The Sower's Study Bible
There The Sower's Study Bible This is the result of the work of a team of French-speaking evangelical theologians. Presented in a clear and engaging two-color format, it offers everyone various tools to support their reading of the biblical text:
Introductions that contextualize the biblical books and prepare the reader for them
- 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, dealing with questions of authorship, historical context, dating, structure, and theological scope.
Explanatory notes that help in understanding the biblical text
- Notes on the verses, by providing historical, geographical, exegetical, and sometimes theological information, allow for a better understanding of the meaning of a verse, the issues surrounding its interpretation and the debates it provokes, and its placement within the context of biblical theology. Discrepancies between manuscripts are also indicated.
- Section notes that extract the essence of the teaching from a set of verses and highlight the evolution of the author's thought in the book.
- Summary notes on the five main parts of the Book of Psalms.
Parallels that allow for an interpretation of Scripture through Scripture
- The biblical references located in the column between the text and the notes allow the reader to find parallel passages, either by word, phrase, or entire verse, and are indicated in the text by the letters has , b , c .
Illustrations, plates, and color maps
- 53 tables, summaries, timelines, plans and maps.
- 12 color maps that help to situate the events of the biblical narrative.
Indexes to aid in the search
- An index of characters, peoples and places.
- A thematic index.
- An index of the main notes (AT and NT) grouping the notes that develop an important biblical theme.
- An index that lists each location shown on the 12 color maps