NASB Study Bible - An Honest Review (of a conservative Bible!)
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- Опубликовано: 31 июл 2024
- In this Disciple Dojo review, we take a look at the NASB Study Bible from Zondervan. The hardback edition in this video is available at: tinyurl.com/ycb7r9oa
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I’m not sure what people mean when they say wooden when describing the NASB. As someone who struggles with reading I find the NASB an easy read. But then again it has been my main translation since the mid 80s so maybe I am just used to it by now.😊. Enjoy your videos btw!
the NASB is a great read, but an acquired taste. I don't understand the term "wooden". Stick with what works for you.
My favorite feature of the NASB is the all capital letters where the OT is quoted in the NT. That has really helped me
That is a good feature for sure.
Thanks for sir for your excellent reviews. I was looking for an NASB Study Bible which didn't have a hard evangelical slant like the MacArthur or similar ones. I really like that this one highlights the words that are different from the english, so this will be my choice as I am a stickler for linguistic accuracy. Eventually I will have to get the ESV Archaeology Bible but this will be a good start for me as the ESV's English is too contemporary for my taste.
Thank you, Sensei, lately I have been learning a lot in your Bible-ryu dojo...
*bows respectfully*
thanks for great review
how would you compare this to the ESV Study Bible?
I have this Study Bible and so far I am enjoying it. I absolutely love the feel of the paper! And for some reason it really draws me in even though it is not visually loaded with color photographs and illustrations full of dynamic color like some of the newer Study Bibles such as the NLT Illustrated Study Bible. Thank you for a good Review of this Study Bible.
@Rene Allen....our pastor expounded.. on ... NASB... Romans 5:18.. the other night...he stated one must discern this passage correctly... otherwise.. one reading verse 18 would say that salvation is for all.... even the unsaved...because according to how this reads at the end of the verse...it sounds as if Justification IS for "all men".. no distinction.. bewtween sav ed or unsaved... and after reading the original Hebrew.. I can state the NASB.. is the most literally accurate.. yet... when we read the KJV or ASV and some others... even the NKJV.. this justification is called "the free gift of God"... and in THAT sense ...the latter partof the verse IS true.in regards to "all men".... the free gift of God IS available to "all men".. Justification.. which the NASB uses.. is not... what I am saying is....in this case the NASB gives rise to ambiguity.. that perhaps.. the KJV would have been clearer on... the NASB is ...NOT a cure all.. even though I am ok with it.. I see I have to watch my step.... or back ....whichever way you wish to think of it when using it obviously... less so with the KJV...
@@jeffcarlson3269 - Thank you for responding. I study the Bible and attempt to dig deeper if any particular version of the Bible appears unclear. God's gracious justification of the "believer" is based upon the perfect obedience and once-for-all sacrifice of Christ. Through the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit, the "believer" who has been declared righteous by God is continually becoming more righteous in thought and actions.
We have been "justified" (acquitted of sin and declared blameless before God) by "faith". We have peace with God (and the joy of reconciliation with Him) through our Lord Jesus Christ.
I see what you mean about that one verse - Romans 5:18.
However, I realize there is no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus. And I read that particular verse with that in mind.
Have a blessed week ahead! 🌄🌺🌴
@@reneallen8302 thanks for your response... but my point regarding Romans 5:18... was that even though you and I both know this "all men".. at the close of this verse.. is refering to the ones who have already been saved..justified by faith.... what is there to tell someone else.. who does Not read into God's word quite so clearly that.. this verse isn't just saying that EVERYONE is saved whether they have trusted in Jesus or Not?.. that was my point..I do not know if there are similar verses such as this.. where.. the salvation of the one being addressed needs to be determined or not to gather a proper interpretation of the verse... but if there are a few more ambigous verses.. where it is left up to the reader to know what is being refered to...... can we be sure.. that they will interpret them correctly..?...
