Paul
LCMS
- Pros: Overall, a lot of the notes have useful information and it covers the Apocrypha/Deuterocanonical books. The information is presented in a clear and concise format. Cons: the resource is written by higher critical egghead's. For example the note for Genesis 1:1 deny the biblical teaching that God created the world out of nothing, Genesis 7 notes deny the biblical of view of a world wide flood, etc. They are many examples of historical-critical method of interpretation denying biblical truths. Some of the notes can be very good … others not so good. There are better study bibles; The Lutheran Study bible, The Apocrypha Lutherans study notes, ESV study bible, The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible, etc.
- This Study bible has useful notes and information but the theology is thoroughly Baptist/Reformed/Evangelical. To be fair, it does give overview articles on some the of different viewpoints but the notes themselves are going to promote Baptist/Reformed/Evangelical theology. There is no treatment of sacramental theology that would be useful for Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran and Anglicans. Despite its shortcomings, it does offer some useful notes and it’s well laid out. The build quality of this resource is top notch. There are better study Bibles (e.g. Ignatius, ESV, Lutheran study Bible, etc.)
- I would not waste your time on this volume by miss Ford. The volume by Craig Koester. Revelation (Anchor Yale Bible Commentary | AYBC) by Craig Koester is a much better. And Revelation: A Theological Exposition of Sacred Scripture (Concordia Commentary | CC) by Louis Brighton Publisher: Concordia Publishing House