I was looking forward to checking out the new She Reads Truth Spiral-Bound Notetaking Bible, but I didn't realize until it showed up at my house how exciting it was going to be to review it! I mean, I knew it was larger, but didn't realize how large it was, but I'm not sad about it! I'm more thrilled! Many thanks to Lifeway Christian Resources for providing a sample of the product for this review. Opinions are 100% my own.
If you're anything like me, you enjoy taking notes in your Bible. Whether it's when the pastor is preaching on a Sunday, during my quiet time, or when I'm doing my Bible study, you'll find me pen in hand. One of the issues I usually have though is not enough room to write my thoughts or points about the Scripture I've read. Thankfully, this Bible has plenty of space!
Speaking of space, it's not just that there's enough space in the margins with the lines, but the text is spaced well enough that you can highlight, underline, and make small notes within the Scripture. The font size is also perfectly sized.
When B&H Publishing mentions that the CSB® She Reads Truth Spiral-Bound Notetaking Bible will "make opening your Bible every day more enjoyable," they're not kidding. I've been getting so giddy to open this Bible for my daily devotion. I'm also one of those people who likes reading an overview of the book of the Bible I'm reading. Each of the books starts off with:
- On The Timeline so we know who wrote the book, the time period, and where it was written
- A Little Background so we get an idea of what's going on during that time
- Message & Purpose so we can understand why it was written
- Give Thanks For The Book Of ________ so we can grasp the importance of how it applies to knowing God better
Of course, there's the beautifully illustrated key verse to start off each book of this Bible. One of the wishes I have for other Bibles is maps for each book where someone is traveling during significant times, and this Bible does that in most of the books. Some books also have timelines, which I also appreciate because oftentimes I'm wondering when this is happening in relation to another event, and I'm clueless! And don't you love it when there's a breakdown of what you'll be reading in a specific book? Books of the Bible are often broken up by different teachings, but because we're reading it as a whole, we might miss what the focus is in each section. I really like the Outline of the books.
If you don't have a reading plan, the Spiral-Bound Notetaking Bible has a daily reading log where you can keep track of when you've read each chapter of each book! I think this will partner well with my first "read the Bible in a year!"
There are 5 of these Notetaking Bibles and each is a different color:
- Pentateuch: the first five books of the Old Testament—Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
- Historical: the historical books of the Old Testament—Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1–2 Samuel, 1–2 Kings, 1–2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther.
- Wisdom & Poetry: the wisdom and poetry books of the Old Testament—Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs.
- Prophets: the prophetic books of the Old Testament—Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.
- New Testament: every book of the New Testament—from Matthew to Revelation.
I'll be honest that when I saw how much each of the Bibles are, my jaw dropped! I easily expected it to be $50+, but to see they're only $34.99 each was shocking. There's just so much to enjoy and appreciate about this Bible that the cost isn't prohibitive at all. I think the next one I want to get will be the Prophets because we're going to be a series through the minor prophets at church this spring and summer!
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