I have this study Bible and I like it fairly well. You can tell it's old. My assumption is that it came out in the 90s and has never been updated, as it lacks some of the razzle dazzle that's commonplace with study Bibles today. One problem with being a fan of the NASB '95, a woefully underappreciated translation by the average Bible reader, is that due to its lack of popularity there's not much available in the way of study Bibles. There's this one, the Life Application, the Inductive Study Bible (which isn't really a traditional study Bible with study notes), and two single-scholar Bibles: the Ryrie and the MacArthur. I don't know of any others. So if you want an academically-focused study Bible in the NASB '95, and you don't want only the opinion of one guy, this is your only option that I'm aware of.
Thank you for your informative comment! I wanted to get the NASB one in the video because I have learned to love the NASB version of the word of God. I had just one question, when you said "only an opinion of one guy.." in regards to the "life application study Bible" which I have. I was wondering if that one leans from a particular person or denomination in your opinion or knowledge?
@@adaywithaleks6556 Hi, sorry for the slow response. Somehow your comment slipped by me and I am just now seeing it.
I've looked at the Life Application Bible before, but never owned one. However, I did some quick research and the introduction in the Bible says that it was "developed by an interdenominational team of pastors, scholars, family counselors, and a national organization dedicated to promoting God’s Word and spreading the gospel, the Life Application Study Bible took many years to complete, and all the work was reviewed by several renowned theologians under the directorship of Dr. Kenneth Kantzer." Kantzer apparently was instrumental in the growth of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and I read one article that described him as having "centrist evangelical theological convictions."
That leads me to believe, with an interdenominational team and a leader who had "centrist" theological convictions, that the Bible was designed to be what I'd call "broadly evangelical" and was made to appeal to everyone in the evangelical community with little sectarian bias.
@CraftYourMusic You're welcome! If you don't already own this one, I do think it's a good purchase. It's notes and articles are pretty good overall and I don't think you'll feel it was money wasted, especially considering how few alternatives there are.
Sadly, with the introduction of the NASB 2020 I'd think it's even less likely that the NASB 95 will get much more in the way of study Bibles. It will be interesting to see if publishers are any more interested in the 2020 text.
@CraftYourMusic You would think so! After all, a translation that is noted for being one of the best translations for serious study should have a number of study Bibles . . . right? But it is not so.
Honestly, I am not sure the future is bright for the NASB. Not only has Lockman further fragmented and diluted the NASB brand by issuing the 2020 revision, but the ESV has moved in and taken over much of the ground that was once NASB territory. Furthermore, MacArthur now has his Legacy Standard Bible coming out, which is only going to further steal away readers who were once NASB loyalists.
In regard to the 2020 revision, what I've seen of it has made me feel like they're trying to move the translation more in the direction of the CSB or NIV, especially in regard to gender-neutral language. Considering that the NASB's calling card is supposed to be its literalism and formal fidelity to the original languages, that to me seems like a huge mistake.
I have to tell you that I actually have largely moved away from the NASB myself. While I do think that the 1995 revision is a great translation, in the last several months my preference has slowly shifted toward the Textus Receptus and, believe it or not, I've moved to the old faithful King James Version as my primary translation. I also use the NKJV and the MEV to supplement it. (The MEV/Modern English Version is a highly underappreciated translation, BTW.)
I do still use other versions, and have my NASB, a CSB and an NIV sitting on my bookshelf. I also have a certain fondness for the World English Bible (WEB). But for a number of reasons, I'm predominantly a KJV guy now.
@CraftYourMusic My understanding with the LSB is that MacArthur didn't like the direction he saw the NASB going in with the 2020 revision, and he also felt like there were some small tweaks that could be made to the '95 text to improve it, and so with Lockman's blessing he and a team of scholars engaged in their own revision. Before the 2020 revision MacArthur was effusive in his praise for the NASB, so I think that if Lockman had never revised the text then the LSB would have never come along. As it stands though, the NASB just got splintered in two different directions. So now you could say the NASB family includes the NASB '77, the NASB '95, the NASB 2020 and the LSB.
