The NASB MacArthur Study Bible, Second Edition

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A review of the MacArthur Study Bible 2nd Edition (ISBN 9780785230304). This volume is a Smyth-sewn gray cloth-over-board hardback with relatively opaque 36 gsm paper. The text of the 1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB) is printed in a 9.5 point font in two 53 character wide text columns. The approximately 25,000 footnotes are presented in three columns in a 7.5 to 8 point sans serif font. Between the text and the footnotes, roughly 72,000 references and text and
translation notes appear in a 6.5 point sans serif font. The Scripture text and the footnotes are line-matched. The words of Christ are in black ink.
The volume features introductions for each book and abundant study material, to include an Index to Key Bible Doctrines, multiple harmonies and timelines, and a ~5000 entry concordance.
The footnotes are clear and concise. They were written from the perspective of a Calvinistic baptist who believes the Bible to be the word of God. I characterize these notes as conservative, dispensational, premillennial, pretribulational, cessasionist, complementarian, and Sacramentarian.
Detailed Contents
00:00 Dimensions, Margins, Layout, Font ... (four charts)
00:36 Size compared to the Compact NASB MacArthur Study Bible
00:49 Size compared to the ESV Study Bible
01:17 The back of the dust jacket
01:39 The cloth-over-board gray hardcover
01:53 Page layout
03:34 The font in the text
04:44 The font in the references
05:04 The font in the footnotes
05:22 Paper qualities (sheen, thickness, weight, color, opacity)
06:20 The layout of the book introductions
07:50 The words of Christ are in black ink!
08:11 The Appendices
10:15 The Index to Key Bible Doctrines
11:58 The Concordance
13:13 The seven color maps
13:45 The volume is Smyth-sewn -- stitching is visible in the maps section
14:16 The white head and tail bands and gray and blue ribbon markers
15:03 This Bible lies flat in Genesis
15:16 The presentation page, title pages, copyright page, table of contents, and other material up front
19:06 The introduction to the book of Genesis
19:43 The material between the two testaments
20:53 The Introduction to the Gospels
22:23 A close-up look at the font
22:50 The font compared to that in the older Compact NASB MacArthur Study Bible
23:27 The font compared to that in the older NKJV MacArthur Study Bible
23:57 The font compared to that in Zondervan's NASB Single-Column Reference Bible
24:32 The translation continuum chart (how literal is the 1995 NASB?)
25:14 How likely is the 1995 NASB to depart from the Masoretic Text?
25:56 How often does the 1995 NASB agree with these Greek New Testaments: Nestle-Aland 28th edition, Robinson-Pierpont, Tyndale House, and Westcott & Hort
27:37 The footnote at Genesis 6.2 - who were the sons of God?
28:25 Acts 13.47 and the quotation from Isaiah 49.6
30:07 Hebrews 1.6 and Deuteronomy 32.43 LXX
30:43 Typos in the footnotes - some topical headings are not in blue ink
31:19 The footnote at Isaiah 9.6 - does this passage refer to the Lord?
32:29 The Augustinian footnote at Ephesians 2.8
33:16 The footnote at 1 Cor 13.8-10 says that tongues ceased at the end of the apostolic age
34:07 Reconciling John's gospel and the Synoptic gospels on the timing of the Passover
35:35 Luke 22.19 - "this is my body" is said to be metaphorical
36:16 An arid interpretation of 1 Peter 3.20-21 - "baptism now saves you"
37:10 A footnote on millennial views
38:21 Concluding observations

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@einarengemoen2486 2 года назад

You are certainly a special Bible reviewer. Not much that slips away from your attention. I appreciate what you are doing, thanks!

@RGrantJones 2 года назад

Thanks for the encouragement, Einar!

@Jowaray74 2 года назад

I have this 2nd edition in my hands..thank you Dr. Mac Arthur

@pmachapman 3 года назад

I appreciate your highlighting notes that emphasize John MacArthur's beliefs. I am not exposed to Dispensational thought in my church, so this was enlightening!

@HoxtonLive 2 года назад

After watching your review twice I ordered the ESV hardcover just for the notes, its the same book but the Baby blue on the jacket and the blue ribbon is replaced by Tim green, the highlights, headings, chapter and verse numbers are still in blue, the paper is premium bible paper 36 gsm, but when I put it next to my hardcover ESV study bible standard size, it is conspicuously thinner. On the back of the jacket specifies 190 in-text maps instead of "more than 150..." and the font is the standard ESV font and is different in some letters, the exclusive comfort print logo is not on the back of jacket. And finally the sample text is romans 8:1 instead of john 3:16. The concordance ends at page 1996.

