Mirror Study Bible

by François Du Toit

People who have stopped reading the Bible or never even read it before say about The Mirror, "I have never read anything that touched me so deeply, it is a brand new Bible, I cannot wait to give it to all my friends!" The Mirror Bible is a paraphrase from the original Greek text. While the detailed shades of meaning of every Greek word have been closely studied, this is done taking into account the consistent context of the entire chapter within the wider epistle, and bearing in mind the full context of Jesus as the revealer and redeemer of the image and likeness of the invisible God in human form, which is what the message of the Bible is all about. To assist the reader in their study, I have numerically superscripted the Greek word and corresponded it with the closest English word in the italicized commentary that follows. This is to create a direct comparison of words between the two languages. Many words used in previous translations have adopted meanings in time that distract from the original thought. Individual words can greatly influence the interpretation of any conversation. For years deliberate as well as oblivious errors in translations were repeated and have empowered the religious institutions of the day to influence, manipulate and even abuse masses of people. Consider the word metanoia, consisting of two components, meta, together with, and nous, mind, suggesting a radical mind shift. This word has always been translated as "repentance," which is an old English word borrowed from the Latin word, penance. Then they added the "re" to get even more mileage out of sin consciousness. Re-penance. This gross deception led to the perverted doctrines of indulgences, where naive, ignorant people were led to believe that they needed to purchase favor from an angry god. Most cathedrals as well as many ministries were funded with guilt money. The Bible is a dangerous book! It has confused and divided more people than any other document. Scriptures have been used to justify some of the greatest atrocities in human history. People were tortured, burned to death and multitudes murdered based on somebody's understanding of the scriptures! Jesus, Paul and believers throughout the ages faced their greatest opposition from those who knew the scriptures. If it is such a dangerous document, how does one approach the book? The Mirror unveils the Incarnation Code as the key that unlocks the mystery message of scripture. The romance of the ages is revealed here.

3280 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 13, 2018

Reviews

[Joseph Appler · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was overwhelmed with the abundance of information in the Mirror Study Bible.

Since I read neither Greek nor Hebrew, I have to trust other people’s studies. François du Toit gives ample explanation and reasoning for his translation. Plus, he uses scripture to interpret scripture very powerfully. I must confess though, I did not read all of the notes in my first reading of the Mirror Study Bible. I definitely will use this as a reference as I continue to study the Bible.

[Paula Obermeier McCarty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a beautiful translation! Definitely not "travel-size" but a lovely, lovely study Bible. Such depth of meaning behind the Greek. I just love how the Father's love and goodness just jumps out of these verses and shines new levels of illumination and meaning on old, familiar verses.

[Fizzbear · Rating 5 out of 5]

The most personally impactful book I have ever read! It brings out alternate renderings of scriptures that are most revelatory and relevant. I have personally read it cover to cover about 6 times and it is equally fresh each time! I wouldn't highly recommend it to everyone!

[Endeavorpilates · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is esoteric Universalism and heresy. Utterly devastating to the gospel and I fail to see how anyone can stomach this.

[Shayla · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely love the depth that du Toit takes us through this. It brings a whole new perspective to the Word. I have so many translations and study Bibles, this by far is my favorite.

[Dana Daigle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Bible! Very insightful and full of study notes. You'll absolutely love it.