Most of the videos here are Bible reviews. I'm more interested in the visual than the tactile interaction; typeface, paper quality, and layout matter more to me than hide and binding. Most of the Bibles I review I bought myself or they were given to me by relatives. In these reviews, I try to provide you with the details I wish I'd known myself before I bought the book. You will likely disagree with me on some things, especially if you like bright red letters and skinny gray fonts; references at the bottom of the page; or if you insist that all Bibles be in a single-column, paragraph-by-paragraph format.
I've been criticized for being critical of Bibles! But my goal is to provide the Bible-buying public with information to help them decide how to spend their hard-earned money. That necessarily includes showing flaws and imperfections.
I once read through the whole bible using the JB including the apocrypha about 15 years ago. The notes were very informative and helped me a lot. I also have a New American Bible (not the NABRE) that has a lot of notes too. Even though I am not a catholic, I like reading the notes on their bibles.
Sorry, but I can only tell you what I know, not what I don't know. And I can't identify the best Eastern Orthodox Bible in English. But perhaps others will see your comment and offer their opinions.
@RGrantJones Thank you for these reviews! They have really helped me to learn a lot about the different translations over the last few years. I have a question regarding the NJB's footnotes. How different are they from the notes in the original JB? Are they significantly different or mostly the same notes?
The NJB reuses some notes from the JB, but it also adds new ones and modifies or removes old ones. So they're similar, but not quite the same. Thanks for the question!
Very strange they did not include the apocrypha, also a strange translation to do this in. Orthodox recommends the kjv or nkjv and are in line with majority text translations. The csb is a critical text base. Im unsure if its worth it, just finished the kjv study bible and have the life application & csb study bible. also want to read through the esv study notes.
Late to this video but I think faithfulness in Ephesians 2 refers to the faithfulness of Jesus, not us. Other scriptures would suggest this. Rom 3:22, 26 Gal 2:16, 20 Eph 3:12 Phil 3:9 Literal translations will read “faithfulness OF Jesus Christ” He was faithful because we were not and could not be. He is out portion and we bring nothing to the table, not even our own mustered up faith. It’s the gift of God. Thank you for the review!
The 2016 Gideons ESV edition already uses the 2016 ESV text. Perhaps it would be better if you could use that to compare with the regular Crossway ESV 2016 text instead of the 2013 Gideons ESV, which use the 2011 ESV text as its base.
