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46 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not really a study Bible, May 25, 2007
This review is from: The Legacy Study Bible (Hardcover)
I was a little surprised when I saw that Hank Hanegraaff had come out with a Study Bible, since I had never heard him speak very highly of Study Bibles on his radio program. However, when I looked at his "Study" Bible I understood. This is not really a "Study" Bible. Most Study Bibles have numerous notes explaining passages and verses. This one does not. It has an introduction to the Bible including Hank's thoughts on how to read the Bible and brief introductions for each book of the Bible but no verse-by-verse or passage notes. The margins are wide to allow you to write in your own notes. It is a nice Bible, which is why I gave it 3 stars, but it is not a "Study" Bible.
If you are looking for detailed notes on passages and verses, I would recommend you pass on this one and look at the Nelson Study Bible or the NIV Study Bible. If you are just looking for a Bible without many notes, this is one, however it is kind of pricey and you could probably find good non-study Bibles cheaper than this one.
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54 of 63 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
What is the Purpose of This?, April 30, 2007
I have no idea why this Bible exists....there is nothing to it. The back of these annoying boxes from Nelson state that the Book Intros each have the L.E.G.A.C.Y., (acronym) reason for the individual book.There are a couple articles in the back. Other than that, there are no annotations, so, again, why this is a study Bible escapes me. It has wide margins, and the text itself is contained in boxes on each page. I was expecting a really great annotated study Bible with Mr. Hanegraff refuting cults, standing up for doctrine, etc... Another interesting thing is that Hank has his name on the front of the Bible in gold letters...the binding is the usual cheap glue-bound garbage from Thomas Nelson. If you want a study Bible, this is definitely NOT it. Don't even waste your hard-earned money just for specialised book Introductions.(Note Feb. 2008: I saw these Bibles marked down at Ollie's for $19.99)
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22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
It's just a Legacy Bible, not a "Study Bible", April 10, 2007
This review is from: The Legacy Study Bible (Hardcover)
One of the marketing catch phrases for this Study Bible is that "it's like having Hank right there with you." Or something like that. I do listen to The Bible Answer Man, and I love Hank and his ministry. I just don't think that this "Study Bible" lives up to the hype. It offers nothing really other than wide margins. Every study Bible I have seen has the Legacy type of info in the beginning of each book. What makes "Study Bibles" study bibles is that there are experts who write commentaries to help guide us through God's word in a way that gets us thinking and forming more questions so that we are drawn in to research more and more. Hank's bible is just a wide margined Bible and nothing more than that. The Nelson Study bible is the best I have seen so far. I currently use it and it has taught me a LOT about the word and how to "read the bible for all its worth" (by the way, the book by that title is an excellent resource as well).
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