This is the first Bible that I have ever seen like this. It is definitely a study Bible. The tag line is “Study the Bible While you Read.” It is a catchy title, but I wonder how else you would study the Bible if you don’t read it. Even so the tag line does say a lot about this particular version. With lots of brackets all of the study material you would need is there in the verse, which I really do like. I also love the way that it references other verses; for example, in Hebrews 11(The Faith Hall of Fame) The Expanded Bible gives you the location of the scripture that the verse refers too, right there in the verse it self. I find this Bible to be an amazing study asset; however, as a youth minister I would not preach out of this Bible for two reasons. These are the two reasons that caused me to give this Bible a 4 out of 5 and not a 5 out of 5.

1. 1.It is only the New Testament.
   

1. a.I love to preach out of and reference the Old Testament.
   

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2. 2.It is a little hard to just read out of with all of the study material in the verses.
   

     I am very glad I have this Bible. It is, like I said, an amazing study tool, and is now the first Bible that I pull off my shelf when working on a new sermon. I almost forgot my favorite part. The pages or not very thin like the usually Bible pages. They are like the pages in a regular book. The hardcover and the thick pages means that I will be able to use this Bible for countless years.