The Open Bible--My Review

First off; study Bibles are awesome. You not only get your basic Biblical text, but also a concordance, maps,  loads of notes, and outlines. It's nice to be able to really dig deeply into your Bible reading (or not) with a Bible like this. 

This Bible is deep. It has everything I could possibly want when it comes to detailed historical information. I especially like the colour maps--it makes it so neat to be able to see where exactly Jesus and the disciples walked on the earth and where these stories took place (the book outlines are also helpful for this). It's also cool to be able to look up a single word I have on my mind and see every Bible verse with it (like old school CTRL+F)! I got the hardcover version of this Bible, which makes it a bit more heavy-duty and easy to read (you can lay it out and pages won't flip back on you). 

One thing I wasn't overly fond of was the version. I am a twenty-something, and KJV doesn't really hit me the same as the NLV or even NIV does. I wish it was in a version that was easier to digest. That said, it is a good thing to have a very "to-the-word", accurate version of the original text for in-depth study.

I didn't really love the highlighting of Jesus' words either; to me, that took away from getting lost in the text and made everything He said really stand out (not necessarily a bad thing, but distracting to me).

If you're looking for a Bible that will take you back and enrich your spiritual journey, give this one a try.

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