New International Version Bibles

The Zondervan NIV Study Bible is the #1 bestselling study Bible in the bestselling NIV translation. And now it includes for 2008 a 25% revision to the over 20,000 in-text study notes and a library of study resources at your fingertips. This edition also includes a 130-page topical index for more in-depth study. Excellent for home school use.

For 2008, the NIV Study Bible’s 20,000-plus study notes and other features have been updated and improved. Unmatched in any other study Bible, these notes have been crafted to reflect the most current conservative Bible scholarship. Other study features place at your fingertips a treasury of instant commentary from today’s top evangelical scholars. Icons highlight notes of special interest in the areas of character study, archaeology, and personal application. Simply put, you won’t find study notes as complete, up to date, helpful, and easy to use anywhere else.

An Illustrated Walk Through Biblical History and Culture, The NIV Archaeological Study Bible sheds new light on the Bible. From the beginnings of Genesis to the end of Revelation, this new study Bible is filled with informative articles and full-color photographs of places and objects that will open your eyes to the historical context of the stories you read and the people you meet in Scripture. From kings and empires to weapons of war to clay pots used for carrying water, the archaeological record surrounding God's Word will help contextualize and inform your personal study.

• 4-color interior throughout
• Bottom of page study notes highlight and add further explanation to passages that speak onarchaeological or cultural facts included in the Scripture
• Articles (520) covering one of the following five categories:
  • Archaeological Sites (Hazor, Ugarit, Arad, Ephesus)
  • Cultural and Historical Notes (ancient seals and scarabs, perfume and anointing, the missionary journeys of Paul)
  • Ancient Peoples and Lands (the Persian empire, the history of Egypt)
  • The Reliability of the Bible (the question of the Psalm superscripts, the reliability of Judges, the ending of Mark)
  • Ancient Texts and Artifacts (the Mesha Stone, the Prayer of Confession)
• Approximately 500 4-color photographs interspersed throughout
• Detailed book introductions that provide basic, at-a-glance information
• Detailed charts on pertinent topics
• In-text color maps that assist the reader in placing the action
• 8 point text
• Single-column format
• Side-column references
• Section headings
• Book introductions
• Timelines
• Hardcover

The NIV Minister's Bible is the perfect "on-the-go" Bible to equip pastors, counselors, pastoral caregivers, lay teachers -everyone in active ministry. Its unique ministry resources help them meet the challenges of everyday ministry opportunities as well as manage its stresses. Resources include a practical guide to visitation, sample services for weddings, funerals, and baptisms, a step-by-step plan of salvation, quick-find scripture references to answer tough questions, and more. Ministry helps were previously published in the NIV Pastor's Bible (no longer available), and have now been thoroughly updated. This is the Bible that ministers are asking for!

The only NIV Bible targeted specifically to ordained as well as lay ministers, The NIV Minister's Bible from Hendrickson Publishers features:

• Sturdy sewn genuine leather binding will give years of hard-wearing service
• Slimmer size in beautiful genuine leather binding is easy to carry anywhere
• Field-tested ministry helps meet the unique needs of pastors and other ministers
• Center-column cross-references
• 111 page concordance
• 8 four-color maps
• Two ribbon markers
• Presentation Page
• Gold page edges
• Genuine Leather - Black