Bible Version Detail — New King James Version(NKJV)
 | Abbreviation: | NKJV | ||
| Name: | New King James Version | |||
| Functional Translation (1-10): | 2 | |||
| Formal Translation (1-10): | 10 | |||
| Ease of reading (1-10, 10 is easiest): | 2 | |||
| Public Reading (1-10): | 3 | |||
| Serious Study (1-10): | 6 | |||
| Gender Neutral Language (1-10): | 1 | |||
| Capitalization of pronouns referring to God (Yes/No): | Yes | |||
| Extensive Translation of cultural terms (Yes/No): | No | |||
| Translated by Committee (Yes/No): | Yes | |||
| Interdenominational Participation (Yes/No): | Yes | |||
| Interfaith Participation (Yes/No): | No | |||
| Committee Note: | Conservative Evangelical to Fundamentalist | |||
| Translated from the same texts underlying the KJV and intended merely as an update of the language. I find this version one of the hardest to read. But if you like the KJV but would like just a little be of updating, this may be your version. Remember: The best Bible version is the one you read! | ||||
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The Scofield Study Bible, NKJV: New King James Version with CDROM
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The Inspirational Study Bible
Edition type: (Max Lucado Sudy Bible)
I am not a ‘fan' of the New King James Version of the Bible. I find it lacks the beauty of the original King James while retaining the difficult phrasing that often makes it hard to grasp a true understanding of the passage. With that, I still enjoyed going through this Bible and reading all the commentary and devotion passages that Max offered. A good gift for someone who does enjoy reading different versions of the Bible.
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The Orthodox Study Bible: Ancient Christianity Speaks to Today's World [Energion.com Review]
The greatest weakness of this Bible may be size--it is a fairly small volume for the amount of information it tries to convey. It includes 28 pages of introductory material, comprised of normal front matter such as acknowledgements, tables of contents, along with an overview of the books of the Bible in the Orthodox canon and an introduction to the Orthodox church.
Following this, the Bible text itself occupies 1,749 pages, with introductions generally occupying a page or less, and 1/4 or less of each page occupied by notes.
Finally, there are 72 pages of material in the back, including essays on Biblical inspiration and revelation, how to read the Bible, some lectionary guidance, a glossary, morning and evening prayers, an index to the annotations, an index to the study articles, and finally a list of the seventy (Luke 10:1), whom Orthodox tradition holds remained loyal to their Master. The book is finally fleshed out by 8 maps, not terribly detailed, but quite clear.
In addition, there are 12 beautiful color plates (hopefully I counted right--the number '12' is encouraging!).
The Bible is based on the NKJV for the New Testament text. That's not my favorite version, but it is probably the best choice available in English for an Orthodox study Bible. The Old Testament is taken from the St. Athanasius Academy SeptuagintTM, with which I am not acquainted. As I read this study Bible and use it in study, I will evaluate the translation as well. Obviously there will be interesting differences from any other translation I have evaluated in the past because the text is based on the Septuagint.
The overall approach of the notes is unabashedly orthodox in both the lower and upper case senses of the word, with Christological interpretations presented alongside Old Testament passages. The note on Genesis 1:26-30 starts out: "The Holy Trinity also made man."
For notes on this study Bible (from Henry Neufeld, see the Energion.com review link below.
I would question using the NKJV as the Bible version for modern teens.
Bible New King James Version, New Testament, Narrated
Inspirational Study Bible
Nelson's Classic Companion NKJV Bible (Black Bonded Leather)
New Spirit-filled Life Bible : Kingdom Equipping Through the Power of the Word
I regard this as a good study Bible for those interested in living the life led by the Holy Spirit, but I think it is unfortunate that it was paired with the New King James Version, which is often difficult for the same group of people to read and enjoy. It is also much more of a devotional Bible than one designed for serious, objective study. One should be careful in choosing a Bible with study notes if one is going to carry it around and use it on a constant basis (see Choosing a Bible with Study Notes). As a devotional guide this is good with the proviso that one is comfortable with the New King James Version text.
New Spirit-filled Life Bible : Kingdom Equipping Through the Power of the Word
New Spirit-Filled Life Bible, New King James Version: Kingdom Equipping Through the Power of the Word, British Tan, Genuine Leather, Thumb-Indexed
NKJV Gift and Award Bible
NKJV Holy Bible: Quick Reference Edition
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