The NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible

A review of the NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (ISBN 9780310450504). This Bible features the text of the 2011 revision of the New International Version (NIV) arranged in a single text column, formatted into paragraphs, for the 66 books of the Protestant canon. The font in the text is 9.1 points. It includes 20,000 study notes printed in ~7.5 point font. The paper is reasonably opaque and show-through (ghosting) is a minor issue.

The volume is bound in tan and caramel imitation leather. The binding is sewn and the Bible lies open in both Genesis and Exodus. The wide inner margin generally keeps the text out of the gutter and on the flat portion of the page. The words of Christ are in black ink.

Detailed contents

00:00 Dimensions, margins, layout, font ..., four slides
00:16 Unboxing
02:08 Size compared to the ESV Study Bible
02:27 Size compared to the NKJV Study Bible
02:48 The box
03:12 Page layout
04:50 The font in the text
05:38 The marginal references
06:34 The font in the study notes
06:55 Paper qualities (weight, glossiness, color, opacity)
07:38 Book and section introductions
09:40 The words of Christ are in black ink
10:04 Table of weights and measures
10:19 The 28 articles
11:00 The concordance
11:56 The binding is sewn
12:07 The map index
12:18 The 14 color maps
12:56 The paste-off construction
13:45 The Bible lies open and relatively flat in Genesis
14:59 The copyright page
15:10 The table of contents
16:50 The editorial team
17:07 Old Testament chronology
17:57 Ribbon measurements
18:33 A close-up look at the font
18:58 The font compared to that in an NIV Single-Column Reference Bible printed in 2011
19:21 The font compared to that in an ESV Study Bible printed circa 2008
19:39 The font compared to that in the NASB MacArthur Study Bible with Comfort Print font
20:01 The font compared to that in the NRSV New Oxford Annotated Bible, 5th edition
20:16 The NIV as a translation: it employs the singular 'they'
21:28 How literal is the NIV? The translation continuum chart
21:52 How frequently does the NIV stray from the Masoretic Text?
22:15 The NIV's New Testament compared to the Nestle-Aland, Robinson-Pierpont, Westcott & Hort, and Tyndale House Greek New Testaments
23:30 The article entitled "Sin", by Kevin DeYoung
25:21 The footnote at Genesis 6.2. Who were the sons of God?
26:00 The major covenants in the Old Testament
26:28 The footnote at Genesis 15.6. Abraham believed God ...
27:06 The footnote at 2 Sam 21.19. Elhanan and Goliath.
27:46 The footnote at Psalm 2
28:10 The footnote at Isaiah 9.6
28:54 The footnote summarizing the song of the suffering servant, Isaiah 52.13-53
29:29 The table of New Testament quotations from or references to Isaiah 52.13-53
29:38 The footnotes at Daniel 9.24 and 9.25-27. Daniel's seventy weeks.
30:19 The footnote at Zechariah 12.10. "They will look on me, the one they have pierced ..."
30:56 The footnote on Matthew 28.18 -- The Great Commission and baptism
31:40 The footnote at 1 Peter 3.21, baptism now saves you
32:34 The footnote at Luke 22.19, "this is my body"
33:27 The footnote at 1 Cor 11.24, "this is my body"
33:59 The footnote at 1 Cor 13.8-10 and the cessation of spiritual gifts
34:34 The footnote at 1 Tim 2.12, women in authority
35:04 The footnote at 1 Peter 3.19, the imprisoned spirits
35:38 The introduction to Revelation and the millennium
36:21 This Bible fits in the large canvas cover
37:40 Summary

[lloydolayvar]

For serious Bible readers this is the best kind of review. Thanks a lot.

[percival]

We have all sorts of bible demoes on youtube being mislabelled as reviews.... but your's is an actual review!!! Thank you Dr. Grant.

[Ambrose_op]

Congratulations on well over three thousand subscribers, Dr. Jones! Thank you for the continually enjoyable and well-done content.

[danshumway]

Mr Jones I see you're back in full force. Thanks for the video!

[arttyler]

I appreciate your detailed review that other reviewers overlook. Thanks

[donaldmartineau]

Thanks for responding so quickly. You are a great service for bible lovers.

[eveningstar]

I really wish they had it in their mind to set ALL machine to give bibles THUMB INDEXES. This is lovely thank you so much for taking time to show us this. 🧡💛🧡

[Habanecro]

this is like, bible review asmr. relaxing AND edifying, 10/10 would recommend

[Tom-qomz]

Noticing the map on your desk - greetings from London! V thorough and helpful review as always, thanks for sharing

[acardnal]

Thanks for another fine review. I always enjoy your calm voice and intellectual commentary in your reviews. When you disagree with something you do so respectfully. As usual, I look forward to your next review.!

FYI, I don't know if anyone else is experiencing this but back in August Google/YouTube stop sending me emails for the videos I have Subscribed to! Not happy.

[dino]

Excellent review - as always - perfect quiet Sunday evening viewing and listening. I have the NIV Study Bible 2020 version. And as someone else said below it is worth it for the notes / comments. But the NIV for me is not my bible of choice alas even though it was one of the first Bible translations I used in my early days. If only they could do the NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible in say the NKJV or ESV. I may buy this for the notes alone but not sure yet. Anyways thank you for an another wonderful review I found in your channel ++

[mm-qmzh]

Mr. Jones, as a Catholic, I want to commend you for your comments made when reviewing the footnotes and explanations at about 30: - 32, as regards baptism and the institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper. You are quite respectful, and I also agree with your comments about the use of gender-inclusion language. I enjoyed your review very much. Many thanks! 🙏
Meline

[fumastertoo]

Another great review, and very thorough sir.

[MelodyM-blue]

The NIV is something I read along with a word-for-word style version. It's useful for many people, and I find it helps me understand some passages better. My favorite is the NKJV, and I'm also studying out of my new NET Bible. A person should use whichever version speaks to them, the one likely they will pick up and read more. I find the leather flex, leather-like, vinyl versions use paper lining on the inside, which ends up tearing quite rapidly. You said you didn't like the feel of this one, but they do vary sometimes. The leathers are becoming so expensive these days, even so I do prefer the real leather covers. I have the burgundy cover which I love and the hardback Bible (Orthodox Study Bible) fits nicely in it.

[robertflower]

Great review, helpful video Mr. Jones.

[donaldmartineau]

Some of your subscribers may be interested in a review of “The Bible from 26 Translations”. Curtis Vaughan Ed.
Also regarding the Lamsa:
Gen 22:1
Matt 27:46
Mark 15:34
seem to be very controversial.
Thanks again for your stellar work!
Donnie

[xxZachguyxx]

I keep coming back to this video just to get a idea if i'll like the canvas bible bag for my hardback parallel bible's

[hassanmirza]

As usual, a very nice review. Your Bible reviews are very academic yet accessible. :)

It seems that Protestants have more options when it comes to translations of Bible, even here in Germany. Maybe because Catholics does not allow a lot of theirs's to be published without permission of Church?

There is not much option for Eastern/Slavic Orthodox Bibles in English, only the Orthodox Study Bible.

Another question in my mind is: How much % of Bible (Catholic & Protestant) is Old Testament, and how much % is New Testament? I have read that Approx. 76% is old OT and 24% is NT.

[josephjude]

Another great video. Gorgias press has a new syriac english new testament out. We would love your commentary.

[ThomasAD]

I'm gonna compare this with the Reformation Study Bible