A couple of these do have a slight doctrinal bias but even then they would offer a great starting point (just tuck in a note with anything you’d add or change). In addition to providing many application notes, the Life Application Study Bible offers several kinds of explanatory notes, which help you understand culture, history, context, difficult-to-understand passages, background, places, theological concepts, and the relationships of various passages of Scripture to other passages.

Maps and Charts Now at last you can visualize where people and places are without having to refer to a separate atlas or map section.Charts and diagrams help readers visualize different concepts and relationships and their significance in the book, throughout the Bible and in our lives. A must have Bible for new Christians, It is quite a large book so I would recommend the smaller version if you intend carrying it around or you will find your arms aching.

It was updated not because it was no longer relevant (it was still very useful) but to make it even better for our time, and hopefully for years to come. Trusted and treasured by millions of readers over 30 years, the Life Application Study Bible has been thoroughly updated and expanded in this third edition, offering even more relevant insights for understanding and applying God's Word to everyday life in today's world. It's often easy to lose sight of the way in which God's story fits together when our primary way of looking at the Bible is a bit here and a bit there.

Glad you liked the review, we try to do in-depth reviews and answer questions we think people are likely to have. It includes a 365-day reading plan with boxes for you to check off and a table of Biblical weights and measures in the back of the Bible.

Commendations: 'The Life Application Study Bible is an ideal resource for everyone who wants to dig deeper and discover more about the relevance of the Bible to life and the big questions we all face today. The translation is easy to read - I have actually downloaded this on to my Kindle - although it is only the bible itself and a little bit extra - so can take it with me, as with all the extra information if you are travelling by air it can take up a fair bit of your luggage allowance!I bought this particular translation of God's word as a gift for some-one who is not yet a committed Christian, but who is interested in finding out the truth. It features extensive notes, book introductions, character studies, articles, commentary, maps and charts. But how can something from the ancient world apply to life at the dawn of the twenty-first century - to personal relationships, family life, the working environment, self-image, and complex moral issues? A 98 page Master index of all the notes, charts, maps, and profiles in double-column format is included. Some of the updates are just superficial, adding a second color and changing the layout of some of the information.