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The Quest Study Bible: New International Version
-• Answers over 6,000 of the most common questions people have about scripture passages. -• A great study Bible for students of the Bible with introductions and time lines that identify the subjects, people, and events of each book of the Bible - Over 100 color charts and maps, plus diagrams, indexes, a Harmony of the Gospels and a table of weights and measures - Also available in the Nueva Version Internacional
1888 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 1994
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October 26, 2021
I did it.
I read the ENTIRE Bible.
That's a pretty cool feeling if you ask me.
(I followed the Bible Recap, a chronological, 1-year reading plan).
Time to start this again tomorrow!
I read the ENTIRE Bible.
That's a pretty cool feeling if you ask me.
(I followed the Bible Recap, a chronological, 1-year reading plan).
Time to start this again tomorrow!
June 11, 2012
When I first started college, I decided to get a new Bible. There are so many out there to choose from, it can be a little difficult to know what kind you should get. I was recommended this Bible by a friend of mine who had been reading it for a year or so and said she loved it. In fact, she'd used it so much, she needed to get a new one.
I went to Lifeway, a Christian bookstore/store, to check out this Bible, and others to figure out which one I would want. I was immediately attracted to the Quest Study Bible. What I loved about it was the simplicity, and the side notes, the different explanations to help you you understand it. It also poses different questions for you to think about.
I also love the different things in the back: What to read when you're ______. or What God says about _________. and all of the other neat, helpful things in the back. This is a great Bible for anyone, whether you're a teen, a young adult, an older adult, you're new to Christianity, or if you just want a better understanding or easier to read copy of the Bible.
I am now out of graduate school, and still have the same copy I purchased in 2004. To this day, I do not regret getting this specific version of the Bible. Everytime I have needed something read when I am stressed, unhappy, or even when things are going well, there is always a key to point me in the right direction of which passages to read.
I hope anyone who decides to pick up this version of the Bible will enjoy it as much as I do. :)
I went to Lifeway, a Christian bookstore/store, to check out this Bible, and others to figure out which one I would want. I was immediately attracted to the Quest Study Bible. What I loved about it was the simplicity, and the side notes, the different explanations to help you you understand it. It also poses different questions for you to think about.
I also love the different things in the back: What to read when you're ______. or What God says about _________. and all of the other neat, helpful things in the back. This is a great Bible for anyone, whether you're a teen, a young adult, an older adult, you're new to Christianity, or if you just want a better understanding or easier to read copy of the Bible.
I am now out of graduate school, and still have the same copy I purchased in 2004. To this day, I do not regret getting this specific version of the Bible. Everytime I have needed something read when I am stressed, unhappy, or even when things are going well, there is always a key to point me in the right direction of which passages to read.
I hope anyone who decides to pick up this version of the Bible will enjoy it as much as I do. :)
July 12, 2021
I'm really starting to love this bible. The way it is set up makes it that much more enjoyable. The side bar notes are interesting to read and give more of an understanding to the context of the scripter being read. What I love the most is the larger articals often found at the bottom of the page that gives a good background of why things are the way they are. Also at the beginning of every book it gives a little history lesson of the why, who, when, to whom and what to look for about the book.
Great for beginners or someone who just wants to fall in love with God and Jesus all over again.
Great for beginners or someone who just wants to fall in love with God and Jesus all over again.
April 13, 2012
This is my favorite bible, with many common questions and answers along the sides of each page. It's great for those just starting out reading the bible, or for the curious in nature who like background explanations or definitions of terms. I appreciate that when there is an topic that scholars have debated, the notes will typically point that out. The explanations and answers along the sides are generally brief and easy to understand. Sometimes there are little maps showing what/where a scripture is referencing, so I can get a better understanding of what was going on. (There are also larger, color maps in the back.)
One of my favorite parts of this particular bible is the introduction at the beginning of each book that tells who wrote it, why and when it was written, to whom it was written, why you should read this book and what things to consider and look for in the book. Knowing that information going in has been very helpful to me. I think my next bible will be the NIV Life Application Study Bible because I think it might have more detailed explanations and notes that I feel ready for now, but the Quest Study Bible will always be a favorite for me.
One of my favorite parts of this particular bible is the introduction at the beginning of each book that tells who wrote it, why and when it was written, to whom it was written, why you should read this book and what things to consider and look for in the book. Knowing that information going in has been very helpful to me. I think my next bible will be the NIV Life Application Study Bible because I think it might have more detailed explanations and notes that I feel ready for now, but the Quest Study Bible will always be a favorite for me.
February 7, 2019
I cannot recommend the Quest study Bible enough. Although I have been a believer for most of my life, I consistently view scripture with a skeptical lense. This study Bible leaves very few questions unanswered. It provides excellent historical and cultural background information for all of the Bible's complexities. I find that I reference Quest almost weekly in my house to answer some of life's most difficult questions. My only complaint is that this format is only available in NIV translation. I would happily purchase this again in either ESV or NRSV. I have had this study Bible for almost a decade and despite normal wear and tear the leather has held up beautifully.