@inhisarms7775 3 года назад

This my friend is a beauty in hand. Got mine in the mail two days ago. Can’t go wrong with a Johnny Mac. Had first edition for years and couldn’t find myself to get another study Bible , so I just upgraded to second edition. He is very sound in doctrine and one of the best teachers I came across

@rainsong943 3 года назад

In case anyone is interested, Robert Alter's best seller The Hebrew Bible: A translation with commentary is only $54.99 this week on Amazon. Incredible deal! It normally retails for around $109.

@petermuchko 2 года назад

I was able to get a nkjv MacArthur Study Bible 2nd edition blue cloth overboard and a very very deep discount brand new can't wait to get mine in the mail

@jovemministro 6 месяцев назад

I got the ESV... now, i want the nasb macarthur study bible... thank you for it.

@gleasonparker1684 2 года назад

I found I had one of these in ESV. So blew dust off. Also got the ESV study bible in large print ordered. ESV is my new favourite along with NASB 95. I share your concerns over 2020. It is hard to be all things to all people and sisters.

@garvinsmith4555 Год назад

Hi Gleason, I have a couple of questions for you. Why is the name Lucifer not found in both the NASB and ESV Bibles? And why in both Bibles is Jesus' title morning star given to the devil?

@ChrisWebb-ty6im 4 месяца назад

I have this bible but in paperback. It's an excellent study bible. Also I have Nelson Wesley NKJV study bible which is my backup

@nendwr 2 года назад

I've bought a copy of this Bible now (your review helped me make my mind up; thank you) - I'd been meaning to buy a copy of the NASB95 for a while, as it's what I tend to go to online when the NRSV is just getting too distant from what it's translating, and this is definitely a really nice edition - went for the black imitation leather; it lies flat beautifully. It really is beautifully readable. My main gripes are: 1) the disappointing lack of the Apocrypha 2) that some of the notes are so conservative as to be quite mad (the note on Numbers 12.3 honestly had me laughing out loud; of course the Holy Spirit *could* have done what MacArthur is suggesting there, but really...) 3) that the concordance seems very patchy (one I noticed immediately is that the Glory of the Lord section is missing Habakkuk 2.14; the very next section, Glutton, similarly does not refer to Matthew 11.19 or its parallel in Luke); but at least I can't find the issue that I find with the New Oxford Annotated Bible of its making connections that only reflect the unevenness of the translation and that aren't there in the original languages (Obstacle is a good example of that in that Bible).

@alanpruett2217 2 года назад

Enjoyed your review. I’ll be interested in a literalness comparison with the Updated American Standard Version, coming out next year hopefully.

@tjtampa214 3 года назад

1st time viewer. Excellent review of an excellent study bible by an excellent pastor/teacher/author...our John MacArthur. All glory to YHWH. 🕊 I bought a similar one of his but I will also be buying this one! Love the blue and it's jam packed. Thx. 🌼

@carlbengtsson2266 Год назад

Excellent review. This is my current Study Bible, but I am looking at the Orthodox Study Bible or maybe the CSB Ancient Faith Study Bible as my next one. Great material in the video. It differs from the other channels I follow with Bible reviews, and brings more in-depth material/insights. Thanks.

@RGrantJones Год назад

Thank you for the kind comment, Carl. Merry Christmas!

@garvinsmith4555 Год назад

Carl, you should look only to the K.J.V. bible! Trust me on this!

@RyanGill86 2 года назад

Fantastic review, as always! I do not own a copy of the NASB. So even though my church uses the ESV, given that I own the Reformation Study Bible in ESV, ESV Study Bible, and the Creeds and Confessions ESV, I think I will invest in this NASB MacArthur edition.

@rogerdillon8651 2 года назад

Excellent review! I appreciate the time you invest in your reviews and your attention to detail. I am curious, is your preference for the words of Christ in black based upon any theological basis or is it more of an esthetic choice? I have always preferred red letter. Thanks.

@RGrantJones 2 года назад

No theological reasons. Red letters often cause me eye strain -- actual physical pain. Publishers seem to have difficulty printing them evenly, so you're more likely to find faded sections of red text. Black text is often printed on the opposite side of the page, causing show-through/ghosting, and I find red characters on a cluttered background harder to read than black characters on the same background. Thanks for the question, Roger!

