Hi I just saw your channel and it is an absolute gold mine. I was looking for christian channels but most of them are cheesy and cringry but your content is like a needle in the haystack.
Joshua Castillo A certain group or groups of people have even used the bible as a means of claiming history for another nation. In the book of Daniel, where he mentions Alexander the king of Macedonia, in English modern version bibles it says he was the “king of Greece” or “the king of the Greeks” Daniel never wrote about Alexander as the king of Greece, he wrote in his original text as “The king of Javan” That’s why modern teachings say “Javan” refered to the Greeks, and it says that in English version historical accounts, but Javan actually referred to Macedon or Macedonia. When Daniel wrote his book he referred to Alexander as “The king of Javan” meaning “The king of the Macedonians” In the book of Jasher, by the Jewish historian, which is referenced in the books of Samuel and Joshua, Jasher in his book in chapter 13 verse 10 says; “And the children of Javan are the Javanim, who dwell in the land of makedonia” And we know from true history and the New Testament and all maps for over 2000 years that Macedonia and Greece and Macedonians and Greeks are 2 separate people and nations. I know it may not be a big thing about the bible, but the bible shouldn’t be used by anyone for propaganda and theft of history!!!
My father has been using the John MacArthur NKJV study Bible for as long as I can remember. When I graduated from high school he gifted me with my own copy. But he had gone through it, page by page from Genesis to Revelation, and transcribed BY HAND every single note he had ever written in his. Every verse he ever highlighted. Every part of the commentary he thought was important enough to highlight. Then wrote me a note in the front saying to read it, study it, breathe it, live it, and always look there for any answer to any question I may have. So I have the word of God, the thoughts of one of the best (in my stupid humble opinion ;)) theologians in modern day Christianity...and my fathers notes. It is so much more than a study Bible to me. To this day that is the bible I take everywhere. It is my "burning house" item.
I am very partial to my NKJV study Bibe from MacArthur. I really like it. Your father is a great man, this is something that I am doing for my son as well, he is only 7 but now that I read how impactful it is, I will make sure I finish the task.
I have to say your so bless to have a father who has invested into your life as much as your father has. I don't necessarily agree with a lot of John MacArthur views but I do love the njkv. Its one of my all time favorite translations.
I agree...... I started using this bible in 2002.. and used it all the way up to 2006 or so when I switched to the KJV.. I now use Falwells... Nelsons KJV study bible.. and that is my Burning house bible..... well ok.. I may carry out the MacArthur NKJV as well if I can fit both of them in my arms with the screaming baby...
I actually gifted my daughter a NKJV Believers Study Bible..previously known as The Criswell Study Bible" Genuine Leather Black ...when she graduated.. from Bible college.. back in 2005...
Benjamin Handelman A certain group or groups of people have even used the bible as a means of claiming history for another nation. In the book of Daniel, where he mentions Alexander the king of Macedonia, in English modern version bibles it says he was the “king of Greece” or “the king of the Greeks” Daniel never wrote about Alexander as the king of Greece, he wrote in his original text as “The king of Javan” That’s why modern teachings say “Javan” refered to the Greeks, and it says that in English version historical accounts, but Javan actually referred to Macedon or Macedonia. When Daniel wrote his book he referred to Alexander as “The king of Javan” meaning “The king of the Macedonians” In the book of Jasher, by the Jewish historian, which is referenced in the books of Samuel and Joshua, Jasher in his book in chapter 13 verse 10 says; “And the children of Javan are the Javanim, who dwell in the land of makedonia” And we know from true history and the New Testament and all maps for over 2000 years that Macedonia and Greece and Macedonians and Greeks are 2 separate people and nations. I know it may not be a big thing about the bible, but the bible shouldn’t be used by anyone for propaganda and theft of history!!!
@@WatchmanofMKDN One only needs to study classical history to understand the place of Alexander the Great in world history. Alexander was the King of Macedon, his father Phillip united the Greek city states. Macedon was a Kingdom within the Hellenic world just as Sparta was. To speak of Alexander as King of the Greeks would have been accepted as accurate in his day. Alexander was quoted by his own teacher Aristotle on numerous occasions making it clear he was Hellenic. Many of Alexander's speeches started with the sentence "We Hellenic peoples"................It is more than obvious that the culture of the people of Macedon was Hellenic, look at the Hellenic cultural influence across the east due to Alexander's conquests. To say otherwise is akin to stating that George Bush is Texan not American. So was Bush a President of the American people or the Texans? ..and for you to state that Ancient peoples that lived in Macedon were not Hellenic is wrong! BTW I am not of Greek background.
I had one of those! Mine had notes that read like a 50 year old talking like how they thought 14 year olds sounded. It got an A+ for going the extra cringe mile!
@@iannnebbe4789 Pastor Steve Waldron's are very good as well and very informative.. But I am not too fond of " A Frisch Perspective".. as he advocates a lot of bibles as being ok to use.. I think his latest preference was NASB...
I love my Thompson Chain. First one I ever got was when I was a fairly new Christian over 30 years ago. They were expensive and I really wanted one but at the time it didn't fit the budget. I was driving down the road and there in the middle of the road I saw a book flapping in the wind. It looked like a bible so we pulled over and to my amazement it was a Thompson Chain Reference study bible. I call it my miracle Bible lol.
Is that just a running joke? I think in his video about the Psuediographic books, he says "I have an internet think that my mom watches half a dozen times so listen to me" s/ Lol
@@maxonmendel5757 It's definitely a running joke. In both his early material here and in the "No Dumb Questions" podcast, Matt has asserted that every one of his youtube views comes from his mother. Sure, it's self-deprecating humor, but never too overt because he doesn't play it too hard.
I always appreciate your videos and the level of research and respect with which you approach each topic. I’m Catholic, a catechist, which in Protestant language means Sunday School and Bible Study combined I suppose. lol but with the added requirements of teaching the reasons why we do what we do and believe as we believe. My daughter is a junior in college, far away from home. She went through her adjustment period where she didn’t go to church, ignored her inner life, etc. She didn’t go crazy, but she was free from her scheduled religious activities and among tons of people who didn’t believe at all, etc. In the past year she was challenged by a couple of friends who are very faithful evangelical Christians and she found she was seriously out of practice with her apologetics. She started going to TH-cam and watching channel after channel, atheists, agnostics, Protestants of the doctrinal variety and evangelicals. She got her Bible out and did some serious flipping back and forth, note taking, page flagging. She is back at Church and has had her own rebirth of Faith. About a year ago, right about started watching your channel, I got a text from her telling me I should watch Ten Minute Bible Hour. We had even had the same video come up in our recommendations. lol. I enjoy your whole series, I definitely enjoy your exploration of other Christian churches and faith families. We as Catholics have a deep love for the orthodox churches, so I especially enjoyed that video. There are some orthodox churches that have reunited with the Catholic Church so one of my teachers in high school was a Catholic priest in the Byzantine Rite, married with 5 kids. God bless you and your beautiful family and keep up the good work.
I teach RCIA at my parish so I tend to stick with Catholic Bibles when I give a recommendation to people. Having said that I also have quite the collection of protestant Bibles from my days of wandering away from the Church. I really like one called The Founders Bible. It is filled with commentary from our founding fathers and shows which verses and sections of the Bible influenced them as they created our nation. I prefer the RSV-CE from Ignatius press for everyday reading. Cheers
Interesting video. Amazed at the many judgmental comments! I started reading the Bible recently for the first time and am enjoying my NIV. Not sure where I will go to next but nice to know there are options.
I think its strictly the KJV crowd, and the fact that the NIV does make a bit of liberty with adding a word or modernizing a term that many modern English speakers cannot understand (which, to both I think it really doesn't matter). Even more so that the entire process of its culmination seems well steeped in trial and error to ensure proper authority to the original manuscripts, without being overbearing in the KJV standard, but also not losing the potency of the scriptures as they were and keeping the truth of the gospel intact... To be honest, I think its just KJV crowd not liking their lack of monopoly of Bible translation and getting upset with anyone and everyone who reads anything that is a little more palatable to literary tastes outside of the Old English textual form found in KJV (which turns a lot of people off to the Bible in such a translation).
@@JohnDoe-wt9ek If you want to see exactly what are the issues with the NIV translation.. please pick up a copy of "Look What's Missing".. by Davud W. Daniels.... it's a real eye opener../// I guarantee you will Not feel the same regarding the NIV after you read it...
@@JohnDoe-wt9ek also... though there may be some who are KJV only users.. for no reason that they can think of except to be biased toward one translation... there are plenty like me that have done extensive studying and long hours of comparisons.. between the KJV and the modern translations... such as the NASB... NKJV... NIV... ESV.. RSV.... ASV... ERC... NSRV...the Message.... the Voice... and a few others.. that can definitely point out examples as to why the KJV is the strongest translation... read "LOOK WHAT'S MISSING".. by David W. Daniels.. his book lists and explains the causes and effects of over 200 missing or changed words and what damage or misrepresentation those changes caused... across 47 different modern bible versions...
Also want to commend you on how you are cutting your video now. You've gotten way better at this! I totally mean that as a compliment, man. Great polish on this video.
As a Catholic I really appreciated your non judgemental attitude. I sometimes feel like some Christians have a lot of hatred towards the Catholic faith that filters down to hatred for Catholics. These were really good reviews. I have several study Bibles and commentaries I use to compare when I'm doing my Bible study.
C M C Most of us don’t hate Catholics. It’s just that you guys have SO MUCH extra stuff on top of the Bible that you seem to take more seriously than the actual Word. Case in point; Protestants will quote scripture, Catholics quote the Catechisms. This is all anecdotal, mind you. Now, on the flip side, Catholics do seem to have a more intense focus on Education, something I think the other denominations could benefit from. Again; anecdotal observation.
Gohan Tanaka Same reason when most people talk about galaxies, they’ll reference physicists and books and encyclopedias etc. Most people aren’t a scholar or expert, so it may be more helpful to quote the people that have already dedicated their lives to understanding the scriptures. The Catechism isn’t just one guy’s opinions. It’s essentially a summary of 2000 years of thought and philosophy and tradition. And most passages have extensive footnotes of citations to both Scripture and secondary sources (such as Aquinas).
I absolutely love your philosophically of presenting information but letting think for themselvesand being okay with not agreeing with them. I also agree it's important to know the slight nuances when going into a study Bible. Great video!
opinions and inanimate objects or your dog are not things u need to love. u can "appreciate" an opinion or really like your car or doggy. sorry for my cultural deference. I Europe if u stated that u love your dog or your car, folks would Get Up and put some serious distance between y'all. it's Pagan.
@@Ryklenkramer wow...did that comment a while ago? westerners us the term Love (as in "I love my can / I love my wife) interchangeble) (PS dont forget to correct my spelling because when Westerners lack content in a reply, they like to correct grammer and typos) OH...sprry; you LOVE to do that... We CARE for our pets better than you and use the notion of LOVE discreetly. Had more dogs than most Of You have had hot means. But I took exception to the application of Loving. Bit of course u Woke Folks never hesitate to Make judgement on folks u dont know.
@@johnpike5836 I never judged you. I asked you two simple questions. Now you’ve answered them, thank you. I understand that we use the term “love” differently lol. The only one being judgmental in this situation is YOU. Bold of you to assume that Americans don’t take care of their pets. The US is a big place there is a huge variety of “Americans” there is no universal standard of being American just as there is none for Europeans. I’d urge you to sit down and take a look at your attitude before you try and act holier than thou. Have a great day, John.
If you want to be impartial, you should add a couple of comments. You said: ". . . . understand that you are holding a Bible that is entirely through the lens of Reformed thought, which could overwhelmingly be defined as Christian thought." And a Catholic would say: ". . . . understand that you are holding a Bible that is entirely through the lens of Catholic thought, which could overwhelmingly be defined as Christian thought." And an Orthodox would say: ". . . . understand that you are holding a Bible that is entirely through the lens of Orthodox thought, which could overwhelmingly be defined as Christian thought." And an Arminian would say: ". . . . understand that you are holding a Bible that is entirely through the lens of Arminian thought, which could overwhelmingly be defined as Christian thought." Even as a Protestant, I would say Orthodox and Catholics have the best claim to that statement.
I do not understand why you as a Protestant would claim that Rome and Greece have the best claim. Rome is full of forgeries and idolatry and Greece is full of idolatry. The only thing I can think is you have fallen for the forgeries or you don't actually familiarize yourself with scripture.
@Fred Harvey... if you like Thompsons ... have you ever tried a Dake's...?.... it has a ton of notes as well.. Dake's uses a lot of lists... like 7 ways for this or 10 ways for that.. etc.. in it's ref. notes... good teaching tools...
I really enjoy the ESV study bible, personal size edition that doesn't come with all the extensive theological articles (although the full size is still OK, depending on what you believe). It's a great tool for a new Christian to use. I've been saved for about 5 years now and when I first started reading the bible and studying it, I was taught that the KJV was the way to go, that all others were corrupted and that study bibles should be generally avoided. I held onto this belief for quite some time and I now believe that it was pretty damaging in the end. It definitely hindered my progress. If someone had handed me an ESV study bible or even a Macarthur study bible (which I also own in the ESV translation) when I first became a Christian I would have learned so much more, so much quicker. This is important for people who weren't raised in a Christian home or a Christian school and didn't pick up a bible until their adult years. You feel like you're constantly playing 'catch-up' with everyone else and that's where these bibles really help people out.
Great point. I grew up in church and still didn't read the Bible. I didn't understand it. Now I read with multiple translations for deeper understanding. I agree with you, new Christians struggle and almost any Bible is better than none.
@@charliexoxox Some parts of KJV are easier than other but overall it's not the easiest to understand fully with all the old English. It's my main bible but I'm looking for an easier one to read alongside it.
A good answer, Skippy! What do you find better: an ESV study bible or a Macarthur study bible? Have you ever learned an NKJV life application study bibles or any life application study bible at all?
I currently use the Harper Collins Study Bible. I settled on this one for now because I asked my sister - who got her masters from a seminary - which one she recommended. And it was that one. But, when I'm ready to invest in a new Bible, I'll definitely be referencing back to this and the other related videos to help me make a more informed decision. Thanks for all the information!
