NIV Chronological Study Bible

The NIV Chronological Study Bible from Thomas Nelson is a great Bible for everyday reading. I have found that the chronological way this bible is out together adds to the readers over all experience of God’s Story. I love that you will be reading a story from David’s life and then suddenly you are reading a Psalm that relates to the time in his life that you were just in. Just the other day I was reading through Solomon’s Splendor and the description of his wealth. This bible then transitioned into Ecclesiastes where he is lamenting that everything in worthless. Powerful stuff. The Gospels are presented in the same chronological format. Often you get three different eyewitness accounts of the same story all of this again enhances the reader experience with God’s word. This would be a difficult bible to use in church to follow a sermon due to the way it is laid out but this does not detract from it’s value as a reading bible. There are many who complain about this being a “gender neutral” translation. In reading this bible I did not notice this so the way they did it must have been right. Again this is a great reading bible and it could be hard to use in a following the preacher in a sermon. Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookLook Bloggers book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”