Keener - NKJV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible

Walton Sometimes people get frustrated with the Bible because the difficult figures of speech and the images and the customs they read about seem foreign to them. But when we explain those, then we open up the text of the Bible in a fresh, new way to understand what the text of the Bible is really addressing. Ultimately, everything in the Bible was written in particular times and cultures. So even though everything in it is for all time, not everything in it is for all circumstances. The better we understand the circumstances a passage originally addressed, the more confidently we can reapply its message to appropriate circumstances today. Craig S. Craig S.

Keener Welcome to the NKJV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. You have in your hands a comprehensive, multiuse tool that has been designed specifically to enhance your understanding of and appreciation for the cultural backgrounds that form the footings on which the foundation of Gods Word is built. About the NKJV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible This study Bible has been purpose-built to do one thing: to increase your understanding of the cultural nuances behind the text of Gods Word so that your study experience, and your knowledge of the realities behind the ideas in the text, is enriched and expanded. This study Bible contains the full text of the New King James Version of the Bible along with a library of study features designed to help you more completely grasp what the text is saying. These notes introduce and explain a wide variety of information on the Biblical text, providing deeper insights for individuals who are ready to devote themselves to serious study of the text. What Help Do These Study Features Offer? Each of the features in the NKJV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible has been developed with the goal of allowing readers to immerse themselves in the culture, the literature, the geography and the everyday life of the people to whom the Bible was originally written.

Book Introductions answer questions about who wrote the books of the Bible, to whom, and when, as well as informing readers about the larger cultural and political context in which a book was written. In the Old Testament, dates of writing and specific authorship for each book are less clear than in the New Testament, where such information is marginally less controversial, although still debated. Thats why the Old Testament introductions include Key Concepts and the New Testament Introductions include Quick Glance information to help readers orient themselves. The Old Testament includes a helpful chart that explains the nuances of meaning contained in Hebrew words that dont have exact equivalents in English. That chart is called . Also included before the Old Testament is a helpful article entitled, that is a must-read before you begin your OT study.

The New Testament includes a reference feature entitled that is designed to help clarify and further define the cultural contexts behind these terms. Its included as a background feature to define and explain terms that often repeat in the New Testament notes. The NKJV Hyperlinked Cross Reference system aids in deeper study of the Bibles themes, language and concepts by leading readers to related passages on the same or similar themes. Over 10,000 study notes have been placed close to the text that they amplify and explain. These have been designed to provide the reader with a deep and rich understanding of the nuances that the original readers and hearers of the Bible would have intuitively understood. They focus on the land, the literature, and the political and cultural contexts that the Bibles authors lived in, and emphasize how the people of Israel were both influenced by, as well as how they were called to be different from, their surrounding culture.

Full-color , summarize and explain important background information and ideas from Scripture. Front and end matter features include ), and many other helpful study tools. The NKJV is a tool designed to help readers who remember a key word or phrase in a passage to locate the verses they are looking for. Words and names are listed alphabetically, along with their more significant verse references. at the end of this study Bible complement the color maps in the interior of the Bible to help readers to visualize the geographic context of what they are studying. Please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with these features as you begin your study.