Blackaby Study Bible: Personal Encounters with God Through His Word [Hardcover]

Henry Blackaby (Editor), Richard Blackaby (Editor), Thomas Blackaby (Editor), Melvin Blackaby (Editor), Norman Blackaby (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 11, 2006

The Blackaby Study Bible gives you the results of the Blackaby family's approach to Bible study and encourages you to be available for an encounter with God in His Word. Unique notes and articles throughout the Bible give you guidance for experiencing dramatic, life-changing "God encounters" on a daily basis.

This is the crowning work of Dr. Henry Blackaby, co-author of the bestseller Experiencing God, and his four sons, Drs. Richard, Thomas, Melvin, and Norman Blackaby. Now you can learn how to develop a regular habit of Bible reading and study, expecting great things to happen as God engages you in His Word. See how God has encountered people in many times and places, using ordinary men and women in extraordinary ways to do His will.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1792 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (July 11, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0718008499
• ISBN-13: 978-0718008499
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,098,422 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect tool to strengthen relationship with God., July 19, 2006

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This review is from: Blackaby Study Bible: Personal Encounters with God Through His Word (Hardcover)

I prayed for the perfect study bible, and within a day came across this one. This bible is not only physically beautiful, its enhancement tools are exceptional. Its historical references (both text and map) help to place chapters in their proper context. Elegant inspirational prose ("Encounters") reaches the depth of your soul. Character studies make bibical characters relevant to today's society.

The Blackabys have fully demonstrated their ability to bring to fruition a literary work of love and devotion, and they are certainly dedicated wordsmiths. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to strengthen their relationship with God, or especially, for "novice Christians" who want a gentle introduction to the Bible with capable guidance. They can be sure that this particular Bible study format was brought forward from Divine inspiration.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Moderate Amount of Notes With Encountering God Slant..., January 9, 2007

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Encompassed Runner (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blackaby Study Bible: Personal Encounters with God Through His Word (Hardcover)

Five Baptist Blackabys (Henry, Richard, Thomas, Melvin, and Norman) with a bunch of letters after their names have put together a good, trustworthy, conservative New King James Version Bible that's described as a Study Bible but really doesn't offer all that much more than a Reference Bible. Lacking are the comprehensive doctrinal notes of certain Study Bibles like the MacArthur Study Bible or the Nelson NKJV Study Bible, though that's not necessarily a bad thing as long as one knows what one's getting instead. Blackaby is known for books and study guides such as "Experiencing God," and this man-God interaction slant is what's noteworthy or unique about this Bible. Instead of cluttering up the pages with doctrinal or applicational notes, the Bible has a moderate number of shaded areas, usually in the 2 columns of text, but sometimes at the bottom, that emphasize this relational aspect. Such features include: Encounter Notes, Explanatory Notes, Historical Encounters, Character Studies, and Word Studies.

Of the standard features the Bible's biggest help is probably the 152 page Concordance; and it also has center-column references, as well as certain features seen in other Nelson Bibles, such as a Harmony of the Gospels chart, Prophecies & Fullments chart, and a Read Your Bible in a Year plan (a.m.-New Testament, p.m.-Old Testament). There are introductions for each Bible book, but not book outlines, as some Study Bibles have.

Personally I prefer the MacArthur Study Bible, but I could see reasons why others would like the Blackaby better. For one thing, there's more marginal space to jot notes, and some people just have a different focus in their Bible study and/or don't want all the clutter of info-thick alternative Bibles. 4 stars for me, no doubt just right for others.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a Study Bible, January 31, 2007

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Ronald A. Johnson (Round Lake Beach,Il.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blackaby Study Bible: Personal Encounters with God Through His Word (Hardcover)

This is a good bible for reading through the bible in a year. The print is good.The layout is good.The concordance is great. It dosen't fill the bill as a study bible.The notes are very good but very basic.The "encounter" notes are very good but also basic knowledge.Nelson was presured to bring out another bible and put the presure on Blackaby. I was making a decision between this and the Reformation Study Bible. I made the wrong choice.