@richardgreene8171 2 года назад

Great Bible review! I have the previous edition, and was considering getting this one. The layout is growing on me. I appreciate your commentary on MacArthur's commentary notes. I;m glad that more Bibles would be black letter text like this one, although I haven't found a text/reference edition that I'm am satisfied with in black text letter. Do you have suggestions on reaching out to the publishers of NASB Bibles to produce more Bibles with black letter text. Also, I am curious, what is your denominational affiliation or background?

@RGrantJones 2 года назад

Richard - I think some of the publishers have gotten the message. Crossway and Nelson, at least, usually give us black ink editions. Nelson printed an NKJV verse-by-verse reference Bible a year or so ago, and the only major issue I had with it was that the words of Christ were in red ink. They're printing the same text block with all black letters this November. I think the best way to send them a message is to buy the black ink editions. I'm an Anglican, but my initiation into Christianity was through through a non-instrumental, multi-cup Church of Christ.

@wayne4134 3 года назад

Excellent, thorough review! I have a copy of this Bible in the NKJV and appreciate it greatly! The study notes are a little small but voluminous. Generally, I agree with MacArthur but in some places I have a different perspective. This is not a problem as I enjoy reading different viewpoints. Thanks again, for doing a wonderful review!

@RGrantJones 3 года назад

Thanks for the kind comment, Terry!

@domsdomsdomsdoms 3 года назад

did this hardcover version come in any sort of packaging like a box, sleeve, or shrink wrap? :)

@MichaelSchmalGuitar 2 года назад

Very good presentation! I use the same Bible in NKJV.

@Workingcockers 6 месяцев назад

I’d love one but the 9.5 font is a bit too small to read and the 12.0 large print is just too big. I’m 63 my eye sight isn’t great but I don’t need an enourmous print bible. A 10.5 font would work just fine. I think it’s a huge oversight to have only 2 fonts.

@israelrivera3009 Год назад

I have the MacArthur Study Bible really like the study notes-comments, ...does the MacArthur Bible Commentary has more study notes than my Study Bible? Im thinking if it has 50% or more comments-study notes could be worth it.... like how much more percentage of notes has the Commentary? do you think is worth getting both ??

@taywil64A 3 года назад

Excellent review as ever. Especially interested in your analysis of the eating of the Passover meal as this was a subject covered by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in his study, "Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week" the first English edition published in 2011. The NASB MacArthur 2nd ed. look like an an informative study Bible.

@RGrantJones 3 года назад

Thanks for the encouragement, William! I've heard that Pope Benedict XVI addressed this issue, but I don't recall the specifics. I want to say that he prioritized John's timeline and reconciled the Synoptics to it, but my memory's faulty.

@tabestorm5339 3 года назад

I wonder if I should get the NASB or the ESV. ESV is easier, but MacArthur preaches from NASB, so perhaps his notes will make more sense then?

@RGrantJones 3 года назад

It's likely that the notes have been tailored to suit the translation. My guess is that either choice will work well.

@edwardgraham9443 3 года назад

How would you compare these study notes with those in the ESV Study Bible? Which do you think is better, if one is actually better? Nice detailed review. There are quite a few of MacArthur's views I don't agree with being Pentecostal, but on other I'm in full agreement, like the sons of God in Genesis 6.

@RGrantJones 3 года назад

Thanks for the encouraging comment, Edward! I can't say which has better notes. I perceive the ESV Study Bible's notes as being more widely evangelical, while these are more targeted: Calvinistic, dispensational, premillennial, baptist (and so forth). Still, they strike me as well-written, useful, and informative.

@edwardgraham9443 3 года назад

@@RGrantJones I understand. I like the study notes of the ESV more. Yeah, the does have its calvinistic slants but as you say more evangelical and also has a wider cross section of scholars as opposed to just McArthur and the Masters Seminary. I generally don't use study Bibles but every now and then I make reference to it. Thanks for your upload. How's the ESV vs NKJV coming along?

@RGrantJones 3 года назад

@@edwardgraham9443 - I've been strategizing, thinking about how to lay it out: I'd prefer not to clone the KJV vs ESV video. I'll likely build the charts in the Christmas to New Years Day timeframe.

@edwardgraham9443 3 года назад

@@RGrantJones Great I'm really looking forward to. At this time I'm think my Bibles will the both the NKJV and the ESV. I don't really see anything else to replace them. And using them side by side I believe it should help me gain a good understanding of the scriptures. All I need to do from there on is just to obey and live it.