Personally, I stay away from the ESV as it's essentially a Calvinist translation and I think Calvinistic bias creeped into the translation (such as in Revelation 13:8). Being that I am not a Calvinist, that's not really something I'm going to go for.
Yes, the Textus Receptus vs Critical Text. A lot of people today will try to convince you that it's a slam dunk that the Critical Text is more accurate to the originals and most scholars take that position. But the more I looked into it, the more I came to the conclusion that it's a more complicated issue than that. The deeper you go, the more complex the question becomes.
I am not a King James Only or TR Only guy--as I said, I do still use CT translations--but I've come to prefer the TR. One interesting site that you may want to peruse is called KJV Today. Look it up. Many of the articles are quite short and of limited use, but some are very detailed and present a strong case for the pro-TR position.
The TR is definitely more stable as it's essentially fixed, while the CT I believe is now on its 29th revision. And this is one reason why I also like the KJV. You don't have to worry about a new revision coming every 15 or 20 years. You mentioned memorization. Today I am doing all of my memorization from the KJV.
Definitely look into the Modern English Version. I would say it is like the NKJV, but often reads a little more smoothly. Also look into the World English Bible (WEB). It has its own unique backstory and is one of the very few modern English translations that are in the public domain and free of any copyright restrictions.
I would love to watch a review of the Spirit Filled Study Bible.
Aren't the notes in the nasb study the same as the niv study bible the description of the nasb says the were adapted from the niv
Not that I noticed. Maybe some of the maps, charts, or other supplemental material. But they are two different study Bibles.
Does this Bible have any particular leaning towards reformed theology. Does it have any particular eschatological leaning
It doesn't take a firm eschatology stance. As for Reformed, see the section in the video on Romans. It leans Reformed on Romans 9.
Thank you for your honest assessment of
of the Zonderman NASB Study bible. My
Church uses the 95 NASB. I am 66 years old and am returning to KJV Bible. After using NASB for many years, I'm loosing memory of many many passages. NASB is hard to memorize. The KJV is easier for me . NKJV is second .
@David Sims... I am in a similar situatiom... but since I could not convince my pastor to switch to the NASB.. I bought this bible and use it in church... but I prefer the KJV... not just for memory.. but I appreciate.. it for being true to what God wished for us to learn regarding Him...
Speaking of Genesis metaphysical topics, i dont really know of any study bibles that cover that material. Do you?
Not sure what you're asking. Those type of discussions fall more into Systematic Theology or Philosophy rather than Biblical studies typically.
You need an overhead camera or insert photos of pages of the Bible inserted so we can see it proper.
This was filmed before I had a studio and was just working from my phone. See newer videos for what they look like now.
Hello. I am 65 years old. Print Size and Print Readability are very important to me. In your examination of this Bible, please share your honest review thoughts on these 2 things. Thank you.
I’m not sure, but they may have a large print edition available. The print in this one is fairly small.
I am not aware of any large print editions... though there may be some... but I have found the font size in this bible to be larger than the average bible font size.......
@James Ritter... in regards to print size.... this bible has about the average size print for a bible of this size... I have seen some that are in this size.. that have smaller and some larger.... though the biggest issue is the type of font used... as I as well have presbyopia... far sightedness... I often have to use readers.... but if you get a bible in BOLD TYPE font... you will find that even average size print is readable for most unless the vision is superbad.... Bold type font is a font where the letters hare heavily inked.. very black against the whitish background... one main problem for us far sighted people.. is many of the bibles printed today are Not printed in Bold Type... so the printing looks greyish black... and the lines forming the letters are thin.. and so it may seem like trying to find a needle in a haystack when reading...... Bold Type print.. helps with this as the type in the pages seems to spring forward..... the NASB by Zondervan.. in regular print sadly does NOT use bold Type... I guess it depends on how badly you want this particular NASB... there may be NASB's by other publishers with a more readable regular print type...I suffer thru with this bible because having a semi readable bible with verse by verse.. format ... was more important to me than having an easier to read bible in paragraph format...
