The Orthodox Study Bible by The Orthodox Study Bible Old Testament Project HB1 The first ever full-length Orthodox Study Bible in English presents the
Bible of the early church and the church of the early Bible. Orthodox Christianity is the face of ancient Christianity to the modern
world and embraces the second largest body of Christians in the world.
In this first-of-its-kind study Bible, the Bible is presented with
commentary from the ancient Christian perspective that speaks to those
Christians who seek a deeper experience of the roots of their faith. The new Orthodox Study Bible contains the entire Old Testament of the
Orthodox Church, including the "Deuterocanonical" books. Although based
on the New King James Version, it offers a fresh translation from the
Greek text of the Septuagint. The Orthodox Study Bible includes:
- New Testament from the New King James Version
- Commentary drawn from the early Church Christians
- Easy-to-Locate liturgical readings
- Book Introductions and Outlines
- Subject Index
- Full-color Icons
- Full-color Maps
Additionally, this new edition contains a number of improvements over the older one:
- The Psalms have been retranslated from the
Septuagint.
- The notes for the Psalms have been greatly
expanded.
- The NT notes have been revised slightly.
- The liturgical notes at the top of the New Testament pages
have been expanded and placed into their own section
at the foot of the page.
- The index to the notes at the back, as well as the glossary, have been
expanded.
- New study articles have been added to the back of
the Bible.
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