@rainsong943 3 года назад

Will you be purchasing Wayne Grudem's Systematic Theology 2nd edition that will be released on Dec 8? It is thoroughly revised with new material, 200 or so pages more than his previous book. Hopefully you can review it.

@RGrantJones 3 года назад

Thanks for commenting, Rainsong 93! But I'll likely not be purchasing that systematic theology.

@chris12780 3 года назад

Hi Mr. Jones, choosing between Nasb95 and the nasb2020, which of the two would you choose?

@RGrantJones 3 года назад

Thanks for the question, Chris. I would chose the '95. I think the 2020 improves on the '95 edition in significant ways, but I have difficulty with the repeated insertions of 'and sisters' or 'and daughters'. As an example, I find the NASB 2020's insertions in Romans 8.12-25 distracting.

@chris12780 3 года назад

@@RGrantJones oh those would be insertions and not actually part of the original language? Thanks

@RGrantJones 3 года назад

@@chris12780 - correct.

@chris12780 3 года назад

@@RGrantJones I understand. Thanks. I will be sticking with the Nas95.

@justin5801 3 года назад

Very helpful comment. Sticking with the '95 too

@thesolitude 3 месяца назад

Does it contain Apocrypha?

@RGrantJones 3 месяца назад

No, it doesn't. Thanks for the question.

@johnjialelim7570 3 года назад

Will you be planning to review Hebrew bible like Biblia Hebraica Sturttgartensia by Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft someday ? It would great to review the entire bible in original languages :D .

@RGrantJones 3 года назад

Thanks for the suggestion, jiale lim! I intend to review the Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft edition of Rahlfs' Septuagint at some point, but Biblia Hebraica Sturttgartensia is out of my league. Apart from a few pleasantries, I don't know Hebrew.

@jovemministro Год назад

Do you prefer Esv study Bible or MacArthur study Bible?

@RGrantJones Год назад

Thanks for the question, SENA! I give the edge to the ESV Study Bible. But I have to admit that I don't use either very often, and when I do it's to check the notes. I can access the ESV Study Bible online, and that's convenient.

@jovemministro Год назад

@@RGrantJones Thanks for answering, Jones! I am debating whether to buy the Esv study Bible or the MacArthur study Bible. Those are two good options.

@LivingLambsVeganKitchen 3 года назад

Good morning! I have a sister (about 66, raised Catholic, now new age, believes Jesus is "a" divine person, there is no hell, etc.) who is very cynical about the Bible itself (the usual: written by men, full of errors, etc.). Is there a study bible you would recommend for such a person -- one that might address this type of thing. Many thanks for any thoughts you have!

@criticaltheist3992 3 года назад

Good question, the csb ancient faith study Bible could reveal some valuable insight into church history(I think R Grant Jones also does a review on this book). Also I think those types of “new age folks” are very attracted to the pious nature of spiritual life, the Eastern Orthodox denomination offers a lot in terms of that like the book “A pilgrims way” or the orthodox study Bible. Hope this helps

@LivingLambsVeganKitchen 3 года назад

@@criticaltheist3992 Thank you so very much! I really appreciate yippee thoughtful response! Praise God! ❤

@kylesalmon31 2 года назад

I know this is an old comment but the evidence Bible would probably do well.

@LivingLambsVeganKitchen 2 года назад

@@kylesalmon31 Hi, Theist! That is a great thought! Thank you! I love Ray Comfort and have been thinking about that Bible lately!! Good bless you! ♥️✝️♥️

@kylesalmon31 2 года назад

@@LivingLambsVeganKitchen I had one before and it was good! They came out with an nkjv one as well.

@colonyofcells 3 года назад

not sure why they did not use the nasb 2020.

@RGrantJones 3 года назад

The same organization that prepared this study Bible is also working on the new Legacy Standard Bible. My impression is that they disagree with the editorial direction 2020 NASB took. Thanks for commenting!

@terencealbertmcbain8041 Год назад

I have purchased the NASB MacCarthur study Bible, but told that it is from the corrupt Greek text, and was told to stick with the KJV as it is the only true word of God. I really do enjoy watching and listening to Pastor John MacCarthur.

@Fourwedge Год назад

You don't need the kjv only crowd telling you it's corrupt. All the translations are doing their best to give you something easier to understand. I love the esv, nasb 95, and new LSB. Look at the kjv and see how many words you don't even understand. And that isn't great for applying the word in your life.

