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Love God with a warmed heart. Serve God with active hands.
Lead an abundant life, grow as a faithful disciple, and find new
avenues to serve. By studying the Wesley Study Bible you will share
God s grace and find the good gifts God has for you. As God
transforms you through study, you will be inspired to transform the
world. Contributors from across the Wesleyan family join together
to help you experience God in fresh ways.
Special Features:
Comprehensive study notes on NRSV text by over 50 biblical
scholars
Accessibly written life application and inspiration by over 50 key
pastors
Easy-to-understand explanations of core terms by over 60 Wesley
experts, including: eternal life, forgiveness, grace, heaven,
holiness, justice, and mission
Extended reference to works by John Wesley
19 pages of full-color maps; cross references; and summary of each
biblical book
Outstanding EditionReviewed by J. R. Steele, 2010-02-10
I honestly believe this Bible has been a long time coming. It is tremendous to see Wesley's notes in a Bible. The print is just right, the cover is outstanding, and the presentation of the notes is well done. I am very thankful for this Bible.
fully satisfiedReviewed by Chae U. Lee, 2010-01-20
WOW. It's great. I just received it, and it cannot be better.
I always dreamed to have a nice study bible based on Wesleyan
perspective. Although I may say I like 2nd NLT LAB(which I'm using
now), this NRSV based Wesley study bible is a perfect study bible
for me.
Especially, when there are some explanations (in the heading of
each book or in the explanations on the verses), it usually suggest
'a further reading' by referencing relevant Wesley sermon. It's
quite a help to me.
One more : I don't need to think over whether each particular
application or explanation is 'acceptable' to me in Wesleayn
perspective. This study bible is truly Wesleyan. I really like
it.
Wesley Study Bible- The Good and the BadReviewed by Try, 2009-09-25
I was required to buy this study Bible as a textbook for my
Methodist Doctrine class at Methodist Theological School in Ohio,
and I am glad that I was. If I had not been required to buy this
book, I might not have decided to spend the money on another NRSV
Bible, and therefore would have lost out!
First, the good:
1. The imitation leather cover and the ribbon bookmark make this
bible lovely, and it comes with a very nice presentation box. The
binding lays flat no matter what page the Bible is opened to. Note
to Abingdon: Future editions of The United Methodist Book of
Worship should be bound in this way.
2. The cost is low for a study Bible, especially one of this
quality.
3. The notes give attention both to critical study of the origins
of the Scriptures and to the theological interpretation of the text
in its final form. In addition to the "standard" notes, text boxes
provide additional notes on "life application topics" and "Wesleyan
Key Terms". The notes are detailed enough to be of use to clergy in
sermon preperation, but simple enough to be readable by any
layperson with a high-school education. The notes presume no prior
theological knowledge.
4. This study Bible is based on the NRSV translation, which I
consider the best among all the current translations of the Bible.
It is accurate, readable, and inclusive- the translators used the
same "as literal as possible, as dynamic as necessary" approach to
translation that the translators of the NIV used, but they did it
right! Essentially, the NRSV paid translates passages speaking
about human beings in a way that makes it clear that they apply to
both men and women. In addition, the NRSV stands in the tradition
of the King James Version, and tries to echo its phrasing- quite
simply, it's English is not only clear, it is beautiful as
well.
5. This study Bible is a joint project of mainline and evangelical
scholarship; the most liberal denomination involved in the project
is the United Church of Canada, while the Christian and Missionary
Alliance is probably the most conservative denomination involved in
the project. All those of us who hope for unity in the Body of
Christ should be overjoyed by this cooperation in a project
involving precisely the issues that divided mainline and
evangelical protestants from one-another in the 1920s.
The Bad:
1. The NRSV has two downsides- the Old Testament was translated in
a way that is difficult to interpret typologically- the Hebrew was
translated , and it introduces the unbiblical word "sodomites" as a
translation for arsenokoiti in Corinthians.
2. The pages are so thin that a marker-type highlighter will bleed
through, but a crayon-type highlighter smudges the ink.
3. The margins leave little room for the owner of the Bible to
leave his or her own notes.
4. The indices of life application topics and Wesleyan core terms
contain no page numbers, which makes them less then useful. This is
stupidity of the first water on the part of Abingdon Press.
Solidly WesleyanReviewed by Joel L. Watts, 2009-09-05
First, the cons:
It is NRSV, which to many, could be considerd a `liberal'
translation. While I have used the NRSV, and found no problems with
it, rather not enough for me to discard it, I feel that Abingdon
might have provided a few translation choices.
Secondly, the index of Core Terms and Life Application Topics are
found in the back of the bible. Ideally, it should have have been
first, but this might be a personal preference.
The pros:
The bible is duo-tone leather, very supple, with the pages of
adequete quality. It is wider (not wide-margin) than an average
bible, giving you room to open it nice and flat. It is a very nice,
church bound bible, which should last a dozen years or so.
The Editorial Board includes Joel B. Green and a whole host of
other theologians from schools from across the country. The List of
Contributers, including Ben Witherington III, include a wide range
of voices, which is suitable for the Wesleyan Tradition.
Each book is prefaced with a short introduction, summarizing and
many times, giving a segway into what part it played in the
Wesleyan Tradition.
The study notes which accompany the reader on every page are
solidly in the greater Wesleyan Tradition - middle of the read, the
namesake was. It does allow, briefly for modern scholarship, such
as questioning the authorship of several of the books, but remains
true to the theology of the Wesley's, especially in such places as
Romans 8 which is a key separator between the Wesleys and
Calvinist. They are not essentially academic, but they serve the
purpose of highlighting the passages as used by Wesleyans. Special
attention is given to using John Wesley's study notes, and his
sermons (see pf 1401, referencing Sermon 12.)
While many of the notes are indeed from John Wesley, the majority
can be rightly said to be in the Weslyan Tradition - regardless of
authorship.
The Wesley Core Term is an added benefit which explains the meaning
of certain theological words according to the Wesleyan Tradition,
such as Grace, Acceptance, Danger of Riches and Kingdom of God. It
is clear that this study note system, including the Core Term
system, is unapolegettically centered on Wesley's notes and
sermons, which included snippets of social justice ideals which we
see prevelent in today's Methodists churches.
Another feature along side the previous two is the inclusion of the
`Life Application Topic.' It includes insights for applying a
certain passage to the reader's life, much in the same way a
devotional might. For example Colossian 3.14 discusses Paul's use
of `binds' applying it to the love of Christ which brings us
together. Or, the LAT found in 1st Thessalonians (pg 1453) which
states the etymology of the English word encouragment, connecting
it to Paul's goal in writing to the Christians in that city.
While this bible is geared to those of the Wesleyan Tradition,
which too often is solely associated with only the Methodists, it
should be remembered that Charismatics, Pentecostals, and those of
the Holiness Tradition more often than not decended theologically
from John and Charles Wesley.
Fast delivery and low costsReviewed by Century National Bank, 2009-08-12
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