1560? Well, there is a good place to start. (Sigh) And we wonder why folks don't get a clear idea of the basis for modern Christianity that is Catholicism. Might want to check out the Revised Standard Version - Catholic Edition/The Ignatius Bible. And, for your entertainment, here are a few facts to ponder: The Catholic Church finally agreed on which writings should go into the Bible at the Council of Rome in 382 AD during the time of Pope Damasus. Damasus encouraged St. Jerome to translate the Scriptures into Latin since Latin was the common language of all educated people. Throughout the Middle Ages, portions of the Scriptures were translated into vernacular languages. In the mid-1400s, the Bible started to be translated into European languages more widely. In the 16th century, some Reformers published Bibles with bits missing, faulty translation work, and subversive notes. The authorities tried to regulate which Bibles were acceptable in order to control erroneous teaching. Throughout the years, the Catholic Church encouraged Bible reading, but kept control of the interpretation of the Bible as part of the Church’s inspired authority to teach the truth and preserve the unity of the Church. Pope Leo XIII published a letter in 1893 encouraging Bible study. Pius XII in 1943 also encouraged the faithful to study and love the Bible. The second Vatican Council in the 1960s encouraged all the clergy and people to study the Bible faithfully.
Rafal Omnom Great response Rafal! Full of inaccuracies, bitterness, vitriol, and baseless lies. I especially liked the profanity! It gives the readers a real insight into your way of thinking. The saying goes that we lose the worst Catholics and we gain the best Protestants. We will keep praying that you start getting your information from a different source. As for your “cultural” Catholicism? Good luck explaining that.
@Rafal Omnom I have no idea how people can follow the Catholic church if they have actually read the Bible? To me it fails in so many ways and ignores so many important things that the Bible teaches us. But im no theologian!
@Rafal Omnom As you have stated, if one reads the Bible and takes their faith seriously, one cannot be a Roman Christian. I completely disagree with you. A reason I am a Roman Catholic is that I continue to read scripture over and over which persuades me to take my faith seriously. Considering Luke had his readers acknowledge that the mother of Jesus was to be honored by doing the will of God. Since Jesus gave His authority to someone to continue His ministry/work, it would seem reasonable that someone should do what Jesus had them do. As for Paul telling the Galatians to stay away from novelties and additions, remember when Paul said to Cephas (Peter) (2:11) that what Cephas had been doing was wrong living according to the Gentiles and not by the Jews (2:14-15). Being seduced by false teachers who had been Jews and were instructing all Christians, even those who had been Gentiles to observe Mosaical laws. As for Peter's faith, who had a greater faith other than Peter? Someone needed to continue to do the work Jesus was going. Who was going to do it? This was not the process of elimination. Jesus could have chosen anyone He wanted to but chose whom He decided to choose. Yes, Peter denied Jesus three times afterward. Jesus even said this would occur. As all Christians do, Christians at one time or another think like men and not as Jesus did. Besides, with the respect of the 5 wounds man produced on Jesus, Jesus was still able to survive such a treatment and still find Himself in heaven. No. Catholicism is not void but your perspective seems to be. Pax tecum!
your very non biased approach to these reviews is something to be appreciated. I got recommended this when i was watching philosophy videos and just kept watching because you are great at what you do :)
Good reviews! When we bought our son's first study Bible, one of the simple features that we really appreciated was that the study articles had a background color and were formatted to visually separate them from the Scripture text. It helped us teach our kids that the Scripture is God's word but the study notes are someone else's opinion. They can be helpful, but we must be careful not to view them as having the same authority.
@@jeffcarlson3269 That was many years ago. I don't remember the specific title, just that it was a Zondervan NIV youth/teen study Bible of some sort. I mainly liked that it visually separated commentary from scripture as I've seen some young people mistake the study notes and commentaries for Scripture.
@@robbit89 yes I remember buying the teen study bibles for my kids as well.. I think theirs were life application ones.. I do not remember the translations.. but that is one thing I noted as well the seperation of commentary from scripture.. usually by different colors and shapes... they... had geometric designs... encapsulating the side devotions or comments...
I'll admit he's good, possibly great at these videos, hey I'd even say fantastic! But I have not heard of his theological differences in teachings of scripture. But he does handle these in a loving way so thats the Holy spirit working in him.
I appreciate that you used the word deutorocanonical. I’m the only one I know outside of my seminary class that has used that word. I also see the books as apocryphal, but when explaining why the Catholics have “extra books” (or why we as evangelicals are missing books), it’s really useful to have words for both perspectives
I like having the Septuagint which has the Apocrypha included along with my Catholic study and regular Bibles and from what I've researched, our Jewish friends opted to reject the Apocrpypha books since while they view them as being important historically, they don't view them as being inspired by God.
I try to avoid using words non scholars don't understand though.. I think the Bible needs to be taught at a level where simoketins lije me cab y=understand it.. I just started using the word "complicite".. the other day...
@@jeffcarlson3269 Theres no reason Christians shouldn’t understand what Deuterocanonical means. Its not the same thing as the apocrypha so its just incorrect to say they are the same
@@DANtheMANofSIPA all I want to know is why when I typed in the word deuterocanonical...the internet transfers me to a Catholic site...?... Naturally a Catholic site is goung to be biased regarding the importance of the deuterocanonical books what wikipedia offers is this term refers to books belonging to the "second canon"... WHAT?.... there is only 1 canon... and that only includes books that were deemed to be placed in the Bible...and wikipedia goes on to state these books are the books considered by Protestants to be apocrypha... so Yes.. the deuterocanonical.. books does refer to the Apocrypha.. according to that,.. and from what I have read.. the apocryphal books were added to the original canon of scripture... and the only reason I can think of that "other books would be added to the original designated scripture.. would be for Catholics.. or any other religion to explain away some of the falsehoods they believe in... such as the existence of Purgatory.. infant Baptism.. Praying to Mary or Peter or any other Apostle..for instance.. 1 Tim 2:5.. specifically states "there is one mediator between God and Man.. the Lord Jesus"... why do Catholics confess their sins to a Priest... ?.. no where in scripture.. does it state we should call a Priest by the name, Father .. in fact in Matthew.. Jesus forbids this saying call No man Father but your Father in Heaven... and why are people praying to Mary or the Apostles?.. at the day of Pentecost.. in the beginning of Acts... Mary and the Apostles were praying the same as you or I... Mary needs a Savior just the same as you or I...Avts 8:37.. is removed from the Catholic bible... why?.. because it implies.. much water is needed for Baptism... I even have a Catholic commentary from 1952.. that states on page 861.. that Baptism by sprinkling is not taught anywhere in scripture,... but it has become accepted as a matter of convenience...Please do Not try to convince me that the Apocrypha.. is the same as Canonized scripture.. it makes for good reading.. but that is the limit of it;s value....
My mom gave me mine when I was 18. I'm 53 now, and it's been to camp a dozen times, been read to thousands of teens, was preached out of in folsom prison, and is now held together with duct tape. I have dozens of bibles, I don't preach out of it anymore, but it's definitely been a big help to me and thousands of teens over the years. Now it's in semi-retirement next to my easy chair. This was a fun video...
@@georgelogreco8810 date in regards to what?.. when the commentaries were published...?.. cuz ...if you're looking for a commentary when dates happened in the bible.. No two commentarries.. agree.. however some Do fall back on Ussher;s.. date of 4004 B.C. as the time of creation.. even Scofield.. I think Calvin may as well...
I took Koine Greek in college and have since read from Jay P Green's Interlinear Greek/English NT. And, boy....how different other translations can be from a "word to word" literal one! Thanks for sharing with us:)))
The problem is (and knowing Koine Greek, you can attest to this) when you come to figures of speech. If you translate it woodenly literally, it could end up making no sense to your target audience. Idioms can't be translated literally unless your target audience is informed what the idiom means.
I’m glad you were honest about the NLT. It is wildly helpful for Christians that do not know the Bible. It’s a really good sign that people outgrow it quickly. It means they actually learn with it.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 📚 Study Bibles vary in theological perspectives and angles, so understanding their purpose and audience is important. 02:09 📜 The earliest study Bible was the Geneva Bible in 1560, with notes reflecting Reformed theology. 03:06 📖 The Thompson Chain Reference Bible, not a typical study Bible, focused on cross-referencing. 04:01 📖 Cyrus Ingerson Scofield's Study Bible popularized study Bibles in the 20th century, with dispensational theology. 05:02 📚 Various translations have associated study Bibles catering to different theological preferences and reading levels. 08:08 📖 Some study Bibles like Ryrie, Reformation, Catholic, and Apostolic have specific theological angles. 11:12 🙏 Life Application Study Bible focuses on personal application rather than theological analysis. 12:49 🧰 Study Bibles are valuable tools, but readers must discern and choose based on their theological inclinations and study needs. Made with HARPA AI
John Calvin, 1509-1564, died at the age of 55. His commentaries on Genesis, specifically, are deeply insightful, and yes, brilliant. His treatment of 2 Samuel is unparalleled. Calvin is the only writer I've read that dressed down Joshua for failing to follow through on the land grant acquistion given Abraham by God...that took nerve! People that take theologians like Scofield and Calvin to the woodshed probably haven't done adequate leg work to qualify them to form the opinions they form.
An extreme example of this is the "Queen James Version", which is the KJV with six anti-LGBT verses excised. But Revelation 22:19 (ESV) warns: "...if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book." That's right; we're not supposed to take away verses from the Bible that we don't agree with. Even if they may appear to contradict with our current mindset. The Queen James Version is one of the worst reviewed items on Amazon.
Rev 22:19 is referring to Revelation itself, not to the collection of various books gathered together. That claim is so misused its really sad. A little bit of knowledge about how the Bible was put together will blow away that lie.
I really enjoyed this -- very informative. As are all of your videos I've seen so far. However, after hearing the discussion of the Catholic Bible I was surprised that neither of the excellent Lutheran Concordia study Bibles were mentioned. One uses the NIV, the other uses the ESV. They are the product of solid biblical scholarship.
@@HerveyShmervy it is the only study Bible translation for Orthodox is English but not the only Orthodox translation. The OSB is based on a translation of the LXX for the OT and the NKJV for the NT. there is also the ESB version, which is New Testament only, and specifically translated by Orthodox. Also, there is the Catena Bible App which is heavily resourced with the teaching of the church Father and includes a Greek and a Coptic lectionary. Unfortunately it is an app only
@@HerveyShmervy my pleasure. I also just discovered the “Ancient Faith Bible” which is essentially a CSB translation with heavy notations from church fathers. I understand it’s weakness is that is is pretty Protestant-oriented and, therefore, does not include deuterocanonical books and, in some areas does not include the full range of notes available but the notes that are there are from the the church fathers and , therefore, it may be a good resource… I haven’t checked it out personally, but will soon.
I've had a MacArthur study Bible for a few years and it has richly blessed my study of God's word. First ESV and now the NASB. Great resource from a teacher who has diligently preached the Word, verse-by-verse for over 50 years.
I recently picked up a copy of the MacArthur Preachers Bible.. this is a wide margin bible with like 48 gsm paper thickness.. this thing is Massive... No study notes.. only God;s word.. but this thing is massive.. it weighs about 8 lbs...
"safe and middle of the road" describes my feelings about the NIV translation in general - I have a ton of respect for what that translation represents, and yet when reading it I can't help feeling that they are purposely skirting around the Bible's awkwardness, rough edges, and raw power.
One of the translation issues I've heard lately is in regard to translating singular Greek pronouns into English. I can't remember which translation it was, but the translators resorted to translating the third person singular neuter pronoun as "they", which is actually third person PLURAL. I'm not sure what the answer is to translating a construct with no English counterpart, except perhaps for the awkward "he or she". Taken as a whole, I don't think that the NIV is missing any essential Christian doctrine. I know that the KJV-only crowd will fight for any inclusion of a "key doctrine", even when textual criticism doesn't support it. Take the deity of Christ, which I believe in. Remove a few questionable references in its support, and the overall translation still supports it. (I think I could even make a case for it from the Jehovah's Witnesses' "New World Translation", flawed as it is!) I'm not sure that we should dogmatically believe anything that relies on a single verse for its support!
Have to agree with you there! The NIV takes away from the glory and Majesty of God's names. For example, in the NASB God calls Himself the Captain of the Angelic Armies. The Hebrew is Adonai Tzva'ot. The NIV translates that word as 'God Almighty'. The correct translation is found in the NASB as Lord of Hosts. NIV totally incorrect and treats Believers as little children instead of the scholars that we should strive to become!
@@ebriggs3498 NIV seems to do that in many places. It really tames down the language to make it politically correct in many areas, especially with the latest version of NIV which they updated to further gender neutralize everything. I'm woman enough to understand what the original wording meant, I don't need the NIV editors to water it down for me.
I pull that bible off my shelf about once a year and try to give it a go.. but honestly I don't know which bible is harder to follow the notes in.. the Companion Bible.. Dakes.. or Thompsons....?
I appreciate your honest caveats about your preferences and theology. Great Channel and very informative for someone seeking info on the various study bibles
Great content as always. In the Catholic realm of study Bibles I find the Didache Bible to be very useful for getting into the teachings of the Church it links a great deal of scripture to the catachism. The Catholic Study Bible is fantastic for apologetics however. Keep up the great work!
I disagree with your assessment of the Catholic Study Bible which is based on the NAB, certainly NOT the best translation for Catholics. The RSV-CE or the New Jerusalem Bible (full-size study ed.) are way better. The notes in the Catholic Study Bible are considered by more "traditional" Catholics to be a bit too "liberal".
hmmm.. I bought one... it's ok... haven't had to use it much.. have pulled off shelf a couple of times to help with passages.. but the passages.. others skipped over that one did too.. so not much help to me...
Great channel! Your videos are concise with just the right amount of content. (I imagine that’s a tough balancing act.) Plus, I enjoy your fair and complementary perspective on other faith traditions as well. Keep the content coming! Thanks brother, I’m definitely hooked.
As a Catholic, I must say you have done a fine job summarizing many of these Bibles. You might also look at the RSV-CV published by Ignatius press. Many of the notes are by a former Presbyterian minister who obviously converted to Catholicism. Again, you did a fine job. Ironically, as a Catholic, I like the NASB!
If they read too many Catholic Bibles they will discover that Protestant Bibles have been altered to accommodate many Protestant theologies . I am willing and able to prove what I say .
carl Hi Carl, although I was not the original commenter, I’d be happy to answer any questions you might have about Catholicism. I know you posted this comment quite a while ago, but if you still have questions, let me know.
What i know is that the KJV is fine and Jesus proved me that. I hope you don t do rosary and all that stuff because i was born catholic too but Jesus took me out of that doctrine...🚶♂️ Have a nice day♥️
@@balaportejean7015 KJV is one of the most beautiful translations of Scripture, but there are better translations depending on what you want to get out of Bible study. Regarding the Rosary: each prayer may be found in Scripture, as well as our trust in the intercession of others, even the saints. Jesus is always the centre and source of all grace, without Him we have nothing.
If I ever need a new study bible after the one I have now becomes unusable (although it has been through so much over the years, so it is surprising that I still have it in good shape), I’m definitely coming back to this video. Great video as usual, and I hope you’re enjoying the sabbatical!
