Illustrated Study Bible NLT (Hardcover)

Great Study Bible. Full of added commentary and colorful pictures.

I bought this bible because Rudy the guardian uses it for his bible study on tiktok and on YouTube. This is the version he uses so it's easier for me to follow along with it. I quite like this study Bible. It gives me a lot more information than a niv study Bible I already had and it is in plain normal everyday language. I've added tabs to the Bible since the pages are thin and it's easier to find each chapter that way. I've never read off an entire chapter till I bought this Bible

Exactly what I was looking for in an illustrated study bible. The notes, articles, charts, maps and other images are fantastic. Bought this after returning the Baker Illustrated Study Bible and am so much happier with this one!

Definitely a keeper for Bible Study and for my at home library. Love it.

I can understand better through pictures, and the information is very clear.

I love the layout of this Bible. The full color layout gives this almost a textbook feel, makes the material more engaging, the charts and side bar articles are really useful, and the notes are helpful and easy to read (great font size). The paper is a little thin, so there is some ghosting, but it’s not as thin and wrinkly as “onion” thin paper you find in some Bibles. The only thing I dislike is the glued binding because it won’t hold up well. I decided to go with the hardcover in hopes that will put less strain on the binding. And I intend to use this when it can be placed on a flat surface. If this was a sewn binding I would have gone for a leather like cover and I would have gifted this is several people. I hope the publisher will release newer editions with the sewn binding soon, that will make this my most recommended Bible for new Believers and for first time study Bible shoppers. These same study notes and articles are also included in the Filament Bible, but it’s so much easier to read them (and not miss any) in printed form, especially if you’re reading cover to cover. While it isn’t available in a large print format, it’s still a nice font size.

I just got my copy in the mail today and looked page by page through the copyright page - maps. I am already a fan of the original NLT Study Bible - so this is more of a review of this version, rather than the translation or notes. I will just quickly say, that overall, I do like this edition. It is the most updated NLT text (still NLTse, but updated in 2015). I do prefer the most updated versions, so to me, this is a good thing. I like that John 3:16 says, "For this is how God loved the world..." vs. "For God so loved the world". To me, it makes the meaning clearer, but it doesn't go along with "tradition" which bugs some. The themes all appear the same, with some rearranging of words. I did see a new character profile - Nero - and there may be more. I plan on, of course, spending much more time getting to know this Bible :-) I LOVE that this version of the NLT Study Bible has FOOTNOTES!!! That was my biggest con about the original NLTSB - the lack of those little asterisk marks to let me know if there was an alternate rendering of a passage. Instead of having to read through all the study notes to see if there MAY be a "literal" or "alternate" rendering for a particular passage - the asterisk is back, as are the footnotes, making reading much easier. I also really like the subtle shading behind the character profiles and themes. It helps them stand out a bit more without being distracting. The color maps rock, as do some of the charts (such as the pages that clearly show - in a very artistic fasion - what the themes of the Psalms or Proverbs are). I dislike the very thin pages. I also have an HCSB study bible and wish the NLT would've used that quality of paper. I'd say the paper is the same as the original NLTSB - but feel with all these beautiful colors, a nicer (yet also thin) paper would've made the photos appear more vibrant. There were also a couple printing errors (a red blob about half the size of a dime on an introduction page, and a blood splatter-esque smear on a character profile...that I had to make sure wasn't intended lol! It wasn't.) Some of the text colors were a little faint - I don't know that yellow on cream colored background was wise. I am easily distracted, and feel that some of the pictures add nothing to the page and are more distracting than helpful. Others were neat and informative - like a colorful double spread of the animals and plants from Israel. All in all, I think it's a lovely Bible. Nothing is ever perfect and I think this would be a great Bible for anyone. It will be my number 1 choice for new believers in the future! P.S. It's not red letter edition. That's may be a plus for some of you and a con for others. AND it is very big and heavy. I'm okay with this - I consider it more of a textbook for at home study than a bring to church Bible. It is larger than the original, not by much, but it FEELS like it is. So if you're not a fan of big and chunky, you might want to wait for the personal sized one ;-)

My sister was a perpetual Bible-borrower, so I was on the hunt for the "perfect" Bible for her. She would often ask me for more context (historical, cultural) around a passage, and she is a visual learner. I was after a Bible stocked with notes upon notes upon notes, with all the reference material one could possibly fit in it. This Bible is perfect! If I didn't already have a study Bible, I'd get one for myself!

Very good illustration. In depth study Bible. Good for reference as well as daily reading.

Item received with good condition. This bible is exactly like how it is advertised. In fact, the item was delivered to me two days earlier than the estimated day 👍🏻

Packed with maps, timelines, topic studies, character summaries, book summaries, word studies, background info, cross references and bright, verse for verse commentary and vibrant pictures. I got so much more than I ever expected. This is so worth the money and I 100% recommend it to anyone wanting to understand the Bible better, doesn't matter if you're new to reading the Bible or a theologen, this book is an absolute blessing. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this wealth of wisdom.

I love this study bible - a lot of extra context and content provided- excellent job!!

Je n'ai pas encore eu le temps de la parcourir en entier, mais pour le moment je suis 100% satisfaite. Les commentaires en bas de page sont très intéressant et enrichissent la compréhension du texte et du contexte dans lequel il a été écrit. Cette version se lit facilement et j'aime tous les petits encarts et illustrations. Je recommande cet achat.