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I would like some recommendations of Bibles, specifically study bibles or easy to read Bibles. I would like to begin studying the bible and would like a bible that has references to other passages and guidelines for which passages to read/study next and so on. Maps included in the bible would be nice but not necessary.
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The Bible our teachers primarily recommended was the Catholic Study Bible. This one.
It's got maps. It's got tons of footnotes. The entire thing is constantly being reviewed and revamped, shedding new light on things. The translation is generally accepted by the religious studies community to be one of the most accurate English translations available today - and it's generally easy to understand, seeing as how the thing is using ancient languages from a couple millennia ago.
The soft-cover I bought falls apart pretty quick, though. You might opt for the hard cover version if you're seriously expecting to devour it. (By my final year, entire sections were falling out.)
Edit: And if you're planning to seriously study the thing, I'd recommend checking out Bart Erhman for the New Testament. This is the book. It's fascinating, objective, and well-put together. He treats it like science.
I can't quite remember what specific book we used for the Hebrew Bible intro class... I'll ask one of my old professors to remind me.
When I was a Christian I used E-Sword. It is a free electronic bible from this website -http://www.e-sword.net/
You can download many translations and other study material.
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