NKJV Ancient-Modern Bible {Bible Review}

Title: NKJV Ancient-Modern Bible

Author: Thomas Nelson Bibles

Publication Date: October 2, 2018

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Source: Hardcover

Purchase: Hardcover | Leather Brown | Gray Cloth | Amazon | Kindle

Synopsis:

The writings of the early church fathers contain a treasury of wisdom. Subsequent Christian authors have built upon this rich foundation and produced priceless works as well. The NKJV Ancient-Modern Bible draws from the most profound works of Christian authors throughout the ages to create an incredible resource for the modern church. Experience the Word of God with fresh eyes, as members of the global and historical community of faith. This is a Bible two thousand years in the making.

Features include:

Full-color design

Sacred art as inspired by the Bible through the centuries, including Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Gustave Dore, Christian Rohlfs, and Makoto Fujimura.

Cutting edge modern typography and layout

Bible commentary from church thinkers past and present-from Huss to Keller, from Chrysostom to Spurgeon, from Aquinas to Wright

Biographies of church leaders & thinkers

Articles on significant historic councils, creeds, and controversies

8.5-point print size

Thousands of verse-by-verse and passage-by-passage comments from the church's greatest teachers and thinkers

Contributors include: John Calvin, Charles Spurgeon, Augustine, John Wesley, Timothy Keller, Matthew Henry, Billy Graham, A.W. Tozer, C.S. Lewis, Henry Halley, Martin Luther, N.T. Wright, Jack Hayford, John Bunyan, Eugene Peterson, Jerome, Warren Wiersbe, R.C. Sproul, Ulrich Zwingli, D.L Moody, William Tyndale, D.A. Carson, John Knox, Scot McKnight, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Soren Kierkegaard, and John Chrysostom

My Rating:

This Bible in and of itself is beautiful presentation wise. I love the gift box it comes in. The gold detailing balanced with white is very simple, modern and elegant. It's easy on the eyes and great to display on your desk or shelf. The Bible is setup similarly to their journal the Word Bible in that it's a single column Bible with wide margins for notes. There are no lines, but it does include commentary concerning the scriptures.

Beside the commentary within this Bible there are book introductions, biographies, essays and other great resources. Towards the back of the Bible there are several articles, creeds of the church (such as the apostles' creed), reading plans, artwork and maps. This Bible does not include a concordance like most Bibles, but considering that this is not a study Bible that's okay.

This is definitely a combination of a journaling Bible and commentary. I enjoy the notes throughout and photographs of the artwork are outstanding. This is not essential to studying, it's one of those Bibles that would be a good asset, but not needed. Personally, I adore it and all that it offers. Font size is 8.5 and it does come with two satin bookmark ribbons in a nice dark charcoal and golden shade which are thick. I love it!

The Bible comes in three different bindings: white hardcover, gray cloth over board and brown leathersoft, so you can pick according to your desire.