The NIV / The Message Parallel Study Bible combines the most read, most trusted NIV text and The Message, but it doesn't stop there. Over 10,000 NIV-keyed study notes also appear on the pages of this parallel Bible, making it an invaluable study resource.

The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation.

The Message's unique verse-numbering system makes it an ideal Bible study companion.

Presents complete texts of both the New King James version of the Bible along with a contemporary translation.

The Message Study Bible combines this best-selling contemporary translation with personal insights from pastor Eugene H. Peterson's lifetime of studying the Word.

Rereading the Biblical Text: Searching for Meaning and Understanding deals with problems scholars face in translating Hebrew words and sentences into contemporary English. Modern readers have many choices when selecting a translation of the Bible for personal use. Translators seek to convey to today's readers the message the biblical writers tried to communicate to their original readers. At times, however, what the original authors tried to convey to their audience was not clear. Claude Mariottini has selected several difficult passages from the Old Testament and compared how different translations have dealt with these difficult texts. Pastors, seminary students, and serious students of the Bible will be challenged to reread the biblical text and understand the message of the biblical writers in a new perspective.

Four thousand questions about Bible topics are all answered with Scripture texts in this Complete edition.