The NIV Family of Study Bibles
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The NIV translation stands for New International Version. The NIV was first published in 1978, 13 years after a joint team of scholars, financial backers and an oversight committee were formed, all following the dream of Howard Long to create a new translation that would speak to people in today's English. It took many years, much money, and a rigorous process. Today, the NIV is the most popular modern translation of the Bible.
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When the books of the Bible were first written, they spoke clearly to people in their heart language. There was no gap between hearing God’s Word and understanding it. The translation philosophy of the New International Version (NIV) is to recreate this experience for you in contemporary English.
Some Bible translations focus on the way Scripture was written—the form, grammar, even the word order of the original. The difficulty is that no two languages follow the same set of rules. That’s why translating Scripture is more than a matter of replacing Greek or Hebrew words with English equivalents.
Other Bible translations focus on the meaning of Scripture, helping you grasp the message of the Bible in your own words. The challenge with this approach is that if you stray too far from the form of the text, you might miss some of the subtle nuances—literary devices, wordplays, etc.—found in the original.
Even the best literal translation can’t follow the original form all the time. And even the best meaning-based translation can’t capture every detail of meaning found in the original.
In 1978, the NIV pioneered a different approach: balancing transparency to the original with clarity of meaning. Our view is that if the first people to receive the Bible could understand God’s Word the way it was written, you should be able to as well.
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The NIV is available in a wide array of formats, including, text, reference, red letter and black letter, journaling, note-taking, and study Bibles. They come in compact sizes up through large print and many others.In fact, the NIV may have more options than just about any other Bible. There is a specialty Bible for just about everyone and everything!
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NIV Study Bible
The NIV Study Bible is the #1 bestselling study Bible in the world's most popular modern English Bible transl ation—the New International Version. This best-loved NIV Study Bible features a stunning four-color interior with full-color photographs, maps, charts, and illustrations. Since its first release in 1985, the Gold Medallion Award-winning NIV Study Bible has become the treasured and trusted companion of over nine million Bible readers. The in-depth notes are coded to highlight notes of special interest in the areas of character study, archaeology, and personal application.
Visually arresting section breaks help you find your bearing in the Bible. Full-color photos, maps, and illustrations make this study Bible accessible and friendly. Referred to daily by millions of pastors, students, church leaders, and other Bible readers around the world, the over-20,000 NIV Study Bible notes are the handiwork of the same translation team that produced this Bible’s text. The very best evangelical scholarship that brought you today’s most popular modern English Bible also contributed to the most celebrated and widely used study notes in existence. All of these features, and more, also make it perfect for homeschool use. Like no other Bible, the NIV Study Bible places an entire resource library for Bible study in your hands.
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Inside The Bible
The NIV Study Bible has the following features.
- Full text of the world’s most popular modern English Bible—the New International Version (NIV) 2011 update
- Over 20,000 study notes, with icons to make important information easy to spot
- Introductions and outlines provide valuable background information for each book of the Bible
- In-text maps, charts, diagrams, and illustrations visually clarify the stories in the Bible
- 16 pages of full-color maps plus time lines and presentation page
- Words of Jesus in red
- NIV concordance plus subject and study notes indexes
- 9-point text
- Presentation page
- 9.50" x 6.75" x 2.25"
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The NIV Zondervan Study Bible is an all-new NIV study Bible—designed for the 21st century and built on the truth of Scripture and centered on the gospel message.
An ambitious and comprehensive undertaking, Dr. D. A. Carson—along with a team of over 60 contributors from a wide range of evangelical denominations and perspectives—crafted all-new study notes and other study tools to present a biblical theology of God's special revelation in the Scriptures. It clarifies themes, reviews the progressive acts of God, and gleans theological analysis from biblical revelation.
The primary difference between this Bible and the NIV Study Bible is that this Study Bible focuses on Biblical Theology (tracing God's Work from Genesis to Revelation) whereas the NIV Study Bible is more systematic (categorizing) theological ideas.
Use the NIV Zondervan Study Bible to
- Receive insight into God’s Word from more than 60 trusted contributors
- Explore a library of 28 relevant and theologically rich articles by award-winning authors such as Tim Keller, Kevin DeYoung, and Bruce Waltke
- Enjoy ease of reading with this single-column layout with black-letter throughout
- Access free digital online resources to take your study Bible with you wherever you go
- Enrich your study with hundreds of full-color photos, more than 90 maps, and over 60 charts
- Dig more deeply into God’s Word with nearly 20,000 all-new verse-by-verse study notes
- Understand the context, purpose, and theme of every book and major section of the Bible with comprehensive introductions
- Investigate the connectedness of Scripture with cross-references, indexes, and the NIV Concordance
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NIV Quest Study Bible
With over one million copies sold, the NIV Quest Study Bible is designed for inquisitive readers who desire solid answers to their many questions. With thousands of notes and hundreds of articles by today's most trusted scholars, this unique Bible addresses the common, uncommon, and perplexing questions people ask about Scripture. Passages that puzzle will snap into clarity as you explore God's Word and use the many study helps.