What I'd love to know is why can't I find this in the 2020 text!? As far as i can tell it is not produced in the 2020 text so I'm thinking because I'm more Wesleyan Arminian than anything else I may have to get one of these in the 95 text and just hope that they produce one in the 2020 text and whenever that is purchase it because finding a deep study non reformed committee study bible in NASB is really freaking hard dude.
Is there a big difference between the 2020 and 95 texts? I don't use NASB very often so I'm not hip to the landscape.
@@DiscipleDojo only technically regular reading and study you won't notice much although it was a "major revision" my issue is language changes over time so by the time the 2020 needs updating in probably 2045 the 95 text will be noticably different much like the NKJV is now. I want to be up to date.
Other than the translation, isn't this the same as the older N.I.V. study bible?
No, the notes are different.
@@DiscipleDojo Thank you.
No !! the text and notes are different... please do Not insult the NASB by thinking the text is the same... the NASB is way better..the NASB...and I am not just refering to the notes ... the NASB has its roots.. in the ASV... which had its roots from the ESV from the KJV.....the N.I.V. as well as the Living Bible and the MESSAGE.. and some of the other translations... were created by people with too much time on their hands....remember what the bible states..." idle hands are the devil's workshop..."....
@@jeffcarlson3269 Yes Jeff, I understand all that. I'm talking about the commentary notes as Zondervan did both the N.A.S.B and the N.I.V. study bible. By the way, did you know that the N.A.S.B. translation is missing the same versus as all the other modern translations are compared to the textus receptus? As well, the 1 Jhn 5:5-8 passage has the same rendering as other translations which differs from the K.J.V.. regarding the Trinity. I know as I have the first edition and the 1995 edition and am thinking about buying the latest one.
@@tabasco7915 yes... thank you for your response... I now own a 1977... 1995 1999 2000.. and 2020... version of the NASB.. just because of the differences in the texts...I enjoy the 1995 NASB immensely.... but I do use the others as references...I have Not delved into the text in detail to see if the 1995 and 1999 are much different.. nor do I know for a fact if the 2000 text is much different from the 2020 text...I have not compared the text of 1 John 5:5-8... though I do realize there is a lot of controversy on this.. as some bibles omit verse 8 regarding the Godhead.. I will check that out thanks...
I began attending a new church last year.. cuz sadly the one I had attended for 25 years.. closed right before covid hit.. due to our pastor passing away... in 2017.. we tried to keep the church going for 2 more years.. but as numbers dwindled down we finally closed a church that was founded in 1962....as I grew in the Lord.. over the years.. I eventually became a KJV onlyist... I will not argue my reasons here.. but in my heart I believe the KJV.. is the best bible translation available today... fast forward to last year.. I started attending a church almost a year ago.. my 3 prerequisites for a church if I was going to stay.. was 1).. it be a small church where everyone knew each other.. and each others business.. many would disagree.. but after coming from a church that averaged 80.. I did Not wish to ne just a name in the crowd..2)... the hymns sang must be traditional.. no contemporary hymns.. and definitely Not a whole band... simply a piano... 3).. the pastor MUST read from the KJV.......well when I got there I realized the church had over 200 members... and sang contemporary hymns... and the pastor read from the NASB... some teachers even teach from the ESV.. I was about ready to stop going there...
but the more I began reading the NASB...the more I grew to appreciate it.. and accept it as a fairly good translation...I am shocked I feel that way.... one of the first things I did was to purchase this bible presented here.. so I could follow along with the sermons... and Now though I am still in love with the KJV... I have learned to appreciate the NASB as a viable go to translation at times..
this is indeed one of the finest NASB.. bibles available today in my opinion...
I think balancing the KJV with the NASB is a good way to study the text...though I would also encourage you to compare it to the NET and another modern translation that is more thought-for-thought just to get a feel for the range of possibilities of how the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek can be translated. And I also recommend Mark Ward's channel for good discussions on the strengths (and weaknesses) of the KJV from someone who really does like it overall.
