NIV, The MacArthur Study Bible, Hardcover: Holy Bible, New International Version (Signature)

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Was looking for a Bible that could provide insightful answers on my questions with clear and cross references. This one seems to be the perfect book I was searching.I am so happy so far.

The MacArthur Study Bible is the greatest single-volume book in the history of the written word! It is the flagship resource of "Grace to You," a ministry which purposes "to teach biblical truth with clarity, taking advantage of various means of mass communications to expand the sphere of John MacArthur's teaching ministry." (From the Purpose Statement at gty.org) According to the ministry website, "John MacArthur is the Pastor-Teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, as well as an author, conference speaker, president of the Master's College and Seminary, and featured teacher with the Grace to You media ministry."Dr. MacArthur has been pastor of Grace Community Church since 1969. During that time, he has preached verse-by-verse through the entire New Testament, as well as significant portions of the Old Testament. The essence of John MacArthur's credibility as a teacher and spiritual leader is his unswerving devotion to the Divine inspiration (authorship), absolute inerrancy, and complete authority of the Bible. Since the Bible is the true and infallible written revelation of God to mankind, Dr. MacArthur has said: "The only logical response to inerrant Scripture is to preach it expositionally. By that, I mean preaching in such a way that the meaning of the Bible passage is presented entirely and exactly as it was intended by God." This commitment results in content that is consistently and faithfully evangelical, because, as he explains: "Over the years of teaching the word of God without a lot of presuppositions, I tend to conclude whatever I believe the exegetical process yields."But, although MacArthur has successfully disentangled himself from the straightjacket of agenda-driven or tradition-mandated, outcome-based theology---owing no tribute to conformity with any human opinion--he is by no means a doctrinal libertine. He is manifestly committed to declaring "the whole purpose of God" (Acts 20:27), and yet equally determined "not to exceed what is written" (2 Corinthians 4:6). This honest, forthright handling of Scripture renders MacArthur's work refreshingly free of the distortions and outright oppositions of the ear-tickling theology demanded by fallen human preference--which is so often shamelessly catered to and pandered to by the Lord's foes and friends alike!In this study bible (and, indeed, in any of MacArthur's books, commentaries, and sermons), Holy Scripture is always handled with credence as trustworthy, dynamic, living truth that has urgent and immediate application for every reader--as you would expect of words written by Almighty God Himself. According to the "Grace to You" website, the MacArthur Study Bible is an "al-in-one spiritual library [which] contains John's personal study notes below the full-length Bible text. Virtually every Scripture has a matching study note with detailed information, explanations, and helpful insight. The MacArthur Study Bible...can transform your personal time in God's word by clarifying difficult passages, bringing unseen cultural and historical details to life, and helping you understand and apply biblical truth."MacArthur is a master at explaining the Bible with the Bible by comparing parallel passages, citing cross references with similar details, doctrines, or concepts, and appealing to Scriptural examples as the best demonstration of Scriptural principles. As a result, his study bible notes, sermons, and commentaries have broad appeal and relevance in any and every society or time period. In addition to the trustworthy doctrinal content, the study notes and other features are rich with fascinating historical and cultural details that bridge the gap of millennia and bring the reader closer to the events, people, and settings of the Bible. Many informative linguistic insights are also provided which enhance the understanding of words and passages. The MacArthur Study Bible has nearly 25,000 of John's study notes buttressed with 80,000 cross-references, and it is also rich with other valuable features, including complete introductions to each book of the Bible, a treatment of key historical, political, and religious developments in the intertestamental period, several full-color maps, over 140 two-color maps, charts, timelines, and illustrations, informative background articles like "Introduction to the Bible" and "How We Got the Bible," an overview of theology, an index of key Bible doctrines and where to find passages relating to them, an extensive concordance, and more.I have read every word of the MacArthur Study Bible, and I can personally attest to the fact that on every page of this magnificent and unparalleled resource, the meaning of the Word of God is faithfully explained with clarity and concision that will readily appeal to the most serious Bible student, and yet the content is not overly technical so as to be too laborious for a layman.Not only the study bible, but ALL of John MacArthur's books and sermons are valuable for their forthright, straightforward, faithful, and convicting proclamation of the truth of God, including the one true gospel of salvation by grace alone through faith alone in Jesus Christ alone (apart from any false considerations of human merit, Isaiah 64:6)--which is mankind's only hope of escaping God's righteous judgment against the sin we are all guilty of committing against Him.Some of my personal MacArthur favorites, in addition to the study bible, are--The MacArthur New Testament Commentaries (Complete in 33 volumes, it is the greatest series of books in the history of the written word), One Perfect Life (A single-narrative harmony of the New Testament gospel accounts--by far the finest work of its kind ever published), The Gospel According to Jesus (Arguably Dr. MacArthur's finest and most important book apart from the study bible), Ashamed of the Gospel, The Love of God, and the Battle for the Beginning (among many others).

Die NIV Übersetzung ist leicht zu lesen und die John MacArthur Kommentare sind wie im deutschen sehr plausibel und hilfreich!

Many great features!!