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To: spacejunkie2001
The Life Application Bible is the best, since it actually tells you how to apply Biblical principals to your life.

A lot of study bibles only about technical details and trivia.

I use the Barclay bible series for study...separate books but there is an Android app on my cellphone. His theology tends to be liberal but he usually includes other points of view in the comments.

I heard about these commentaries years ago,when someone asked Bishop Sheen what (Catholic) bible study to use since the post Vatican II studies were full ofscepticism. He recommended Barclay,a Presbyterian cleric, noting that the books were so full of love of Christ and knowledge of scriptures, and that most Catholics would recognize the few doctrinal differences and could seek the reasons for those dogmas in the Catechism which would cite the biblical references and the early church fathers etc.

84 posted on 05/01/2020 12:36:12 AM PDT by LadyDoc (liberals only love politically correct poor people)
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To: LadyDoc
William Barclay actually was noted as a world-renowned Scottish New Testament interpreter...He was the minister of Trinity Church, Renfrew,Scotland. and Professor of Divinity and Bible Criticism at the University of Glasgow.

Barclay said of his works.....”that they had one aim-to convey the results of scholarship to the ordinary reader”...and yet his primary aim was never academic. Rather as he stated...” could be summed up in the words of Richard of Chester's prayer - “to enable men and women to know Jesus Christ more clearly, to love Him more dearly, and to follow Him more nearly.”

Though there are areas I think He goes too far or I disagree with, it's clear he accomplishes the intentions of his writings. He does stimulate ones thinking and desire for more.

97 posted on 05/01/2020 6:56:30 AM PDT by caww
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