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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars

opinion on "Discipleship bible study " August 30, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful

It's addition to several bible studies that already in the market.
Different look at the bible.
Still prefer the conservatives Zordivan or Thompson's.

3 out of 5 stars

An earnest if uneven effort... July 19, 2008
6 out of 13 found this review helpful

A study Bible such as this, beautifully rendered as to readability, paper quality and binding, must ultimately be assessed according to the nature of its study apparatus. The Discipleship Bible's treatment of the commandment to "not kill/murder" (Exodus 20:13) illustrates the risk of maintaining that no significant question remains regarding a text, when in fact it does. Commentator Nancy Bowen claims herein that capital punishment and war may not be addressed with the Ten Commandments, because elsewhere in the Bible they may be sanctioned as of God, though she does not mention Jesus' own prohibitions against violence.

On the other hand, Wilma Ann Bailey argues in her study-book on the question ("You Shall Not Kill" or "You Shall Not Murder"?) that the alteration by most modern, Protestant Bible translation committees of KJV's "thou shalt not kill" is based not on any shift in lexical understanding of the underlying Hebrew, but rather in response to shifting American political attitudes. It would be intriguing to see a discussion on this by Bailey, Bowen, and the Discipleship Bible commentator on Genesis, Terrence Fretheim, who, in his stand-alone commentary on Exodus, expressed a preference for translating "no killing" over "no murder" himself.

The overall thrust of this bible, however, seems one born of an earnest effort to illuminate the word for today, while recognizing (to some extent) the textual and societal complexities of the world in which it was produced. In some ways it accomplishes what the Oxford Annotated Bible did in its day, without the over-abundance (for most readers) of notes provided by, say, the HarperCollins or New Interpreters study Bibles. Three-and-a-half stars.

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent new study Bible for serious followers of Jesus July 8, 2008
13 out of 13 found this review helpful

Anyone who's been involved in mainline churches and/or the emergent church movement knows: study Bibles are either overbearingly conservative and focused on personal piety or so terribly full of historical-critical details that the average reader would certainly give it all up in frustration. This is an excellent balance for mainline Protestants, Catholics, Anglicans, progressive Christians and Evangelicals and yes, even conservatives. It has a strong emphasis on issues of social justice and service while also respecting the importance of personal spiritual growth, a combination that both speaks from- and to- both the liberal and conservative ends of the church.

Besides that, I also appreciated that it came with colored maps (something the Renovare Bible didn't have) and a good amount of concordance. The paper quality is decent and while there's a little text bleed-through, it's not too bad.

Before this, my Bible of choice was the Renovare Spiritual Formation Study Bible, but it was still not quite what I was looking for. Thankfully, the Discipleship Study Bible fills a much needed gap that'll be great for all followers of Jesus.

5 out of 5 stars

No hesitation in recommending this study bible July 5, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful

Having recently finished reading the NIV Study Bible for the second time I was looking around for a different translation and study bible to read and came across the promotional literature for this one on the internet. I welcomed the fact that it included the Apochrypha/Deuterocanonical books including some I have not read before. I was concerned it would be too American (I am writing this from Scotland) in its language and comments but have not found this to be the case. I welcome its insightful comments that relate to the contemporary world. I am not a theologian, simply a Christian who has been reading bibles and bible studies for over thirty years and I have no hesitation in recommending this one.

5 out of 5 stars

FANTASTIC!! June 15, 2008
19 out of 19 found this review helpful

I am glad to be the first reviewer of this study Bible. I have New Interpreters, HarperCollins, Oxford, Zondervan NIV, Spiritual Formation and other study Bibles; but this one is now my personal favorite. It lacks the academic technicality of New Interpreters and HarperCollins, which is a plus for nonscholars. There is no serious focus on documentary sources nor on historical criticism. Questions of historicity ( Were the patriarchs real people? Did Moses lead Hebrews out of Egypt?) and authorship are left up to the reader with only minimal guidance. The annotations deal with the final form of the Biblical text, and focus on theology and life-application. The commentators are obviously left-leaning thinkers as they comment frequently on socio-political, economic and ecological issues. Issues of personal piety and response to Scripture are not left out, however. And there is little in these annotations that would offend any reasonably open-minded conservative. As far as I can tell so far, the commentators have avoided abortion and capital punishment, and deal very diplomatically with homosexuality. However, these commentators are very concerned about exclusion, religious snobbery, global warming, poverty, etc. This book is published by WJK Press; in other words, the Presbyterian Church USA. I totally recommend that you read this regardless of your social or political views. I have many conservative or fundamentalist study Bibles and commentaries, so give this one a shot, regardless of where you stand.

I would also like to comment on the physical attributes of the book: very light weight, unlike most study Bibles, and almost personal size.

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