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Wide margin Bible

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Great product, margins are wide enough for great note taking. I'm going through the Bible in 1 year, then giving that Bible with my notes to one of my children. Highly recommend this Bible.

Really good wide-margin Bible

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Everything about this wide-margin Bible makes it great: good binding, great paper quality, single-column, and wide enough margins on the side for note-taking. Zondervan really did well with this one (unlike Crossway's ESV Wide Margin Bible). Right now, Zondervan only publishes the NIV and NASB in wide-margin format. Also, I would recommend people get the bonded leather edition (though it cost more). The bonded leather edition looks really nice and sturdy. You won't regret getting this bible for its utility and looks.

Plenty of room

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I was looking for a Bible that had room to write notes and thoughts down as I studied. This Bible fit the bill. It is a good tool for those who want to jot down what the Holy Spirit is teaching.

Suits its purpose

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This Bible is a 5-star for those who buy it for its differentiating function: its wide margin. It's probably a two-star for those looking for the other appendages we have come to expect of a Bible: maps, concordances, cross-references etc. This is because this Bible has very little of those 'extras'. I was a little surprised at that, I suppose I was looking to have it all, but then, upon further deliberation, to create that extra space, something has got to give.

I've always been looking for a Bible with wide margins, so I can pen any thoughts or views alongside the word. The Inductive Bible is one such alternative, but it comes in a non-NIV version that I am used to. The Zondervan NIV Wide Margin Bible will serve those who are looking to develop their own commentaries at the sides of the pages. As one former reviewer said, it is not a study bible, but then it was not meant to be.

Great Bible for students...

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I am in seminary right now at Vineyard Leadership Institute and I bought this Bible specifically so I can use it for taking notes in school in the margins.

Regardless if you are in a Christian school... in Bible college or seminary... this is the Bible you need so you can make notes... underline for future reference.

I am also a pastor that works on a large church staff and a large part of my job is to do sermon research and preparation. I use this also to make notes for future references toward sermons.

The only down side is to make sure that you do your notes in pen. I started out doing it in pencil and it did seem to fade fairly quickly.