The NRSV's essentially literal style makes it ideal for a study bible. If I had to make one complaint about this bible it would be the paper quality - its rather thin. At the same time, the size of this bible makes it ideal for carrying around, as it fits in the medium size bible cases. I highly recommend the Harper Study Bible!
4.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent study Bible for the NRSV translation!,
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This review is from: Nrsv Harper Study Bible (Hardcover)
This is the only study Bible that I have been able to locate in the NRSV translation that contains study notes from a conservative, evangelical perspective. I purchased it mainly because the NRSV is the preferred version of my denomination, the Presbyterian Church in the USA (PCUSA). Another reason for my purchase was that the study notes were edited by the late Dr. Harold Lindsell, an evangelical theologian known for his defense of biblical inerrancy. Also, I was very familiar with Dr. Lindsell's earlier study Bible, "The Peoples Study Bible," published by Tyndale in 1986 and formerly available in the KJV and Living Translations.....I believe that both editions are now out of print. Lindsell's study notes in the Harper Study Bible are very similar to those in the People's Study Bible. There are a few reasons that I did not give the Harper Study Bible a 5 star rating: (1.) The type is too small!(2). the page quality could be better so that a highlighter will not bleed through; (3.) it apparently only comes in hardback.....I had my copy rebound in leather by Norris Book Company of Greenwood, MS, and have been very pleased, however. (4.) it does not come in red letter, which I prefer. Other than the above, the Harper Study Bible is an excellent choice for Christians who use the NRSV.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful Study Bible!,
By tulip (Fort Worth, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nrsv Harper Study Bible (Hardcover)
I bought this study bible after researching a lot. My first study bible was Oxford New Annotated Bible, which I found it to be very eye-friendly format. But it seemed to me ONAB was too seminary textbook-like and I wanted something more personal, devotional, yet useful study bible for ordinary people. So, here it is. Originally, I thought of getting a NIV Study Bible, but center column cross-reference was distracting on my eyes. Although it seems that everybody chooses NIV nowadays, after careful comparison, I decided I liked NRSV better. I know many people talks about genter inclusive language, but as a Japanese who doesn't have that problem in Japanese, it is simply a problem in English style. But as a return, English translations are much smoother than Japanese ones. So, my rating on this Harper Study Bible is 9 star instead of 5, I wanted to give 10 star, but rather smaller font and not-so-excellent-paper makes the printing part "needs-improvement". For the content, the annotations and comments provide easy-to-understand-yet-thorough-informaiton. It is purely faith oriented, not science or scholatic, which bible is all about. They are objective enough, it's not preachy or self-help book like Life Application Bible. I agree that Life Application Bible is excellent, but it doesn't give me the feel of "God's words". This Harper Study Bible needs much more respect and I guess, more review and advertisement by Zondervan and scholars. If Zondervan makes a larger print format and improve paper quality, I have nothing to ask. I'm just so content with this study bible.
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