I'm looking for a study Bible that has actual info about the historial context of the Bible and about points critical to the text.



All I have found is Bibles with platitudes like these:



>this verse means Jesus loves you



Can anyone recommend me a good study Bible?

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If you're going to be buying more resources in the future you should give Logos Bible Software a look, you get a free book every month and when you catch something on sale it can end up saving you a bunch. Ok that's enough shilling for now; it can depend upon your desires and the extent of them. Most study Bibles or Resources are for lack of a better term themed(ish). You'll find they all try to do a thing as apposed to do everything, which obviously makes sense when you think about it. Based on what you've asked for the best and most accessible for historical background would be the IVP Bible Background commentary which is essentially all historical context. I bought it in print before I got Logos and it is really well done and seems right up your alley.



For your other request I would say something like the ESV study Bible combined with the ESV Bible Atlas. The study Bible leans contains some of the resources found in the atlas but the atlas lacks what you would find in a study Bible (obviously); it also leans towards a more Calvinistic interpretation but if you can stomach that and disagree it's actually very solid for how accessible it is. One of my personal favourites is "The Bible Knowledge Commentary", which while it leans towards more of a meaning side of things, from what I've found it strikes a good balance between background and meaning.

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The one that guy over at Sentinel Apologetics is okay, if not a bit biased.

Unfortunately he only finished Mark and Daniel, but I don't know when the guy's going to create his next commentary.

To add to this, I've recently become really fond of the Tyndale commentaries (TOTC/TNTC) and have found them useful. But some more that might be up your alley would be:

The New American Commentary Series

The Holman Illustrated Bible Commentary

The New Bible Commentary (NBC)



If these don't hit the mark you can check out the bestcommentaries website which bases ratings on reviews from memory.

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Reformation Study Bible, 1599 Geneva Bible

Have you looked into the new Oxford annotated Bible?

I don't think I've seen a single note like the one you mention in it

The commentary is very factual and contains very little analysis

Second and I recommend getting a used older edition for the low cost ($7 amazon)

Isn't that an atheist production?

Oxford university press?

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Orthodox Study Bible

No it's not

Yeah you probably could get a cheap used edition that was used for seminary/university

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You can never go wrong with an Ignatius Catholic Study Bible.

New Catholic Answer Bible is a good choice.
