Life Application Study Bible NIV [Hardcover]

Tyndale (Producer)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 3, 1997

The NIV edition of today's #1-selling study Bible has been updated and expanded. Over 300 new Life Application notes, nearly 350 note revisions, 16 new personality profiles, updated charts, and a Christian Worker's Resource have been added. The Life Application Study Bible not only explains difficult passages and provides valuable background on Bible life and times but also shows how God's Word speaks to every circumstance and situation of life. Features: Over 300 new Life Application notes and significant revisions to nearly 350 others. 16 new Personality Profiles. Most charts revised to clarify meaning and importance, plus eight all-new charts. New information on the intertestamental period. Christian Worker's Resource--a special supplement to enhance the reader's ministry effectiveness.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

The addition of two new features make the popular NIV Life Application Study Bible even better! Now available with the Words of Christ in red and a dictionary/concordance. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Inside Flap

NEARLY 10,000 LIFE APPLICATION STUDY TOOLS, INCLUDING:

• Life Application® Notes
• Book Introductions
• Profiles of Bible Figures
• Harmony of the Gospels
• Charts and Maps
• Cross-References
• Index/Dictionary/Concordance
• Christian Worker’s Resource

Features include:
NEARLY 10,000 LIFE APPLICATION STUDY TOOLS Packed with helpful notes, maps, charts, and other features to aid your personal study and application of God’s Word.

LIFE APPLICATION® NOTES
Thousands of life application notes help you understand the meaning of the Bible and apply its truth to your life.

CONTRIBUTORS
Nearly 100 contributors and several renowned biblical scholars from various denominations helped prepare and review the study helps. Their participation assures you that all study helps are accurate and true to the Bible text.

BOOK INTRODUCTIONS
The first-ever application-orientated introductions focus on each book’s great themes. An outline, timeline, and other vital facts are also included.

PROFILES OF BIBLE FIGURES
Special highlighted sections feature profiles of over 100 key Bible figures. Each profile contains a biographical sketch; a key lesson from that person’s life; and lists of that person’s strengths, accomplishments, weaknesses, and mistakes.

HARMONY OF THE GOSPELS
A Harmony of the Gospels is built right into the text of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. In each Gospel, each event is cross-referenced to the other Gospels and to one complete Harmony of the Gospels.

CHARTS AND MAPS
The Life Application® Study Bible has more maps and charts than any other study Bible. With over 200 maps available within the text and book introductions, it’s like having an atlas built right into your Bible! Over 260 charts and diagrams help highlight important information and clarify difficult concepts and relationships.

CROSS-REFERENCES
An updated, extensive cross-reference system helps you find related passages quickly.

INDEX/DICTIONARY/CONCORDANCE
The comprehensive index to all the notes, charts, maps, and personality profiles, and the 70-page dictionary/concordance, are ideal for Bible study and teaching preparation.

CHRISTIAN WORKER’S RESOURCE
Expanded helps for five key areas of ministry and leadership: sharing your faith, discipling a new believer, maximizing an application-based Bible, group teaching and leading, and everyday application.

EXPANDED FEATURES
The Life Application® Study Bible features the words of Christ in red and the outline of a daily devotional reading program.

The Updated and Expanded Life Application® Study Bible—helping you apply God’s word today for lasting life change. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 2528 pages
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. (July 3, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0842348921
• ISBN-13: 978-0842348928
• Product Dimensions: 1.9 x 6.9 x 9.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (798 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #104,231 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

587 of 595 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars This was the first study Bible I owned... December 17, 2000

By Soozie4Him VINE™ VOICE

Format:Hardcover

I was recently asked by someone who had read some of my reviews which study Bible I recommended. Such a hard question, since there are many excellent ones available! My answer to him compared the NIV Life Application Bible and the NIV Study Bible. Here are my thoughts on these two, plus comments on the Quest Study Bible as well.

The Quest Study Bible doesn't go as deep. I think it's perfect for someone who is just beginning to study the Bible and has lots of questions like those that are answered in the Quest Study Bible. However, that's not to say that I already know all the answers to those questions! ;-o It just doesn't go much deeper than those questions.

I have in front of me the NIV Study Bible and the Life Application Bible NIV. They are both excellent - either one would go deeper into the Word than the Quest Study Bible.

The obvious differences to me are as follows:

Text The Life Application Bible (LAB) has the text straight across the page - the NIV Study Bible has the two-column layout. I think I prefer the two-columns. It is easier to get through some of those Old Testament books such as 1/2 Chronicles! ;-o However, this is very much a matter of personal preference.

Notes The notes, while excellent in both Bibles, are different in tone. The NIV Study Bible notes are very objective and purely informational. One of the downsides to the LAB, for me anyway, is that sometimes the notes in the LAB get rather preachy and sometimes go far afield of the text. I'm not saying asking personal applications is a bad thing, but if you're doing a lot of reading in that Bible, it might get to be a bit much. The tone of the notes is is the reason I gave this Bible 4 stars instead of 5! A note might ask "Do you believe that God can help you? Do you really want his help?" (note for Matt 9:27-30)

Other helps In the back of the LAB, there is an "Index to Notes" which includes the maps, charts, personality profiles, and the notes. It really isn't a concordance, but it is helpful.

