{"id":276,"date":"2014-06-06T12:00:01","date_gmt":"2014-06-06T12:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/?p=276"},"modified":"2014-05-21T23:01:49","modified_gmt":"2014-05-21T23:01:49","slug":"bible-resource-spotlight-chronological-study-bible-niv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/2014\/06\/bible-resource-spotlight-chronological-study-bible-niv.html","title":{"rendered":"Bible Resource Spotlight: Chronological Study Bible (NIV)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reader Appeal: Adults, Teens, Young Adults<\/p>\n<p>Genre: Bibles<\/p>\n<p>FBSN Rating: A-<\/p>\n<p>If you, or anyone in your family, ever wanted to read the Bible from beginning to end, this is the way to do it. The <i>Chronological Study Bible<\/i>\u2019s unique conceit is simply to arrange the text of Scripture in \u201chistorical order.\u201d Is that enough to make a difference? I\u2019m not sure, but it certainly makes an impact.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of organizing the biblical books in their traditional chronology\u2014which can be confusing for new students of Scripture\u2014this study Bible has taken all the texts and placed them in order of 9 \u201cepochs,\u201d or historical periods as defined by each book\u2019s content. The epochs begin with the Creation histories, then move through the biblical literature covering the Patriarchs, the Exodus, the national histories of Israel and Judah, the fall and dispersion of the two nations, the Hebrew exile and return. Next they cover the New Testament epochs in two sections: the life of Christ and the formation of the church. Interestingly, this study Bible includes an epoch (number 7) that briefly explains the 400-year period between the conclusion of the Old Testament and the birth of Christ. While this is not actually Scripture, it is helpful background information to bridge between the ages.<\/p>\n<p>The result of this organizational ploy is to present a text that reads much more like a book than like a collection of writings. The blending of literary styles in this format (history alongside prophesy and wisdom literature and so on) really helps to place Bible texts in historical context, and just makes for interesting reading.\u00a0Additional helps are sprinkled throughout, including background notes, transition notes (to help the reader bridge between Bible texts), introductions, a glossary and concordance, and even a few \u201cdaily reading plans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Will the <i>Chronological Study Bible<\/i> replace your traditional Bible? No, simply because it\u2019s not all that concerned with helping you move easily between the traditional texts and the chronological texts. But it does have value as a second, \u201creading\u201d copy of the Scriptures and will add new perspective and understanding that any Bible Study Nerd will enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/371\/2014\/05\/ChronStudyBible.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-262\" alt=\"Chronological Study Bible\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/371\/2014\/05\/ChronStudyBible.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"430\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomasnelson.com\/the-chronological-study-bible-niv-2.html\" target=\"_blank\">Chronological Study Bible<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Thomas Nelson Publishers)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2126\u2126\u2126<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"About: Bible Study Nerds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/about-for-bible-study-nerds.html\">About: For Bible Study Nerds\u2122<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"About: Mike Nappa\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/about-mike-nappa.html\">About: Mike Nappa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2014 to present by\u00a0<a title=\"Nappaland Communications Inc. official website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nappaland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nappaland Communications Inc<\/a>. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reader Appeal: Adults, Teens, Young Adults Genre: Bibles FBSN Rating: A- If you, or anyone in your family, ever wanted to read the Bible from beginning to end, this is the way to do it. The Chronological Study Bible\u2019s unique conceit is simply to arrange the text of Scripture in \u201chistorical order.\u201d Is that enough&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":571,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[107,104,103],"class_list":["post-276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bible-resource-spotlight","tag-chronological-bible","tag-reference","tag-study-bible"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bible Resource Spotlight: Chronological Study Bible (NIV) - For Bible Study Nerds<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, nofollow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bible Resource Spotlight: Chronological Study Bible (NIV) - For Bible Study Nerds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Reader Appeal: Adults, Teens, Young Adults Genre: Bibles FBSN Rating: A- If you, or anyone in your family, ever wanted to read the Bible from beginning to end, this is the way to do it. 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