A Bible that is considered scholarly?

[Gift_from_God]

I’ve heard from someone that there are Bibles that are considered “scholarly” and others that are not. Is this true?

 

[Corki]

They probably mean that some Bibles are “study” editions. These have extensive notes along with the Scripture itself. The Ignatius Study Bible is one of those.

 

[Zenas]

While the notes and annotations certainly add to value of a bible, I believe the “scholarly” vs. “non-scholarly” dichotomy would go more in the direction of the translations. The “scholarly” translations would be literal translations of the early manuscripts. These are often more difficult reading than the loosely translated versions. The scholarly bibles would include:
King James Version
New American Standard Bible
Revised Standard Version (both Catholic and Protestant editions)
Douay Rheims

The “non-scholarly” bibles would include:
New International Versions
New American Bible

One that could probably fit somewhere between these two groups is the English Standard Version.