NIV, Thompson Chain-Reference Bible, Large Print, Genuine Leather, Cowhide, Brown, Red Letter, Art Gilded Edges, Comfort Print
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Summary
An easy-to-learn， easy-to-use tool for in-depth Bible study
Beloved and acclaimed for more than five generations， the Thompson Chain-Reference® Bible is unparalleled in its ability to enrich personal devotions， topical study， and sermon preparation。 This unique reference Bible enables you to search the breadth of Scripture’s teachings on thousands of topics and allows you to follow those topics throughout the entire Bible。 With over 100，000 references， covering over 8，000 topics， the Chain-Reference System is an ideal tool for comprehensive topical study。 The Thompson Chain-Reference Bible also offers a library of additional study resources that allows readers to interpret the Bible using related scripture passages rather than consulting a commentary。
The NIV Thompson Chain-Reference Bible， Large Print is printed in Zondervan’s exclusive NIV Comfort Print® typeface for easy reading。 Expertly designed specifically to be used for the New International Version （NIV） text， Comfort Print offers an easier reading experience that complements the most widely read modern-English Bible translation。 It also features a fresh， two-color design that preserves the original look of the chain-reference system， while making each page cleaner and easier to read。
Features:
Complete text of the accurate， readable， and clear New International Version （NIV）
Easy-to-understand Chain-Reference System with over 100，000 references
Alphabetical and numerical indexes highlight study materials for over 8，000 topics， each with its own topic number， for exhaustive topical study
An extensive study resource section includes biographical sketches， illustrated studies of the Bible， a concordance， Bible harmonies， and many other helpful study tools
Fresh， two-color page design
66 book introductions
16-page full-color map section with map index
Words of Jesus in red
Presentation page for gift-giving
Art gilded page edges
Raised spine hubs
Two double-sided 3/8-inch wide satin ribbon markers
Genuine leather cover lies flat when open
Exclusive Zondervan NIV Comfort Print typeface
10。5-point print size
Beloved and acclaimed for more than five generations， the Thompson Chain-Reference® Bible is unparalleled in its ability to enrich personal devotions， topical study， and sermon preparation。 This unique reference Bible enables you to search the breadth of Scripture’s teachings on thousands of topics and allows you to follow those topics throughout the entire Bible。 With over 100，000 references， covering over 8，000 topics， the Chain-Reference System is an ideal tool for comprehensive topical study。 The Thompson Chain-Reference Bible also offers a library of additional study resources that allows readers to interpret the Bible using related scripture passages rather than consulting a commentary。
The NIV Thompson Chain-Reference Bible， Large Print is printed in Zondervan’s exclusive NIV Comfort Print® typeface for easy reading。 Expertly designed specifically to be used for the New International Version （NIV） text， Comfort Print offers an easier reading experience that complements the most widely read modern-English Bible translation。 It also features a fresh， two-color design that preserves the original look of the chain-reference system， while making each page cleaner and easier to read。
Features:
Complete text of the accurate， readable， and clear New International Version （NIV）
Easy-to-understand Chain-Reference System with over 100，000 references
Alphabetical and numerical indexes highlight study materials for over 8，000 topics， each with its own topic number， for exhaustive topical study
An extensive study resource section includes biographical sketches， illustrated studies of the Bible， a concordance， Bible harmonies， and many other helpful study tools
Fresh， two-color page design
66 book introductions
16-page full-color map section with map index
Words of Jesus in red
Presentation page for gift-giving
Art gilded page edges
Raised spine hubs
Two double-sided 3/8-inch wide satin ribbon markers
Genuine leather cover lies flat when open
Exclusive Zondervan NIV Comfort Print typeface
10。5-point print size
Reviews
Marcus Goncalves
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Finally finished reading this version of the Bible。 It took me 16 months to read it， the longest， from the four versions I have read。 While more accurate， the NKJV is harder to understand than the NIV。 The Message version is great， for context， but too much latitude。
Craig A。 Bogan
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Most important book one could ever read！
Linda Mehus-Barber
