Thomas Nelson has recently released the Young Women Love God Greatly Bible in the New English Translation. This Bible includes many features chosen as helps for young women. It has wide margins for note taking or creating illustrations in response to the passages.
This Bible introduces the “SOAP” Bible study method and incorporates it as a daily practice into a variety of daily Bible reading plans.
I’m impressed with the Bible reading plans. Each book of the Bible has its own Monday through Friday, 4-6 week, suggested reading plan with some of the shorter books combined into joint plans. In addition to these plans, there are topical 4-6 week Bible reading plans in the back of the Bible on topics such as “Fear and Anxiety,” “Truth over Lies,” “Friendship,” and many more. There is an additional one-year Bible reading plan in the back of the Bible for those ready for such a challenge.
Other Bible helps include brief introductions to each book of the Bible, devotions, suggested memory verses, maps placed near the appropriate text for clarity, reflection questions to further engage the reader, timelines of historical events, infographics to help explain concepts and themes, narratives on heroes of the Bible, and more. A topical index in the back of the Bible gives scripture references to help in many situations in which a woman might find herself seeking Biblical wisdom.
Contemporary additions include testimonies about women from various places in the world along with a profile of that country. Several women throughout history are highlighted with articles about their faith. Another feature is “Letters from a mentor” written by a “well seasoned woman of faith” offering instruction, encouragement, and love.
With so many wonderful features packed into this Bible for women, it’s hard to find anything not to like. There is much to encourage a woman to want to read and learn from God’s Word. My greatest reservation about this Bible is about its size. It is bulky for carrying to church or to Bible study groups. It is as big or bigger than any of my study Bibles, while it doesn’t have the typical study Bible features like a concordance, study footnotes, or a map section in the back.
I received a free copy of this book as a member of BG2, the Bible Gateway Blogger Grid. This review expresses my honest evaluation of this book.
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