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Layman’s Classic Bible Review: The NIV Spirit of the Reformation Study Bible

  NIV Spirit of the Reformation Study Bible (Zondervan) Stock photo This big guy has been with me for close to 20 years now.  I had the NKJV New Geneva Study Bible and saw this revision in the NIV, which was my church's primary translation at the time. It’s pretty basic as far as physical features go. Hardcover is glued. Print is kinda small. But brother does the content make up for the form. Today I’m reviewing the gem that is the NIV Spirit of the Reformation Study Bible . Zondervan released this volume in the early 2000’s as a revision of the original NKJV New Geneva / Reformation Study Bible (which itself has since been revised and is available in the ESV and NKJV). Zondervan used its flagship NIV translation (1984 edition), which was a standard among many Reformed churches at the time. Back cover description:  The NIV Spirit of the Reformation Study Bible provides a theological conservative, balanced system of notes and articles that trace the Reformed Christian her