KJV Study Bible, Large Print, Hardcover, Red Letter Edition: Second Edition

A Truly Fine Book, And A Excellent Study Bible!: This Bible Is Truly A Good Item Very Underrated And Serves Its Purpose Well!. I will try and keep this review brief as one could write a really long review of this but I'll try to stick to the main points First off i didn't have all the dings, bleed-overs, or torn covers that others reported. My Bible was packed very well, arrived in splendid condition and is a quality item and i will humbly take off my hat both to the Publisher and to Amazon for putting this book out at this price given the high costs of things etc!.... Excepting one teeny minor thing I really cannot think of anything against this book, Tho one flyleaf page did have a tiny crease in it, But I didn't think that unusual as i simply used some patience and took a pen and simply reset the page across the pen until the crease was no longer visible!. An old but good trick which I remembered from working in Publishing Plants along with also being a 'Published Author' in my own right!,..... Frankly I refuse to recommend one version against the other as in my view the best Bible is the one you read all the time as otherwise you cannot learn nor profit by them!. Now the main feature of this particular Bible is that i really like the way the Nelson Bible takes Complicated Facts and some rather involved doctrinal matters and just explains everything in a plain and simple way, as in that regard this version is a real jewel beyond price. MY ADVICE: SALTYS for Children!. MOODY'S BIBLE for new Students!. SCHOFIELDS for General Levels readers!. NELSONS STUDY BIBLE for Doctrinal and Advanced or College Level Readers!. Yes i can read without glasses but I bought the large print version for my friends who cant if they should like to borrow it, yet i admit I rather like the print size as its not too Large nor not too Small either. For me the hardest thing to get use to were the somewhat thinner pages but it does keep the weight down as this book has both Old and New Testaments so it is a large book but thankfully not prohibitively so!. To Close I think it a very excellent Bible and one the reader can easily learn from as i am already studying mine with considerable interest and enjoyment!. Kudos to Amazon for having this available!. Kudos to the Sellers for keeping the cost down!..... Seriously do buy this you wont be sorry!. Indiana ED

My words that I write here cannot (truly) express the full picture of this beautiful Bible. You have to personally hold it, experience its "feel" in your hand (weight, flex, etc.) and look through its pages to truly appreciate its beauty and the quality of its construction throughout. The Nelson KJV (study) Bible has long been recognized as perhaps the "true leader" in study Bibles because of the clear and concise notes and references that it provides the reader, and even if you "know" the Bible I am sure that there are times that checking these notes is rewarding and enlightening (they are for me personally at least). I was in graphics/printing/publishing for my entire career and worked in some of the best high-end-quality publishing firms and have personally worked on and/or visually seen thousands of books in their production processes so I know instantly when handling or looking through or "at" a book just what went into it and whether or not it really is worth its price and worth having at your reach. This Bible is truly very well constructed and from high quality materials (and you can truly trust me on this). For myself personally, if I have my choice, I will never purchase a "hard cover" edition of a Bible for two very clear reasons (to me). The first is that because of its size and weight of all of its pages a hard cover copy is much heavier, also harder to handle and balance and hold because of the awkwardness of its rigidity created by the board covers. Also, the weight of the pages, through frequent handling and use, create very heavy stress on the binding and the volume itself becomes loose and "sloppy" at its joining the covers because the flyleaves at the front and back that hold it in the covers break down and will frequently tear the book from its covers. A flexible cover allows the entire book to take the stress of handling, etc. It's like a law of nature...flexible content attached to a rigid item (cover) something has to give, and the weakest point is the flyleaf, which is the only thing holding all that flexible weight in that rigid cover. Because the cover flexes the stress from the book is able to cross over or spread to the cover also and frequent handling/use will not do damage to the binding and weaken the book's attachment to the cover.} The paper used in this Bible is very high quality, very thin (which creates a lighter book for handling), brilliant warm white (easier on the eye), and for its thin-ness has No show-through (from the print on the other side of the page) and has a nice smooth finish making it pleasing to the touch. The type-face is 11pt and very clear and easy to read.... therefore you will have No trouble reading this. Also, while Christ's words are in color, the publisher has chosen to use a much more suitable sienna brown ink instead of the usual "shocking" red used in most Bibles. I really found this to be a wonderful touch. The notes, maps, concordance, etc., are all very clear and concise, and truly helpful to the reader when needed add to the useful value here. The bonded leather cover is tough, durable, and just "feels right" to your fingers and in your hands and its construction is first-class high quality. A final lovely touch (to me) is the silver embossing of "Holy Bible" alone on the front cover, repeated on the spine with added "The King James Study Bible second edition" with two beautiful flourishes and also the logo alone for the Thomas Nelson publishing company which just keeps the whole spine clean and un-cluttered looking. The Final Finishing Touch to the beauty of this Bible is the silver-edged pages, instead of the usual gold.... just so neat and clean-looking against the (in my case) black cover. Perhaps I personally see this silver/black combination as more masculine or something, I really don't know, all I know is that I find it most pleasing to my eye. One last note to you here is that I have recently donated my other KJV Bibles and, for me, "this is it...the choice for me"...I'm betting that you will also be this satisfied yourself after you have seen and have felt this lovely Bible in your own hands! {As a final note, I hope this does not come across as a "commercial"..... I am not writing this here to "sell Bibles", but I am wanting to convey to you just how well produced and finished this Bible is, and to express how pleased that I think you will also be once you have seen it, read some of it, and held it for yourself.

