NIV Study Bible
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The NIV Study Bible is a study Bible
originally published by Zondervan
in 1985 which uses the New International Version
(NIV). Revisions include 1995, a full revision in 2002, an update in October 2008 for the 30th anniversary of the NIV, and a new update in 2011. Its publisher and distributors claim over six million sold, and claim that it is the world's best selling study bible.
Like the NIV Bible itself, the NIV Study Bible is the work of a transdenominational team of biblical scholars. All confess the authority of the Bible
as God's infallible word to humanity. They have sought to clarify understanding of, develop appreciation for, and provide insight into that word. Doctrinally, the NIV Study Bible reflects traditional evangelical Christian theology.
Key features of the NIV Study Bible include archaeological notes, commentary from different sources, and extensive introductions to each book. Notes from translators who worked on the NIV translation add additional clarifying information.
Zondervan has also published versions of this Bible, with similar notes, in the King James Version (KJV), Today's New International Version (TNIV)
and New American Standard Bible (NASB)
translations.
Study Bible
A study Bible is an edition of the Bible prepared for the use of a serious student of the Bible. It provides scholarly information designed to help the reader gain a better understanding of the text.-History:...
originally published by Zondervan
Zondervan
Zondervan is an international Christian media and publishing company located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Zondervan is a founding member of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association .- History :...
in 1985 which uses the New International Version
New International Version
The New International Version is an English translation of the Christian Bible. Published by Zondervan in the United States and by Hodder & Stoughton in the UK, it has become one of the most popular modern translations in history.-History:...
(NIV). Revisions include 1995, a full revision in 2002, an update in October 2008 for the 30th anniversary of the NIV, and a new update in 2011. Its publisher and distributors claim over six million sold, and claim that it is the world's best selling study bible.
Like the NIV Bible itself, the NIV Study Bible is the work of a transdenominational team of biblical scholars. All confess the authority of the Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
as God's infallible word to humanity. They have sought to clarify understanding of, develop appreciation for, and provide insight into that word. Doctrinally, the NIV Study Bible reflects traditional evangelical Christian theology.
Key features of the NIV Study Bible include archaeological notes, commentary from different sources, and extensive introductions to each book. Notes from translators who worked on the NIV translation add additional clarifying information.
Zondervan has also published versions of this Bible, with similar notes, in the King James Version (KJV), Today's New International Version (TNIV)
Today's New International Version
Today's New International Version is an English translation of the Bible developed by the Committee on Bible Translation. The CBT also developed the New International Version in the 1970s. The TNIV is based on the NIV. It is explicitly Protestant like its predecessor; the deuterocanonical books...
and New American Standard Bible (NASB)
New American Standard Bible
The New American Standard Bible , also informally called New American Standard Version , is an English translation of the Bible....
translations.
External links
- The NIV Study Bible, Introductions to the Books of the Bible
- The International Bible Society - NIV Hardcover Study Bible, with publisher and distributor sales figure claims
- How to choose a study Bible, by John R. Kohlenberger III, Christian Research Institute - analyzes several study Bibles available, with short descriptions, and recommendations from an evangelicalEvangelicalismEvangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:...
Christian perspective.