The Open Bible Completely Revised And Now Featuring 4,500 New Study Notes [Leather Bound]

Thomas Nelson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 11, 1997

With more than 5,000,000 copies in circulation, The Open Bible is the most recognized name in study Bibles. For over 20 years this accessible Bible has helped readers explore the Scriptures with tons of great information and study helps. Now this revised and enlarged edition offers even more outstanding features.

In addition to all the classic features of this popular Bible, over 4,500 information-packed notes located at the foot of Bible text pages make this the first ever annotated Open Bible. Also, 300 new word studies, keyed to Strong's Concordance, are located within the Biblical Cyclopedic Index. New easy-to-read typesetting with new page design and great graphics make using The Open Bible more rewarding than ever.

The Open Bible is time-tested and highly respected because of the powerful features that enable readers to unlock the Scriptures. An easy-to-use 8,000-subject Biblical Cyclopedic Index, in-depth book introductions and outlines, Visual Survey of the Bible, Christian's Guide to the New Life outlines, word studies, study notes, maps and charts, and hundreds of pages of Bible study helps make The Open Bible an excellent choice for new Christians, teachers, pastors, and anyone who wants to explore the Bible in depth. With over 25% more study materials and an exciting new graphic design, this new edition will also be a welcome addition to the Bible study resource libraries of those who already own Open Bibles.

Product Details

• Leather Bound: 2352 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson; KJV edition (June 11, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785204059
• ISBN-13: 978-0785204053
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,433,861 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Please Read Before You Order!!!, September 15, 2004

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Janine Petty - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Open Bible Completely Revised And Now Featuring 4,500 New Study Notes (Leather Bound)

I recently purchased the "Open Bible". I am very pleased with the service I received from Good Stewards!! Although I would strongly suggest that you choose the Rush Delivery. Regular delivery is not trackable. Amazon.com deliver's it if you choose regular mail. Good Stewards recently gave me wonderful service and very helpful and very polite!! I do strongly recommend this bible to anyone Especially a 1st time Christian!! It has great references for reading the bible in different ways. It has good references throughout the bible on different topics. If you are reading a certain scripture and you would like to know more about that topic. It might have a reference to another scripture. In the middle of the Bible it has a Visual Survey of the Bible!! This was really cool. It has some Archaeological Discoveries in the back of the bible as well as a Biblical Cyclopedic Index. It also has and Index to Visual Bible Study Aids. Sometimes things do happen in our lives but, when you are in contact with a good Christian Book place like "Good Steward Books" you are IN GOOD HANDS!!! God Bless You! Janine Petty

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good....BUT, April 28, 2005

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T. H. E. Wind "A. Spirit" (Where the wind blows...) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Open Bible Completely Revised And Now Featuring 4,500 New Study Notes (Leather Bound)

I now own 21 study Bibles. This Bible seems to be the most well organized with easy to look up subject areas owing to the Cyclopedic Index and the Christian's Guide to the New Life. Also, I really like the verse format over the paragraph format used in the new Nelson Study Bible. It allows one to isolate the verse and focus on it much easier than the paragraph format (after all these are STUDY Bibles). However, I feel for the price I paid it is lacking in physical quality. The paper is of poor quality especially when compared to other manufacturers of other study Bibles selling at lower prices. Even the unorganized new Nelson Study Bible has better paper quality. Second, the finishing of the inside of front and back cover was of inferior quality when compared to other study bibles of similar or lower price. If the word studies were updated to include all those in the Nelson Study Bible and/or those in the Spirit-Filled Life Bible and the paper qualities/notes of the Nelson Study Bible were combined with the indexing and verse format of the Open Bible then Nelson would have one demon-butt-kicking Bible. In fact, if anyone would take the time to put the articles and charts at the end of the Bible and the Index/Dictionary in front of the Bible and have the notes/doctrinal statements at the bottom of the page in an easy to read font for easy reading reference, then the Study Bible of all Study Bibles would be created. Why Nelson ever dropped the Cyclopedic Index and the Christian's Guide is simply mind boggling.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best and most practical of all study Bibles, November 12, 2005

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Robert Longo (Kurashiki Shi, Okayama Ken Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Open Bible Completely Revised And Now Featuring 4,500 New Study Notes (Leather Bound)

This study Bible is great because it has so much practical information that is so easy to acess. The visual aid charts between the testaments are very useful. And the cyclopedic index is very helpful for understanding a word, theme, Bible character, or even a geographical name. Also, the cyclopedic index is very useful as a concordance as well. I'm astonished that evidentally, at least the KJV and NKJV versions of this EXCELLENT study tool are no longer available.

Also, the print in this latest edition (NKJV-1997) is larger and much easier to see. I could only wish that this great study Bible had central reference columns rather than just at the end of each verse. But that is a very minor weakness compared to the superlative aids in this Bible. I must also say that the book introductions are very informative and helpful.

Again, a really great and helpful study tool, for young and older believers alike.