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1 posted on 08/18/2016 11:04:49 AM PDT by Leaning Right
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What is your theological perspective as far as eschatology goes?


2 posted on 08/18/2016 11:07:42 AM PDT by Gamecock (There is always one more idiot than you counted on.)
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Maybe you should get a good study Bible that uses the NIV. There’s a new one edited by a team led by D.A. Carson. https://www.amazon.com/NIV-Zondervan-Study-Bible-Hardcover/dp/0310438330/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1471544642&sr=8-1


4 posted on 08/18/2016 11:22:00 AM PDT by Genoa (Tempus fugit)
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I would like you to consider a different Bible altogether. The NIV is a looser translation, but the English Standard version, the New American Standard version, and the Geneva Bible all employ more specific words in the translations and are, perforce, closer translations to the original languages.

JMHO


6 posted on 08/18/2016 11:29:18 AM PDT by Jemian (War Eagle!)
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I’m not sure why the Bible translation should make a difference in which commentary you should use. There are a number of good commentaries I would suggest such John Gill, Matthew Henry, John Calvin, or even John MacArthur. (Although MacArthur has only a commentary set for the New Testament.) None of these uses the NIV but they are some of the best commentaries I have found.

The NIV is a good translation. If you would like to try to be as accurate as possible in your translation, you might try Bible Gateway or e-Sword which often shows the Greek or Hebrew and provides you with the exact translation.


7 posted on 08/18/2016 11:31:10 AM PDT by HarleyD
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I assume that you are asking for a single book commentary. However, the best commentaries are multiple volume series written by various authors who specialize in the books they illuminate.

According to BestCommentaries.com a couple of the best series would be New International Version Application Commentary (NIVAC) and the New International Version Old Testament and New International New Testament (NICOT & NICNT).

The NIVAC is less technical and probably would be better suited to someone who was not pursuing a seminary level education. It also focuses on Biblical application to life situations.

The NICOT & NICNT series is higher rated, but it has a lot of content which is useful only for deep dives into Biblical texts. For instance, long discussions about when particular books were written.

I just spent a lot of money fleshing out my NICOT / NICNT collection. I already own the NIVAC series.

BestCommentaries.com does not have a category for single volume commentaries because they are usually too shallow for serious academic study.

For single volume works I would recommend the free Faithlife Study Bible which can be downloaded from logos.com and read on PC’s, MAC’, iPad’s, and Android devices. A study Bible will provide notes which enhance the understanding of context and suggest related readings, but it will not delve very far into application of the text.

I would also recommend the Archeological Study Bible which can be acquired for NIV. I used this extensively when teaching through the Old Testament. The Application Study Bible may be more what you have in mind.

Here’s a link to a reputable book seller with NIV Study Bible recommendations:
http://www.christianbook.com/page/bibles/translations/niv/niv-study-bibles


9 posted on 08/18/2016 11:37:56 AM PDT by the_Watchman
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I would encourage another translation as well.

Matthew Henry for your first commentary.
You can buy the whole Bible commentary in a three volume set.

Matthew Henry to use online;
https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/matthew-henry/toc/

John Gill online;
http://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/

Many are available online.

I would recommend you seek some guidance from someone you trust about which authors you will use because you can be easily lead astray from men who write eloquently but are not sound in their doctrine and theology.


10 posted on 08/18/2016 11:38:47 AM PDT by Romans Nine
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You should be using the King James Version.

The language is more precise. It’s harder to read until you get used to it, but it is better


12 posted on 08/18/2016 11:40:24 AM PDT by Ouderkirk (To the left, everything must evidence that this or that strand of leftist theory is true)
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Nelson has an NIV and half the page is commentary. No need to have a separate book.


15 posted on 08/18/2016 11:51:32 AM PDT by usafretired
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To: Leaning Right
Take a look at: http://www.e-sword.net/

It has free down-loadable copies of Bibles, commentaries, dictionaries, etc.

All free.

I use it when I'm perusing the FR Religion Forum and an argument over what a particular Bible version says in a particular verse(s) (as opposed to another Bible).

I also find the books they have on biblical terms, plants, etc. to be very useful and interesting.

19 posted on 08/18/2016 1:20:44 PM PDT by Col Freeper (Liberals: Devoted members of the "Church of the Eternally Offended".)
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Not a study bible, but for the New Testament, I found value in the NIV-NASB-Greek interlinear bible. So you have two versions, and the Greek text with a literal English translation between the lines of Greek.

For the Old Testament, there is also a NIV-Hebrew interlinear bible.


26 posted on 08/18/2016 2:21:22 PM PDT by kosciusko51
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