~~Words~~ What is in a word? ~~ Or rather, what is in THE Word!~~ Enduring Word Study Bible Review and Giveaway

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Are you new to studying the Bible, or are you very familiar with Bible study tools? First and foremost, is of course, a Bible. After that, people utilize the features found in many Bibles including center column references, a concordance, and also a commentary (usually separate from the physical Bible being held in the hands. We could call these the 3C's of Bible study. 

Center Column References (or bottom of page references) show how the verses of the Bible cross-reference one another, or create a "chain" of ideas. 
Concordance~ My first memories of this word "Concordance" relates to the relatively small list of words in the back of most(?) Bibles, and the major references where they can be found, and also of my Dad's Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, which was a HUGE book, filled with ALL of the words of the Bible (KJV), references of ALL the places they could be found, their definitions, and the Greek and Hebrew lexicons. It's a fantastic study resource, and I greatly appreciate today's availability and ease online use. 

Commentaries are typically books or series of books, usually with a single Biblical scholar or pastor's insights and thoughts, often written verse by verse. God’s Word is meant to be known—and lived. God wants you to know, understand, and apply His Word. But sometimes you need help making sense of a tricky passage or knowing what it means to live in light of the Bible’s teaching, and that is exactly what a commentary can help you with.

I frequently use the Blue Letter Bible App, and occasionally check out one more commentaries. I usually go to the ones that I am familiar with, but I had fairly recently noticed the name David Guzik, so I was pleased to be given the opportunity to check out the newly published Enduring Word Study Bible, with commentary by David Guzik.  

David Guzik (Author & General Editor) Bio:

David Guzik is a pastor, Bible teacher, and author of the Bible commentary used by millions at EnduringWord.com. David has been in Christian service for more than 40 years, including two church plants and more than seven years as a missionary in Germany where he was director and teacher for Calvary Chapel Bible College Germany. David and his wife, Inga-Lill, have three adult children and three grandchildren.

There is just something about holding a physical Bible in your hands, and actually turning to specific pages and passages as you study God's Word, and thus far I have appreciated being able to use this one. 
Just a side note on the name~ as a whole it works nicely, but I also appreciate it as it is broken down... 

~ ~ ~ Enduring Word ~ ~ ~ Word Study ~ ~ ~  Study Bible ~ ~ ~ 

For more than 20 years, readers have turned to Bible teacher David Guzik’s verse-by-verse commentary at EnduringWord.com as a source of practical and pastoral insights into the Scriptures. Now you can appreciate this same commentary in the Enduring Word Study Bible! 

Features include:

• Frontpage articles about the Encouraging Word Bible, "Getting to Know God" (An introduction to reading the Bible By David Guzik), and "about" the New King James Version (which tends to be what I memorize any new Scripture in, as it is the closest to KJV, which is what I know by heart best).
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  Introductions to every book of the Bible that explore key themes, tell you about the author, and give you things to "look for" when reading that specific book. (Purple rectangle in photo on the right)
• Study notes based on Guzik’s commentary assist you to explore the meaning of every chapter of the Bible. (Orange, Red, and Blue highlights in the photo on the right, showing the verses, and the corresponding notes down below)

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• 400 application notes to help you live in light of God’s Word. The one highlighted in the purple box in the photo on the left talks about the difference between saying vs doing (the idom "actions speak louder than words" has a Biblical Foundation!)

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  50 articles offering a deeper exploration of challenging or key topics throughout Scripture. One example talking about putting on the Full Armor of God is shown in the bottom purple highlighted rectangle in the photo on the right, with the study note highlighted right above it, and the verse in the text highlighted nearer to the top. 
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• Translators’ notes and cross references
• Line-matched, double-column typesetting
• Clear and readable 9.5-point NKJV Comfort Print®
• The Concordance, with over 200 entries is a great tool to use as a word study.  

Whether you are a new Christian, or you've been a Christ-follower for years, there are plenty of tools to help you explore the Enduring Word, as you use this Study Bible to grow closer to God. 

If this looks like a Bible for you or someone you know, you can purchase it anywhere Christian Books are sold (Including my affiliate Amazon links Hardcover $38.57*  Brown Leathersoft $54.98* Purple Leathersoft $53.68* Black Bonded Leather $75.03* if you're so inclined*prices at time of posting... dynamic pricing... not my favorite...).
This Thomas Nelson page has a link to locate your nearest Christian Bookstore, as well as links to Amazon, Christian Book Distributors, Barnes and Noble, and FaithGateway. 

You can also sign up for my giveaway! I would love to see this Bible go to a new Christian, or to someone who is seeking to find out more about God. There were so many people going to church for the first time in September~ desiring to read the Bible for the first time. If you are, or know someone who is, please... enter the giveaway! There are no strings beyond sending me your US street address, so the Bible can be sent to your door. :) 

Blessings~

Many thanks to HarperCollins Christian Publishing for providing a sample of the product for this review. Opinions are 100% my own.

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