An Illustrated Walk Through Biblical History and Culture, The NIV Archaeological Study Bible sheds new light on the Bible. From the beginnings of Genesis to the end of Revelation, this new study Bible is filled with informative articles and full-color photographs of places and objects that will open your eyes to the historical context of the stories you read and the people you meet in Scripture. From kings and empires to weapons of war to clay pots used for carrying water, the archaeological record surrounding God's Word will help contextualize and inform your personal study.

• 4-color interior throughout
• Bottom of page study notes highlight and add further explanation to passages that speak onarchaeological or cultural facts included in the Scripture
• Articles (520) covering one of the following five categories:
• Archaeological Sites (Hazor, Ugarit, Arad, Ephesus)
• Cultural and Historical Notes (ancient seals and scarabs, perfume and anointing, the missionary journeys of Paul)
• Ancient Peoples and Lands (the Persian empire, the history of Egypt)
• The Reliability of the Bible (the question of the Psalm superscripts, the reliability of Judges, the ending of Mark)
• Ancient Texts and Artifacts (the Mesha Stone, the Prayer of Confession)
• Approximately 500 4-color photographs interspersed throughout
• Detailed book introductions that provide basic, at-a-glance information
• Detailed charts on pertinent topics
• In-text color maps that assist the reader in placing the action
• 8 point text
• Single-column format
• Side-column references
• Section headings
• Book introductions
• Timelines
• Burgundy Bonded Leather

Real Questions. Straight Answers. Stronger Faith. The Apologetics Study Bible will help today’s Christians better understand, defend, and proclaim their beliefs in this age of increasing moral and spiritual relativism. More than one-hundred key questions and articles placed throughout the volume about faith and science prompt a rewarding study experience at every reading. 2240 pages, from Broadman & Holman.

The Apologetics Study Bible features valuable contributions from a who’s-who of modern apologists such as Chuck Colson, Norm Geisler, Hank Hanegraaff, Josh McDowell, Albert Mohler, Ravi Zacharias, J. P. Moreland, and Phil Johnson.

Other features include:

• The full text of the popular Holman Christian Standard Bible® translation
• Two-color page layout
• Introduction to each Bible book focusing on its inherent elements of apologetics
• 10 point text
• Double-column format
• Book Outlines
• Translation Footnotes
• Articles on ethics, science, archaeology, philosophy, and non-Christian belief systems
• Study notes that explain "problem" passages
• Sidebars on Scriptures misused by cults
• Profiles of historic Christian apologists from Justin Martyr to C. S. Lewis
• Plan of Salvation
• Hardcover
• 6 3/4" x 9" x 1 1/2"

You spoke, and NavPress listened. They've learned a lot about Bible publishing since the full Bible release of The Message in 2002. They've heard from many loyal readers on what would make The Message better. Verse numbers and a smaller, lighter size are only the beginning. The Message numbered edition has over a dozen newly enhanced features you will love!

It's not just about verse numbers.

Now, the most widely read paraphrase comes with the most requested features:

• Exclusively designed numbering system
• New size that is 25% thinner
• One-half pound lighter than previous editions
• 6 attractive styles, including a padded hardcover
• Handcrafted maps & charts
• Unique paper designed and manufactured exclusively for NavPress and The Message
• Cream colored interiors for enhanced readability
• Reader-friendly typeset
• Improved typeset means better page economy and easier reading
• Bound-in Ribbon marker
• Bonded Leather, Burgundy

Features:

• Thompson Chain-Reference System---over 100,000 marginal references covering 8,000 completed chain topics
• Thompson instant-use guide included
• KJV concordance
• Numerical index of chain topics
• Alphabetical index
• Outline studies of the Bible
• Bible character studies
• Bible harmonies and illustrated studies
• Hebrew calendar
• Index to the Scriptures atlas
• 8 point type
• Double-column format
• Wide margins
• References in margins
• Words of Christ in red
• Subject headings
• Concordance
• Full-color maps
• Archaeological supplement
• Ribbon marker
• Gold gilded page edges
• Smythe Sewn
• Burgundy genuine leather
• Capri grain
• 7^" x 9^1/2" x 1^1/2"

The Dake Annotated Reference Bible is like no other study Bible on the market. More than twenty years of painstaking research went into it. With 35,000 commentary notes, 500,000 cross/chain references and 9,000 outline headings, the Dake Bible gives you more resources for personal study than you'll find in any other Bible. Period.

Yet it's not just the number of notes, references and headings that set the Dake Bible apart. It's what those tools do for you. Thousands of passages are amplified. Obscure readings are made clear. Ancient customs are explained, along with matters of history, culture and geography. Greek and Hebrew words and idioms are handled. In addition, parables, types, symbols, allegories and figures of speech are dealt with. Dispensational issues are treated in a systematic fashion, along with hundreds of details of biblical prophecy.

In other words, the Dake Bible is the ultimate tool to help you truly understand Scripture and "rightly divide the word of truth."

• Additional features:
  • Four-Column Format (two of text, two of notes/commentary)
  • 7 point text
  • 5 point notes
  • Book introductions & summaries
  • Words of Christ in red
  • Complete concordance and cyclopedic index
  • Dictionary/Concordance
  • Finis Dake's "Plan of the Ages" illustrated dispensational timeline
  • King James Version
  • 7 1/4" x 10 1/4" x 1 3/8"
  • Black genuine leather