October 22, 2009
This was my first study bible.
I replaced it with the revised version and passed this one along to a friend in need.
I love the annotations / questions / answers throughout.
I replaced it with the revised version and passed this one along to a friend in need.
I love the annotations / questions / answers throughout.
July 9, 2018
As a Muslim person with Christian ancestors , this book is pure gold. First and foremost, the NIV text is so easy to read and understand (this is coming from someone who quit the King James Version after six pages), especially for a person who is not a native English speaker. The translation leaves no room for confusion in regards to what the words mean as this is contemporary English, the same kind that we use every day.
The best part of the Quest Bible was definitely the Q&A throughout each and every page. As a non-Christian I had many of those questions and I’m not always able to ask Christians complex questions directly (and I definitely don’t trust the internet and its propaganda claiming superiority over another denomination at every turn) so this was absolutely perfect!
I love how the POV of many different denominations on various questions/issues is listed and objectively presented because I’m well aware that not all Christians believe equally. A couple of things could’ve been explained better or gone more in depth as some of the theology went over my head, but overall this is fantastic for new Christians or non-Christians.
The best part of the Quest Bible was definitely the Q&A throughout each and every page. As a non-Christian I had many of those questions and I’m not always able to ask Christians complex questions directly (and I definitely don’t trust the internet and its propaganda claiming superiority over another denomination at every turn) so this was absolutely perfect!
I love how the POV of many different denominations on various questions/issues is listed and objectively presented because I’m well aware that not all Christians believe equally. A couple of things could’ve been explained better or gone more in depth as some of the theology went over my head, but overall this is fantastic for new Christians or non-Christians.
August 28, 2019
Used a chronological reading plan to read the Bible in a year.
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October 5, 2011Last year I realized that I only knew bits and pieces of the Bible. I had never read it growing up nor were we required to read any of it during my Catholic grade school or high school years. I made my decision to read the entire thing based on the fact that it is the foundation for hundreds of millions of people all over the world, so I thought it best to know exactly what it said.
What does it say? Well, quite a few things. Some of them are pleasant and contain wisdom that extends into the 21st century. Other statements and prophecies are violent, extreme, ridiculous, and sometimes flat out wrong based on what we now know about the world.
I did not begin this task with the idea that the Bible was the true, inerrant word of god. I see the Bible as the story of the Israelites and their struggle for survival over the past 6,000 years. It is a remarkable story, filled with moral leaps and strange ideas about how the universe operates. I found that it is often helpful to put yourself in the place of the writer of a book in the Bible in order to see why they might be writing what they did. The fact that the Israelites were often enslaved, tortured, or attacked made the people extremely bitter, resentful, and often looking for help when they had nowhere else to turn.
I do not believe that this book should be considered the end-all and be-all of moral guidance, nor should it be considered the source of answers to our common problems. I do believe that it does contain some wisdom and some lessons that can be used in our current world and time. There are very few of these, but they do exist. It is a book produced in a much different time and place by people who did not understand how the universe operated. We should always be aware of that essential fact.
I believe that every generation of humans has to reinvent the world and it also has the arduous task of teaching its children about the past. One of the problems with this task is that we often rely too heavily on the idea that the ancients were right and that we could never possibly get it more right than they did. This is a false idea. Every generation creates new wisdom, new knowledge that it can sow in its young to make that generation, and the one after it, even better than before. I believe the Bible represents our attachment to some ancient truths, but they are not everlasting, nor are they universal. It is our task in the 21st century to find out what the writers got right and what they got wrong. To take an absolutist position that it is either entirely right or entirely wrong would be to claim ignorance of the fact that every generation has flaws.
We can learn from books like this. But we can also do better every time we think, write, and teach.
And for my money, Ecclesiastes takes the cake for best book in the whole Bible.
Also, I did not give this a star rating because it is not a book about one thing nor is it written by one person. To say that it has a quality from 0 to 5 would be too simple and deny its complexity as an ancient text.
What does it say? Well, quite a few things. Some of them are pleasant and contain wisdom that extends into the 21st century. Other statements and prophecies are violent, extreme, ridiculous, and sometimes flat out wrong based on what we now know about the world.
I did not begin this task with the idea that the Bible was the true, inerrant word of god. I see the Bible as the story of the Israelites and their struggle for survival over the past 6,000 years. It is a remarkable story, filled with moral leaps and strange ideas about how the universe operates. I found that it is often helpful to put yourself in the place of the writer of a book in the Bible in order to see why they might be writing what they did. The fact that the Israelites were often enslaved, tortured, or attacked made the people extremely bitter, resentful, and often looking for help when they had nowhere else to turn.
