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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 220
EAN: 9780718003593
Edition: annotated edition
ISBN: 0718003594
Label: Thomas Nelson
Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1824
Publication Date: June 17, 2008
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Studio: Thomas Nelson
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The FIRST EVER Orthodox Study Bible presents the Bible of the early church and the church of the early Bible. Orthodox Christianity is the face of ancient Christianity to the modern world and embr
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This was exactly what I wanted when I ordered these Bibles! The students who refer to them are very grateful to have them. Thanks.
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I have several study bibles that I read to learn more. The Orthodox study bible has a different OT than all the other bibles I have and I find it interesting to see that the order of books in the OT is different, plus there are more books in this version, including the apocrypha. Also, the Psalms have one additional chapter and are one chapter number different from other versions. Comparing the study notes brings light to understanding the Orthodox view.
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Previously owned and read the New Testament edition which came out approx. 10 years ago. The footnotes explaining selected passages were very helpful in understanding the meaning or background of the passages. I have enjoyed having this over the years and when they put out a book containing both Old and New Testaments, I purchased without question. I have started daily readings of the Old Testament and it is footnoted as thoroughly as the earlier edition of the New Testament. Although I have not read the New Testament section of this new edition, I have noticed the footnotes have in some places been expanded, which is always helpful. I highly recommend this book for reading by anyone who is Christian (Orthodox or not), or who has an interest in the Christian Religion and/or the Old Testament. The type size is the same as the earlier edition which I found easily readible, being slightly larger than your standard paperback.
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This edition is an improvement over the previous edition which only contained the New Testament and Psalms in the NKJV version. That version, which I used in the 1990s, was better than nothing at all.
The complete Orthodox Study Bible offers outsiders like me a chance learn the faith and practices of Eastern Orthodoxy. For the Orthodox Christian layperson, the OSB offers a bible with Orthodox study notes and an Old Testament translation based on the Greek Septuagint (LXX) as applied to the NKJV translation, and including the Deuterocanonical books (which the Protestants call Apochrypha). I gave the OSB five stars because it has everything I wanted in an Orthodox Study Bible. Some Orthodox Christians might want something better. Perhaps a completely new translation of the New Testament and LXX as a study bible will appear within the next decade. Until then, most Orthodox Christians will be happy this edition is available.
I also recently purchased the new Lutheran Study Bible published by Concordia Publishing House (Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod) which used the English Standard Version (a conservative revision of the Revised Standard Version) and does not contain the Deuterocanonical Books. An interesting feature of the LSB is that some of the study notes give quotes by the Early Church Fathers (such as St. Augustine of Hippo, who is not really an influence on Orthodox Christianity). It is very enlightening to compare the translations and study notes of these two study bibles. For the Orthodox Christian laymen, I would recommend the OSB over the LSB for obvious reasons.
For the Protestant outsider who wants to learn more about Eastern Orthodoxy, I also recommend The Orthodox Church and The Orthodox Way by Bishop Callistos Ware, and An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith by St. John of Damascus, and Arab Christian monk who lived in the late 7th and early 8th centuries AD/CE. Other personal favorite Orthodox writings are The Desert Fathers, the Philokalia, and the writings of St. John Cassian.
I would like to add that I am not a Christian, but a convert to "12er" Shia Islam, so that no one assumes wrongly that another Christian wrote this review. I believe the best way to learn about the faith and practices of another religion (in this case, Orthodox Christianity) is to go directly to the scriptures and dogmatic teachings of that religion. That's the reason I purchased this Orthodox Study Bible.
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Helpful notes are found before each chapter about the book and author. It has nice pictures also.
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