Features
- Over 7,000 sidebar notes that clarify the Bible's most puzzling passages
- Nearly 350 articles by top scholars that address today's most popular and provocative questions
- Book introductions that identify themes, characters, and events in each Bible book
- Article index and expanded subject index to help you quickly find the answers you're looking for
- Single-column Scripture text format
- Color-keyed verse numbers that supply instant reference to articles and sidebar notes
- Over 150 two-color in-text charts, time lines, and maps providing background information to help you understand different passages
- Concordance
- Dictionary
- 16-page full-color map section
- 7-page full-color timeline section
- Reading plans to assist your studY of the Bible
- Presentation page
- 8-point text size
- 9.50" x 6.75" x 1.50"
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The Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible was awarded the Christian Book Awards 2017 Bible of the Year by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association!
The Bible was originally written to an ancient people removed from us by thousands of years and thousands of miles. The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible bridges that gap by bringing the ancient world of the Bible to life- every page is packed with study notes containing expert insight into the customs, culture, and literature of Bible times. These fascinating explanations will serve to clarify your study of the Scriptures, reinforce your confidence and bring difficult passages of Scripture into sharp focus. The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Bible gives you the insight you need to:
- Discover what the Scriptures would have meant to their ancient hearers
- Set aside our own modern perceptions and read the Bible like its original hearers might have
- Enjoy easy access to one of the most comprehensive collections of research about Bible times ever assembled in one study Bible
Features Include:
- The full text of the NIV
- Hundreds of full-color photographs from around the world
- In-depth book introductions explain the context in which each book of the Bible was written
- Over 10,000 verse-by-verse notes reveal new dimensions of insight to even the most familiar passages
- Dozens of charts, maps, diagrams in vivid color
- In-depth articles on key contextual topics
- Words of Jesus in red
- Full study Bible tools: cross references, a concordance, indexes and other helps
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NIV Faithlife Study Bible
One of the newest Study Bibles on the market - originally designed by Logos/Faithlife as part of their Bible Software and as a Bible App.
No matter where you are on your faith journey, there’s always more to explore in God’s Word. Dive in and feed your curiosity with the NIV Faithlife Study Bible.
Filled with innovative graphics and rich commentary, this visually stunning study Bible delivers helpful insights designed to inform your faith. Robust study notes are built on the original languages and adapted from the popular Faithlife Study Bible app, which has reached over one million readers.
The balance of striking graphics, comprehensive study features, and intriguing insights from multiple points of view will keep you curious as you explore the treasures of God’s Word.
Features include:
- The full text of the most read, most trusted modern-English Bible – the New International Version (NIV)
- In depth book introductions that include an outline and information on authorship, background, structure, themes, and a map, a timeline, or both
- Verse-by-verse study notes with the unique focus of revealing nuances from the original biblical languages for modern readers
- Informative contributions by respected scholars and best-selling authors including Charles Stanley, Randy Alcorn, and Ed Stetzer, among others
- Over 100 innovative full color infographics, comprehensive timelines and informative tables to enrich Bible study
- Three detailed life-of-Jesus event timelines chronicling his infancy and early ministry, the journey to Jerusalem, and the passion and resurrection
- 27 family trees and people diagrams illustrate the interconnectedness of key characters in Scripture
- Helpful overview articles give a bird’s-eye view of the books of the Bible, noting the type of literature and key themes of each book.
- 14 original color maps at the back of the Bible provide historical and geographical context for key events of the Old and New Testaments
- Concordance
- 9.50" x 6.75"
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And I'm out of time for today but the NIV makes a Study Bible for almost everything imaginable, and most of them are available in Spanish as well.
There are numerous Student Study Bibles, Bibles for Guys and Girls, Bibles for Marriage, Celebrate Recovery, and more.
Check out their website for more options.
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If you missed the previous installments in this series, see the links below.
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The chart below provides samples of some of the main translations, along with year the translation was completed and the reading grade level of each translation.
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Watch your inbox for the sixth article (of six) on Bibles and Translations. It will be out on Friday and will cover the NLT Family of Study Bibles, as well as the Chronological Study Bible.
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