I do not believe that this book should be considered the end-all and be-all of moral guidance, nor should it be considered the source of answers to our common problems. I do believe that it does contain some wisdom and some lessons that can be used in our current world and time. There are very few of these, but they do exist. It is a book produced in a much different time and place by people who did not understand how the universe operated. We should always be aware of that essential fact.
I believe that every generation of humans has to reinvent the world and it also has the arduous task of teaching its children about the past. One of the problems with this task is that we often rely too heavily on the idea that the ancients were right and that we could never possibly get it more right than they did. This is a false idea. Every generation creates new wisdom, new knowledge that it can sow in its young to make that generation, and the one after it, even better than before. I believe the Bible represents our attachment to some ancient truths, but they are not everlasting, nor are they universal. It is our task in the 21st century to find out what the writers got right and what they got wrong. To take an absolutist position that it is either entirely right or entirely wrong would be to claim ignorance of the fact that every generation has flaws.
We can learn from books like this. But we can also do better every time we think, write, and teach.
And for my money, Ecclesiastes takes the cake for best book in the whole Bible.
Also, I did not give this a star rating because it is not a book about one thing nor is it written by one person. To say that it has a quality from 0 to 5 would be too simple and deny its complexity as an ancient text.
March 1, 2010
So, (yeah!) I read the Bible on the three year plan, and it took me, well . . . about three years to read it. This edition was very helpful with maps, chronology charts, sidebars, bubble articles and notations of explanation (all of course from the Christian perspective). Many useful indices in the back.
My interests drew me mostly to the History books of the Old Testament and the Gospels of the New Testament. After Genesis and Exodus, the Books of Law (or Torah) were a bit hard to get through, but worth while for the cultural and historical perspective of the early Judeo religion. The poetry books were a bit repetitive, but I found many useful moral lessons in Songs and Psalms, with Ecclesiastes among my favorite. Outside of Genesis and its origin theories, the Books by the Prophets in the Old Testament and Revelation confronted adversely with my strong cynic nature. I guess that is why the call it "faith." God has a lot of jealous wrath.
I am glad to take with me the moral lessons, but I worry many fundamental Christians (and other religions too) desire a hastening of the world's end. The symbolism in the "doomdays" books should remain just that, and I don't feel the text of Revelation accompanies the rest of the books. Also, the Christian Right seems to focus on the very few mentions of sexual immorality in the Bible(only once in the New Testament's Romans 1:26-27 and not attributed to Jesus) to justify their discrimation and sometimes hatred of homosexuals. I thought Christianity was about love, even your enemy. I understand they are human and ideals suffer when put into practice by us.
I would be interested in reading the works that were excluded in the Bible, and theories as to why. The Apocryphal religious texts, but will probably pick up the Koran or some other Eastern philosophies first. The Tao Te Ching might be ready for a re-read, or at least the Tao of Pooh.
My interests drew me mostly to the History books of the Old Testament and the Gospels of the New Testament. After Genesis and Exodus, the Books of Law (or Torah) were a bit hard to get through, but worth while for the cultural and historical perspective of the early Judeo religion. The poetry books were a bit repetitive, but I found many useful moral lessons in Songs and Psalms, with Ecclesiastes among my favorite. Outside of Genesis and its origin theories, the Books by the Prophets in the Old Testament and Revelation confronted adversely with my strong cynic nature. I guess that is why the call it "faith." God has a lot of jealous wrath.
I am glad to take with me the moral lessons, but I worry many fundamental Christians (and other religions too) desire a hastening of the world's end. The symbolism in the "doomdays" books should remain just that, and I don't feel the text of Revelation accompanies the rest of the books. Also, the Christian Right seems to focus on the very few mentions of sexual immorality in the Bible(only once in the New Testament's Romans 1:26-27 and not attributed to Jesus) to justify their discrimation and sometimes hatred of homosexuals. I thought Christianity was about love, even your enemy. I understand they are human and ideals suffer when put into practice by us.
I would be interested in reading the works that were excluded in the Bible, and theories as to why. The Apocryphal religious texts, but will probably pick up the Koran or some other Eastern philosophies first. The Tao Te Ching might be ready for a re-read, or at least the Tao of Pooh.
January 17, 2011
I will never mark this as "read", but rather always "currently reading" because you can always find something new no matter how many times you read the Bible.
I really like this Bible because it has sections that help you go deeper into what certain passages mean and how to think about them in relation to modern day life.
I really like this Bible because it has sections that help you go deeper into what certain passages mean and how to think about them in relation to modern day life.
December 31, 2012
Of all the Bibles that I own, the NIV Quest Study Bible is my favorite ~ it is easy to read, but most importantly, the editors have included tons of research, maps, etc. This has been so key in helping me understand the beliefs, customs and geography during the span of biblical history. I wholly recommend this bible, especially to teens and new Christians.