Have a look at the Founders Bible. It is truly enlightening about how our founding fathers used the Bible to create our country (USA). That and the Didache Bible are great.
I've recently gone to a system where I have a study bible at my desk, and a reader bible to carry around. I study/take notes from the study bible daily, and follow a specific reading plan. This forms my "foundation" of biblical knowledge. With my reader Bible (no notes), I read on the couch, take it in my car, etc. I read this one more instinctively. I'll pore through scripture, pray, read more, pray more, and ask the Holy Spirit for revelation.
Thanks for your awesome channel! I really love the "HarperCollins Study Bible", which is the NRSV (formal equivalence) translation. It is essentially a must at my Theological College. Have you come across it? If so, what are your thoughts?
Man you really just cleared that up for me!! I was starting to think that maybe I’ll read only my study Bible each day in replacement of studying the word on my own. The way you simplify things really puts it all into perspective and now I see there needs to be a balance of both. Thank you
Hey, Matt...Just a little clarification for you--- with regard to the Apostolic study Bible, you are correct that it has a Pentecostal theological undercurrent; however, it definitely does not have a charismatic slant. I realize that some people lump Pentecostal and Charismatic together, but they're actually two very distinct movements, particularly when we look at the Apostolic genre. Both Pentecostals and Charismatics may believe in the baptism of the Holy Ghost but theologically, they're scarcely in the same zip code with one another.
Another difference between Pentecostals and Charismatics is in the way they treat Salvation. Pentecostals are almost like Catholics in that they believe you keep yourself saved and that there is NO assurance of Salvation. Charismatic, while not uniform nor generic, believe it is Christ that keeps you secure and not you yourselves. One is a works gospel, the other isn't. Hope this helps.
And the word 'charismatic' can be applied to Anglicans, Roman Catholics, and lots of other Christians who are in all different denominations or communions.
I feel like 13 minutes 43 seconds wasn't enough for this topic, haha. But thank you for condensing it down and letting me know a little more about a topic I actually didn't really know much about!
Love the channel!!! Thanks for the level headed scholarly approach. As a Missouri Synod Lutheran I have to shout out to The Lutheran Study Bible by Concordia Publishing House. Yes it’s Lutheran, but it is orthodox.
Congratulations! You're the FIRST Bible Review Video I've watched that made me laugh almost all the way through! Great sense of humor, polished to make a point without upsetting anyone too much (think "milk toast"! hahahahahahha) and actually, a really good review of different TYPES of study Bibles! P.S. The Apocrypha only has notes to the Apocrypha. Something I noticed. And of course, what I called it just gave away that I'm not Catholic. However, it only has notes to the Apocrypha from the Apocrypha (in other words it's like a separate mini Bible in the middle that acts like it didn't know it was going to land in a Bible!) whether you're a Catholic or not! Really ENJOYED this review.
I was introduced to the NIV Quest study bible. It has helped me a lot in understanding more of the full Bible's meanings and relationship with other books in the Bible. But what has helped me more is the weekly Bible study at my church. Thanks Matt - always the best video of my week.
The NASB is on balance my favourite translation - that, or the (much less conservative) New English Bible from 1970. The notes in the 1966 Jerusalem Bible and 1970 New American Bible are very full. The 1885 Revised Version has loads of references, which is very useful for study.
Your comment is the first I’ve ever seen that mentions the 1966 Jerusalem Bible. I love the Bible and discovered that it is the Bible used in all English speaking countries for Catholics and Mass. I also like the Navarre Bible and RSV-CE from Ignatius press. Cheers
@@prepperjonpnw6482 I have seen the Navarre Bible, or parts of it, but never a complete copy. I think that the Ignatius Press Bible is almost identical with the 1965(?) edition of the RSV that was approved for Catholics by the bishops of England and Wales. It is interesting that it has taken root in the United States.
Let's be clear here though, he is talking about the commentaries on scripture. The Word of God should not be changed from it's original meaning ever and for any reason.
Point7 Point7 agreed. And yet most translators feel free to change the Scriptures over 7,000 times by removing Gods Name from the text. Can’t help but wonder about their motive. 🤔
@@Maverick8t88 I can't imagine their motive being a good one. I didn't know about it being changed 7,000 times. I can't understand how any Christian would even have the guts to change even a comma. I know I wouldn't.
@@Maverick8t88 the love of money is the root of all evil. From my understanding all except the kjv is copyrighted, therefore there is a profit made in the changes. It's even more sinister when you dig deep. Compare esv with kjv genesis 49:10. When I read I can look up the original meaning with the strongs concordance, not so with the newer versions. Satan asked in the garden "has God said". My version says this and mine says that. Now with every translation is more confusion.
The Thomson Chain Reference Bible is a gem. It is one of the finest tools still today to take you through the scripture without a lot of “opinion”. The ESV Study Bible is absolutely amazing. Set it on a table and enjoy it! Another excellent Bible to examine the syntax of the language is the NET.
I am Catholic, and as I am interesting in reunification of all Christians, I am really honored and blessed, and happy, that you don't shy away from Catholic history, or ideas, (or in this video, Bibles) in your video. So many Christian channels, whether TH-cam, TV, radio, or whatever, won't touch it if it isn't Catholic. Something I saw in another comment is the Orthodox Study Bible. It uses the Septuagint for its translation of the OT (it also contains 151 Psalms [like the Orthodox have] and the Orthodox Deuterocanon [which is slightly different from the Catholic Deuterocanon]), BUT, because of their manuscript heritage, their NT is word for word the NKJV, which I thought was pretty cool. It also has notes according to an Orthodox point of view, which is of course 99% just 'Christian', but the reader should obviously be prepared for that point of view, like any of these you've mentioned.
Recently discovered the "Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible" NIV. It try's to give the reader a perspective of the people living during the respective times of the passages in the Bible. Also some, this is what the Hebrew meanings and the Greek meanings in context of history. Very interesting imho.
Would recommend caution regarding studying the scripture through the view of culture. God's word is eternal, regardless of how the Hebrew people lived at that particular time. When we start taking Christian doctrine and breaking it down into culture, it becomes easy to throw out what we have decided we don't like or don't want to obey.
That's a GREAT point you made about Bibles with certain theological views. With that said, I have a Scofield Study bible(Dispensational). I also have Matthew Henry & Spurgeon & Calvin commentary. What (Covent Theology) Bible study would you recommend?
@@tintinismybelgian Purgatory is contradicted by everything Jesus did, taught and was. Yes, I am a Catholic, but the teaching of purgatory needs flushing down the proverbial sewage hole.
@@dougbrown479 I would agree with you that purgatory is a bunch of hooey. My point is that, without that passage in 2 Maccabees, purgatory has pretty much zero foundation in the Bible. That's why promoters of purgatory cling so hard to the Apocrypha as a sort of companion to the Bible.
Good content, my friend! I just wanted to point out something I bet few people had noticed, and that is the label on the "The Reformation Study Bible". It lays out a list of bullet points describing the benefits of the study Bible, and benefit #4 says "seem smarter without actual work". Needless to say, I LOL'd pretty hard when I saw that. Hope someone else gets good chuckle out of that! Judging by the clarity of the text, I'm assuming someone added that as a joke.
I had grown out of the "one version/translation/revision fits all" phase of study and into the fascinating world of every translation for every purpose and point of view! Seriously, it was eye opening and ultimately faith affirming. We never read the bible the same way as someone else. It's magnificent that scripture can be viewed and interpreted through so many minds and still retain power in its central, relevant theme and message. An interesting translation that I found very useful at a particular point in time is The Rotherham Emphasized Bible, which, because the grammatical element of "emphasis" is a part of the original languages, tells you which words or phrases were emphasized in a sentence. This opened up a door to interpretation of language use that I found very revealing and enriching. We don't realize how much of our current grammatical assumption is involved in our reading of scripture. It was fascinating.
Michael Teo, varying? My God doesn’t vary. It’s not one of His attributes. He has to have a perfect Word for us to read. Where is it? Surely He wouldn’t put us here, tell us to read His Word and then tell us to figure out which “version” is His. How could a perfect God not be able to preserve His perfect Word and not have it available for us to read in one book? The very first thing the devil attacks in Genesis is God’s Word when he said, “Yeah, hath God said?” to Eve. So, if God’s Word is the very first thing he attacked in Genesis, what do you think Satan’s biggest foe is today? It must be God’s Word. Many of these “versions” are distractions. Seek and ye shall find. I was where you are now at one time. God bless.
@@privatepilot4064 The bible was written in Hebrew/Aramaic (OT) and Koine Greek (NT). Every other version (including the KJV) is a translation. If you don't read the bible in the original languages then you are dependent on the interpretation of the translator/s.
@@realmichaelteo And to add to that; it's not uncommon for an idea or concept expressed in one language can't be translated with literal precision. For this reason I think it can sometimes be dangerous to be too insistent on what are narrow perspectives or minutiae. The word of God will certainly be there (if it's a responsible translation) and the reader should focus on the broad concept that will survive such translation stumbling blocks.
Really enjoyed this! Disappointed that you didn't include anything from the so-called 'left'; my study Bible is the New Oxtord Annotated Bible (NRSV translation), but I balance it with Zondervan's NASB Study Bible which has a more conservative bent. I always check to see what both are saying.
Matt, nice! Like where you're coming from. Very scholarly and knowledgable, yet still very pragmatic, down to earth, and very relatable. I was raised Catholic, but have never really attempted to immerse myself into the study of Christianity. Attending mass every Sunday always felt a little robotic and dare I say, unfulfilling. It took me 58 years to finally decide it's time to enlighten myself. I'd like to know a bit more about your background as you have obviously made studying the bible your life long passion, for which I admire you greatly. You seem like the kind of guy I'd love to sit down with and have a beer and talk a little philosophy or, by god, maybe even a little religion one day. I'll have to check out all of your videos. I'm going to have to describe you to my friends as "the everyday man's guide to the bible". Thanks for putting yourself out there for all of us and God bless you brother. Shawn Spencer
I wanted a clearer understanding from a Messianic Jewish Bible. Bought it and love it. Gives a clearer understanding of the time and the difference in the translations.
@David S. I agree, from another "David S." Minus those two quirks, cessationism and Calvinism, I like John McArthur. I happen to believe in libertarian free will, though. I'm with him on prophecy and secular psychology. I've thought long and hard about Calvinism. I'm confident in my salvation regardless of whether my faith in Christ results from a free will choice or an involuntary response to "irresistible grace".
I have most of the study Bibles Matt mentioned - and a few others - in both physical and digital form. I like the ability to compare translations, and when I look at commentaries to compare the notes. The digital is better for taming the huge volume of info, making it easy to compare translations of a given passage and to see notes from dozens of commentaries and study Bibles.
digital?.. I hope you didn't buy those.. I know places are making a killing off those and commentary sales.. but if you are going digital.. 100's of bible translations and commentaries are online for free.. unless you are the type that likes to save stuff to your hard drive.. otherwise get it for free... Me..?. I like books.. I have a whole room of bibles and commentaries...
@@jefftube58 The D-R is neither "Catholic" or "Protestant." It was translated from the first written copies of the christian scriptures and the Septuagint. It was the bible of the 4th century. No other bible exists from that time and Protestant/Catholic churches did not exist
The Haydock version (the Leather hardbound) contained notes on the Challoner revision, the original D-R contained no notes. Remember, that is Richard Calloner's revision from 1789 that many people have. Great comment.
I had a Ryrie ... about 20 years ago. Now I use The Open Bible (Study Edition) KJV as my daily driver. My wife prefers the NIV because it's a bit more readable. However, I grew up in a "KJV or die" church so I art used to reading ye old KJV.
KJV all the way!!! Origins of the NIV are not at all christian, fact not judgment as some may accuse. If research is done on it cannot be looked at the same way ever again. God bless!
You brought out some versions I hadn't heard of; thanks. Started out with NIV Study, gravitated to NASB Study for a long time (helps if you're studying with Messianic Jews), and will be looking into the Reformed (Sproul) version. Stay away from "new living translation" - it's a paraphrase.
That's not accurate. The Living Bible is a paraphrase. The New Living Translation is very much a translation, using dynamic equivalency to render a very readable and accurate translation of the original language texts.
I'm apostolic! And, I have experienced so many miracles in my life. I was healed of autism, seizures, mental affliction, hypoglycemia, etc. But I've never known them as something magical. To me, I see them as just demonstrations of God's power. To add, the only something becomes confusing is if you simply don't understand it. And that's okay! That's why we, as Christians, study the Word.
The Apostolic Study Bible is only about five years old. I think it's pretty lacking in it's notes, but it's a nice first step for the Apostolic/Pentecostal organization. I prefer to use an NLT or ESV study bible. I will have to check out the Spirit Filled bible.
Yeah, I just mentioned that in another comment. : ) There's a group of Pentecostals who don't believe in the Trinity, and who teach that you need to (a) function in the gifts of the Spirit and (b) be baptized by immersion, preferably in the name of Jesus only, to be saved. They're the ones who produced the bible he mentioned. The Spirit Filled Life Bible was edited by Jack Hayford and, as you indicated, is way more popular... and used by people in all of the major Pentecostal and Charismatic movements and denominations.
Apostolic is actually different from Pentecostal. They don't view the trinity the same and believe if you don't speak in tongues that you won't get to heaven and have to be baptized "in the name of Jesus" only, no Father or Holy Spirit. They are not the same as Pentecostals. Check out the Full Life Study Bible or Fire Bible if you want a Pentecostal leaning set of study notes. I'm personally enjoying the ESV Study Bible though.
@@melissarosander2250 Yeah, great response. Although... I'd say that they've diverged from Pentecostalism on the points you mentioned, like Judaism has diverged from the Torah, and like the Roman Catholic Church has diverged from the Bible. I don't say that to be disrespectful, but that's just historically accurate. Anyway, Oneness folks are typically associated with/members of the United Pentecostal Church Int'l, which is pretty well-described on wikipedia. I'd include a link, but TH-cam has been hiding posts when I do that. Thanks again for you great comment, and I've been enjoying the ESV Study Bible, also! Their free website is great, too, and recommended. *All of the study resources are there*, and you can highlight, bookmark passages, and save your own notes, and then export those notes. And you can play an excellent audio narration of the text. Def worth checking out sometime.