@garvinsmith4555 Год назад

@@Fourwedge I am the root and the offspring of David the bright and morning star. (Revelation 22:16. K.J.V.) How art thou fallen from heaven O Lucifer son of the morning! (Isaiah 14:12 K.j.v.) How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn. (Isaiah 14:22 MacArthur nasb version.) My question to you is this: why is the name Lucifer not found in the MacArthur nasb version? And why in the MacArthur nasb version, Jesus's title morning star is given to the devil? Is it because the KJV bible is corrupt? If that's the case, then, only the K.J.V. Bible is corrupt because most of the new translation says the same thing. They all refer to the devil as both the morning star and son of the morning. Only the KJV Bible refers to him as the son of the morning.

@dtnetlurker 6 месяцев назад

@garvinsmith4555 True about the Lucifer name only being in the KJV. It is however the Latin name that was held over from the Latin translation. The earlier Thomas Mathew's bible and the Geneva bible (both Textus Receptus bibles) both have the alternate words in a notation in the margin. They were study bibles before study bibles were cool. Some KJV bibles have both translations, usually in a notation.

@billykid6824 3 года назад

Frank Logsdon Denounces New American Standard Version (Transcript) Co Author "I must under God denounce every attachment to the New American Standard Version. I'm afraid I'm in trouble with the Lord...We laid the groundwork; I wrote the format; I helped interview some of the translators; I sat with the translator; I wrote the preface. When you see the preface to the New American Standard, those are my words...it's wrong, it's terribly wrong; it's frightfully wrong...I'm in trouble;...I can no longer ignore these criticisms I am hearing and I can't refute them. The deletions are absolutely frightening...there are so many. The finest leaders that we have today haven't gone into it [new versions of Wescott and Hort's corrupted Greek text] just as I hadn't gone into it...that's how easily one can be deceived...Are we so naive that we do not suspect Satanic deception in all of this?" - Frank Logsdon - Logsdon's Pro KJV Anti NASV - Download MP3 Frank Logsdon was a major player in the development of the New American Standard Bible (NASB). He was a friend of Dewey Lockman, and was involved in a feasibility study involving purchasing the copyright of the American Standard Version (ASV) with Lockman that lead to the eventual production of the NASB. He interviewed some of the translators for the job, and even wrote the preface to the translation. Slowly, he became aware that there was something wrong with the NASB. He eventually rejected it, and promoted the KJV. This was a major defection for the modern version crowd Below is his speech, in it's entirety, rejecting the NASB, and endorsing the Textus Receptus and the KJV. (The complete transcript is available here) www.defendproclaimthefaith.org/dr_frank_logsdon.html Vaticanus Text (Catholic) disagrees with the Sinaiticus in over 3,000 places. Missing in this text, Gen 1 to 46, There is a supplement to it. Ps. 107 to 137, Heb 9:14 on missing. All Revelation all 1and 2 Timothy, All Titus, all Philemon.

@dale5497 2 года назад

I’m not a biblical scholar by any measure. However, I do read elsewhere that Logsdon’s claimed participation in the NASB has been throughly refuted by the Lockman foundation as grossly exaggerated. Whatever the problems with the translation, I wouldn’t use Logsdon’s words as a basis for anything to do with the NASB.

@wbl5649 3 года назад

Looks hard to read...

@RGrantJones 3 года назад

Thanks for commenting, C L! Are you referring to the translation, the font sizes, or the fact that the typeface is cluttered with symbols?

@wbl5649 3 года назад

@@RGrantJones the font size and the clutter

@Lokie-cd2hw 5 месяцев назад

MacArther's Calvinist interpretation mars this study Bible. Be careful when this pops up in the notes.

@OkieAllDay 8 месяцев назад

MacArthur's Calvinism is enough for me to never buy one of his Bibles. Plus, I have a problem buying a Bible that he names after himself.

@RGrantJones 8 месяцев назад

I wish study Bibles weren't named after specific people. I suspect the publisher insisted upon it in order to boost sales. Thanks for commenting!

@seungminlee9468 7 месяцев назад

As a non-calvinist, I hate John Macarthur. He is so arrogant fundamentalist.

@johndisalvo6283 Год назад

MacArthur didn’t even write the study notes in it! That’s a proven fact! All about $$$$$$$$$$$$$, yet he picks the low hanging fruit of the prosperity gospel. Just like the world.