I have been getting asked to remake this video several times, so here it is! My top five overall study bibles.
5. NLT Illustrated Study Bible
4. Ignatius Study Bible
3. Life in the Spirit Study Bible
2. Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible
1. ESV Study Bible.
(Buffalo Leather)
Honorable Mention:
NET Full Notes
Thompson Chain Reference Bible
Thompson Chain Reference Bible:
Ignatius Catholic my #1. Worth the wait! Prefer the archeological Bible over the cultural bible. Leo Haydock my #2. Yes, I am a Catholic. NET very deep… Like. Thompson chain Excellent!
Anxiously awaiting the rerelease of The Baker Illustrated Bible in June!!!!
So helpful
Two Bibles I think could be on your list are, “The NKJV Open Bible” and “The Hebrew/Greek Study Bible” by Lockman. They are of great profit to any Christian.
I was a theological editor on the Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. I love that resource, but I will say that readers need to be careful in the OT. John Walton holds to some strange theories that cannot be supported by a plain reading of the text (and in some ways undermine traditional orthodox positions). At times, he also gives priority to comparative texts and traditions, even when, chronologically, the biblical account pre-existed those texts and traditions. In other words, he sees influence when there isn’t any. That said, the NT (Craig Keener’s work) is solid, and Walton’s is mostly helpful—just be discerning.