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Nine months ago， I decided perhaps it was time for me to "read through the Bible" again。 This time， however， I didn't want to start at Genesis and read straight through to Revelation， so I looked for a better plan。 Also， while I had a Bible that was set up as a one-year read， I preferred to read through my own personal Bible。 I found the perfect plan for me at www。FiveDayBibleReading。com and decided to follow that plan。 I didn't stick strictly to the five times a week （sometimes read every day， Nine months ago， I decided perhaps it was time for me to "read through the Bible" again。 This time， however， I didn't want to start at Genesis and read straight through to Revelation， so I looked for a better plan。 Also， while I had a Bible that was set up as a one-year read， I preferred to read through my own personal Bible。 I found the perfect plan for me at www。FiveDayBibleReading。com and decided to follow that plan。 I didn't stick strictly to the five times a week （sometimes read every day， sometimes two chunks in a day）， and since I wasn't beginning on January 1 （started middle of March）， I ignored the dates for each 5-day chunk。 This worked very well for me， and I especially loved working through my own Bible with all the thoughts and notes I had jotted down in the margins over the years。 I love the Thompson Chain NIV version because there is so much helpful information in the back。 。。。more
Su Nimon
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I found "Messenger of the Holy" to be so informative and direct。 I've studied alternate spiritual paths and comparative religion for many years。 Maybe it's just the timing for me and for the world， but the message Michael shares is clear and encouraging。 He gives us information received from the spiritual realm along with the very personal ways these messages affected he and his family。 Delightful， deep and so very encouraging。 I found "Messenger of the Holy" to be so informative and direct。 I've studied alternate spiritual paths and comparative religion for many years。 Maybe it's just the timing for me and for the world， but the message Michael shares is clear and encouraging。 He gives us information received from the spiritual realm along with the very personal ways these messages affected he and his family。 Delightful， deep and so very encouraging。 。。。more
Danette
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College graduation gift from my church。"Praise the Lord， O my soul， and forget not all his benefits - who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases， who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion， who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's。" Psalm 103:1-52021 A book your pastor recommends College graduation gift from my church。"Praise the Lord， O my soul， and forget not all his benefits - who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases， who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion， who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's。" Psalm 103:1-52021 A book your pastor recommends 。。。more
Marie Gray
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Religion aside， this is an important book if you are an avid reader because of its influence on so many authors。 Subtle undertones of its themes can be found in countless writings over the centuries。
Allison
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This was my first Study Bible and it was incredibly helpful！ The NIV was an understandable and easy to grasp translation， although I have since found it is not necessarily the most accurate one。The Thompson Chain-Reference（c）system is unique among study bibles and very easy to use。 For someone who is interested in learning more about people， themes and concepts in Scripture， there really isn't a better study bible to have on hand。 I highly recommend it。 This was my first Study Bible and it was incredibly helpful！ The NIV was an understandable and easy to grasp translation， although I have since found it is not necessarily the most accurate one。The Thompson Chain-Reference（c）system is unique among study bibles and very easy to use。 For someone who is interested in learning more about people， themes and concepts in Scripture， there really isn't a better study bible to have on hand。 I highly recommend it。 。。。more
Ken Bickley
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The New International Version is my favorite Bible translation。 Of course， I revere the King James Version， and actually prefer it when reading Psalms， but I'm convinced most readers don't really understand a good percentage of the KJV。 Elizabethan English was just a wee bit different from our modern language。 The Thompson Reference helps section is very good， too; I really like the archaeological supplement in this edition。 All things considered， this is a fine study Bible。 The New International Version is my favorite Bible translation。 Of course， I revere the King James Version， and actually prefer it when reading Psalms， but I'm convinced most readers don't really understand a good percentage of the KJV。 Elizabethan English was just a wee bit different from our modern language。 The Thompson Reference helps section is very good， too; I really like the archaeological supplement in this edition。 All things considered， this is a fine study Bible。 。。。more
