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The Old Scofieldï¿1/2 Study Bible, KJV, Standard Edition (Genuine Leather, Burgundy)

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The Old Scofield Study Bible is an excellant value. First the construction: The Berkshire leather cover is durable, pleasant to the touch, and very attractive. At 1616 pages long, it's not so big that it's cumbersome to carry around. The page layout, and print are attractive and easy to read. The paper quality is better than average, though I prefer the paper in the Cambridge and Thompson Bibles.

This Scofield is published by Oxford. They use a KJV text with the old time spellings: saviour, privily, and etc. If you compare the Oxford Scofield KJV with the Cambridge KJV Bibles you will find that while the Cambridge updates the spelling in a few places, in the Oxford Scofield it is updated in only a very few places. This would be very important to someone who wants to be sure he has a "genuine King James Bible." The only places that I found where the spelling was changed my Scofield was the use of "inquire" in place of "enquire" in Genesis 24:57, and the use of the lower case "s" in place of the upper case "S" in Matthew 4:1.

The only downside to this edition is that Scofield can go off on a tangent with some of his notes, although I did find them helpful more often than not.

The other strong point of the Old Scofield KJV is that the concordance is among the best that I've seen in a medium priced study Bible. I've got about six daily use Bibles including some by Cambridge and Thompson Chain, (see my other reviews) yet this is one of my favorites. Amazingly enough, the Scofield was the most inexpensive. All in all, the Old Scofield Study Bible is worth every penny, and deserves your consideration if you are shopping for a nice KJV study Bible.

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.

A friend at my Church turned me on to the Old Scofield Study Bible. I have had it for a couple months now, and I absolutely love it! It really unlocks the Scriptures, and transforms mediocre bible study habits into Spirit-filled absorption of the Word of Truth! It has even turned me back to using the KJV (I was reading the NIV before...).

One thing that I don't buy in the notes is the support of the events that allegedly occured between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2 (the Gap Theory). The Scriptures used to support this position are questionable for this application. Of course, no notes added to a study Bible are ever going to be infallible. Only Scripture can make that claim. Overall, this is the best study Bible available for serious study of God's Word. Just make sure that you get the OLD Scofield Study Bible (Not the New politically correct one).

C.I. Scoffield's study Bible has stood the test of time. I appreciate the way he reverently "compares spiritual things with spirtual" when commenting on passages and doctrines in the Bible. His writing his insightful, edifying, and enlightening.

The Bible itself is a work of art. The concordances and indexes in the back are the next best thing to having a Strong's concordance built right in! The name index, whereby you can look up the meanings of the names of people and places, is a priceless addition to this already stellar work.

I cannot reccomend this study Bible enough. 5+stars.

This was a gift for my Mom, who was thrilled with it. It is a beautiful leather bound Bible with tabs to make finding the books easy, and it has Scofields original notes, which is like gold to a Scofield lover.

The old Scofield Study Bible is wonderful help in scripture study. I wanted it mainly for the definitions of names in the back, but it has so much more with Scofield notes and cross references. I have my own copy and have given one as a gift. I highly recommend this wonderful Bible to any serious Bible student..

I took the advice of an Old Baptist Preacher and purchased this study bible, I'm so glad that I did. Scofield's study system is unmatched in any other study Bible bar none.
Some criticize Scofield calling him a "fanatical fundamentalist". The man had a few faults like the rest of us do, but it is not Christian to Judge another. His work still stands as the measuring stick against which all others are judged.

I strongly recommend this Study Bible to anyone.

About 6 months ago i started with my "BSC" study (Biblical Studies Certificate, correspondence course) at Moody's and thought it would be a good idea to have an English Bible too since the course is in English (i'm Dutch). Since i knew about Scofield's Study Bible i decided to buy it. In fact, i bought it just before i started the course. The "Scofield", beeig of such importance to Evangelical Theology, would be the best choice i guessed to go with the BSC from Moody.

I must say, i really don't regret buying this wonderfull commentary. I know the pro's and con's about Scofields ideas on some matters, i know some see him as a "fundamentalist" and i don't share all his ideas either but still i'd suggest you buy it anyway. Especially since a lot of the 1917 edition is Gaebelein's work. Apart from that it has a load of cross-references and a great concordance (as more people wrote before).

The Bible itself is leatherbound, thumb-indexed and with "gold-print". It's amazing that it sells for this price. In Holland we pay lot's more for Bible's like this.. A big thumbs up for Amazon: superfast delivery, well packed. Great service.

How can you rate the Bible! The cover is burgundy leather, the edges of the pages are gold, there is a thumb index. Everything is just perfect. It was delivered in its own box, within secure packaging, so it arrived without a dent or scratch! Now I need to start using it!

The Scoffield version of the bible is authentic and real. It is the best bible I have ever read. It is well written. One can see the inspiration of the Holy Spirit in the research and the text that was compiled. I recommend the Bible to anyone who wants to read an authentic version of God's Holy Inspired Word.

Robert