Alas! Though I enjoyed my New Geneva Study Bible (now called the Reformation Study Bible) I was always disappointed that I couldn't get it in the Authorized King James version. The NKJV was okay, but my preference is the majestic old English of the AV. My New Geneva has lost it's binding and it's literally in pieces (I found just the cover in the school room last night and asked Christine if she knew where the rest of it was).
I have held out purchasing the beloved (by many) ESV Study Bible for several reasons, but the main one being that I would still want my good old KJV right along side. If I spend the money on a study Bible, I'd really rather it be the version that I enjoy studying the most. I realize there are translational errors, but with all the study tools available for the original languages, it rarely stirs me wrong.
With that said, this announcement from Joel Beeke at Reformation Heritage Books made me drool with anticipation for the results of this endeavor.
"It's KJV. It's a Study Bible. It's Reformed. It's Experiential. It's projected for 2014."
Yeehaw!
That does sound good. I'm only just discovering Joel Beeke's writings and really finding them very profitable: primarily "Friends and Lovers" and "Puritan Theology."
ReplyDeleteHave you heard of the Matthew Henry Study Bible. All Five of my children own one, I know three of them used it a great deal, my now 17 yr old, has it in leather and carries it as her main bible.
Scott,
ReplyDeleteThank you for reminding me of the Matthew Henry Study Bible. That is a very good one too, hard to go wrong with Matthew Henry!