@@DiscipleDojo yes... I have a couple different NET bibles... one with the full notes.. and one with like 59,260 notes or something.. I like them both and use them off and on.. I feel they are pretty good at filling in te gaps that some other Study bibles miss.. I prefer the NET with the 59,260 notes over the full note version due to .....for some reason on the full note version.... the publishers decided to make it a single column text.. I do not not care for single column bible text... do you?.. some do.. but I don't.... I also compare bible text with the ESV.. N.I.V. and the NKJV... and sometimes the RSV and ASV..I have study bibles in all translations.. except the N.I.V. and the ASV and RSV..... I have a tough time.. finding any 1901 versions of the ASV as it is... let alone trying to find one that has study notes in it.... I don't think an ASV study bible was ever made.. I have a Reference 1901 ASV.. but that is as close as I can find to one with any kind of notes in it...
@@DiscipleDojo and yes I have visited Mark's channel thoug I haven't been there for awhile I think the last time I was on it was about 7 months ago.. I also periodically visit "Frisch perspective" as well..
the NASB has been my main translation ever since 1981 when I was born again. I own a copy of the Open Bible, Ryrie Study Bible, NKJV Study Bible, ESV Study Bible, Zondervan NIV Study Bible and this one. The NIV and this one have all of the same bells and whistles. I just don't care for a watered down scripture version. This NASB is probably the best all around study bible a serious student of the word can buy with the possible exception of the ESV Study bible. Then it's just a matter of tastes. The one improvement I would make to this one is that there are narrow margins. i wish they were wider so that you could write legible notes on the side. This NASB study bible is out of print. I would suggest you buy one while they still exist.
Why so much rave on the 1995 edition compared to the later editions?
I have no idea.
So the 2020 NASB goes more towards gender neutrality. Where as the 1995 text stay to more of the traditional text. Example would be him,he,mankind etc
@@kylearnold8182 ok so instead of saying the brethren of the church,some would say it’s only speaking of men and not the men and women,so they would change ,brethren to people.
yes correct. So instead of saying mankind. The NASB 2020 would say something like humankind.
I have this bible and it is great. The only disappointment I have is it doesn't have a great concordance.
I believe that this bible has the same notes as the niv study bible. What I enjoy is the subject/topical index in the back.
No, the notes are different.
at approximately the 2:09 minute mark in this video you mention that this study bible contains the harmony of the gospels... I have 3 different editions... in Genuine leather and bonded leather... of this Study bible but Nowhere have I found the Harmony of the Gospels... is the Harmony peculiar to the Hard cover only...
this bible DOES NOT CONTAIN A HARMONY OF THE GOSPELS... just wishful thinking...
The harmony is numbered in the section headings, I believe.
@@DiscipleDojo ok... yeah.. I found it now.... untitled... unindexed , unspecified... beginning on page 1562... right behind the book of John.. right behind the page titled. "Major Archeological Finds Relating to the NT...
interesting.. it lists the Major Archeological Finds... after John.... on the Title page but No mention or listing of the Harmonies at all...it also lists the Parables of Jesus in the middle of Luke...on the title page....
were these tables just thrown together at the last moment.. their displacement would make it seem so..
most bibles would try to keep all study references together in one spot.... don't you think..?...
Honestly, having reviewed over 50 study Bibles at this point, I don't think there's a single approach that is considered the norm. Many divide the material up throughout the Bible for the sake of having "content" on as many pages throughout as possible, while others stick it all in a handful of sections so as not to break up the text as much. I think it comes down to publisher preference at the end of the day.
@@DiscipleDojo I guess we should be happy that in bibles that contain maps.. that at least the basic ones are always at the back of the bible.. not counting any inserted ones here and there...at least I usually can find the map section...
put my name in for drawing
What drawing?
@@DiscipleDojo this.....(*^%YJ^&^&
"Wooden" What a foolish comment....................
It is an accurate description, I'm afraid.