Study Bibles help Bible readers find God in the Bible and his relevance for the modern world.
Until Albert Einstein, scientists believed that Isaac Newton’s laws of physics and motion were constant and unchanging. With the discoveries and advances of the 20th century, it was clear that Newton’s laws needed further study if they were to have any meaning in the new age of relativity.
With the twentieth century came two world wars, the atomic bomb, genocide, ethnic cleansing, climate change and revolutions of every kind and colour. In such a volatile world, has a collection of books written thousands of years ago anything relevant to help us live in these unfair, unstable and uncertain times?
Understanding the Bible in the modern world
The writers of the Bible books would recognise little of the world we live in.
So how can Christians make the claim that it’s as relevant today as when it was written?
Like the science behind Einstein’s theories, our knowledge of the literature, history and translation of the Bible is advancing all the time. New discoveries are made and new insights gained.
Understanding the Bible in the world of its writers
Study Bibles lead the reader through the context and background of the historical text to find a deeper understanding of its meaning for today.
Modern interpretations, cross references, explanations of terms and alternative translations provide a rich resource for the ordinary reader, student, teacher and church leader.
Understanding the Bible in the world of your own life
To understand how the Bible might help us address the problems of the world in our own daily lives, we need to understand its relevance to the problems of those that wrote it and lived by its inspiration.
Most Study Bibles contain a daily reading plan and a life application guide. These to help you understand what the Bible means in the context of your everyday life, how to benefit from its message and how it relates to God’s purpose and plan in your life.
Quick Guide to
Quick guide - Study Bibles
Study Bibles - what are they?
- Bible with additional resources relating to the historical text and its application to modern life.
- Bibles that remove barriers to understanding the message.
- Available in a wide range of age appropriate and other versions.
Study Bibles - Why should I use one?
- To better understand the Bible’s context, message and contemporary relevance.
- As an aid to private devotions, Bible reading and public ministry.
- As a gift of encouragement to another new or established Bible reader.
March 19th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Les Ellison
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