I Bought the Orthodox Study Bible

[@dalecaldwell]

I should mention that the ribbons are my addition.

[@E-pistol]

I put red ones in the same one, good. Now you need a Haydock Bible ❤

[@dalecaldwell]

@@E-pistol yup. It's not hoarding if it's books.

[@richardvaliquette1403]

Thanks for this Dale. Great review! What a nice break in my day... how soothing!

[@philipguzman9321]

Wonderful review.. with thoughtful theological asides that those who follow you have grown accustomed to, and appreciate. My thanks, Dale.

[@Benjamin-bq7tc]

This was right on time, Dale. I'm just a few days away from purchasing a "study Bible." My first study Bible was also a Scofield Reference Bible, purchased for me by my dear Father after a service at Bible Baptist Church in Milton, FL. We were visiting there in order to hear Dr. Peter Ruckman preach. Yes, THAT Ruckman. So I was torn between getting a Matthew Bible (John Rogers, ed.), a Scofield Bible (because of sentimental reasons, mainly), and a "Life in The Spirit" study Bible (because my grandfather and grandmother were independent Pentecostal missionaries, and Grandma had this Bible before she died). But, perhaps it is a sign (what a strange thing to say). I also wanted to ask you if you feel that the Jerusalem Bible is something worth investing in. If so, I might eventually pick up a copy of that, too. Thanks Dale.

[@dalecaldwell]

The JB has great cross references, even in the books of the deutero-canon. And it reads beautifully, IMHO. The notes are often academic/critical.

[@jldrumm]

We've come full circle as a people: we started hearing the Word, went to reading it for ourselves only, and then back to hearing audiobooks in the place of reading 😁

[@jackslapp9073]

I have both. The paper thickness is the same. The main difference is that the Ancient Faith leather soft edition has a sewn binding, while the other one is glued. Besides the different covers.

[@dalecaldwell]

Thanks.

[@jackslapp9073]

​@@dalecaldwell. It might be important to note that there is a difference between the Ancient Faith Orthodox Study Bible, and the CSB Ancient Faith Bible. The CSB Ancient Faith Bible is a protestant Bible with commentary from the early church fathers, and doesn't have the apocryphal texts.

[@dalecaldwell]

@@jackslapp9073 Indeed. Thanks for that reminder.

[@JohnDoe-t8t9c]

I watch you review a book of prayers-I start praying. I watch you go over a Bible I’ve had and not touched in a year, and now I want to read and study said Bible. Please don’t do a video where you’re paragliding. Seriously, Father Dale. Thank you for inspiring us to take God seriously. We live in a world where God is second or third or not even in the picture of our daily lives. Lent is fast approaching. Timing could not be better. Next, please consider a presentation on fasting, a subject bound to be much more challenging for me. I’m not a glutton, but I do like my Texas mesquite slow-cooked brisket. Have a blessed day, father.

[@J010xx]

Going to purchase!!

[@gubourn]

Received this yesterday, i really appreciate it. It has notes that are simple and necessary for edification, to me its simple compared my esv study bible

[@dalecaldwell]

Ah yes. I have avoided the ESV Study Bible. One fan of that volume was critical of the Orthodox Study Bible because the Orthodox Study Bible doesn't present a wide variety of viewpoints, as if Scripture was an elephant in a room of blind men. The Orthodox Study Bible just has a few textual notes when they might be significant, notes to how particular passages are read in the liturgy, and notes about how the Church has always understood the Scriptures. It's the only Study Bible I own, unless one counts the Book of Common Prayer, which I consider to be the Anglican Study Bible.

[@selaminbelica777]

Interesting...thanks for sharing 😇

[@JohnDoe-t8t9c]

It’s ok, father. You already have a long list. I’ll still keep praying for you.

[@AmericanShia786]

I had that Orthodox Study Bible New Testament and Psalms back in the late 1990s when I almost became Orthodox. Nowadays, I have the Kindle edition of the whole thing. The Ancient Faith editions aren't as sturdy despite the sewn binding. I think this study bible has just about the right amount of notes, personally.

[@Broken_ChainsM]

I like my Thomas Nelson Version of this, however if I got it again I think I would've picked up the ancient faith hardcover during a sale sale since it is sewn bound and includes the additional book of 4th Maccabees in an appendix.

[@BrianJonson]

Aren't those "book darts" the best?? Love them

[@Bznpb1487]

I'm catholic and I love Septuagint over Masoteric text

[@MrGpButler]

All this time, I have been thinking of you as an authoritative source on all things, and here I see you drink instant coffee, haha. But seriously, I wonder if you have ever looked at the Oxford Study Bible based on the Revised English Bible translation. I find it to be a very scholarly translation and with valuable notes. The REB didn't seem to take off, which I find surprising.

