A review of Thomas Nelson's "The Bible Study Bible" in the New King James Version (NKJV). This volume, containing the 66 books of the Protestant canon, is bound in saddle brown Leathersoft (ISBN 9780785253358, Style# 8853BRN). The words of Christ are in black.

This edition features a study guide for every chapter in the Bible, designed for use in group discussions. The goal is to deepen each participant's understanding of the text and to encourage application. Study guides are printed in a 9 pt sans serif font.

The text is printed in two 64 mm wide columns, organized into paragraphs, with in-text headings and chapter numbers printed in blue. No cross references or text and translation notes are present.

The 9.5 point Comfort Print text is attractively printed with adequate line spacing. Variations in print darkness (fading) are common but not extreme.

The volume is large, measuring 9 5/8 x 6 11/16 x 1.83 inches in dimensions. Margins are narrow: The outer margin is between 12 and 14 mm wide.

Book introductions are included, and a 127 page concordance appears in the back of the volume. Printed in an 9 point font in two columns, the concordance lists about 3800 key words.

The roughly 36 gsm paper is sufficiently opaque, and show-through (ghosting) is not an issue. The paper is almost white, with a pink tinge and a somewhat glossy surface.

The volume is sewn and lies open in Genesis. Page edges are covered in gold.

Two 10 mm wide ribbon markers are provided, one black, one gold. Head and tail bands are brown.

The two-tone imitation leather cover features a line of stitching along the edge. The construction is paste-off/paste-down, with a decorated brown paper liner.

Seven color maps are located in the back. This edition was printed in China.


Video contents:

00:00 Introduction
01:53 Page layout
04:08 The font in the text
04:44 Print non-uniformity
05:04 Book introductions
05:26 More on layout
05:45 Paper
06:59 The concordance and color maps
08:01 Liner, head band, ribbons
08:40 The cover
09:08 Sewn binding
09:33 It lies open
09:56 Presentation, title, and copyright pages
10:28 How to use this Bible
13:52 The study guides
14:38 Font comparisons
15:11 The NKJV as a translation
17:09 Summary