They’ve published a Bible acknowledging the Babylonian story of Creation (Enuma Elish) and the Flood (Epic of Gilgamesh) with those articles on the same page as the Biblical account. This is rare and exactly what we need nowadays.
Category: Bible Reviews
Every once in a while, I’m given the opportunity to review a new Study Bible. You can expect a candid review on both the translation and the commentary notes.
Bible Review: The Life Essentials Interactive Study Bible
“Another study Bible? Seriously? Don’t we have enough already? What makes this one stand apart from all the others?” Sound familiar? This is the same way I opened my review of the Tony Evans Study Bible in the Fall 2019. In it, I offer a brief overview of the history of study Bibles. Now, here…
Bible Review: The Tony Evans Study Bible
Do we seriously need ANOTHER study Bible? Isn’t the market saturated? What makes this study Bible different than others currently on the market?
Review: Day-by-Day Chronological Bible
This is the newest specialty Bible published by Holman and distributed by Lifeway Christian Stores. The Day-by-Day Chronological Bible is presented in their Christian Standard Bible translation which I reviewed here. I decided to try something new and live-stream my first impression of this new resource. It was interesting to discover the layout and unique…
Book Review/Rant: Worldview Study Bible (CSB)
From the Mishnah to The Message, as long as there have been sacred Scriptures, there have been scholars with opinions about how the stories should be translated, interpreted, and applied to communal life. For centuries the Holy Scriptures were kept wholly separate from editorial opinions and scribal annotations; however, in the Middle Ages, copyists commenced…
Book Review: Christian Standard Bible
Over the past few months, I’ve been using a new translation of the Bible called the Christian Standard Bible. Published by Holman Bible Publishers in early 2017, the Christian Standard Bible (CSB) is an unexpected, yet (apparently) necessary, update of the 2004 Holman Christian Standard Bible. About the Christian Standard Bible Translation When a well-established publishing company produces a…