The Sower Study Bible is the fruit of the work of a team of French-speaking evangelical theologians. It is based on the text of the Sower Bible, 2015 edition and contains:
Introductions that prepare you for reading
- A general introduction to the biblical canon (Old Testament and New Testament).
- Introductions to the different biblical corpora: Pentateuch, Prophets, synoptic gospels, letters of Paul.
- An introduction to each biblical book, covering issues of authorship, historical context, dating, structure, and theological significance.
Explanatory notes
- Notes of verses which, by providing historical and geographical, exegetical and sometimes theological elements, allow us to better understand the meaning of a verse, to identify the issues of its interpretation and the debates it gives rise to, to placed in the context of biblical theology. Manuscript discrepancies are also noted.
- Section notes that draw out the essential teaching of a set of verses and highlight the evolution of the author's thinking in the book.
Parallels
- The biblical references located in the column between the text and the notes make it possible to find parallel passages, either to the word, or to the expression, or to the entire verse, and are indicated in the text by the letters a, b, c.
Illustrations, out-of-text plates and color maps
- 53 tables, summaries, chronologies, plans and maps.
- 12 colored maps which allow you to locate the events of the biblical story.
Indexes
- An index of people, people and places.
- A thematic index.
- An index of main notes (OT and NT) grouping together notes that develop an important biblical theme.
- An index that lists each location listed on the 12 color maps.
What’s new in the 2018 revised edition
- A clearer presentation, more pleasant to read, in two colors.
- Additional section notes on the majority of biblical books.
- Summary notes on the five major parts of the book of Psalms.
- Fully revised explanatory notes.
ISBN: 9782755003253