13. The New Scofield Study Bible, King James Version, God. 1967. 1400 pages. [Source: Bought] [5 stars, Bible]
First sentence: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Start date: August 27, 2025
End date: October 24, 2025
The King James Version is perhaps my favorite and best translation of the Bible. It is in my top three at any rate. (I also love the New American Standard Bible, 1977, and the New King James Version.) The New Scofield lightly--oh so lightly--updates the text of the KJV gently, softly, mostly for the better. It also features study notes from Dr. C.I. Scofield. These notes--I believe--have been updated, improved, adapted, something along those lines. This is not the original Scofield Bible published in 1909.
Did I read the notes? the book introductions? Yes and no. I started off reading most of the notes and all the book introductions. At one point--probably when I started Genesis--I stopped reading the notes. (I didn't start reading with Genesis, by the way. I believe I started with either the Chronicles or perhaps Job.) Of the notes I read, I agreed with some and disagreed with others. There were definitely some helpful notes and charts. I definitely appreciated the extra helps with the major and minor prophets.
I did appreciate that this one had limited use of the self-pronouncing text--very, very, very lightly used. I loved, loved, loved that it was WORDS OF CHRIST IN BLACK LETTER. I appreciated the double columns and the CENTER COLUMN reference.
My copy was thrifted and it is the 1967 version. The paper quality is good. Obviously it would have been even better in 1967. There is not much ghosting of the text--when you can read the text on the other side of the page. The printing seems bold enough and not faint. The paper being so old was prone to tearing here and there. I think this was an age issue. I did highlight in it and had some trouble with the pen tearing pages here and there. Again I think it an age issue. The binding is floppy YET holding together just fine.
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