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5.0 out of 5 stars
Best study Bible I've come across, January 27, 2002
By A Customer
This review is from: The New Inductive Study Bible (International Inductive Study Series) (Leather Bound)
This is the absolute best study Bible I have ever come across! I've used many, from the Open Bible, Life Application Bible, Thompson Chain Reference Bible, Ryrie Study Bible and Hebrew Greek Key Bible. There comes a time where you want to dig out what the Word says to you. Not commentators, Not translators. Just you and God. That's what this does. A small introduction is given at the beginning of each book, and you are given things to look out for or notice in each book. You have pages to record your notes on, and wide margins to write personal notes and applications right next to the text. There are also blank pages for notes in the back of the Bible. Also included at the end of each book of the Bible is a "Chapter Theme" Chart where you record the Theme of each chapter. It makes a wonderful quick reference! There is also a space for you to record the theme at the beginning of each chapter. I never realized how helpful it is to do it yourself! The more you make notes in this Bible and discover truths, the more irreplaceable it becomes. The text is a nice print and easy to read. It is single column text. The references are wonderful, and there anre many. I highly recommend it. It may be the last study Bible you ever need!
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98 of 113 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Caveat Emptor-Let the Buyer Beware., March 16, 2004
This review is from: The New Inductive Study Bible (International Inductive Study Series) (Leather Bound)
I have used the original NASB Inductive Study Bible for some years in hardback format,so on seeing this new edition in the NASB Updated,I decided to give it a try. When it came I was disappointed to say the least.
Yes the binding is a very nice quality genuine leather, but it is glue injected and not sewn,an absolute necessity for a well used Bible.
When one uses a glue bound bible, it is not long before the pages start to come loose and fall out.Great care is needed when you try to lay the Bible flat on a table because the spine is subject to cracking or splitting.
This edition is also much smaller in format than the previous one, no doubt to cut costs rather than offer any advantage to the purchaser. When are consumers going to learn that they are being had over by Publishers who have started to produce lesser quality Bibles and are charging them much more for the privilege?
Time was when sewn bindings were the rule rather than the exception.
And at this price , sewn bindings should be the norm rather than the exception. It would seem that Christian Publishers are not very much different from their secular counterparts afterall.
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is THE bible to have!, February 10, 2003
This review is from: The New Inductive Study Bible (International Inductive Study Series) (Leather Bound)
I rec'd my bible four days ago, the leather bound. I was suprised how thick it was! The quality is very good. I was concerned with the thickness of the pages--they are better (thicker) than any other bible I have. I am sure some highlighters will still see through to some point. A note on the study tools--I think they are wonderful and will add great depth and understanding to my study. This is what I have been looking for! Personally, I will not use all the various markings as suggested (they are a bit elaborate!). I have adapted my own marking system based on it though (by using color underlined words or coloring a few words with colored pencils). There is no way I could read through the scriptures if I were to mark up the words as suggested. Now if this were study only bible/reference--fine. But I want to sit down and READ it too--and not have to see through all the markings. Just by reading through the first few chapters of Genesis, I have gained the smallest insight and revelation. My approach to reading is much more fresh. The outlines/instructions at the start of each book really sets the tone and prepares me for study. The maps and information in the Help section are fabulous (information that you "need to know" to understand the bible history). I got the indexed version, burgundy leather. The leather seems to have some odd coloring/swirls on it. I guess that can be expected of the "real" leather. Overall, I am confident that this bible will be THE one bible I will carry with me for years to come. I am very excited about reading the Word again...just ME and GOD. I am confident that the Holy SPirit will reveal to me what I need to know--I do NOT have to be dependent on comments/notes/etc. as I did in my other bibles. I am new to the NASB version. I have been reading it online ... since I had placed my online purchase. It is such easy reading, but not "washed out". The Word seems so much clearer to me now. The dynamic equivalence of this version falls inbetween the Amplified and King James Version. These two are both favorites of mine too. BUY IT TODAY! You won't be disappointed!
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