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 I want to preface my review of the NIV Grace & Truth Study Bible to say that I own approximately 25 study Bibles and even more journaling Bibles. This Bible is in my top 8 of the best Bibles I own. It ranks up there with the CSB and ESV Study Bibles. This Bible presents a unique manner of Study Bibles.

Dr. Mohler is the president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. His work is wonderful. As General Editor, he presents the "NIV Grace & Truth Study Bible" with many evangelical scholars. The Bible is sleek, attractive, and worthy of praise. The NIV translation is good because it brings clarity and precision together. This is nearly the perfect Bible in the NIV translation.

The Grace and Truth Study Bible has some great advantages. First, it has a consistent scholarship. Its notes have some good messages. This Bible promotes the core gospel message well, along with the necessary human response to God’s grace. Second, it is equally careful to adhere to the basic evangelical commitments while also feeling equally free to adopt recent approaches to synthesizing the Bible and science. This Bible gives what the text means for today.

I have only read the notes for the Gospels and 1 John. These notes in the Bible have good structure and are well written. The notes of this Study Bible are straightforward yet very astute and perspective to Baptist faith. The notes are not overly technical but cover a lot of simplistic and easy ground for the lay reader and scholar alike. This is a good thing because we need a Bible for the Church and the Seminary.

Now to the disadvantages of this Bible. For this edition, they did a wonderful job on the printing. The craftsmanship is mediocre. But the paper used in this book did not match their work, not as good as those Bible printed in USA I had before. The small print is hard to read. I would have liked an 11-point font. This Bible does need a darker overlay in the pages due to the small font. The delicate and subtle use of color in headings and cross-references also adds to an easy reading experience.

All in all, I give this Study Bible 4 stars. This Bible can easily be used for laity and scholars alike. This Bible gives us a new and unique understanding of the books of the Bible from an easy and simplistic point of view.

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