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The Old Scofieldï¿1/2 Study Bible, KJV, Standard Edition

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Scofield's scholarship, as applied to the King James translation, is quite illuminating. A New King James translation, with updated "Scofield" commentary, has essentially replaced this one on the book store shelves, but Scofield and his team worked from the Authorized King James. Therefore, this is the true Scofield Study Bible. I am of the opinion that the poetry of the Authorized King James makes for a richer spiritual experience than current biblical translations. Why water down such a text as King James? Why water down such a commentary as Scofield's? If a reader is determined enough to read the Bible, why fear King James? If a student wades in the waters of biblical scholarship, why avoid the scholars immersed in King James?

Why not stand by the Old Scofield Study Bible?

This is one of my personal favorite study Bibles. Mine is genuine leather, it is awesome. The construction is good, the leather is about what you would expect, the pages are little thick for my liking( I think this is because the printing is so dark they didn't want any bleed threw). The binding is nicely done. As for content this Bible is a wealth of information, however some theories taught in it I don't find to be scriptually accurate ex.(the gap theory)etc. My recommendation for this Bible is two fold buy it,but be careful know what you believe and take the notes for what they are. Someonelses views on the scriptures.

My husband wanted an Old Scofield Study Bible very badly. He had had one before and liked it very much. He really wanted to get a genuine leather cover instead of bonded leather, but genuine leather is usually much more expensive. He sent me to get a bonded leather one off a different site, but I told him I could get him a better Bible for a better price. I did! The one here was actually less for a genuine leather than he was going to pay for the bonded leather one somewhere else!

If your looking for a good quality Bible with solid and reliable study notes this is the Bible for you. I would avoid the "New" Scofield for reasons below:

The first and most weighty reason why the New Scofield Bible is not a Scofield Bible at all is shamefully simple. Dr. C.I. Scofield did not edit it. Dr. Scofield died in 1921!

A book which claims on its title page that a dead man (Dr. Scofield) is one of its editors.

The text of the New Scofield Bible is NOT a King James Bible and it is NOT a Scofield Bible.

See also pocket size.

For me, there's no better Study Bible than this one. The footnotes are very helpful, coming from a man who was not only walking with God, but was also educated, and true to the Word. No 'private interpretation' here !

My previous version had seen its day , and had to be replaced. If only my eyesight could keep up with the smaller print !

My old Bible was quite worn and needed replacement ... so I chose the version that I knew and loved. The leather cover is sturdy and has a lovely finish, the thumb index is really handy.