The NIV Study Bible has an Index to Maps separately, an Index to Subjects, and a Concordance. The Concordance isn't exhaustive, of course, but it is much better than the one in the LAB.

The LAB wins the contest in the "Personality Profiles" category. They have quite a detailed description of all the key people you'll meet in the Bible - they often cover about 2/3 of a page!! In the NIV Study Bible, these personality notes are relegated to just a few lines in the Notes section! The LAB definitely is the winner in this category.

Both Bibles contain a Harmony of the Gospels, something I find really helpful. The LAB, however, numbers each event in the Gospels, and before the section in the text, it gives this number and then gives the passages in the other gospels that tell the same story. I found the number to be really helpful. The NIV Study Bible doesn't have such numbers.

I could go on and on, but you get the idea! Those are the main differences, I think!! Both Bibles are excellent. I haven't found any others that are better. I also have the NIV Living Insights Study Bible that has Chuck Swindolls notes, but the notes aren't as complete. Also, the "Word in Life Study Bible" is chockfull of different kinds of sidebars and articles and is just wonderful as well. I had purchased the Large-Print Edition of the NIV Study Bible because of some temporary vision problems. The Large-Print Edition of the NIV Study Bible doesn't have HUGE print - just a bit bigger than most Bibles. I still use that Bible a LOT and it's just comfortable reading. It is a bit bigger and heavier than my LAB, but not by a lot. I really like the larger type. You can get REALLY large print, but that's not what this.

I hope this is helpful! Please check out my other reviews of Bibles and other Christians books and contemporary Christian music!

197 of 208 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Modern English bible you can trust. December 20, 1999

By Turner Bond

Format:Hardcover

I probably viewed plain English bibles in the same light a wine connoisseur would view wine-coolers at your local quick-stop. I found however, that the translations in this bible were not flipant and seemed to be carefully chosen. I greatly appreciate that passages are marked and noted in areas where the authors found slight divergences in one of the ancient Greek or Hebrew texts.

This bible is rich with maps so it is easy to see where the stories are located, how far journeys last and things like that. There are also summaries of the main characters and their roles in the stories -- a biblical "Cliff's notes" of sorts. Be careful though, as you might expect, your interpretation of a character's purpose in the story may be a bit different from that of the authors.

This is a great bible. Its ease of use has allowed me to increase my bible reading, without sacrificing accuracy or relevance to the original text. I can read more at one sitting without getting worn down pondering the meaning of Old English text.

One note of warning, however, an accurate, modern English translation of the 23rd Psalm (Ie. The Lord is my shepard, I shall not want. etc.,) falls absolutely flat. He doesn't "lay me down by still waters." He only "leads me by peaceful streams." Where the poet who wrote the King James bible would say "He restoreth my soul" this bible says He only "renews my strength." Yet, the care which is evident in other parts of the translation -- at least to a layman like me -- leads me to believe this is the more accurate translation, even if it is less poetic.

Enjoy this bible. It has become my friend.

131 of 137 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars What a Great Bible for Today's Way of Life November 2, 2002

By A Customer

Format:Hardcover

There are so many good things about Tyndale's "Life Application Study Bible" (LASB) that I'm not sure where to start. The negatives are short and quick: (1) it contains too much typology, interpreting far too many events in the OT as announcing Christ, e.g., the burning bush was not Christ, but God himself; (2) it tends to get a little preachy in places; and (3) after a careful reading I found sixteen misspellings and intertext reference errors (which I submitted for correction in the next edition to the publisher).

But that's nothing compared with what you get: a set of concise book, event, and character outlines that are unmatched in current Bible publishing. The point of the LASB is to relate the Bible to our lives today, and not the way we lived 400 or even 2000 years ago; in other words, LASB's goal is to make the Bible directly relevant to its reader. It certainly succeeds.

Perhaps its least noticed but best feature is its one-column text format, giving the reader full verses. The poetry of the Psalms and within the prophetic books is retained and in metered format to distinguish it from prose and didactic sections. Loaded with footnotes explaining not only the what, where, who, but the why. The editors tell you WHO James is, and who his brother is, and give you hints to distinguish him from other Jameses. Each book is set up with an introduction, along with a "blueprint" model that gives the major themes of the book; a separate "megathemes" (meta is the proper word) section lays out the thematic significance of the book with explanation; and finally a "vital statistics" section that gives a quickview of the book's setting, key people, purpose, etc. The maps in the back are quite good, too.

So there's no reason you won't want this Bible, even as a supplement to more scholarly bibles like the New Revised Standard Version Oxford Annotated Edition. I highly recommend it.