So, some other (English) scholarly study Bibles (and their blatant biases where I'm sure I know what they are {wry g}). These things will be focused on language usage and/or historical context in various ways. Unless you want to look like the Rock, you should try to find these in electronic form. But then of course you might have a hard time finding and parsing the notes. THE NEW JERUSALEM BIBLE -- this is a mid-1980s English edition of a French Catholic Bible, slightly updated from the French original. For a non-Catholic like myself this is a genuine treasure: even though it has a Roman Catholic bias (duh), it provides a fascinating look into the technical rationales, and also just has a bunch of solid (for the 1980s) scholarly work. Would skew somewhat "liberal" by evangelical Protestant comparison. THE (BOLLINGER'S) COMPANION BIBLE -- this is an older work from back in the early modern period originally, and features a snapshot of how technically gritty conservative scholarship could get back in the late 1800s (originally published in 1922) -- almost a lost period of scholarship, today being slowly excavated. I'm not sure what flavor of Protestant it is, but it's a KJV (1611) translation which constantly swings for for the parking lot on its ludicrously beefy footnotes about various technical things. If I were a KJVonlyist, I might not use any other Bible. NIV ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDY BIBLE -- what it says on the tin. A 21st century production (2005), its main drawback is that this sort of thing tends to be a little outdated, relatively quickly, as archaeology (and related studies) progress -- and of course a lot of such studies are really more like theories than facts, sometimes hotly debated theories in the respective fields. There might be an update by now. NIV CASE FOR CHRIST STUDY BIBLE -- this also dates from 2005, and contains some of the same material as the NIVArch edition (naturally), but also a wider selection of technical apologetic topics, though simplified for easier digestion. Like the other NIV in this list, it tries to be broadly ecumenical, of use to anyone from any denomination or congregational group. Those feature both OT and NT. The next ones are NT only. MITCHELL'S NEW TESTAMENT -- this is an eclectic work by one guy, a trinitarian Christian universalist, but his unique approach minimizes his own biases. It serves as a one-stop grammatic-theory buffet, providing as many translation and interpretation options as possible for every clause in the NT, down to the phrase and individual terms sometimes (including variants from textual families when those are well-established and meaningful). I always like to promote his work, because I don't know of any other NT translation like it. Not for the easily distracted! CONCORDANT LITERAL VERSION -- originally also an eclectic work by one guy, Knoch, a late 19th/early 20th century dogmatic unitarian universalist (not a religious pluralist like the modern UUA group tends to be), but his highly disciplined methodology eliminates a lot of his biases. (I often use this in trinitarian apologetics, and I used it for several years before realizing he was a universalist, too! -- I was sure he held to some type of eternal conscious torment.) This is one of several translations into English more literal than the famous New American Standard (though I probably use that one the most). Naturally it's a bit clunky, but he's not so super-literal as to be mind-scramblingly unreadable in church (for example). His extensive English/Greek concordance in the back (giving even-more literal translations, and lists of where the terms can be found in the NT) has been superceded by online Bibles, but sometimes I like to just have a work in my hands to thumb around in. THE NESTLE-ALAND GREEK-ENGLISH NEW TESTAMENT -- this is an edition of the Revised Standard Version (one of the first widely published English attempts to update the King James / Authorized Version), married to the standard critical Greek text which stands behind most modern Bible translations. This is a pretty hardcore cross-reference and referential source: the compiled Greek text is sitting right over there on the other page, and not in an interlinear word-for-word fashion either! Plus it has many of the NestAl textual apparatus notes (about what Greek variants exist and where they're found). Again, a major online Bible resource is probably better at putting (some of) this information together nowadays; but if someone wanted a readable English Bible with the "textual criticism" information that Matt was talking about several episodes ago, this is a standard printed choice. (This and the CLV tend to be both fairly small, too, and won't strip the tendons from your arms. {g} )
Keep in mind God did not communicate in English. So any English translation is already a step away from God's word. Unless you are prepared to read the Old and New Testaments in their original languages you are receiving the messages already filtered through several intermediary translations (i.e. human beings restating it in their own words). If you speak a second language you will already know the difficulty of translating even simple ideas and cultural references/assumptions from one closely related language to another, like English to German or French.
@@HistoricHomePlans God is definitely capable of preserving his meaning through translation though. Jesus spoke Aramaic, and the original New Testament texts weren't written in Aramaic, as far as I know.
Well done brother! Thanks for enlightening me as I am searching for answers transitioning from Catholicism to a more Protestant based faith ......? You are a natural and I am so glad that I found your channel!
@pastorart1974……if you are a pastor. Do you recommend reading from the NIV and NASB. Translations. ? Although I use the 2 for some cross referencing. I do not find them to be trustworthy. And many have been gender neutralized. Among their other issues. The reason I am asking is because I know pastors and teachers at judgement will be held accountable more so for any of their teachings. And though I know all bibles will lead one to God. My experience is versions like the NIV or NASB do not help one to grow in the Lord like the KJV does. Yet .. the NIV and NASB are better than No bible at all .. I guess
@@jeffcarlson3269 Yes. NASB is still the most literal translation available today in English. NIV is the most readable. ESV is best combination of the two. Both are based on better manuscripts than the KJV translators had access to. At Illinois State University in the Spring of 1973 in one of my first official acts as a Church Elder, I suggested we fire King James and that was part of what led to over 12,000 hearing the Gospel and led to such a revival that six local churches from six different Denominations had to build new larger buildings.
Read your history, there were commentaries on the scriptures from the first century onward. They were and are specifically Catholic with an unbroken history. If you want the best Study Bible, get the Navarre Bible with commentary. You can't have different brands of Christianity. Schofield is an invention of man as you have said, it's just a different brand that he put forward.
What you said at 13:00 is spot on. 👌 And in my decade of being a Christian, that's the only time that I really start start to want to poke holes in another tradition's position, When they start becoming dogmatic that their peculiar theological persuasion is the best expression of Christianity and they don't want to admit even the possibility that they could be wrong.
I like your take on the NASB. Yes the early 70's NASB was so literal that it has been called "wooden" (i've heard 3 Pastors say that). Did you know that the Lockman Foundation responded to that by coming out with the 1995 edition (so far the latest). Then Zondervan picked it up in 1999 and added their notes taken from the NIV Study Bible and viola', you have an incredibly accurate Study Bible with great notes! I like this because to be honest it tracks perfectly with the Geneva and King James Bibles (I much prefer the Geneva as it is more direct in the O.T. than the KJV). That being said I'm back with a NKJV Study Bible-oh so many choices!!
@Randy... yes... Lockman Had to come out with an updated version...since their first translation of the NASB was not only wooden, but it had left out certain portions of scripture.. necessary for the Bible to truly be able to be truthful..... One case in point...... read the newer NASB of Luke 24:51..... where it reads at the end of the verse.. :"and He was taken up".. now read the same verse in the original NASB.... that part is Not there..... but the event DID happen did it Not... ?.. How can Luke be telling Theophilis in Acts chapter 1 that he (Luke).. had told Theophilis..."all".. if he had seemingly according to the older version of NASB.. had NOT.. mentioned anything about Jesus' ascension?....
Brian C Sorry, but that is simply incorrect. There are a documented 40,000 different problems with translation in the KJV. The original translators didn’t even speak Greek, they spoke Latin which meant that when they had a question they had to rely on Jerome’s Vulgate. They also didn’t have access to the vast array of documents and ancient manuscripts that we have available today. The Leningrad codex, the codex Alexandria, so many missing pieces. That’s why they included passages now known to be spurious like the long and short endings for Mark and the first 12 verses of John Chapter 8.
H Daniel Noble you’re right, the NIV is awful. Saw a letter from the editors once that basically admitted they favored protiablility over accuracy. Have you seen the book Truth in Translation by Jason BeDuhn? Very enlightening comparison of how 9 of the most popular translations handled some challenging verses in the NT.
@@DragonSlayerKaloon The KJV was funded by a man trying to unify his kingdom and establish his legacy. King James appears to have been bisexual. He forbade the use of God's personal name. Most of the time when you read Lord it should be Yahweh, Iehovah (from the Greek, no j) or the literal translation I AM. Some of the translators were involved in scandals and appear to have been corrupt or ungodly in their personal lives. Only a few manuscripts in the original languages were known at that time compared to thousands available today (a few complete, most fragments).Not all of the known manuscripts were available to the translators mostly the textus receptus. Part of the Textus Receptus was reconstructed from the Vulgate due to missing pieces of the Greek. There has never been a wild unicorn. The Roman arena had unicorns made by training ie wiring the spiral horns of a certain antelope to grow together. More recently "The Living Unicorn" was a goat after horn bud transplant as a kid. Other problems caused by change in the language since 1611. Meat often means grain offering. Corn means wheat or barley NOT maize. Some of the changes in language are even more important. Nevertheless the KJV is the only translation I know that sounds like Scripture to me. The final step in the KJV translation process of what it would sound like read from the pulpit was effective. All translations have problems. For example the translators of the NIV don't understand the makeup of ancient armies. They don't realize that besides chariots some with iron rimmed wheels ancient armies had light cavalry, men on horses usually with bows. Cavalry could go where chariots could not.
@@DragonSlayerKaloon So no one who does not speak English, Hebrew or Koine Greek has the true Scriptures? I think there are more Christians who speak a language other than English than those with English as a first language.
Some really great historical information, thanks so much! Here are some modern Bibles (Catholic) with notes from the Early Church Fathers in addition to Magisterial readings: 1. Catholic Study Bible (Shared in the video) 2. Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: New Testament (Scott Hahn - fantastic author and commentator) 3. The Didache Bible 4. The Great Adventure Catholic Bible (My personal favourite) 5. The Navarre Bible: New Testament Expanded Edition 6. Catholic Scripture Study Bible Some older but fantastic resources: 1. Haydock Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible 2. Commentary - Catena Aurea: Volume 1-4 (Augustine) 3. The New Jerome Biblical Commentary
I really like how you up the whole topic with referencing the two economics books. I really liked the way you presented the material in a really down to earth way.
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Hi I just saw your channel and it is an absolute gold mine. I was looking for christian channels but most of them are cheesy and cringry but your content is like a needle in the haystack.
Well that's the nicest thing anybody's said to me all day Joshua. Thanks man. I hope you enjoy the rest of the content.
The Ten Minute Bible Hour I’m just curious, have you ever looked into the Orthodox Study Bible?
@@shirleygoss1988 - I have it :)
S M That' good. What do you think of it?
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A certain group or groups of people have even used the bible as a means of claiming history for another nation.
In the book of Daniel, where he mentions Alexander the king of Macedonia, in English modern version bibles it says he was the “king of Greece” or “the king of the Greeks”
Daniel never wrote about Alexander as the king of Greece, he wrote in his original text as “The king of Javan”
That’s why modern teachings say “Javan” refered to the Greeks, and it says that in English version historical accounts, but Javan actually referred to Macedon or Macedonia.
When Daniel wrote his book he referred to Alexander as
“The king of Javan” meaning
“The king of the Macedonians”
In the book of Jasher, by the Jewish historian, which is referenced in the books of Samuel and Joshua, Jasher in his book in chapter 13 verse 10 says;
“And the children of Javan are the Javanim, who dwell in the land of makedonia”
And we know from true history and the New Testament and all maps for over 2000 years that Macedonia and Greece and Macedonians and Greeks are 2 separate people and nations.
I know it may not be a big thing about the bible, but the bible shouldn’t be used by anyone for propaganda and theft of history!!!
My father has been using the John MacArthur NKJV study Bible for as long as I can remember. When I graduated from high school he gifted me with my own copy. But he had gone through it, page by page from Genesis to Revelation, and transcribed BY HAND every single note he had ever written in his. Every verse he ever highlighted. Every part of the commentary he thought was important enough to highlight. Then wrote me a note in the front saying to read it, study it, breathe it, live it, and always look there for any answer to any question I may have. So I have the word of God, the thoughts of one of the best (in my stupid humble opinion ;)) theologians in modern day Christianity...and my fathers notes. It is so much more than a study Bible to me. To this day that is the bible I take everywhere. It is my "burning house" item.
I am very partial to my NKJV study Bibe from MacArthur. I really like it. Your father is a great man, this is something that I am doing for my son as well, he is only 7 but now that I read how impactful it is, I will make sure I finish the task.
I have to say your so bless to have a father who has invested into your life as much as your father has. I don't necessarily agree with a lot of John MacArthur views but I do love the njkv. Its one of my all time favorite translations.
That is so beautiful! You are so blessed to have a father so full of love for you ❤
I agree...... I started using this bible in 2002.. and used it all the way up to 2006 or so when I switched to the KJV.. I now use Falwells... Nelsons KJV study bible.. and that is my Burning house bible..... well ok.. I may carry out the MacArthur NKJV as well if I can fit both of them in my arms with the screaming baby...
I actually gifted my daughter a NKJV Believers Study Bible..previously known as The Criswell Study Bible" Genuine Leather Black ...when she graduated.. from Bible college.. back in 2005...
Respect for covering Bibles of a different theological tradition than your own in a positive manner.
Benjamin Handelman
A certain group or groups of people have even used the bible as a means of claiming history for another nation.
In the book of Daniel, where he mentions Alexander the king of Macedonia, in English modern version bibles it says he was the “king of Greece” or “the king of the Greeks”
Daniel never wrote about Alexander as the king of Greece, he wrote in his original text as “The king of Javan”
That’s why modern teachings say “Javan” refered to the Greeks, and it says that in English version historical accounts, but Javan actually referred to Macedon or Macedonia.
When Daniel wrote his book he referred to Alexander as
“The king of Javan” meaning
“The king of the Macedonians”
In the book of Jasher, by the Jewish historian, which is referenced in the books of Samuel and Joshua, Jasher in his book in chapter 13 verse 10 says;
“And the children of Javan are the Javanim, who dwell in the land of makedonia”
And we know from true history and the New Testament and all maps for over 2000 years that Macedonia and Greece and Macedonians and Greeks are 2 separate people and nations.
I know it may not be a big thing about the bible, but the bible shouldn’t be used by anyone for propaganda and theft of history!!!
What he does is good because even if their is one actual truth, someone needed to do this unbiased
@@WatchmanofMKDN One only needs to study classical history to understand the place of Alexander the Great in world history. Alexander was the King of Macedon, his father Phillip united the Greek city states. Macedon was a Kingdom within the Hellenic world just as Sparta was. To speak of Alexander as King of the Greeks would have been accepted as accurate in his day. Alexander was quoted by his own teacher Aristotle on numerous occasions making it clear he was Hellenic. Many of Alexander's speeches started with the sentence "We Hellenic peoples"................It is more than obvious that the culture of the people of Macedon was Hellenic, look at the Hellenic cultural influence across the east due to Alexander's conquests. To say otherwise is akin to stating that George Bush is Texan not American. So was Bush a President of the American people or the Texans?
..and for you to state that Ancient peoples that lived in Macedon were not Hellenic is wrong!
BTW I am not of Greek background.
