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Excellent, As a Religion major I found this book to more than helpfulwith refences and footnotes etc. Great Study Guide
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an excellent resource and reading Bible

I read almost all Bible translations and compare them often. I think that many reviews are from people who have not actually spent time studying and are instead just regurgitating the comments of their conservative pastors.

The NRSV is a great translation. The use of gender accurate language is a common practice in real world literature and it is only logical that it would also be used in Bible translations. The linguistic arguments are well worn and should be known and understood by all potential reviewers.

I regret that the Harper Collins Study Bible is not available in leather editions. The font size, word spacing, layout and printing quality is all excellent. I think the font size is about 10.5 - 11 pica. The study notes are obviously smaller, but my old eyes can still read them.

In regard to the so-called "liberal slant," the commentators are using principles of higher criticism. You don't have to agree with everything they say, but it would behoove us all to understand their perspective. Many of the comments are on word choices or alternative renderings. I find many of the comments to be helpful and they enhance my understanding. Some of their comments, such as on 1 Corinthians 6:9ff, are quite conservative in their interpretation.

This is not a Life Application Bible, which has its own attributes. The student of the Bible would do well to use various tools in their learning endeavors.

I find this edition of the NRSV to be comfortable to read from on a daily basis. I would encorage the reader to get a copy of this wonderful study Bible and just enjoy the translation and commentary. Don't let the ultra-conservatives tell you what to read and not read. Take charge of your own spiritual life.
The HarperCollins Study Bible: Fully Revised & Updated by HarperOne

Not for the faint of heart, or faint of faith

This is a true study Bible. It is most emphatically not a "devotional" Bible, at least in the traditional sense of the word. Even so, if you want to read the Scriptures in a way that makes the world in which they were written come alive, in a way that helps one better understand the notion of the Incarnate Word, it's an excellent resource.
The HarperCollins Study Bible: Fully Revised & Updated by HarperOne

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The landmark general reference Bible that offers the full text of the New Revised Standard Version, now completely revised and updated by leading biblical scholars, including, new introductions and notes, diagrams, charts and maps––25% revised or new material.

After 10 years of new archeological discoveries and changes in biblical studies, it was time for an overhaul of this classic reference work.

With the guidance of the Society of Biblical Literature, an organization of the best biblical scholars world wide, we have selected Dean of Yale Divinity School, Harold Attridge, to oversee the Study Bible's updating and revision.

• The fundamental strengths of the first HCSB remain . . .

up–to–date introductions to the Biblical books, based on the latest critical scholarship, by leading experts in the field

concise notes, clearly explaining names, dates, places, obscure terms, and other difficulties in reading the Biblical text

careful analysis of the structure of Biblical books

abundant maps, tables, and charts to enable the reader to understand the context of the Bible, and to see the relationship among its parts.

• But, in this new revised edition . . .

Every introduction, essay, map, illustration and explanatory note has been reviewed and updated, and new material added. For instance,

There are newly commissioned introductory essays on

the archaeology of ancient Israel and the New Testament world,

the religion of ancient Israel,

the social and historical context of each book of the Bible, and

on Biblical interpretation

There are completely new introductions and notes for many of the books in the Bible, plus a full revision and updating of all others.

Of special interest are:

The literary history of the Pentateuch (those books between the Old and New Testament that Catholics include in their Bible)

More references to ancient non–Biblical sources which seem to parallel books in the Bible like the Gnostic gospels uncovered in Egypt or the famous scrolls found near the Dead Sea in Israel.

And, more comprehensive attention to the interrelationship of Old and New Testaments

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