[@dalecaldwell]

Actually, in blind taste tests, my instant coffee scored as high as the real stuff. And I did have that Oxford Study Bible once upon a time, a day e joyed it.

[@MrGpButler]

I like Starbucks so I'm obviously no expert on coffee@@dalecaldwell. I always struggle to understand the differences between translations and why some people feel so strongly. The REB appealed to me because it seemed to be based on the most up to date scholarship, but I'm not expert enough in the poetry of the translations to understand if it sounds better than my other favourite, the NIV. I think I like it because it is British and as a Canadian, I like to see "u"s in colour and honour.

[@AnHebrewChild]

@@dalecaldwellwhat kind of instant coffee do you buy? I'm thinking of switching from my Keurig. Thanks in advance.

[@dalecaldwell]

@@AnHebrewChild The Safeway store brand .

[@SaltyPalamite]

Great ASMR video!

[@Luke91633]

I don’t have a Bible . I have been using a couple of Bible apps to read scriptures. Which is good in the sense I don’t carry around a a Bible and I can just pull out my Bible app on my phone whenever I want to. I recently rededicated my life and I feel it’s not good enough to use a Bible app. So I have been searching for the right Bible . I saw one I liked but very expensive about 250$ so I just have to save for it. But it’s not a study bible .

[@EagleArrow]

You can find Bibles at churches and or thrift stores. Many churches give Bibles for free. You want a print Bible as AI will or can change scriptures. Always pair up your app with a print Bible. 🙏God loves you.

[@Luke91633]

@@EagleArrow I do have a first edition New Testament . I am not comfortable getting one through thrift stores. I know someone who does that snd gives them away . I will just be patient .

[@icxcnikalastname3317]

It was my understanding that the Orthodox Study Bible only uses the NKJV for the New Testament not the Hebrew Scriptures

[@dalecaldwell]

@icxcnikalastname3317 The Old Testament is the NKJV corrected--mostly--to thevLXX.

[@Stevepsych22]

Thanks again for offering your thoughts on the OSB. Enjoyed your reactions. I had a question. In the brief part you mention about the Psalms, you indicated that you like its Christological emphasis. Agreed. At the beginning a of Psalms 1, you say that it says, "Blessed is the man..." saying not a woman, and refer to some scandal. Can you clarify what you were saying about that. You briefly mention that and moved on. Just wanted to get your gist/intent. I'm far from a Biblical scholar, but these observations interest me. Thanks! Please keep doing these videos. I enjoy. I grew up in Washington State and went to the Olympic Peninsula all the time--still do. Well, I've wandered away from commenting on your video! Thanks again!

[@dalecaldwell]

Yes. Thank you. A lot of modern 'translations' of the Psalms want to make them 'inclusive' and to do that change the number of a lot of the pronouns. The more traditional understanding of that Psalm is that 'the man' is Christ..(One can often find in such revisions a lack of appreciation for motherhood as well, but that's wandering away from your question. )

[@AnHebrewChild]

When I got mine, I was a little disappointed that bible uses the NKJ instead of the OEB translation or something else. Anyone know why this decision was made ? I also think this bible feels unfortunately Western & Protestant: almost as if it was produced to proselytize them by making them feel comfortable. I'm not Eastern Orthodox, for the record, but do hold to the Georgian Orthodox fuller canon and to the Orthodox Ecclesiastical NT Text. Thanks for your review.

[@dalecaldwell]

The OEB wasn't available. The OEB OT is still not finished. The rumour is that Newrome Press are preparing an edition with the OEB NT and the Lexham LXX OT. It at least will almost certainly have thicker paper.

[@AnHebrewChild]

@@dalecaldwell ahh.. well that explains why they did not use it. Thank you for the reply.

[@kennethdowdy1105]

I converted to the Russian Orthodox Church from Lutheranism, and I too feel that the notes have a very Protestant feel. More than I like, which is why I have given mine away.

[@jpan7071]

I guess I am a cheapskate, too. I got that OSB.

[@dalecaldwell]

I quite like mine. It opens flat but it isn't floppy.

[@JohnDoe-t8t9c]

Actually, father, if anything, these telescopes that cost so much money show us the glory and majesty of God’s creation. Scientists are baffled. They are finding out their theories of the universe don’t quite jive. They scratch their heads, and perhaps wonder, maybe there is a master creator. It sure makes me smile.

[@dalecaldwell]

I agree. But the bang for buck of the OSB is perhaps higher than the JWST.

[@JohnDoe-t8t9c]

The JWST was just 4 percent of NASA’s budget. And NASA’s budget is 0.48 of the United States budget. In other words, all things considered, JWST is a drop in the bucket in the grand scheme of things.

[@dalecaldwell]

Although it is a big bucket, you are preaching to the choir. I spent most of my youthful years building telescopes and peering out there.