The Abide Bible - Biblically sound or new age nonsense to avoid?

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A version of the Abide Bible using the NET translation is on Scribd, which I subscribe to, as it has become a fantastic value for money since they removed the limits on the number of ebooks you could read each month, and I just took a look at it, and it seems quite decent and not at all New Age. It does not appear to be specifically doctrinally Lutheran, so your LSB/ESV would still be of benefit I think.

Thank you very much for the info! I have several specifically study-oriented Bible versions - I enjoy reading all of them to contrast/compare the commentary and historical info included. My favorite just happens to be ESV LSB, but I'm always always open to more. :)
 
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That looks very interesting. Out of curiosity do you read the Deuterocanonical Books in the Divine Office in the LCMS like the Anglicans?
No, and I had to Google it ha ha :laughing:
 
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I have a Lutheran Study Bible (I bought it on Kindle), but I was slightly disappointed that the commentary was not as extensive as in my Orthodox Study Bible or my frustratingly dispensationalist premillenialist Calvinist King James Study Bible. I am wondering if I bought the right edition or if there could be more than one...

Premillinealist Dispensationalist and Calvinist?! I've never heard of such a thing all the Calvinists I've ever known have always been post or amillinial and don't believe in the rapture lol.
 
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I have the Orthodox Study Bible as well and I found the exact opposite, that the LSB had twice the commentary! Clearly it's not that I'm right/you're wrong or vice versa - just interesting how two people can interpret things so dramatically differently. :)

OR - more likely, the LSB you have is different from the one I bought on Amazon perhaps? Because the one I bought seemed sparse in terms of commentary, so I don’t think its a case of subjective opinion but rather you actually have a better, more comprehensive edition, or else something is messed up in the Ebook edition with the comments...

Perhaps we could figure out a way to compare our two editions to find out whats going on?
 
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It appears it came out of Taylor University here in Indiana. Taylor is a good institution and the only professional review I can seems to look at it in a positive light.

The Abide Bible — Bible Review Blog
From the pictures used in the review, it looks like it incorporates a lot of things that are helpful if you're new to the faith but don't have a church to bible study or prayer meet with.
 
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That looks very interesting. Out of curiosity do you read the Deuterocanonical Books in the Divine Office in the LCMS like the Anglicans?
It is used more in the Gradual and Antiphons.
 
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OR - more likely, the LSB you have is different from the one I bought on Amazon perhaps? Because the one I bought seemed sparse in terms of commentary, so I don’t think its a case of subjective opinion but rather you actually have a better, more comprehensive edition, or else something is messed up in the Ebook edition with the comments...

Perhaps we could figure out a way to compare our two editions to find out whats going on?
Speaking of the Lutheran Study Bible, not the Lutheran Service Book.
 
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OR - more likely, the LSB you have is different from the one I bought on Amazon perhaps? Because the one I bought seemed sparse in terms of commentary, so I don’t think its a case of subjective opinion but rather you actually have a better, more comprehensive edition, or else something is messed up in the Ebook edition with the comments...

Perhaps we could figure out a way to compare our two editions to find out whats going on?
What is the base translation? There are indeed two volumes named Lutheran Study Bible. Concordia published using the ESV. Augsburg Fortress did one with NRSV.

The Concordia book usually has more notes than Biblical text on a page.
 
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What is the base translation? There are indeed two volumes named Lutheran Study Bible. Concordia published using the ESV. Augsburg Fortress did one with NRSV.

The Concordia book usually has more notes than Biblical text on a page.

Oh snap, I just realized the footnotes were obscured due to my Kindle settings. I have to say scribd and iBooks are somewhat better at preserving the appearance of documents. Fortunately I have the Concordia version, which means LCMS.
 
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Greetings fellow Lutherans! I have quite the collection of Bibles because I enjoy learning from a variety of commentary and translations. However my Lutheran Study Bible (ESV) is what I use daily for the bulk Bible reading, with any other version coming after.

I'm not sure how I came across "The Abide" Bible - there's a NKJV of it. I love things like journaling so my interest is piqued as this Bible has suggestions for journaling thoughts about the scriptures.

So I'm tempted to get a copy bc I love all the ways it offers how to spend time delving deep: journaling, praying scripture, contemplating, picturing it, etc. The fact that it uses NKJV and not some way off-base "translation" like the awful ones (like "The Message") makes me think might be fine, BUT -

The one thing holding me back is wondering if these methods of engaging with the Word are unsound, unbiblical, or "new agey" so to speak, which I want to avoid at all costs.

Does anyone have any opinions, input, thoughts about it? (it wouldn't replace my regular LSB/ESV Bible reading, just complement it). Thanks in advance for any feedback. :)

Never heard of it. I use the KJV for reasons.
 
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