The Return

Review: NIV Proclamation Bible: Correctly Handling the Word of Truth Zondervan 2013 Another version of the NIV?   Wow!   Not sure about the why’s, but this one is different as far as the extra-biblical features are concerned.   The text of the biblical portions is the NIV 2011, and I will not comment on that leaving the language experts to their jobs.   The format is dual column, paragraph form with verse numbering, and center column cross references.   The main text font that looks to be in the neighborhood of a 12 point.   My eyes thank the publishers for that.   The copy I have is hardbound and lays flat and has two ribbon markers.   There’s a concordance and color maps included.    The study information included with this version is a group of articles at the beginning that pertain to good Bible study methods such as a biblical overview, how to study without distorting the meaning and context, and even theology. ...

Review: NASB Note-Takers Bible Zondervan 2014 The Note-Takers Bible is an offering from Zondervan that appears to be a reformatted version of the 2002 Thinline edition of the NASB which used the 1995 NASB version.   I do not intend to comment on the text itself as that is the scholars’ domain.  This edition has increased the margins to allow more room to record notes.   I like wide margins.   The interior margin is tiny though and I don’t like that so much.   Maybe they’ll do something with that next time around.   The font is clear and comfortably readable for me.   Cross references are not available in this edition, but alternate meanings for words or simple explanations of things like weights are noted within the text. The publishers also included a basic concordance. Now for the note-taking aspects of this edition.   The paper is smooth and thin.   After trying a liquid li-liter and a roller ball type ink pen I can’t ...