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C O M M O N LY A S K E D Q U E S T I O N S
Q What is the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible?
NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible is a robust new study Bible
A The
dedicated to delivering insight into the historical context of each passage of
Scripture. Discover new dimensions to even the most familiar passages as you are
taken behind the scenes into the ancient world.
Q What makes the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible unique from other
study Bibles?
NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible stands apart from other study Bibles
A The
by focusing all of its robust features on the cultural context of each passage. The
ancient world is brought to life with notes on every page that reveal rich historical
details of life at that moment in time.
Q Why do we need a Bible dedicated to historical context?
Bible was written for us, but not to us. We are separated from the
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original recipients of God’s Word by thousands of years and thousands of miles.
Scripture is filled with cultural references, ancient customs, wordplays, and
idiosyncrasies - things that an ancient Hebrew or an early Christian would have
immediately picked up on, but get lost in translation for us. The NIV Cultural
Backgrounds Study Bible calls out these details, helping you read the Bible the
way its original hearers did.
Q What are the benefits of using the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible?
new dimensions to even the most familiar passages as you are taken
A • Discover
behind the scenes into the ancient world.
• Enjoy quick access to the most comprehensive collection of research about
Bible times ever assembled in a study Bible.
• Discover subtle nuances, idiosyncrasies, wordplays, and cultural references that
we often miss but the oringial audience would have instinctively understood.
• Find answers to puzzling passages by learning more about the context.
• Guard yourself from reading our modern culture into the text.
Q What are some of the key features of the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study
Bible?
A •
Robust notes, book introductions, and articles (925,000 words - that’s the
equivalent of about 15 volumes of content!)
• 375 vivid full-color photos, illustrations, and maps draw you in and bring the
ancient world of Scripture to life
• Study features include a concordance, cross-references, endnotes, glossary,
index to articles, and more
• Words of Christ in red