Reviews for Spirit of the Reformation study Bible

The average rating for Spirit of the Reformation study Bible based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-11-26 00:00:00 Aaron Klosterman I love this Bible! I only wish it came in a better translation. In my opinion it has the best annotations of any study Bible, with the possible exception of the new ESV Study Bible. It has great maps, diagrams, and theological articles. Also it has the complete text of Reformed Doctrinal Standards at the back (Heidelburg, Belgic, The Canons of Dort, and Westminster-including both Shorter and Larger Catechism) with footnotes referencing referencing them at related Scriptures. If you can put up with the NIV, and if you can find it, this is a great Bible.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-11-24 00:00:00 Dave Ulmer Had this study bible been released ten years earlier, it would still be in print and command a larger usage. The idea is great: solid, Reformed study notes with a modern translation, not to mention a collection of the Confessions with decent essays. This is a good, solid format. However, it suffers from a number of drawbacks, some of which are simply providential while others are of the editors' own doing. Cons: 1) Without being overly critical of the NIV text, the majority of modern day Reformed folks simply prefer the ESV over the NIV. I know, that's a generalization, but it appears to be justified. To be fair, it would have been difficult to procure the ESV text at that time, but there is no reason that Pratt could not have used the NASB or the NKJV. In fact, later Reformed project's such as Sproul's do use the NKJV. 2) While this bible has some features that the ESV study Bible does not, Grudem's project simply eclipsed it. The ESV Study Bible aims at a wider audience while at the same time going deeper into the study notes. 3) Besides the inclusion of the Confession's, this Bible does not offer anything not already found in Sproul's *New Geneva* or Grudem's *ESV Study Bible.* Granted, this bible purports itself to be Reformed in outlook beyond that of soteriology (something Grudem's probably cannot say), but still doesn't offer anything different from Sproul's, whereas Sproul's can claim are more literalistic text.