Beverly Dowdell
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A steady companion and great help in early days being a Christian to learn and understand life themes throughout the Bible 。。 Studying patience when I desperately needed it！ Love for the unlovable - me - or so I thought at times。 Forgiveness。。 me again - for making mistakes and then for others。 Wisdom。。 a lifetime work in progress。 Always at hand this book is a daily help as Jesus is。。 Forever loving always forgiving our closest friend 。。 Even if we don't choose him， he still loves you， is the u A steady companion and great help in early days being a Christian to learn and understand life themes throughout the Bible 。。 Studying patience when I desperately needed it！ Love for the unlovable - me - or so I thought at times。 Forgiveness。。 me again - for making mistakes and then for others。 Wisdom。。 a lifetime work in progress。 Always at hand this book is a daily help as Jesus is。。 Forever loving always forgiving our closest friend 。。 Even if we don't choose him， he still loves you， is the ultimate 24/7 helpline and is even available on Christmas Day。 。。。more
Husbandfirst
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No book is more important， more timely， more full of guidance and help than God's Word。 No book is more important， more timely， more full of guidance and help than God's Word。 。。。more
Tiff Miller
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For the first time in my Christian life， I have read the entire Bible， cover-to-cover。 I pulled out Matthew Henry's commentary occasionally to help me understand difficult passages， but other than that， I didn't read anything else for my devotional timeIt took me two years， reading a little everyday， and I am so glad that I did it。Never have I felt as though I got a glimpse of the bigger picture of my faith。 God's big picture is amazing， and I am just going to start over and read through it。 Aga For the first time in my Christian life， I have read the entire Bible， cover-to-cover。 I pulled out Matthew Henry's commentary occasionally to help me understand difficult passages， but other than that， I didn't read anything else for my devotional timeIt took me two years， reading a little everyday， and I am so glad that I did it。Never have I felt as though I got a glimpse of the bigger picture of my faith。 God's big picture is amazing， and I am just going to start over and read through it。 Again and again and again。 。。。more
Carrie
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It took a little longer to finish than I had hoped， but I did it！ You are never too young or too old to read the #1 best selling book。 Never stop searching for truth。
Reinhard
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The greatest book ever written。
Jody
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This is my second time reading completely through the Bible。 I followed the "Through the Bible in a Year" by the American Tract Society。 I love the well known stories in the Old Testament: Adam & Eve， Noah， Abraham， Joseph， etc。， but I admit it's tough reading through some of those Old Testament chapters with their laws and measurements。 I never fail to be amazed at how the Israelites had God right there with them and still didn't trust in Him completely。 I love Luke's telling of the birth of Je This is my second time reading completely through the Bible。 I followed the "Through the Bible in a Year" by the American Tract Society。 I love the well known stories in the Old Testament: Adam & Eve， Noah， Abraham， Joseph， etc。， but I admit it's tough reading through some of those Old Testament chapters with their laws and measurements。 I never fail to be amazed at how the Israelites had God right there with them and still didn't trust in Him completely。 I love Luke's telling of the birth of Jesus， and the first verse of John， "In the beginning was the Word， and the Word was with God， and the Word was God。" My favorite discovery is in 2 Kings 20， where Hezekiah is told by God through Isaiah he will not recover from his illness。 He prays to God to remember his faithfulness， and Isaiah receives a message from God that he has heard his prayer， seen his tears， and will heal him。 That passage gives me great hope。 I feel a huge sense of accomplishment having read through this for the second time， and will likely do it again。 I find something new every time。 。。。more
J。E。 Runnion
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It is a very easy read。 Though there are some problems with translation it still holds true to the word of God。 It allows for cross referencing， checking and has easy indexing。 Overall I love this bible translation。 It works well with the many other bibles that I study and read on a regular basis。 I would recommend this bible for someone who is a new christian and wanting to study the word of God。
