Small Update to the Orthodox Study Bible?

The Orthodox Study Bible is an incredible tool for several reasons. 1) It highlights the traditions of the Eastern Orthodox Church that is largely overlooked in the Western World. 2) It gives us an NKJV that is in agreement with the Septuagint and the Deuterocanon of the Orthodox Church. 3) It gives us commentary from church fathers and from an orthodox perspective. 4) It has the lectionary, morning prayers, and evening prayers in the back (along with the communion preparation portion in the beginning.)

I’m not Orthodox, and I’m not going to agree with some of the Orthodox traditions. That aside, I think it is important that we look at church through the lens of its actual history in the eastern and western traditions. What I often find is there is a lot of agreement. Is the disagreement over important issues? Absolutely. But that doesn’t mean I can’t learn and grow from studying. I think it’s important that we respect those that hold the centrality of Christ as the foundation of their faith, even when the traditions are unusual, unsettling, and even seemingly wrong to us.

Review of Leathersoft Edition:

With all that said, if you want to look at one of these for yourself, here is a link directly to their web-store.

Hard Cover:

Leathersoft:

[anickelsworthbiblereviews]

The Orthodox Study Bible is an incredible tool for several reasons. 1) It highlights the traditions of the Eastern Orthodox Church that is largely overlooked in the Western Word. 2) It gives us an NKJV that is in agreement with the Septuagint and the Deuterocanon of the Orthodox Church. 3) It gives us commentary from church fathers and from an orthodox perspective. 4) It has the lectionary, morning prayers, and evening prayers in the back (along with the communion preparation portion in the beginning.

I’m not Orthodox, and I’m not going to agree with some of the Orthodox traditions. That aside, I think it is important that we look at church through the lens of its actual history in the eastern and western traditions. What I often find is there is a lot of agreement. Is the disagreement over important issues? Absolutely. But that doesn’t mean I can’t learn and grow from studying. I think it’s important that we respect those that hold the centrality of Christ as the foundation of their faith, even when the traditions are unusually, unsettling, and even seemingly wrong.

With all that said, if you want to look at one of these for yourself, here is a link directly to their web-store.

Hard Cover:

Leathersoft:

[justin_messer]

It’s pronounced Tri- sag-eon. It means the Thrice Holy Hymn. It’s a prayer of benediction and mercy for the Trinity as a whole.

[nicholasgregoris]

The pronunciation of the "gh" in Trisaghion is hard. The word means "Thrice Holy" in reference to God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It's a superlative to underscore the doctrine that God is holy in an absolute sense. In the Divine Liturgy the Trisaghion is a beautiful prayer chanted by priest and people. It reads: "Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy and Immortal have mercy on us."

[nathanjohnwade]

With regards to the different order of OT books, adding Bible tabs can be helpful.

[sandracoombs]

Thanks Pastor Tim. Looks amazing. Did you say this new edition will appear in leathersoft?

[gregg]

Hello father Tim can you please tell me where I can buy online thank you and God bless

[GianFilipelli]

Can you siggest a Catholic Study Bible in large print with notes and in leather or leather soft not hardback ?
Just wanted to let you know thank you for your reviews and there should be more people like you, we are all Christians and we were all in the same boat and should not argue but help one another because whether we are Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, Jewish, we all believe in God and Jesus's teachings and are more alike than we are different in our beliefs.
God Bless

[cfroi]

It is not a prayer to the Mother of God, it is asking her for her prayer. But otherwise this is good review, subscribed.

[sascha]

He made me confused. Is he talking about the difference between the previous version and this 2019 or presenting the book?

[danettecross]

I just recieved a copy, and to be honest, the physical book seems cheap to me. It 'crackles' when I open it to the middle of the book, I can see the print on the other side of the page, some pages were stuck together with binding glue. Over all. Dissappointed in the physical book.