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The Chronological Study Bible: New King James Version | 
 enlarge | Author: Thomas Nelson
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Category: Book
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Pages: 1728
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Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.6 x 2
ISBN: 0718020685
Dewey Decimal Number: 220
EAN: 9780718020682
ASIN: 0718020685
Publication Date: October 14, 2008
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Product Description
The Chronological Study Bible is the only study Bible that presents the text of the New King James Version in chronological order-the order in which the events actually happened-with notes, articles, and full-color graphics that connect the reader to the history and culture of Bible times and gives the reader a dramatic, "you are there" experience. Features include translators' notes, full-color illustrations of places, artifacts and cultural phenomena, contextual articles that connect Biblical times and world history and culture, daily life notes, time panels and charts that show the flow of Biblical history and in-text and full-color maps.
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 chronological study bible January 6, 2009
Very detailed with lot's of side notes. Just started to read it and I like it so far. It is a nice addition to my other study bible. I would like to see it in other versions though.
 This Item is Helpful in Bible Studies January 6, 2009
My Sunday School Teacher had a Bible like this and when she shared some things from this Bible, I knew that I wanted to own one. I went home and found it on Ebay. It is very Helpful in my Bible readings, especially as far as Timeline.
I am enjoying it and find it so informative.
Mary Ann McAdory
A Great Resource December 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I was in college, my Con Law professor told us to always remember historical context when reading supreme court decisions. Since then, I have never failed to take that advice. Since then, I have come to believe that placing events in historical context is quite valuable for understanding them and the point that is being made.
The Chronological Study Bible helps put those historical contexts in perspective by arranging the Bible (to the extent possible) in chronological order. This means that books are not necessarily kept together, but instead that portions are arranged with portions from other books. Similarly, a book such as Jeremiah has been reordered to be chronological rather than its current arrangement.
This book comes with some excellent explanatory notes that explain the choices made by the arrangers. I am sure that Biblical scholars can endlessly debate how to chronologically arrange certain elements of the Bible. However, the notes explain the different options available for placement and why one option was chose over the others.
In addition, the Bible also contains large numbers of sidebars that detail information about topics such as agriculture, architecture, culture, society, daily life & customs, family, and politics. Also included are some great photographs of relevant locations, timelines that help put historical events in context, and a variety of maps to place things in a geographical context.
The book is beautiful, with full color pictures and illustrations throughout. Additionally, color is used to make the pages attractive and easy to read. Most importantly, however, the tops corners of the pages are color coded to allow easy access to each of the nine epochs into which the book is divided.
This book is well put together and would be an invaluable aid to anyone in their Biblical studies. I found the information included in the various sidebars to be quite informative and believe that they do an excellent job of providing additional information to help place the various passages in a greater context of the time period involved.
The only quibble that I have with the book is that the scripture index is found only in the back of the book. Every Bible I have ever seen includes a table of contents at the front that tells you where to find the various books of the Bible. I understand that this Bible is quite different in that it is chronological. However, I think it would be nice to have the index that was at the back, also included at the front.
On the whole, however, if have any interest in Biblical studies at all, I would highly recommend this book to you.
A study Bible December 28, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a fine study Bible and very informative. The only drawback is in the study helps. Some of the authors come across as not believing the Bible is the inspired word of God. Some helps come across like they take a liberal view that the Old Testament is just a history of the Hebrews establishing a nation and taking hints from surrounding nations as to their need of establishing a national identity (Ruth, Jonah, and Ester are fairy tales). It is colorful and interesting. Easy to read.
Excellent resource for supplemental bible study and reading December 18, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Chronological Study Bible (New King James Version) by Thomas Nelson Publishers is an outstanding resource for those who want to explore the bible in a fresh and novel way. A chronological bible arranges chapters and passages of the bible in chronological order (rather than canonical order), which at times presents quite a challenge for the authors. This particular chronological bible does a very good job at arranging the bible in historical order and in providing a great wealth of supplemental material about the historical and cultural contexts. It earns the title of a study bible due to a variety of notes, charts, pictures, and maps. While it does not replace a traditional bible or study bible (e.g. one with extensive cross-references and grammatical notes), it provides an excellent supplement for the reader who wishes to better see the dynamic landscape of scripture from creation to the end times.
The materials is nicely arranged, starting with a number of introductory notes about the chronology and about the NKJV, then the text itself is broken down into nine epochs: Before the Patriarchs, Time of the Patriarchs, Rise of a Unified People, From Tribes to a Nation, The Fall of Two Nations, Exile and Return, Between the Two Testaments, The Coming of the Messiah, and The Church Age. At the end are several nice articles on historical and cultural topics, a generous concordance, and a (very important) index of scripture passages which is needed to find where a given verse is located in the book.
The quality of the book and of the notes is really quite good. The format of short articles with relevant historical and cultural info right alongside the biblical text is not only useful, but highly engaging. At each point where there is a change of book or other break in the narrative, the study bible has a "Transition" section that I found very helpful in keeping the narrative flowing, as well as in alerting the reader that they're entering a new book of the bible. That sounds trivial for a regular bible but it's important for a chronological ordering which might go back and forth between two or more books of the bible. It was particularly interesting to read through New Testament books and missionary journeys via the interspersing of chapters of Acts along with Galatians, James, Thessalonians and others.
For in-depth understanding of the meaning of the text and for discipleship bible study there are better tools available, but this book serves its purpose well in helping us understand the historical flow of the events of scripture, and in given us a better understanding of the cultural background present in the lives of biblical characters. As supplemental study material, or for those looking to read through the bible in a year, this NKJV Chronological Study Bible is an excellent and enjoyable resource.
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