Marti
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Life lessons of all kinds。。。。
Abby
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I won't pretend to understand everything in this book。 Heck， I won't even pretend to understand most of it。 But， I do know that this book contains everything I really need， and will ever really need。 This book is never moving out of my 'currently-reading' shelf。 I won't pretend to understand everything in this book。 Heck， I won't even pretend to understand most of it。 But， I do know that this book contains everything I really need， and will ever really need。 This book is never moving out of my 'currently-reading' shelf。 。。。more
Anita
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In the beginning was the Word， and the Word was with God， and the Word was God。 He was with God in the beginning。 。 。 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us。 We have seen his glory， the glory of the One and Only， who came from the Father， full of grace and truth。
Nick
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I wish it had bigger margins to take notes in， but he maps and archaelogical info in the back are useful。 Having worked with the Greek and beginning to look at the Hebrew， I'm starting to prefer mor literal translations such as the RSV， the NASB， or the ESV。 However， I grew up on the NIV and memorized a lot of verses using it。 I wish it had bigger margins to take notes in， but he maps and archaelogical info in the back are useful。 Having worked with the Greek and beginning to look at the Hebrew， I'm starting to prefer mor literal translations such as the RSV， the NASB， or the ESV。 However， I grew up on the NIV and memorized a lot of verses using it。 。。。more
Keith Davis
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The NIV is probably a better translation for modern readers， but I prefer the beauty of the King James Version。 This edition has a lot of reference material added in。 Useful if you like that kind of supplemental text。
Twila
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I love this Bible。 My students do to。 It's great for in-depth study。 I love this Bible。 My students do to。 It's great for in-depth study。 。。。more
Brooke
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Worth reading over and over and over。。。
Asho
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I will confess that I haven't read the whole entire Bible。 But thanks to a course at my church combined with some additional reading throughout the years， I can honestly say I have read 90% of it， which may be as good as it is ever going to get since I don't think I'll ever sit down and read it cover-to-cover。 （The class I took had us read the majority of the Bible， but we didn't always read sequentially。） I at least feel like I have a very strong grasp of what is （and isn't） in the Bible， based I will confess that I haven't read the whole entire Bible。 But thanks to a course at my church combined with some additional reading throughout the years， I can honestly say I have read 90% of it， which may be as good as it is ever going to get since I don't think I'll ever sit down and read it cover-to-cover。 （The class I took had us read the majority of the Bible， but we didn't always read sequentially。） I at least feel like I have a very strong grasp of what is （and isn't） in the Bible， based on my actual knowledge of having read it， not just what other people have taught me about it。 That's a good feeling。I wouldn't feel right giving the Bible less than 5 stars because it is such an important historical and spiritual work， and trying to rate it as just any other book is impossible。 It has fascinating， sometimes frightening， sometimes inspiring stories。 It has beautiful poetry。 It has enough puzzling elements to mull over for years。 It isn't always an easy read （except for some books， which ARE very easy reads）。 Overall it is a complex book that allows for multiple readings， multiple interpretations， and multiple lessons。 。。。more
Jake Maguire
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is the Bible I have。 I've been reading it since 1982 （No I didn't finish Judges， Kings， & Chronicles）。 I like the parts that don't make sense the first million times （Daniel 12:11-13）， or the parts where I used 4 different "Hilighter" colors on （Matthew 6:34）， oh and then the study notes on the margin that are mostly not helpful。 Woo Hoo！ This is the Bible I have。 I've been reading it since 1982 （No I didn't finish Judges， Kings， & Chronicles）。 I like the parts that don't make sense the first million times （Daniel 12:11-13）， or the parts where I used 4 different "Hilighter" colors on （Matthew 6:34）， oh and then the study notes on the margin that are mostly not helpful。 Woo Hoo！ 。。。more
Jack Corcoran
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This is a Bible， it's fairly self explainitory。 This is a Bible， it's fairly self explainitory。 。。。more
A。D。
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