September 22, 2007
the inspired Word of God, the literal message from Him to us that teaches us:
1- to know more about God Himself
2- to know more about His Plans for the Life to Come
3- to know more about His Plans for the Life I Live Now
1- to know more about God Himself
2- to know more about His Plans for the Life to Come
3- to know more about His Plans for the Life I Live Now
October 2, 2022
I like the presentation of this study Bible. The explanations are easy to understand and cover a lot of topics.
October 30, 2014
I really like this Bible because it had on the sides a lot of information that is helpful concerning the times and relates the passage to others.
October 22, 2019
Best Life Guide In The World ❤️
Jesus Christ Loves You ❤️❣️
Jesus Christ Loves You ❤️❣️
July 1, 2012
Really liked all the sidebar explanations!
June 30, 2019
It took me an entire year to finally read the Bible all the way through. It was a hard read, not gonna lie. And that’s with the study guide helping throughout. I persevered because this has been my #1 bucket list item for most of my adult life, and I never could get all the way through it in the past. This year I was determined.
The Old Testament books are just plain hard to understand and relate to. The wars were straight out of a 300 movie. I don’t recommend it for the faint of heart. The depth of the Old books are hard to describe in words. I read through them in chronological order.
I loved the New Testament, particularly the book of John.
This specific Bible (Quest Study) made most of the parts that were difficult for me to understand more comprehendable. I strongly recommend this particular Bible!
This book is deep. This book is unlike anything and will forever stand the test of time. The depth of it sealed my faith in Jesus. Though it was tedious, it gets 5 stars, because duh, it’s the Word of God 😀
The Old Testament books are just plain hard to understand and relate to. The wars were straight out of a 300 movie. I don’t recommend it for the faint of heart. The depth of the Old books are hard to describe in words. I read through them in chronological order.
I loved the New Testament, particularly the book of John.
This specific Bible (Quest Study) made most of the parts that were difficult for me to understand more comprehendable. I strongly recommend this particular Bible!
This book is deep. This book is unlike anything and will forever stand the test of time. The depth of it sealed my faith in Jesus. Though it was tedious, it gets 5 stars, because duh, it’s the Word of God 😀
December 13, 2018
I have worn this book out, binding is breaking down but will never part with it. I still use this in my comparison with my NASB, ESV, HCSB, etc. It is a good study Bible. The only thing I do not like about it is some of their side notes are more authors opinions and not scripture founded as they do not list any scriptures as reference to why they stated what they did, but thankfully there are not a lot of those. I purchased this for both my children because I still feel this is a good resource.
June 20, 2019
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They ask the questions I would ask, but they give a very good answer. I downloaded the book and sometimes it's hard to return to the place you were at it you run all the references
They ask the questions I would ask, but they give a very good answer. I downloaded the book and sometimes it's hard to return to the place you were at it you run all the references
January 11, 2023
This version of the Bible, along with lots of side notes explaining the meaning of the scriptures, helped me to understand and interpret more of the Bible than any other version ever has. I highly recommend it.
December 31, 2024
This year in reading through the Bible, I used this version and read all the questions and answers in addition to all the actual text. It was a lot, but I'm so glad I did it! This Bible is a great asset -- so many of the questions in the sidebars were ones that I have wondered about.
October 2, 2019
Careful
Be careful people because when you buy THIS book, you can't download it on several devices (smartphone, tablet and computer).
Be careful people because when you buy THIS book, you can't download it on several devices (smartphone, tablet and computer).
December 31, 2020
I read the Bible twice each year. I attempt to do so with a different Bible so I can learn from their study notes.
This is , by far, the best Bible(and/or Bible study) I have read to date!
This is , by far, the best Bible(and/or Bible study) I have read to date!
November 3, 2021
Everyone needs to read the Bible!!
February 10, 2023
Best book I've ever read.
June 17, 2023
Our true instruction manual!
January 9, 2024
I absolutely love this version of the Bible. It is easy to understand and I love the study notes that accompany each page.
February 28, 2008
One of the top study Bibles. (NIV and NKJV by Nelson are tops). I chose this one for my teenage daughter. I prefer it over Teen Bibles. If you knew all that is in the notes you would find Bible College easy.
I am a Pastor and seminary grad (May 08)
I am a Pastor and seminary grad (May 08)
September 27, 2012
Five stars of course! In depth study as part of the Disciple study series. We are currently studying the Gospel of Luke. This study takes up the bulk of my reading time.
Oh my - finished the study of Luke long ago, but can't say whole Bible has been read. We'll call that a continued endeavor!
Oh my - finished the study of Luke long ago, but can't say whole Bible has been read. We'll call that a continued endeavor!
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