@@Ali-ei8po Vatican is Satanic, just look at the Pope's audience hall. Looks like a snake
There's an orthodox study Bible also
You missed out on those cringey “cool” teen study bibles!
I wore out two NIV Student Bibles; when I was in my teens. Now I look back at it and wonder what I was thinking.
@Trisha Hamrick Why? You were a teen. It makes sense those Bibles appealed to you at the time. They were designed to.
I had one called "The Rock". I loved it and wish I still had it. I think my parents sold it or gave it away.
I had one of those! Mine had notes that read like a 50 year old talking like how they thought 14 year olds sounded. It got an A+ for going the extra cringe mile!
Extreme teen study bible was what I used when I was a kid.
You have one of the best Christian channels on youtube.
That means a lot.
i agree! keep up the good work. you have my full support.
It's because the anchorman is so lively!
I would dare to say one of the best channels out of all of 'em.
@@iannnebbe4789 Pastor Steve Waldron's are very good as well and very informative.. But I am not too fond of " A Frisch Perspective".. as he advocates a lot of bibles as being ok to use.. I think his latest preference was NASB...
I love my Thompson Chain. First one I ever got was when I was a fairly new Christian over 30 years ago. They were expensive and I really wanted one but at the time it didn't fit the budget. I was driving down the road and there in the middle of the road I saw a book flapping in the wind. It looked like a bible so we pulled over and to my amazement it was a Thompson Chain Reference study bible. I call it my miracle Bible lol.
God is so cool for doing that
@@popertop yes He is!
Yeah. I have a friend who loves them as well. I bought one for a brother in Christ.
I just received a new one for my birthday last year after all these years.
I was looking for a review of Thompson Chain Reference. This is perfect and I take this as a reconnection!
Definitely not Matt's mom here. Thumbs up to this video.
Is that just a running joke? I think in his video about the Psuediographic books, he says "I have an internet think that my mom watches half a dozen times so listen to me" s/
Lol
@@maxonmendel5757 It's definitely a running joke. In both his early material here and in the "No Dumb Questions" podcast, Matt has asserted that every one of his youtube views comes from his mother. Sure, it's self-deprecating humor, but never too overt because he doesn't play it too hard.
How can you be matts mom if I'm his dad?
I thought maybe I was the only one who took into account the smell of a Bible when determining how much I like it. 😂
Me too
*sniff sniff* the word is strong in this one
Well idk about you but I don’t have any more christian book stores in my area for me to smell the Bible before I buy it :/ so that sucks.
Oh wow!!! One of MEEEE!!!
I just smelled mine this morning. 😂
I always appreciate your videos and the level of research and respect with which you approach each topic.
I’m Catholic, a catechist, which in Protestant language means Sunday School and Bible Study combined I suppose. lol but with the added requirements of teaching the reasons why we do what we do and believe as we believe.
My daughter is a junior in college, far away from home. She went through her adjustment period where she didn’t go to church, ignored her inner life, etc. She didn’t go crazy, but she was free from her scheduled religious activities and among tons of people who didn’t believe at all, etc.
In the past year she was challenged by a couple of friends who are very faithful evangelical Christians and she found she was seriously out of practice with her apologetics.
She started going to TH-cam and watching channel after channel, atheists, agnostics, Protestants of the doctrinal variety and evangelicals. She got her Bible out and did some serious flipping back and forth, note taking, page flagging. She is back at Church and has had her own rebirth of Faith.
About a year ago, right about started watching your channel, I got a text from her telling me I should watch Ten Minute Bible Hour. We had even had the same video come up in our recommendations. lol.
I enjoy your whole series, I definitely enjoy your exploration of other Christian churches and faith families. We as Catholics have a deep love for the orthodox churches, so I especially enjoyed that video. There are some orthodox churches that have reunited with the Catholic Church so one of my teachers in high school was a Catholic priest in the Byzantine Rite, married with 5 kids.
God bless you and your beautiful family and keep up the good work.
I teach RCIA at my parish so I tend to stick with Catholic Bibles when I give a recommendation to people. Having said that I also have quite the collection of protestant Bibles from my days of wandering away from the Church. I really like one called The Founders Bible. It is filled with commentary from our founding fathers and shows which verses and sections of the Bible influenced them as they created our nation. I prefer the RSV-CE from Ignatius press for everyday reading. Cheers
Interesting video. Amazed at the many judgmental comments! I started reading the Bible recently for the first time and am enjoying my NIV. Not sure where I will go to next but nice to know there are options.
NIV is a good Bible to begin with. I read NT seven times before I started on the OT. One of the best experiences of my life. ❤️
I think its strictly the KJV crowd, and the fact that the NIV does make a bit of liberty with adding a word or modernizing a term that many modern English speakers cannot understand (which, to both I think it really doesn't matter). Even more so that the entire process of its culmination seems well steeped in trial and error to ensure proper authority to the original manuscripts, without being overbearing in the KJV standard, but also not losing the potency of the scriptures as they were and keeping the truth of the gospel intact...
To be honest, I think its just KJV crowd not liking their lack of monopoly of Bible translation and getting upset with anyone and everyone who reads anything that is a little more palatable to literary tastes outside of the Old English textual form found in KJV (which turns a lot of people off to the Bible in such a translation).
@@JohnDoe-wt9ek If you want to see exactly what are the issues with the NIV translation.. please pick up a copy of "Look What's Missing".. by Davud W. Daniels.... it's a real eye opener../// I guarantee you will Not feel the same regarding the NIV after you read it...
@@JohnDoe-wt9ek also... though there may be some who are KJV only users.. for no reason that they can think of except to be biased toward one translation... there are plenty like me that have done extensive studying and long hours of comparisons.. between the KJV and the modern translations... such as the NASB... NKJV... NIV... ESV.. RSV.... ASV... ERC... NSRV...the Message.... the Voice... and a few others.. that can definitely point out examples as to why the KJV is the strongest translation... read "LOOK WHAT'S MISSING".. by David W. Daniels.. his book lists and explains the causes and effects of over 200 missing or changed words and what damage or misrepresentation those changes caused... across 47 different modern bible versions...
Also want to commend you on how you are cutting your video now. You've gotten way better at this! I totally mean that as a compliment, man. Great polish on this video.
@KnightOfTheKing Video unavailable =/
I loved the slide whistle accompanying each graphic
As a Catholic I really appreciated your non judgemental attitude. I sometimes feel like some Christians have a lot of hatred towards the Catholic faith that filters down to hatred for Catholics. These were really good reviews. I have several study Bibles and commentaries I use to compare when I'm doing my Bible study.
C M C Most of us don’t hate Catholics. It’s just that you guys have SO MUCH extra stuff on top of the Bible that you seem to take more seriously than the actual Word. Case in point; Protestants will quote scripture, Catholics quote the Catechisms.
This is all anecdotal, mind you.
Now, on the flip side, Catholics do seem to have a more intense focus on Education, something I think the other denominations could benefit from. Again; anecdotal observation.
Gohan Tanaka Same reason when most people talk about galaxies, they’ll reference physicists and books and encyclopedias etc. Most people aren’t a scholar or expert, so it may be more helpful to quote the people that have already dedicated their lives to understanding the scriptures.
The Catechism isn’t just one guy’s opinions. It’s essentially a summary of 2000 years of thought and philosophy and tradition. And most passages have extensive footnotes of citations to both Scripture and secondary sources (such as Aquinas).
Why is the most powerful telescope in the Vatican (and I think the world still) named Lucifer...😯
@Joseph McCracken Methinks I smell a troll...
@Sith'ari Azithoth "There is only one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus." 1st Timothy 1:25 :)
I absolutely love your philosophically of presenting information but letting think for themselvesand being okay with not agreeing with them. I also agree it's important to know the slight nuances when going into a study Bible. Great video!
Definitely greatly appreciated
opinions and inanimate objects or your dog are not things u need to love.
u can "appreciate" an opinion or really like your car or doggy.
sorry for my cultural deference. I Europe if u stated that u love your dog or your car, folks would Get Up and put some serious distance between y'all. it's Pagan.
@@johnpike5836 you don’t love your dog? You don’t love the world around you?
@@Ryklenkramer wow...did that comment a while ago?
westerners us the term Love (as in "I love my can / I love my wife) interchangeble) (PS dont forget to correct my spelling because when Westerners lack content in a reply, they like to correct grammer and typos)
OH...sprry; you LOVE to do that...
We CARE for our pets better than you and use the notion of LOVE discreetly. Had more dogs than most Of You have had hot means.
But I took exception to the application of Loving.
Bit of course u Woke Folks never hesitate to Make judgement on folks u dont know.
@@johnpike5836 I never judged you. I asked you two simple questions. Now you’ve answered them, thank you. I understand that we use the term “love” differently lol. The only one being judgmental in this situation is YOU. Bold of you to assume that Americans don’t take care of their pets. The US is a big place there is a huge variety of “Americans” there is no universal standard of being American just as there is none for Europeans. I’d urge you to sit down and take a look at your attitude before you try and act holier than thou. Have a great day, John.
The life application study bible has helped a lot of new believers in their walk with God.
If you want to be impartial, you should add a couple of comments. You said:
". . . . understand that you are holding a Bible that is entirely through the lens of Reformed thought, which could overwhelmingly be defined as Christian thought."
And a Catholic would say:
". . . . understand that you are holding a Bible that is entirely through the lens of Catholic thought, which could overwhelmingly be defined as Christian thought."
And an Orthodox would say:
". . . . understand that you are holding a Bible that is entirely through the lens of Orthodox thought, which could overwhelmingly be defined as Christian thought."
And an Arminian would say:
". . . . understand that you are holding a Bible that is entirely through the lens of Arminian thought, which could overwhelmingly be defined as Christian thought."
Even as a Protestant, I would say Orthodox and Catholics have the best claim to that statement.
I do not understand why you as a Protestant would claim that Rome and Greece have the best claim. Rome is full of forgeries and idolatry and Greece is full of idolatry. The only thing I can think is you have fallen for the forgeries or you don't actually familiarize yourself with scripture.
I LOVE the Thompson Chain Reference! Unbelievable! The categorical study helps and book outlines are UNMATCHED.
@Fred Harvey... if you like Thompsons ... have you ever tried a Dake's...?.... it has a ton of notes as well.. Dake's uses a lot of lists... like 7 ways for this or 10 ways for that.. etc.. in it's ref. notes... good teaching tools...
I really enjoy the ESV study bible, personal size edition that doesn't come with all the extensive theological articles (although the full size is still OK, depending on what you believe). It's a great tool for a new Christian to use.
I've been saved for about 5 years now and when I first started reading the bible and studying it, I was taught that the KJV was the way to go, that all others were corrupted and that study bibles should be generally avoided. I held onto this belief for quite some time and I now believe that it was pretty damaging in the end. It definitely hindered my progress.
If someone had handed me an ESV study bible or even a Macarthur study bible (which I also own in the ESV translation) when I first became a Christian I would have learned so much more, so much quicker. This is important for people who weren't raised in a Christian home or a Christian school and didn't pick up a bible until their adult years.
You feel like you're constantly playing 'catch-up' with everyone else and that's where these bibles really help people out.
Great point. I grew up in church and still didn't read the Bible. I didn't understand it. Now I read with multiple translations for deeper understanding. I agree with you, new Christians struggle and almost any Bible is better than none.
The KJV reads at a 4th grade level. All other versions have in them somewhere, where they take glory from God.
TERRORoftheLORD you write at 3rd grade level aha. Not really sure what you’re saying here
@@charliexoxox Some parts of KJV are easier than other but overall it's not the easiest to understand fully with all the old English. It's my main bible but I'm looking for an easier one to read alongside it.
A good answer, Skippy! What do you find better: an ESV study bible or a Macarthur study bible? Have you ever learned an NKJV life application study bibles or any life application study bible at all?
I currently use the Harper Collins Study Bible. I settled on this one for now because I asked my sister - who got her masters from a seminary - which one she recommended. And it was that one. But, when I'm ready to invest in a new Bible, I'll definitely be referencing back to this and the other related videos to help me make a more informed decision.
Thanks for all the information!
I recommend the Orthodox Study Bible - from an Eastern Orthodox perspective.
The joys of being in the Church. We got only really 3 different bibles to choose from.
Yes! I own one and it is amazing!
Recently picked up a NOAB, would very much recommend
1560? Well, there is a good place to start. (Sigh) And we wonder why folks don't get a clear idea of the basis for modern Christianity that is Catholicism. Might want to check out the Revised Standard Version - Catholic Edition/The Ignatius Bible. And, for your entertainment, here are a few facts to ponder:
The Catholic Church finally agreed on which writings should go into the Bible at the Council of Rome in 382 AD during the time of Pope Damasus.
Damasus encouraged St. Jerome to translate the Scriptures into Latin since Latin was the common language of all educated people.
Throughout the Middle Ages, portions of the Scriptures were translated into vernacular languages.
In the mid-1400s, the Bible started to be translated into European languages more widely.
In the 16th century, some Reformers published Bibles with bits missing, faulty translation work, and subversive notes.
The authorities tried to regulate which Bibles were acceptable in order to control erroneous teaching.
Throughout the years, the Catholic Church encouraged Bible reading, but kept control of the interpretation of the Bible as part of the Church’s inspired authority to teach the truth and preserve the unity of the Church.
Pope Leo XIII published a letter in 1893 encouraging Bible study.
Pius XII in 1943 also encouraged the faithful to study and love the Bible.
The second Vatican Council in the 1960s encouraged all the clergy and people to study the Bible faithfully.
GSRider thank you for that little walk through history of the Bible! I hope he looks into it!
Rafal Omnom Great response Rafal! Full of inaccuracies, bitterness, vitriol, and baseless lies. I especially liked the profanity! It gives the readers a real insight into your way of thinking. The saying goes that we lose the worst Catholics and we gain the best Protestants. We will keep praying that you start getting your information from a different source. As for your “cultural” Catholicism? Good luck explaining that.
@Rafal Omnom I have no idea how people can follow the Catholic church if they have actually read the Bible? To me it fails in so many ways and ignores so many important things that the Bible teaches us. But im no theologian!
