Two Good Study Bibles? Need Recommendations

[Larry Osweiler]

I am looking at purchasing two new study bibles that were recommended to me by a couple of pastors. Both are NRSV.
One is the Renovare' Spiritual Formation Study Bible.
The other one is the New Interpeters Study Bible.
Does anyone have either of these? And if you have one, can you give me comment on how you like it?
One good study bible I use frequently is the Wesley Study Bible, but it is out of print now.

[Andrew Henck]

This isn't a recommendation, but I too am interested in the Renovare Spiritual Formation Study Bible. The two main editors, Richard Foster and Dallas Willard are probably one of the two biggest Christian writers today and have done some great stuff. I'm reading Willard's, "Hearing God" right now and am really enjoying it.

Enjoy your evening...

[Larry Osweiler]

One of the contributors to the Renovare' is Dr. Gale Beebe, President of Spring Arbor University here in Michigan. This is our Free Methodist University.

[Bruce Carriker]

Although I have not read it, I would think that anything by Willard and Foster is going to be very good from the standpoint of spiritual formation, spiritual discipline. It will likely be very solid, evangelical scholarship.

I have not read the NIB study Bible, but I use the NIB commentary all the time. The scholarship is outstanding. It's editors, writers are primarily mainline. If the study Bible is a condensation or compilation of the commentary notes, I would recommend it highly.

[Jeremy D. Scott]

I would agree with Bruce - I haven't read or seen the NIB Study Bible, but the NIB Commentary Series is tops on my shelf. I only have four of them right now, but I'm working on the whole set.

In fact, much of the NIB Commentary Series might even be read "devotionally."

[Thomas Cook]

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[Richard Wise]

I like my NIV Thompson Chain Bible, but do not use the helps very much. My wife likes the quest Bible - and our church buys the student Bible for our teens as they move into the Sr. High Class. The NASB has been called the most accurate translation by some, but less readable than the NIV.

Another question I have about Bibles- and I apologize for turning the conversation from your original question. I am new to Nazanet and have not figured out how to do new threads. My question:
What do you do with old Bibles? Burn them? Donate them even when in bad shape?

[Billy Cox]

I am looking at purchasing two new study bibles that were recommended to me by a couple of pastors. Both are NRSV.
One is the Renovare' Spiritual Formation Study Bible.
The other one is the New Interpeters Study Bible.
Does anyone have either of these? And if you have one, can you give me comment on how you like it?
One good study bible I use frequently is the Wesley Study Bible, but it is out of print now.

Maybe it doesn't exist yet, but the Purpose Driven branding works with just about everything else.

[G R 'Scott' Cundiff]

Another question I have about Bibles- and I apologize for turning the conversation from your original question. I am new to Nazanet and have not figured out how to do new threads. My question:
What do you do with old Bibles? Burn them? Donate them even when in bad shape?

Let me answer your two add on questions -- first, you can find how to start a new thread and all other kinds of information in this forum:
http://www.naznet.com/community/forumdisplay.php?f=28

Second, I just came from visiting in a large hospital and the chaplain's office told me that they are always in need of Bibles of any kind in almost any kind of shape. It seems that the patients often take them home! What a good problem and what a way to pass along older Bibles!

[Richard Wise]

Thank you for the answer to both questions - That is a good thing to know about hospitals. It may differ hospital to hospital - but there are no less than 30 hospitals within 30 miles of us.

I had looked at how to start a new thread but was not sure. Thank you again.

Another question - were you at ONU in the mid to late 70s? - It seems like I knew a Scott Cundiff back then - seem like he had red hair. Any one you know?

[G R 'Scott' Cundiff]

I was at Olivet, but in the late 60's. Never had red hair though -- brown, now white, one of these days "flesh toned."

:)
Thank you for the answer to both questions - That is a good thing to know about hospitals. It may differ hospital to hospital - but there are no less than 30 hospitals within 30 miles of us.

I had looked at how to start a new thread but was not sure. Thank you again.

Another question - were you at ONU in the mid to late 70s? - It seems like I knew a Scott Cundiff back then - seem like he had red hair. Any one you know?

[Richard Wise]

It may have been a "Jim" Cundiff. Not sure - too many years ago I guess.

[Charlene Clevenger]

Another question I have about Bibles- and I apologize for turning the conversation from your original question. I am new to Nazanet and have not figured out how to do new threads. My question:
What do you do with old Bibles? Burn them? Donate them even when in bad shape?


I have a suggestion. The ministry I work for, Christian Literature for Africa, sends used Bibles to Christians if Africa. If you could get the Bibles to us in Fort Wayne, Indiana, we would send them on. If you have a lot of Bibles I could send you addresses and instructions on how to send the Bibles to Africa yourself.

To send a box of books by M-bag costs $1.00 a pound.

[Nelson Bradford]

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