Here the well-received augmentation of the Scofield® study notes and reference system is combined with a modern version of the Bible. The New American Standard Bible is celebrated for accurately communicating the meaning of the original texts to today's readers. It is an excellent guide for those seeking a contemporary English translation with a high degree of fidelity to the Hebrew and Greek of the Bible. The NASB translation is accompanied by a wealth of features that clarify the ideas underlying the Scofield's annotations for modern readers. An abundance of factual information is presented in topical articles, charts, and lists that add depth and richness to study time. In addition, there are enhanced book introductions, accurate in-text maps, authoritative full color maps, and page bottom notes.
Cyrus Ingerson Scofield was a lawyer who served as U.S. District Attorney for Kansas, and later became an evangelical Christian minister whose writings popularized premillenial dispensationalism among fundamentalists.
My dad passed away in August of this year, and I found this Bible in his library when we were packing up. I decided to read it cover to cover before the year ended. I did it! With one day left over, too.