@Rafal Omnom As you have stated, if one reads the Bible and takes their faith seriously, one cannot be a Roman Christian. I completely disagree with you. A reason I am a Roman Catholic is that I continue to read scripture over and over which persuades me to take my faith seriously. Considering Luke had his readers acknowledge that the mother of Jesus was to be honored by doing the will of God. Since Jesus gave His authority to someone to continue His ministry/work, it would seem reasonable that someone should do what Jesus had them do. As for Paul telling the Galatians to stay away from novelties and additions, remember when Paul said to Cephas (Peter) (2:11) that what Cephas had been doing was wrong living according to the Gentiles and not by the Jews (2:14-15). Being seduced by false teachers who had been Jews and were instructing all Christians, even those who had been Gentiles to observe Mosaical laws. As for Peter's faith, who had a greater faith other than Peter? Someone needed to continue to do the work Jesus was going. Who was going to do it? This was not the process of elimination. Jesus could have chosen anyone He wanted to but chose whom He decided to choose. Yes, Peter denied Jesus three times afterward. Jesus even said this would occur. As all Christians do, Christians at one time or another think like men and not as Jesus did. Besides, with the respect of the 5 wounds man produced on Jesus, Jesus was still able to survive such a treatment and still find Himself in heaven. No. Catholicism is not void but your perspective seems to be. Pax tecum!
@@RumorHazi If someone leaves the Roman Catholic Church, were they a Roman Catholic, to begin with?
This is why the word says study to show yourself approved rightly dividing the word of truth
your very non biased approach to these reviews is something to be appreciated. I got recommended this when i was watching philosophy videos and just kept watching because you are great at what you do :)
I'm very appreciative you decided to stick around. Thanks for watching this stuff!
Good reviews! When we bought our son's first study Bible, one of the simple features that we really appreciated was that the study articles had a background color and were formatted to visually separate them from the Scripture text. It helped us teach our kids that the Scripture is God's word but the study notes are someone else's opinion. They can be helpful, but we must be careful not to view them as having the same authority.
which Bible was that?...
@@jeffcarlson3269 That was many years ago. I don't remember the specific title, just that it was a Zondervan NIV youth/teen study Bible of some sort. I mainly liked that it visually separated commentary from scripture as I've seen some young people mistake the study notes and commentaries for Scripture.
@@robbit89 yes I remember buying the teen study bibles for my kids as well.. I think theirs were life application ones.. I do not remember the translations.. but that is one thing I noted as well the seperation of commentary from scripture.. usually by different colors and shapes... they... had geometric designs... encapsulating the side devotions or comments...
Great Work Bro.
I also think people should try *THE HOLY SPIRIT STUDY GUIDE*
Where do you find one?
In you
I'll admit he's good, possibly great at these videos, hey I'd even say fantastic!
But I have not heard of his theological differences in teachings of scripture. But he does handle these in a loving way so thats the Holy spirit working in him.
I was thinking the same thing. Thank you holy spirit that leads and guides us into all truth.
I appreciate that you used the word deutorocanonical. I’m the only one I know outside of my seminary class that has used that word.
I also see the books as apocryphal, but when explaining why the Catholics have “extra books” (or why we as evangelicals are missing books), it’s really useful to have words for both perspectives
I like having the Septuagint which has the Apocrypha included along with my Catholic study and regular Bibles and from what I've researched, our Jewish friends opted to reject the Apocrpypha books since while they view them as being important historically, they don't view them as being inspired by God.
I try to avoid using words non scholars don't understand though.. I think the Bible needs to be taught at a level where simoketins lije me cab y=understand it.. I just started using the word "complicite".. the other day...
@@allansluis4268 yes I know what those 2 words refer to...
@@jeffcarlson3269 Theres no reason Christians shouldn’t understand what Deuterocanonical means. Its not the same thing as the apocrypha so its just incorrect to say they are the same
@@DANtheMANofSIPA all I want to know is why when I typed in the word deuterocanonical...the internet transfers me to a Catholic site...?... Naturally a Catholic site is goung to be biased regarding the importance of the deuterocanonical books what wikipedia offers is this term refers to books belonging to the "second canon"... WHAT?.... there is only 1 canon... and that only includes books that were deemed to be placed in the Bible...and wikipedia goes on to state these books are the books considered by Protestants to be apocrypha... so Yes.. the deuterocanonical.. books does refer to the Apocrypha.. according to that,.. and from what I have read.. the apocryphal books were added to the original canon of scripture... and the only reason I can think of that "other books would be added to the original designated scripture.. would be for Catholics.. or any other religion to explain away some of the falsehoods they believe in... such as the existence of Purgatory.. infant Baptism.. Praying to Mary or Peter or any other Apostle..for instance.. 1 Tim 2:5.. specifically states "there is one mediator between God and Man.. the Lord Jesus"... why do Catholics confess their sins to a Priest... ?.. no where in scripture.. does it state we should call a Priest by the name, Father .. in fact in Matthew.. Jesus forbids this saying call No man Father but your Father in Heaven... and why are people praying to Mary or the Apostles?.. at the day of Pentecost.. in the beginning of Acts... Mary and the Apostles were praying the same as you or I... Mary needs a Savior just the same as you or I...Avts 8:37.. is removed from the Catholic bible... why?.. because it implies.. much water is needed for Baptism... I even have a Catholic commentary from 1952.. that states on page 861.. that Baptism by sprinkling is not taught anywhere in scripture,... but it has become accepted as a matter of convenience...Please do Not try to convince me that the Apocrypha.. is the same as Canonized scripture.. it makes for good reading.. but that is the limit of it;s value....
My favorite is the Key Word Hebrew Geeek study bible. You can look up original language words with meanings and idioms.
I totally agree. Except his commentary is awful re: miracles and such, he was clearly a skeptic (who died prematurely from his health issues). Tragic.
@@olabashanda rarely pay much attention to commentaries. Interesting to see approximate dates.
My mom gave me mine when I was 18. I'm 53 now, and it's been to camp a dozen times, been read to thousands of teens, was preached out of in folsom prison, and is now held together with duct tape. I have dozens of bibles, I don't preach out of it anymore, but it's definitely been a big help to me and thousands of teens over the years. Now it's in semi-retirement next to my easy chair. This was a fun video...
I used that one for a short while..... I shelfed it years ago.. still have it somewhere...
@@georgelogreco8810 date in regards to what?.. when the commentaries were published...?.. cuz ...if you're looking for a commentary when dates happened in the bible.. No two commentarries.. agree.. however some Do fall back on Ussher;s.. date of 4004 B.C. as the time of creation.. even Scofield.. I think Calvin may as well...
I took Koine Greek in college and have since read from Jay P Green's Interlinear Greek/English NT. And, boy....how different other translations can be from a "word to word" literal one! Thanks for sharing with us:)))
The problem is (and knowing Koine Greek, you can attest to this) when you come to figures of speech.
If you translate it woodenly literally, it could end up making no sense to your target audience.
Idioms can't be translated literally unless your target audience is informed what the idiom means.
Just get your KJV already
I’m glad you were honest about the NLT. It is wildly helpful for Christians that do not know the Bible. It’s a really good sign that people outgrow it quickly. It means they actually learn with it.
Watched this last night, while half asleep. Had to watch it again today to make sure I caught it all! Good video!
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:00 📚 Study Bibles vary in theological perspectives and angles, so understanding their purpose and audience is important.
02:09 📜 The earliest study Bible was the Geneva Bible in 1560, with notes reflecting Reformed theology.
03:06 📖 The Thompson Chain Reference Bible, not a typical study Bible, focused on cross-referencing.
04:01 📖 Cyrus Ingerson Scofield's Study Bible popularized study Bibles in the 20th century, with dispensational theology.
05:02 📚 Various translations have associated study Bibles catering to different theological preferences and reading levels.
08:08 📖 Some study Bibles like Ryrie, Reformation, Catholic, and Apostolic have specific theological angles.
11:12 🙏 Life Application Study Bible focuses on personal application rather than theological analysis.
12:49 🧰 Study Bibles are valuable tools, but readers must discern and choose based on their theological inclinations and study needs.
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The ESV is biased toward Calvinism. Finally! Someone dared to say it.
Calvin is a marvelous writer. What's not to like?
Doug Brown it shouldn't take a scholar to see the danger in making the Bible be biased towards a man's opinion
If Calvinism is not Biblical, then don't believe in it.
John Calvin, 1509-1564, died at the age of 55. His commentaries on Genesis, specifically, are deeply insightful, and yes, brilliant. His treatment of 2 Samuel is unparalleled. Calvin is the only writer I've read that dressed down Joshua for failing to follow through on the land grant acquistion given Abraham by God...that took nerve!
People that take theologians like Scofield and Calvin to the woodshed probably haven't done adequate leg work to qualify them to form the opinions they form.
He said the ESV Study Bible leans towards Calvin, not the ESV itself. I am not a Calvinist, and I love ESV.
An extreme example of this is the "Queen James Version", which is the KJV with six anti-LGBT verses excised. But Revelation 22:19 (ESV) warns: "...if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book." That's right; we're not supposed to take away verses from the Bible that we don't agree with. Even if they may appear to contradict with our current mindset. The Queen James Version is one of the worst reviewed items on Amazon.
Rev 22:19 is referring to Revelation itself, not to the collection of various books gathered together. That claim is so misused its really sad. A little bit of knowledge about how the Bible was put together will blow away that lie.
I have that one in my Bible cllection! I love collecting all sorts of Bibles, I had to get that one too.
I really enjoyed this -- very informative. As are all of your videos I've seen so far. However, after hearing the discussion of the Catholic Bible I was surprised that neither of the excellent Lutheran Concordia study Bibles were mentioned. One uses the NIV, the other uses the ESV. They are the product of solid biblical scholarship.
Just ordered the Lutheran ESV study Bible a few days ago and it should be here in about a week or less.
There's also an Orthodox Study Bible (in English). Gf uses it.
Too bad it's the only orthodox Bible translation
@@HerveyShmervy it is the only study Bible translation for Orthodox is English but not the only Orthodox translation. The OSB is based on a translation of the LXX for the OT and the NKJV for the NT. there is also the ESB version, which is New Testament only, and specifically translated by Orthodox. Also, there is the Catena Bible App which is heavily resourced with the teaching of the church Father and includes a Greek and a Coptic lectionary. Unfortunately it is an app only
@@bentond3889 thanks for the info!
@@HerveyShmervy my pleasure. I also just discovered the “Ancient Faith Bible” which is essentially a CSB translation with heavy notations from church fathers. I understand it’s weakness is that is is pretty Protestant-oriented and, therefore, does not include deuterocanonical books and, in some areas does not include the full range of notes available but the notes that are there are from the the church fathers and , therefore, it may be a good resource… I haven’t checked it out personally, but will soon.
I've had a MacArthur study Bible for a few years and it has richly blessed my study of God's word. First ESV and now the NASB. Great resource from a teacher who has diligently preached the Word, verse-by-verse for over 50 years.
I recently picked up a copy of the MacArthur Preachers Bible.. this is a wide margin bible with like 48 gsm paper thickness.. this thing is Massive... No study notes.. only God;s word.. but this thing is massive.. it weighs about 8 lbs...
"safe and middle of the road" describes my feelings about the NIV translation in general - I have a ton of respect for what that translation represents, and yet when reading it I can't help feeling that they are purposely skirting around the Bible's awkwardness, rough edges, and raw power.
I have a more positive view of the NIV, but I think your critique of its philosophy is fair.
I think NIV is a good place for new Christians to start. Once you really want to dig into the meat of the Bible you need another translation.
One of the translation issues I've heard lately is in regard to translating singular Greek pronouns into English. I can't remember which translation it was, but the translators resorted to translating the third person singular neuter pronoun as "they", which is actually third person PLURAL. I'm not sure what the answer is to translating a construct with no English counterpart, except perhaps for the awkward "he or she".
Taken as a whole, I don't think that the NIV is missing any essential Christian doctrine. I know that the KJV-only crowd will fight for any inclusion of a "key doctrine", even when textual criticism doesn't support it. Take the deity of Christ, which I believe in. Remove a few questionable references in its support, and the overall translation still supports it. (I think I could even make a case for it from the Jehovah's Witnesses' "New World Translation", flawed as it is!) I'm not sure that we should dogmatically believe anything that relies on a single verse for its support!
Have to agree with you there! The NIV takes away from the glory and Majesty of God's names. For example, in the NASB God calls Himself the Captain of the Angelic Armies. The Hebrew is Adonai Tzva'ot. The NIV translates that word as 'God Almighty'. The correct translation is found in the NASB as Lord of Hosts. NIV totally incorrect and treats Believers as little children instead of the scholars that we should strive to become!
@@ebriggs3498 NIV seems to do that in many places. It really tames down the language to make it politically correct in many areas, especially with the latest version of NIV which they updated to further gender neutralize everything. I'm woman enough to understand what the original wording meant, I don't need the NIV editors to water it down for me.
Interesting. Do you memorize scripture? If so, which version?
Companion Bible (E. W. Bullinger) is also an older study Bible worth mentioning.
I pull that bible off my shelf about once a year and try to give it a go.. but honestly I don't know which bible is harder to follow the notes in.. the Companion Bible.. Dakes.. or Thompsons....?
I appreciate your honest caveats about your preferences and theology. Great Channel and very informative for someone seeking info on the various study bibles
I also love the Catholic Study Bible for the scholarship. No, I'm not Catholic, either.
Josh why do catholics pray to the dead? Pray to mary? And worship Idols? Thanks!
@@tmcc1647 Where do you read purgatory in the bible?
Great content as always. In the Catholic realm of study Bibles I find the Didache Bible to be very useful for getting into the teachings of the Church it links a great deal of scripture to the catachism. The Catholic Study Bible is fantastic for apologetics however.
Keep up the great work!
What translation is this Didache Bible?
@@marmeemarch7080 it uses the RSV catholic edition translation
I disagree with your assessment of the Catholic Study Bible which is based on the NAB, certainly NOT the best translation for Catholics. The RSV-CE or the New Jerusalem Bible (full-size study ed.) are way better. The notes in the Catholic Study Bible are considered by more "traditional" Catholics to be a bit too "liberal".
Catholic bible is BLASPHEMY!!!
tim jones well the Bible is a Catholic book.
Ever since college my go to has been the New Oxford Annotated NRSV Bible. It’s academic and I love it
hmmm.. I bought one... it's ok... haven't had to use it much.. have pulled off shelf a couple of times to help with passages.. but the passages.. others skipped over that one did too.. so not much help to me...
Matt, just noticed your new gear. Also noticed way fewer booms coming out of my subwoofer. Great upgrade!
Awesome! The high pass filter has become part of the finalizing routine; glad to hear it's working.
Great channel! Your videos are concise with just the right amount of content. (I imagine that’s a tough balancing act.) Plus, I enjoy your fair and complementary perspective on other faith traditions as well.
Keep the content coming! Thanks brother, I’m definitely hooked.
As a Catholic, I must say you have done a fine job summarizing many of these Bibles. You might also look at the RSV-CV published by Ignatius press. Many of the notes are by a former Presbyterian minister who obviously converted to Catholicism. Again, you did a fine job. Ironically, as a Catholic, I like the NASB!
