Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: New Testament

This Bible is so good!! The footnotes are super detailed and really help you to fully understand what you’re reading, I would definitely recommend it. So happy with my purchase

This study bible is not suitable for daily reading for pleasure because the amount of notes and annotations would be distracting. Having said that, Scott Hahn's notes and word studies are comprehensive and written in a form that is easy to understand for those who have an interest in the subject but do not have degrees in biblical studies. There are some exceedingly interesting word studies too, such as the significance of the phrase 'first born' or the concept of 'covenant', which have a historical meaning far richer than the way we use such words and phrases today. Physically, the book is bound very well, the paper is a pleasing weight and colour (easy on the eyes) and the font is clear. The two ribbon bookmarkers are very useful and the leather binding of of high quality. This book, although it is just the New Testament, is larger and heavier than an average complete bible. A superb reference tool of premium, durable high quality.

This book is amazing. It gives you a great insight to the authors of the books of the New Testament - telling you when they wrote, for what audience, how they had acquired their information, and much more. It has helped me to grow in knowledge and understanding of the tense and complex world of Jesus under Roman rule (for example, explaining who the Pharisees, the Herodians, and the Sadducees were and how they all viewed life - and how they viewed Jesus). It is well set out, has a beautiful cover, and is light enough in weight to handle comfortably when reading it.

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This NT study Bible, used in conjunction with the Scott Hahn Catholic Bible Dictionary, has really opened up the scriptures for me. The paper is lovely and thick so writing and highlighting do not bleed through. The type set is clear and large, and the cream paper makes for easy on the eyes studying. I love the notes, and the 'assignments'. The only trouble is I only read a few lines of the bible now before I get side tracked delving into that verse, i.e it is taking me 10 times as long to read BUT, the fruit that this study is bearing is astounding. What a book, every Catholic should study the bible in more depth using this Bible. Wish they did the OT in one book!

Great background knowledge to the Bible, very easy to uderstand, yet very deep. I'm waiting for the Old Testament version which is due ot soon.

As a famous convert to catholicism Scott Hahn brings both a Protestant's instincts for routine Bible study as a key life activity as well as a Catholic's sensibility and orientation to the deposit of faith and Holy Tradition. He is a supporter of Pope Benedict XVI's theological approach to biblical interpretation and this study NT reflects this unique background. Therefore, all of the supporting notes to the NT text refer frequently to the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) but equally to Holy Tradiiton and the deposit of faith which brings an immense unifying feel to the whole scriptural presence of the Church. If 'study' forms part of your approach to reading the NT then I'd say this text together with a copy of the CCC Catechism of the Catholic Church close by will add many dimensions to the reading. If there's room on the desk for a Jerusalem Study Bible The New Jerusalem Bible: Study Edition (Bible Njb) you may enjoy looking at the differences in the translations and the different approach to study notes.

It's a very good Bible, with amazing comentary on each topic, but for some reason it doesn't have even one ribbon. While it is a Study Bible, we got used to ribbons on most religious books, and in my opinion lack of a ribbon is a big omission on the side of the publisher. You start reading it and we all know this moment when we have to start looking for a bookmark! at this price I would expect a ribbon at least one.