Thompson Chain-Reference Bible NASB

Receiving this Bible truly helped me in my walk with the Lord!

Review:

Being a person who always uses an ESV Bible, changing to NASB to review was quite a bit different. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to read through this Bible over the course of this week. This Bible is more of a compression Bible. It helps when you are struggling to understand the meaning behind why the author wrote each passage. In my opinion, this Bible would be perfect for new believers who are struggling to understand the Bible.

Much of my bible study, outside of the church, is done on my phone, but I often need to refer to Bibles that can tell me a bit more than the passage can. This Bible is perfect for that. While I enjoyed reading a new version of the Bible, I think I will stick to my ESV. I enjoyed getting to see the Bible in a new light. Each passage seemed to be a new story because they were often told using different words.

Overall I give this Bible four and a half stars, mainly because the font is a little hard to read. This will not deter me from recommending this Bible to those around me. It will also not stop me from further diving into this Bible when I need to better understand a passage.

While this Bible is filled with tons of ways to comprehend the Bible, I do feel like this Bible is meant for teenagers and up. This is mainly because using this Bible is a bit difficult to understand. This does not mean that younger kids cannot use this Bible, I just mean that it might be a little bit difficult for them.

Features:

Full text of the New American Standard Bible (NASB), 1977 Text
Easy to understand Chain-Reference System with over 100,000 references in the margins
References cover over 8,000 topics, each with its own pilot number for exhaustive topical study
Complete alphabetical and numerical indices listing all 8,000 topics with corresponding pilot numbers and Bible references for comprehensive topical study
Bible study aids such as biographical sketches of the most prominent people in the Bible, an archeological supplement, glossary, concordance, Bible harmonies, and outlines of each book of the Bible
Key Verses and Key Thoughts provide the basic information you can use to develop your own study
Verse Analysis shows the topics and themes of every verse and provides easy reference to other verses with the same topics or themes
16-page full-color map section
Words of Christ in red
Satin ribbon marker
Presentation page for gift-giving
8.3-point type size