Zondervan KJV Study Bible

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Does anybody know if it would be acceptable to use the Zondervan KJV Study Bble as ones primary Bble? It appears to be laid out quite similar to the ESV Study Bible.

Here’s a sample footnote for John 6:53-58, which seems perfectly orthodox to me:

Jesus’ absolute statement that “except he eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, he have no life in you” (v.53) precludes a direct reference to the Lord’s Supper. He clearly does not teach that receiving that sacrament is the one requirement for eternal life or that it is the only ordinance through which Christ and His saving benefits are received. In this very discourse He emphasizes faith in response to testimony (see vv.35,40,47,51). Flesh and blood here point to Christ as the crucified One and the source of life. Jesus speaks of faith’s appropriation of Himself as God’s appointed sacrifice, not - at least not directly - of any ritual requirement.
 
If someone is a Catholic, and there are excellent Catholic Bibles available, why would they want a Protestant Bible?
 
COPLAND_3 said:
If someone is a Catholic, and there are excellent Catholic Bibles available, why would they want a Protestant Bible?
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Do you know of a Catholic Study Bible similar to the ESV Study Bible or this one?
 
I am not familiar with ESV. My favorite simple Bible is the Douay Rheims Challoner, good footnotes and trustworthy translation. There is the RSV-CE, NAB.
 
Big_Chris said:
Does anybody know if it would be acceptable to use the Zondervan KJV Study Bble as ones primary Bble? It appears to be laid out quite similar to the ESV Study Bible.
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What does it say about Maccabees praying to the dead?
 
Big_Chris said:
Does anybody know if it would be acceptable to use the Zondervan KJV Study Bble as ones primary Bble? It appears to be laid out quite similar to the ESV Study Bible.

Here’s a sample footnote for John 6:53-58, which seems perfectly orthodox to me:

Jesus’ absolute statement that “except he eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, he have no life in you” (v.53) precludes a direct reference to the Lord’s Supper. He clearly does not teach that receiving that sacrament is the one requirement for eternal life or that it is the only ordinance through which Christ and His saving benefits are received. In this very discourse He emphasizes faith in response to testimony (see vv.35,40,47,51). Flesh and blood here point to Christ as the crucified One and the source of life. Jesus speaks of faith’s appropriation of Himself as God’s appointed sacrifice, not - at least not directly - of any ritual requirement.
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If that note seems “perfectly orthodox” to you then you certainly should seek a Catholic study Bible (a quick web search does turn up a few) or at least the Orthodox Study Bible (used by many on this forum).

The note is a direct attack on Catholic teaching concerning the Eucharist.
 
Big_Chris said:
Does anybody know if it would be acceptable to use the Zondervan KJV Study Bble as ones primary Bble? It appears to be laid out quite similar to the ESV Study Bible.

Here’s a sample footnote for John 6:53-58, which seems perfectly orthodox to me:

Jesus’ absolute statement that “except he eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, he have no life in you” (v.53) precludes a direct reference to the Lord’s Supper. He clearly does not teach that receiving that sacrament is the one requirement for eternal life or that it is the only ordinance through which Christ and His saving benefits are received. In this very discourse He emphasizes faith in response to testimony (see vv.35,40,47,51). Flesh and blood here point to Christ as the crucified One and the source of life. Jesus speaks of faith’s appropriation of Himself as God’s appointed sacrifice, not - at least not directly - of any ritual requirement.
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If this edition of the KJV does not have the Deuterocanonical books, you will be missing a lot. Even so, the KJV notes are bound to contain at least some amount of error. If you like the linguistics of the KJV, you will also like the Douay-Rheims. I can also recommend the Ignatius bible (RSV-2CE) and the older Confraternity bibles. Avoid the NAB, which has horrible footnotes. As to a commentary, you can access the Haydock commentary online, for Catholic teaching.
 
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Hardly. Anglicans and Lutherans even use this Bible.
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That honestly doesn’t say anything. Anglicans and Lutherans are all over the map on doctrine concerning the Sacraments. They literally range from “indistinguishable from Catholic” to “indistinguishable from Evangelical/Fundamentalist”. Several Anglican and Lutheran converts featured on “The Journey Home” have said as much.

I have a Zondervan Key Word Study Bible, BTW. I use it solely for the Hebrew and Greek dictionaries. The notes are not worth it.
 
Big_Chris said:
Does anybody know if it would be acceptable to use the Zondervan KJV Study Bble as ones primary Bble? It appears to be laid out quite similar to the ESV Study Bible.

Here’s a sample footnote for John 6:53-58, which seems perfectly orthodox to me:

Jesus’ absolute statement that “except he eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, he have no life in you” (v.53) precludes a direct reference to the Lord’s Supper. He clearly does not teach that receiving that sacrament is the one requirement for eternal life or that it is the only ordinance through which Christ and His saving benefits are received. In this very discourse He emphasizes faith in response to testimony (see vv.35,40,47,51). Flesh and blood here point to Christ as the crucified One and the source of life. Jesus speaks of faith’s appropriation of Himself as God’s appointed sacrifice, not - at least not directly - of any ritual requirement.
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The ‘Christian Community Bible’ has very good notes on this section of John’s Gospel, compare:
'How can this man give us his flesh to eat? (v. 52). Thus spoke the Israelites who distrusted God in the desert (Num 11:4 & 18). John plays on the same words and gives them a different meaning here: why would a messenger from heaven give flesh to the world, when what we need is something spiritual? Jesus answers in verse 63: this flesh to eat may sound like food for bodily sustenance, but it is really a sharing in the life of the risen Christ transformed by the Spirit. For that reason it gives life (6:63).
Through material means the believer participates in a heavenly reality and enters into communion with the risen Christ. The Church defines sacrament as something material that symbolizes and brings about a spiritual reality. When we faithfully participate in a sacrament, we encounter the living Christ in person renewing our lives. In the Supper of the Lord, that is, in the Mass, we really receive the body and blood of Christ, in what appears to be only bread and wine. The risen Christ becomes for us the food of eternal life.
Jesus acts as living bread in us. When we eat ordinary bread our body digests and assimilates it, but when we eat living bread (the body of Christ), this bread actively changes us. Christ transforms us; gives his life to us and unites us with himself: Who ever eats me will have life in me.

There is more, but I think this gives you a taste
 
Zondervan doesn’t only publish Bibles.

Among the items they publish is “Revelation Unveiled” by Tim LaHaye, who is one of the co-authors of the Left Behind series.

Zondervan claims this book is “The Biblical Foundation for the Best-selling Left Behind Series” and in it the author supposedly proves that the Catholic Church is the whore of Babylon.

Zondervan does publish some works they claim to be Catholic Bibles, but one can do much, much better. I’ve nothing against them, but would choose to spend my money elsewhere.

-Tim-
 
SonCatcher said:
If that note seems “perfectly orthodox” to you then you certainly should seek a Catholic study Bible (a quick web search does turn up a few) or at least the Orthodox Study Bible (used by many on this forum).

The note is a direct attack on Catholic teaching concerning the Eucharist.
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I read it and thought, “Heck if that’s orthodox!”

:hypno::dts:

:eek:
 
TheRealJuliane said:
I read it and thought, “Heck if that’s orthodox!”

:hypno::dts:

:eek:
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True enough - it does not use the “S” word (symbolic), but certainly alludes to it. That dishonors the many martyrs who have shed their blood, and given their lives for that “symbol.”
 
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