To celebrate the 50th anniversary of commissioning the NIV, Zondervan has developed the NIV Zondervan Study Bible. I picked up a sampler of this Bible at this year’s ICRS and took a few photos of the demo (its pages were blank). What I noticed is that it was a huge Bible. The sampler gave a good idea of the kind of info it would have.
I received a review copy of this Bible a few weeks ago and at 3000 pages it’s the largest study Bible I’ve ever seen. You can see an overview here: Unpacking God’s Story
Here are some interesting links with more info about the NIV and the Zondervan NIV Study Bible:
- Additional stories related to “Made to Share,” the history of the translation committee and the current Committee on Bible Translation:
- Karen Jobes: A Champion for Structural Accuracy
- The NIrV: Bringing God’s Word to Developing English Readers
- Pastors and the NIV: They Say That the Contemporary Translation Brings Congregations Closer to the Word
- Paul Swarup: For This CBT Member, the NIV’s Influence Spans Decades and Thousands of Miles
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The free NIV 50th Anniversary Bible App (available in IOS and Android) provides free access to the NIV, additional quarterly content, and the notes from a variety of NIV Bibles for the 2015 calendar year
- A 365-day reading plan drawn from an NIV study or devotional Bible, delivered via email
- An academic-level review of the translation philosophy of the NIV by Doug Moo (presented at the 2014 ETS meetings)
- The NIV Bible Facebook Page and Twitter Feed
- NIVBible.com
Here’s a video with more information:
I particularly liked this infographic that shows the breadth and depth of NIV support materials produced for studying the Bible — more than any other English translation:
The anniversary and release of the Zondervan Study Bible take place later this year. Stay tuned for my detailed review of the study Bible.