I have two questions about Catholicism if you'd mind answering.
If they read too many Catholic Bibles they will discover that Protestant Bibles have been altered to accommodate many Protestant theologies .
I am willing and able to prove what I say .
carl Hi Carl, although I was not the original commenter, I’d be happy to answer any questions you might have about Catholicism. I know you posted this comment quite a while ago, but if you still have questions, let me know.
What i know is that the KJV is fine and Jesus proved me that. I hope you don t do rosary and all that stuff because i was born catholic too but Jesus took me out of that doctrine...🚶♂️
Have a nice day♥️
@@balaportejean7015 KJV is one of the most beautiful translations of Scripture, but there are better translations depending on what you want to get out of Bible study. Regarding the Rosary: each prayer may be found in Scripture, as well as our trust in the intercession of others, even the saints. Jesus is always the centre and source of all grace, without Him we have nothing.
If I ever need a new study bible after the one I have now becomes unusable (although it has been through so much over the years, so it is surprising that I still have it in good shape), I’m definitely coming back to this video. Great video as usual, and I hope you’re enjoying the sabbatical!
Excuse me you write and highlight your bible? Thank you
Have a look at the Founders Bible. It is truly enlightening about how our founding fathers used the Bible to create our country (USA). That and the Didache Bible are great.
I've recently gone to a system where I have a study bible at my desk, and a reader bible to carry around. I study/take notes from the study bible daily, and follow a specific reading plan. This forms my "foundation" of biblical knowledge.
With my reader Bible (no notes), I read on the couch, take it in my car, etc. I read this one more instinctively. I'll pore through scripture, pray, read more, pray more, and ask the Holy Spirit for revelation.
Thanks for your awesome channel! I really love the "HarperCollins Study Bible", which is the NRSV (formal equivalence) translation. It is essentially a must at my Theological College. Have you come across it? If so, what are your thoughts?
thats what I have as well the Haroer Collins NRSV...
Wesleyan Arminian here, and Harper Collins is one of my go-tos
Man you really just cleared that up for me!! I was starting to think that maybe I’ll read only my study Bible each day in replacement of studying the word on my own. The way you simplify things really puts it all into perspective and now I see there needs to be a balance of both. Thank you
Hey, Matt...Just a little clarification for you--- with regard to the Apostolic study Bible, you are correct that it has a Pentecostal theological undercurrent; however, it definitely does not have a charismatic slant. I realize that some people lump Pentecostal and Charismatic together, but they're actually two very distinct movements, particularly when we look at the Apostolic genre. Both Pentecostals and Charismatics may believe in the baptism of the Holy Ghost but theologically, they're scarcely in the same zip code with one another.
Amen!!!
You are correct distinguishing charismatic from pentecostal. It's the difference between a hedgehog and a beaver. Both look alike, but are not.
Can you please explain to me the difference? I always thought they were the same.
Another difference between Pentecostals and Charismatics is in the way they treat Salvation.
Pentecostals are almost like Catholics in that they believe you keep yourself saved and that there is NO assurance of Salvation.
Charismatic, while not uniform nor generic, believe it is Christ that keeps you secure and not you yourselves.
One is a works gospel, the other isn't. Hope this helps.
And the word 'charismatic' can be applied to Anglicans, Roman Catholics, and lots of other Christians who are in all different denominations or communions.
I feel like 13 minutes 43 seconds wasn't enough for this topic, haha. But thank you for condensing it down and letting me know a little more about a topic I actually didn't really know much about!
I loved the background music. Super nostalgic.
Love the channel!!! Thanks for the level headed scholarly approach. As a Missouri Synod Lutheran I have to shout out to The Lutheran Study Bible by Concordia Publishing House. Yes it’s Lutheran, but it is orthodox.
I do Not have that one yet but I heard good things about it...
Congratulations! You're the FIRST Bible Review Video I've watched that made me laugh almost all the way through! Great sense of humor, polished to make a point without upsetting anyone too much (think "milk toast"! hahahahahahha) and actually, a really good review of different TYPES of study Bibles! P.S. The Apocrypha only has notes to the Apocrypha. Something I noticed. And of course, what I called it just gave away that I'm not Catholic. However, it only has notes to the Apocrypha from the Apocrypha (in other words it's like a separate mini Bible in the middle that acts like it didn't know it was going to land in a Bible!) whether you're a Catholic or not! Really ENJOYED this review.
I was introduced to the NIV Quest study bible. It has helped me a lot in understanding more of the full Bible's meanings and relationship with other books in the Bible. But what has helped me more is the weekly Bible study at my church. Thanks Matt - always the best video of my week.
The NASB is on balance my favourite translation - that, or the (much less conservative) New English Bible from 1970.
The notes in the 1966 Jerusalem Bible and 1970 New American Bible are very full.
The 1885 Revised Version has loads of references, which is very useful for study.
Your comment is the first I’ve ever seen that mentions the 1966 Jerusalem Bible. I love the Bible and discovered that it is the Bible used in all English speaking countries for Catholics and Mass. I also like the Navarre Bible and RSV-CE from Ignatius press. Cheers
@@prepperjonpnw6482 I have seen the Navarre Bible, or parts of it, but never a complete copy. I think that the Ignatius Press Bible is almost identical with the 1965(?) edition of the RSV that was approved for Catholics by the bishops of England and Wales. It is interesting that it has taken root in the United States.
Let's be clear here though, he is talking about the commentaries on scripture. The Word of God should not be changed from it's original meaning ever and for any reason.
Point7 Point7 agreed. And yet most translators feel free to change the Scriptures over 7,000 times by removing Gods Name from the text. Can’t help but wonder about their motive. 🤔
Did the lion lay with the lamb?
@@Maverick8t88 I can't imagine their motive being a good one. I didn't know about it being changed 7,000 times. I can't understand how any Christian would even have the guts to change even a comma. I know I wouldn't.
@@Maverick8t88 The Teragrammaton Yahweh (Jehova in English) is the name.
@@Maverick8t88 the love of money is the root of all evil. From my understanding all except the kjv is copyrighted, therefore there is a profit made in the changes. It's even more sinister when you dig deep. Compare esv with kjv genesis 49:10. When I read I can look up the original meaning with the strongs concordance, not so with the newer versions. Satan asked in the garden "has God said". My version says this and mine says that. Now with every translation is more confusion.
No Douay-Rheims or Knox bible?
The Thomson Chain Reference Bible is a gem. It is one of the finest tools still today to take you through the scripture without a lot of “opinion”. The ESV Study Bible is absolutely amazing. Set it on a table and enjoy it! Another excellent Bible to examine the syntax of the language is the NET.
I am Catholic, and as I am interesting in reunification of all Christians, I am really honored and blessed, and happy, that you don't shy away from Catholic history, or ideas, (or in this video, Bibles) in your video. So many Christian channels, whether TH-cam, TV, radio, or whatever, won't touch it if it isn't Catholic.
Something I saw in another comment is the Orthodox Study Bible. It uses the Septuagint for its translation of the OT (it also contains 151 Psalms [like the Orthodox have] and the Orthodox Deuterocanon [which is slightly different from the Catholic Deuterocanon]), BUT, because of their manuscript heritage, their NT is word for word the NKJV, which I thought was pretty cool. It also has notes according to an Orthodox point of view, which is of course 99% just 'Christian', but the reader should obviously be prepared for that point of view, like any of these you've mentioned.
I love using Olive Tree app so I can have the notes from all of those study bibles accessible with every translation in a small space.
"Witheringly heavy back-breaking edition" -- lolol!
I was going someone would look carefully at the little type on the Bibles. Thank you Jason.
Recently discovered the "Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible" NIV. It try's to give the reader a perspective of the people living during the respective times of the passages in the Bible. Also some, this is what the Hebrew meanings and the Greek meanings in context of history. Very interesting imho.
I've wondered about that one. I bet I'd like it as I enjoy when Matt gives us similar cultural background.
It even has ref to non-biblical text's to show relevant info.
Would recommend caution regarding studying the scripture through the view of culture. God's word is eternal, regardless of how the Hebrew people lived at that particular time. When we start taking Christian doctrine and breaking it down into culture, it becomes easy to throw out what we have decided we don't like or don't want to obey.
Recently subscribed and love your content brother, it’s amazing to find fellow believers who actually have good theology and know history. 👍🏼
That's a GREAT point you made about Bibles with certain theological views. With that said, I have a Scofield Study bible(Dispensational). I also have Matthew Henry & Spurgeon & Calvin commentary. What (Covent Theology) Bible study would you recommend?
NIV is middle of the road because it was translated by scholars from many different traditions. That does help with the potential bias issue.
The Communist Manifesto is more of a pamphlet. It'd be more fair to say that Capital by Marx is the companion to Wealth of Nations.
The deuterocanonical books are not extra.
Absolutely correct.
Depends on perspective. One could view them as an extra, but one could also view them as imperative.
If you -want to- believe in purgatory, you gotta have your 2 Maccabees 12:41-12:46.
@@tintinismybelgian Purgatory is contradicted by everything Jesus did, taught and was. Yes, I am a Catholic, but the teaching of purgatory needs flushing down the proverbial sewage hole.
@@dougbrown479 I would agree with you that purgatory is a bunch of hooey. My point is that, without that passage in 2 Maccabees, purgatory has pretty much zero foundation in the Bible. That's why promoters of purgatory cling so hard to the Apocrypha as a sort of companion to the Bible.
Good content, my friend! I just wanted to point out something I bet few people had noticed, and that is the label on the "The Reformation Study Bible". It lays out a list of bullet points describing the benefits of the study Bible, and benefit #4 says "seem smarter without actual work". Needless to say, I LOL'd pretty hard when I saw that. Hope someone else gets good chuckle out of that!
Judging by the clarity of the text, I'm assuming someone added that as a joke.
I had grown out of the "one version/translation/revision fits all" phase of study and into the fascinating world of every translation for every purpose and point of view! Seriously, it was eye opening and ultimately faith affirming. We never read the bible the same way as someone else. It's magnificent that scripture can be viewed and interpreted through so many minds and still retain power in its central, relevant theme and message.
An interesting translation that I found very useful at a particular point in time is The Rotherham Emphasized Bible, which, because the grammatical element of "emphasis" is a part of the original languages, tells you which words or phrases were emphasized in a sentence. This opened up a door to interpretation of language use that I found very revealing and enriching. We don't realize how much of our current grammatical assumption is involved in our reading of scripture. It was fascinating.
I’ve got a KJV, why would I need anything else?!?
Because it's a translation and all translations are to varying extents an interpretation.
Michael Teo, varying? My God doesn’t vary. It’s not one of His attributes. He has to have a perfect Word for us to read. Where is it? Surely He wouldn’t put us here, tell us to read His Word and then tell us to figure out which “version” is His. How could a perfect God not be able to preserve His perfect Word and not have it available for us to read in one book? The very first thing the devil attacks in Genesis is God’s Word when he said, “Yeah, hath God said?” to Eve. So, if God’s Word is the very first thing he attacked in Genesis, what do you think Satan’s biggest foe is today? It must be God’s Word. Many of these “versions” are distractions. Seek and ye shall find. I was where you are now at one time. God bless.
I also find my KJV to be all I need.
@@privatepilot4064 The bible was written in Hebrew/Aramaic (OT) and Koine Greek (NT). Every other version (including the KJV) is a translation. If you don't read the bible in the original languages then you are dependent on the interpretation of the translator/s.
@@realmichaelteo And to add to that; it's not uncommon for an idea or concept expressed in one language can't be translated with literal precision. For this reason I think it can sometimes be dangerous to be too insistent on what are narrow perspectives or minutiae. The word of God will certainly be there (if it's a responsible translation) and the reader should focus on the broad concept that will survive such translation stumbling blocks.
Your analysis of the NIV Study Bible is most helpful. Thank you.
Surprised you didn't include the MacArthur study Bible?
@Josh Did he say that? Provide a link if so. That would be pretty bad.
Josh proof please?
Really enjoyed this! Disappointed that you didn't include anything from the so-called 'left'; my study Bible is the New Oxtord Annotated Bible (NRSV translation), but I balance it with Zondervan's NASB Study Bible which has a more conservative bent. I always check to see what both are saying.
I have both of those.. I use the Zondervans for church.. I've had it for about 4 months now...
Matt, nice! Like where you're coming from. Very scholarly and knowledgable, yet still very pragmatic, down to earth, and very relatable. I was raised Catholic, but have never really attempted to immerse myself into the study of Christianity. Attending mass every Sunday always felt a little robotic and dare I say, unfulfilling. It took me 58 years to finally decide it's time to enlighten myself. I'd like to know a bit more about your background as you have obviously made studying the bible your life long passion, for which I admire you greatly. You seem like the kind of guy I'd love to sit down with and have a beer and talk a little philosophy or, by god, maybe even a little religion one day. I'll have to check out all of your videos. I'm going to have to describe you to my friends as "the everyday man's guide to the bible". Thanks for putting yourself out there for all of us and God bless you brother. Shawn Spencer
I wanted a clearer understanding from a Messianic Jewish Bible. Bought it and love it. Gives a clearer understanding of the time and the difference in the translations.
I enjoy using the MacArthur Study Bible. There are multiple versions of it (NKJV, ESV, and NASB I think).
Collin Parkes such a great study bible!
Agree
The Calvinist Indoctrination Study Bible.
@David S. I agree, from another "David S." Minus those two quirks, cessationism and Calvinism, I like John McArthur. I happen to believe in libertarian free will, though. I'm with him on prophecy and secular psychology.
I've thought long and hard about Calvinism. I'm confident in my salvation regardless of whether my faith in Christ results from a free will choice or an involuntary response to "irresistible grace".
That's a solid, concise response to McArthurism. Thanks Dave!
Very nice video! Thank you for including a Catholic study Bible in your review! I also recommend the "Didache Study Bible" (Catholic). Blessings!
your channel is really good. Keep it up, I learn a lot watching it!
I have most of the study Bibles Matt mentioned - and a few others - in both physical and digital form. I like the ability to compare translations, and when I look at commentaries to compare the notes. The digital is better for taming the huge volume of info, making it easy to compare translations of a given passage and to see notes from dozens of commentaries and study Bibles.
digital?.. I hope you didn't buy those.. I know places are making a killing off those and commentary sales.. but if you are going digital.. 100's of bible translations and commentaries are online for free.. unless you are the type that likes to save stuff to your hard drive.. otherwise get it for free... Me..?. I like books.. I have a whole room of bibles and commentaries...
Actually, the Douay-Rheim’s was originally printed as a study bible with very extensive notes.
