My Review of the "Study Bible for Women"

I was excited to receive a free copy of The Study Bible for Women from the publisher, in exchange for my review. I want to thank Jamie George of B&H Books for getting this to me.

I chose the Teal/Sage LeatherTouch cover. It's a beautiful Bible.

The Study Bible for Women has several wonderful features that lead me to recommend it to every woman looking for a study Bible.

The presentation pages come with space for a family tree and life's events. There's also room to record Spiritual Mothers (complete with a list to write mentor info and verses referencing spiritual gifts), and the Jewish Ketubah ("Marriage Contract").

The translation for the biblical text is the HCSB, one of the newest translations, but taken from the Greek and Hebrew texts used by scholars.

And the "How to Use Guide" has lots of wisdom about reading the Bible with understanding. Throughout the Bible, there are sections for Word Study, Character Profiles, Biblical Womanhood, Hard Questions, Doctrine, maps, and many other tools. The Word Studies are amazing and the maps throughout are very useful for context. I particularly love the full-color maps at the end.

The Character Profiles and Hard Questions add depth to working with the text. And the Doctrine boxes are really helpful, too.

At the end of each book of the Bible is a great section called "Written on my Heart", which is a few sentences about why that book is important and makes the lessons personal to you.

This Bible's covering is very sturdy and fitting for daily use. It makes a great gift.

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