Excellent study Bible. Great references and explanations.

Awesome giant print with very helpful footnotes for Bible Study

Easy to read and understand

There are no better than the Nelson study Bibles. This one is a better carry as it does not have all the pictorials but the study commentary and other attributes are there. I highly recommend this Bible and hopefully it will also spike your interest in God's word as it has me.

This Bible came is so lovely! I love the way it looks the thickness and how small it is. I wanted a Bible that was a more square shape and this is pretty close to it, I showed my compact Bible from hispana revival to show how close in size it was. I was kinda skeptical when I first purchased this Bible because I thought it wouldn’t meet my expectations but it was better then wat I expected. On the downside there isn’t maps but I don’t mind at all with that however some people might but at least Jesus’ words are in red

I am enjoying this study bible and prefer it to the NIV Quest Study Bible, Revised (newer versions available) though I use both. While the wording of more contemporary translations can be helpful and perhaps have a more story like flow for me the majesty of the KJV can't be equaled despite the sometimes archaic language. I also find myself returning to the KJV when I want to study the bible, but I use other translations along side. This study bible has many explanatory notes and is well organized. It goes a bit deeper than the Quest and I think it has more useful aids overall. While the notes and cross references in the Thomas Nelson KJV study bible are in small type, the words of the bible are larger so it's easy on my aging eyes. It's not the largest type I've seen, but certainly larger than some of the so called "large type" bibles that are really only 9pt font. The bible description says the type is 11pt and the type is nice and clear. To my eyes because of the font they use it seems larger than 11pt more like 12pt. Just be aware the notes are much smaller type if you have vision issues. Like most bibles these days the pages are on the thin side, but my hardcover edition appears to be sturdy and should last for many years if not overly abused and thicker pages would mean a bigger and heavier book. Weight is a bit heavy so perhaps not the best bible if you want one to carry around and read. Each book begins with an introduction explaining the central theme of the book, authorship, and date. The intro is followed by a book outline. There are chapter titles to help define the subject of the chapters and aid finding things. Christ's words are red lettered. There are several helpful indexes and guides in the back of the study bible, a concordance, and in-text black and white maps/illustrations so you don't have to flip to the back of the bible to look up a location as in many other bibles I've seen. There are also a few color maps in the back. I still use the Quest NIV bible along side though as sometimes the more contemporary English helps with understanding the passage and there are additional notes from the Quest I can read. This is a great study bible to read alone or in addition to other translations. I highly recommend this study bible as the quality is excellent for the price. I plan on enjoying this study bible for many years to come.