Book Review - The Orthodox Study Bible: Ancient Christianity Speaks to Today's World
Category Book Review The Orthodox Study Bible: Ancient Christianity Speaks to Today's World
Orthodox Christianity is something I've never much dug into, but having the The Orthodox Study Bible: Ancient Christianity Speaks to Today's World by Thomas Nelson Publishers gives me a chance to see familiar passages interpreted in line with Orthodox theology. This is a beautiful Bible that I expect will challenge some of my existing views and expand others.
In addition to providing the New Testament in the New Kings James Version, it also provides a new translation of the Old Testament from the Greek language using the Septuagint. The commentary provided in the study portions centers on thoughts and writings from the early Christian leaders, so as to provide a bridge between today's culture and the general thoughts of the early Orthodox church. This is admittedly a different angle than most study Bibles I've used that come from a more contemporary viewpoint and commentary. Couple that with explanations and schedules of the liturgy used in the different Orthodox churches, and I have a resource to add more color and history to my Christian experience. It seems to restore some of the awe and reverence that is so easily discarded in today's world.
While I don't plan on switching to the NKJV or this new Greek Old Testament translation as my primary translation of choice, I'm pleased to have The Orthodox Study Bible available as another source to dig out meaning and context from certain passages.
Orthodox Christianity is something I've never much dug into, but having the The Orthodox Study Bible: Ancient Christianity Speaks to Today's World by Thomas Nelson Publishers gives me a chance to see familiar passages interpreted in line with Orthodox theology. This is a beautiful Bible that I expect will challenge some of my existing views and expand others.
In addition to providing the New Testament in the New Kings James Version, it also provides a new translation of the Old Testament from the Greek language using the Septuagint. The commentary provided in the study portions centers on thoughts and writings from the early Christian leaders, so as to provide a bridge between today's culture and the general thoughts of the early Orthodox church. This is admittedly a different angle than most study Bibles I've used that come from a more contemporary viewpoint and commentary. Couple that with explanations and schedules of the liturgy used in the different Orthodox churches, and I have a resource to add more color and history to my Christian experience. It seems to restore some of the awe and reverence that is so easily discarded in today's world.
While I don't plan on switching to the NKJV or this new Greek Old Testament translation as my primary translation of choice, I'm pleased to have The Orthodox Study Bible available as another source to dig out meaning and context from certain passages.
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