Holy Bible; Student's Life Application Bible: New Living Translation

by Anonymous

Totally revised and updated, the "Student's Life Application Study Bible" is a Bible designed to help today's teens discover God's perspective and learn how to apply vital truths to the situations they face daily. Engaging notes, questions, and graphics challenge readers with the Bible's relevant message. All notes and features written by leading youth experts. Features: hundreds of Life Application notes. Choices--Notes giving readers options and consequences tied to everyday situations. I Wonder--Notes answering commonly asked questions about the Bible and the Christian life. Ultimate Issues--Notes taking on the tough issues about God and life. Keeping It Real--First-person stories of real teens and how they applied God's word to situations. Personality Profiles dig deep into the motivation of important biblical characters to provide thoughtprovoking information about familiar situations. Book introductions summarize the content of each book of the Bible and present "megathemes" for a quick view of important truths. maps and charts and highlighted memory verses. 2-color interior throughout.

Genres: Reference, Religion, Nonfiction

1424 pages, Paperback

Published February 17, 2006

About the author

Books can be attributed to "Anonymous" for several reasons:

* They are officially published under that name
* They are traditional stories not attributed to a specific author
* They are religious texts not generally attributed to a specific author

Books whose authorship is merely uncertain should be attributed to Unknown.

See also: Anonymous

Reviews

[Brianna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the most accomplished I've ever felt about finishing a book, if I'm being honest.

Note: I didn't read most of the extra study material... It was written for much younger readers and quite frankly, it was super cheesy and not helpful at all.

[Brett]

I am going to abstain from assigning a number of stars in this review because I don't want to confuse anyone; I would not presume to give stars to a major religious work like the Bible. Obviously the Bible has a lot to offer for a lot of people, and is important to understand if you are seeking to have an understanding of the culture and history of Western Civilization. Nonetheless, if I were assigning stars to this Bible, I would give it one because of the infuriating commentary and notes that are included in this so-called "study Bible".

The vast majority of notes are just conventional right-wing politics barely hiding behind a veil of religious philosophy. Creationism, check; anti-evolution, check; reductionist abortion argument, check. And so on. Also, the authors emphasize over and over again the extreme importance of obedience to all authority, but especially parents, never bothering to come to terms with the fact that rejection of existing religious authority was a major part of Jesus' ministry. This is not a book you should give to someone that you hope comes to have a fully formed understanding of the breadth of religious expression. It is a reactionary's Bible; one that you give to someone in hopes that it will make them never question anything about their own life or society, or to see moral issues with any complexity.

I wish more people would read the Bible, but read it intelligently and critically. I think there is good reason why it still means so much to so many, and that it has moments of great poetry and beauty. But I cannot say strongly enough that this Bible is not the one to give someone you love, and certainly not a student. I'd recommend the Oxford Revised English Bible, but really, anything will do better than this one.

[Jenika Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great bible to reflect on chapters and concepts. Even divulging into present day senarios that helps you to reflect on the lessons learnt and see what's in your heart. Also great for being a good samaritan.

[All Things Liz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read the whole Bible in six months using a reading plan. This is the 4th time I've read the whole Bible this way. 5 stars all the way. There is no better book in the world, because of the good news and the salvation it brings. I highly recommend

[Princess Cyrene · Rating 5 out of 5]

No other book that’s greater than the Bible! This in particular is the first one I’ve finished reading. I do like the NLT version for those who are new to faith or their English is not their first language. It’s incomparable.

[Tom Leary · Rating 2 out of 5]

I purchased this book for as I looked around trying to find a good study bible which teens would enjoy reading. I had thought this would be perfect, but most of the additional information is either too short or not very interesting. In the end it never ended up on the shelves of our youth group room.

[Steve Bremner]

This was my Bible as a teenager.

[Anne Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

These is a great bible and it says its for teens but I love it and I am in my 40's. I got it at a thrift store and I plan on passing it on to someone in the future. I highly recommend this bible.