The Douay if I'm correct is a Catholic Bible. If true, I would not use it for serious study of the Scriptures.
@@alhilford2345 forget the Latin and go back to the original Hebrew and Greek..
@@jefftube58 The D-R is neither "Catholic" or "Protestant." It was translated from the first written copies of the christian scriptures and the Septuagint. It was the bible of the 4th century. No other bible exists from that time and Protestant/Catholic churches did not exist
@@graybeard2113 Jerome used the Hebrew and Greek to produce the Latin.
The Haydock version (the Leather hardbound) contained notes on the Challoner revision, the original D-R contained no notes. Remember, that is Richard Calloner's revision from 1789 that many people have. Great comment.
I had a Ryrie ... about 20 years ago. Now I use The Open Bible (Study Edition) KJV as my daily driver. My wife prefers the NIV because it's a bit more readable. However, I grew up in a "KJV or die" church so I art used to reading ye old KJV.
KJV all the way!!! Origins of the NIV are not at all christian, fact not judgment as some may accuse. If research is done on it cannot be looked at the same way ever again. God bless!
the open bible is ok... but for a study bible it should have more notes than it does.. a lot of referebces.. just skimpy on notes...
You brought out some versions I hadn't heard of; thanks. Started out with NIV Study, gravitated to NASB Study for a long time (helps if you're studying with Messianic Jews), and will be looking into the Reformed (Sproul) version. Stay away from "new living translation" - it's a paraphrase.
That's not accurate. The Living Bible is a paraphrase. The New Living Translation is very much a translation, using dynamic equivalency to render a very readable and accurate translation of the original language texts.
Which version do the Orthodox use?
I'm apostolic! And, I have experienced so many miracles in my life. I was healed of autism, seizures, mental affliction, hypoglycemia, etc. But I've never known them as something magical. To me, I see them as just demonstrations of God's power. To add, the only something becomes confusing is if you simply don't understand it. And that's okay! That's why we, as Christians, study the Word.
The Spirit Filled Life bible is for Charismatic/Pentecostal people...never heard of the Apostolic one and I have been Pentcostal for over 20 years
The Apostolic Study Bible is only about five years old. I think it's pretty lacking in it's notes, but it's a nice first step for the Apostolic/Pentecostal organization. I prefer to use an NLT or ESV study bible. I will have to check out the Spirit Filled bible.
Yeah, I just mentioned that in another comment. : ) There's a group of Pentecostals who don't believe in the Trinity, and who teach that you need to (a) function in the gifts of the Spirit and (b) be baptized by immersion, preferably in the name of Jesus only, to be saved. They're the ones who produced the bible he mentioned. The Spirit Filled Life Bible was edited by Jack Hayford and, as you indicated, is way more popular... and used by people in all of the major Pentecostal and Charismatic movements and denominations.
Apostolic is actually different from Pentecostal. They don't view the trinity the same and believe if you don't speak in tongues that you won't get to heaven and have to be baptized "in the name of Jesus" only, no Father or Holy Spirit. They are not the same as Pentecostals. Check out the Full Life Study Bible or Fire Bible if you want a Pentecostal leaning set of study notes. I'm personally enjoying the ESV Study Bible though.
@@melissarosander2250 Yeah, great response. Although... I'd say that they've diverged from Pentecostalism on the points you mentioned, like Judaism has diverged from the Torah, and like the Roman Catholic Church has diverged from the Bible. I don't say that to be disrespectful, but that's just historically accurate. Anyway, Oneness folks are typically associated with/members of the United Pentecostal Church Int'l, which is pretty well-described on wikipedia. I'd include a link, but TH-cam has been hiding posts when I do that. Thanks again for you great comment, and I've been enjoying the ESV Study Bible, also! Their free website is great, too, and recommended. *All of the study resources are there*, and you can highlight, bookmark passages, and save your own notes, and then export those notes. And you can play an excellent audio narration of the text. Def worth checking out sometime.
So, some other (English) scholarly study Bibles (and their blatant biases where I'm sure I know what they are {wry g}). These things will be focused on language usage and/or historical context in various ways. Unless you want to look like the Rock, you should try to find these in electronic form. But then of course you might have a hard time finding and parsing the notes.
THE NEW JERUSALEM BIBLE -- this is a mid-1980s English edition of a French Catholic Bible, slightly updated from the French original. For a non-Catholic like myself this is a genuine treasure: even though it has a Roman Catholic bias (duh), it provides a fascinating look into the technical rationales, and also just has a bunch of solid (for the 1980s) scholarly work. Would skew somewhat "liberal" by evangelical Protestant comparison.
THE (BOLLINGER'S) COMPANION BIBLE -- this is an older work from back in the early modern period originally, and features a snapshot of how technically gritty conservative scholarship could get back in the late 1800s (originally published in 1922) -- almost a lost period of scholarship, today being slowly excavated. I'm not sure what flavor of Protestant it is, but it's a KJV (1611) translation which constantly swings for for the parking lot on its ludicrously beefy footnotes about various technical things. If I were a KJVonlyist, I might not use any other Bible.
NIV ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDY BIBLE -- what it says on the tin. A 21st century production (2005), its main drawback is that this sort of thing tends to be a little outdated, relatively quickly, as archaeology (and related studies) progress -- and of course a lot of such studies are really more like theories than facts, sometimes hotly debated theories in the respective fields. There might be an update by now.
NIV CASE FOR CHRIST STUDY BIBLE -- this also dates from 2005, and contains some of the same material as the NIVArch edition (naturally), but also a wider selection of technical apologetic topics, though simplified for easier digestion. Like the other NIV in this list, it tries to be broadly ecumenical, of use to anyone from any denomination or congregational group.
Those feature both OT and NT. The next ones are NT only.
MITCHELL'S NEW TESTAMENT -- this is an eclectic work by one guy, a trinitarian Christian universalist, but his unique approach minimizes his own biases. It serves as a one-stop grammatic-theory buffet, providing as many translation and interpretation options as possible for every clause in the NT, down to the phrase and individual terms sometimes (including variants from textual families when those are well-established and meaningful). I always like to promote his work, because I don't know of any other NT translation like it. Not for the easily distracted!
CONCORDANT LITERAL VERSION -- originally also an eclectic work by one guy, Knoch, a late 19th/early 20th century dogmatic unitarian universalist (not a religious pluralist like the modern UUA group tends to be), but his highly disciplined methodology eliminates a lot of his biases. (I often use this in trinitarian apologetics, and I used it for several years before realizing he was a universalist, too! -- I was sure he held to some type of eternal conscious torment.) This is one of several translations into English more literal than the famous New American Standard (though I probably use that one the most). Naturally it's a bit clunky, but he's not so super-literal as to be mind-scramblingly unreadable in church (for example). His extensive English/Greek concordance in the back (giving even-more literal translations, and lists of where the terms can be found in the NT) has been superceded by online Bibles, but sometimes I like to just have a work in my hands to thumb around in.
THE NESTLE-ALAND GREEK-ENGLISH NEW TESTAMENT -- this is an edition of the Revised Standard Version (one of the first widely published English attempts to update the King James / Authorized Version), married to the standard critical Greek text which stands behind most modern Bible translations. This is a pretty hardcore cross-reference and referential source: the compiled Greek text is sitting right over there on the other page, and not in an interlinear word-for-word fashion either! Plus it has many of the NestAl textual apparatus notes (about what Greek variants exist and where they're found). Again, a major online Bible resource is probably better at putting (some of) this information together nowadays; but if someone wanted a readable English Bible with the "textual criticism" information that Matt was talking about several episodes ago, this is a standard printed choice. (This and the CLV tend to be both fairly small, too, and won't strip the tendons from your arms. {g} )
Clearly my Kindle is going to be burning up now ...
I'd be in fear and cowling if i added something next to the word of God.
Notes definitely shouldn't be taken as scripture. If used properly, it's just like reading helpful insights, explanations, and context.
Keep in mind God did not communicate in English. So any English translation is already a step away from God's word. Unless you are prepared to read the Old and New Testaments in their original languages you are receiving the messages already filtered through several intermediary translations (i.e. human beings restating it in their own words). If you speak a second language you will already know the difficulty of translating even simple ideas and cultural references/assumptions from one closely related language to another, like English to German or French.
@@HistoricHomePlans God is definitely capable of preserving his meaning through translation though. Jesus spoke Aramaic, and the original New Testament texts weren't written in Aramaic, as far as I know.
Well done brother! Thanks for enlightening me as I am searching for answers transitioning from Catholicism to a more Protestant based faith ......? You are a natural and I am so glad that I found your channel!
Excellent review. We need to study for ourselves and it’s up to the readers and “maybe that’s the point.” Great job Matt!
My favorite study Bible is the Thomson Chain. I own 2 of them. KJV & NIV. In college and Seminary I used the NASB.
@pastorart1974……if you are a pastor. Do you recommend reading from the NIV and NASB. Translations. ? Although I use the 2 for some cross referencing. I do not find them to be trustworthy. And many have been gender neutralized. Among their other issues. The reason I am asking is because I know pastors and teachers at judgement will be held accountable more so for any of their teachings. And though I know all bibles will lead one to God. My experience is versions like the NIV or NASB do not help one to grow in the Lord like the KJV does. Yet .. the NIV and NASB are better than No bible at all .. I guess
@@jeffcarlson3269 Yes. NASB is still the most literal translation available today in English. NIV is the most readable. ESV is best combination of the two. Both are based on better manuscripts than the KJV translators had access to.
At Illinois State University in the Spring of 1973 in one of my first official acts as a Church Elder, I suggested we fire King James and that was part of what led to over 12,000 hearing the Gospel and led to such a revival that six local churches from six different Denominations had to build new larger buildings.
Read your history, there were commentaries on the scriptures from the first century onward. They were and are specifically Catholic with an unbroken history. If you want the best Study Bible, get the Navarre Bible with commentary.
You can't have different brands of Christianity. Schofield is an invention of man as you have said, it's just a different brand that he put forward.
I'm dying over your Bible collection!
I have the new interpreters and Oxford study bibles, but I read my amplified Bible all the time
his library looks like mine...
What you said at 13:00 is spot on. 👌 And in my decade of being a Christian, that's the only time that I really start start to want to poke holes in another tradition's position, When they start becoming dogmatic that their peculiar theological persuasion is the best expression of Christianity and they don't want to admit even the possibility that they could be wrong.
Another excellent video, Matt. I love your channel. Keep up the good work.
Some people stay away from study bibles because of biased doctrines in study bibles and just stick with plain text bibles
I like your take on the NASB. Yes the early 70's NASB was so literal that it has been called "wooden" (i've heard 3 Pastors say that). Did you know that the Lockman Foundation responded to that by coming out with the 1995 edition (so far the latest). Then Zondervan picked it up in 1999 and added their notes taken from the NIV Study Bible and viola', you have an incredibly accurate Study Bible with great notes! I like this because to be honest it tracks perfectly with the Geneva and King James Bibles (I much prefer the Geneva as it is more direct in the O.T. than the KJV). That being said I'm back with a NKJV Study Bible-oh so many choices!!
@Randy... yes... Lockman Had to come out with an updated version...since their first translation of the NASB was not only wooden, but it had left out certain portions of scripture.. necessary for the Bible to truly be able to be truthful..... One case in point...... read the newer NASB of Luke 24:51..... where it reads at the end of the verse.. :"and He was taken up".. now read the same verse in the original NASB.... that part is Not there..... but the event DID happen did it Not... ?.. How can Luke be telling Theophilis in Acts chapter 1 that he (Luke).. had told Theophilis..."all".. if he had seemingly according to the older version of NASB.. had NOT.. mentioned anything about Jesus' ascension?....
The NIV is a bad translation.
so is the ESV, NKJV, NLT, the only one that is Truth and God's Word preserved all the way down from Jesus to us is King James Version
Brian C Sorry, but that is simply incorrect. There are a documented 40,000 different problems with translation in the KJV. The original translators didn’t even speak Greek, they spoke Latin which meant that when they had a question they had to rely on Jerome’s Vulgate. They also didn’t have access to the vast array of documents and ancient manuscripts that we have available today. The Leningrad codex, the codex Alexandria, so many missing pieces. That’s why they included passages now known to be spurious like the long and short endings for Mark and the first 12 verses of John Chapter 8.
H Daniel Noble you’re right, the NIV is awful. Saw a letter from the editors once that basically admitted they favored protiablility over accuracy. Have you seen the book Truth in Translation by Jason BeDuhn? Very enlightening comparison of how 9 of the most popular translations handled some challenging verses in the NT.
@@DragonSlayerKaloon The KJV was funded by a man trying to unify his kingdom and establish his legacy. King James appears to have been bisexual. He forbade the use of God's personal name. Most of the time when you read Lord it should be Yahweh, Iehovah (from the Greek, no j) or the literal translation I AM. Some of the translators were involved in scandals and appear to have been corrupt or ungodly in their personal lives. Only a few manuscripts in the original languages were known at that time compared to thousands available today (a few complete, most fragments).Not all of the known manuscripts were available to the translators mostly the textus receptus. Part of the Textus Receptus was reconstructed from the Vulgate due to missing pieces of the Greek. There has never been a wild unicorn. The Roman arena had unicorns made by training ie wiring the spiral horns of a certain antelope to grow together. More recently "The Living Unicorn" was a goat after horn bud transplant as a kid. Other problems caused by change in the language since 1611. Meat often means grain offering. Corn means wheat or barley NOT maize. Some of the changes in language are even more important. Nevertheless the KJV is the only translation I know that sounds like Scripture to me. The final step in the KJV translation process of what it would sound like read from the pulpit was effective.
All translations have problems. For example the translators of the NIV don't understand the makeup of ancient armies. They don't realize that besides chariots some with iron rimmed wheels ancient armies had light cavalry, men on horses usually with bows. Cavalry could go where chariots could not.
@@DragonSlayerKaloon So no one who does not speak English, Hebrew or Koine Greek has the true Scriptures? I think there are more Christians who speak a language other than English than those with English as a first language.
Some really great historical information, thanks so much!
Here are some modern Bibles (Catholic) with notes from the Early Church Fathers in addition to Magisterial readings:
1. Catholic Study Bible (Shared in the video)
2. Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: New Testament (Scott Hahn - fantastic author and commentator)
3. The Didache Bible
4. The Great Adventure Catholic Bible (My personal favourite)
5. The Navarre Bible: New Testament Expanded Edition
6. Catholic Scripture Study Bible
Some older but fantastic resources:
1. Haydock Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
2. Commentary - Catena Aurea: Volume 1-4 (Augustine)
3. The New Jerome Biblical Commentary
I really like how you up the whole topic with referencing the two economics books. I really liked the way you presented the material in a really down to earth way.