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Life Essentials Study Bible Features QR Codes
NASHVILLE—Aug. 8, in the year of our Lord 2011—In
the 400th anniversary year of the King James Bible, the
groundbreaking new Life Essentials Study Bible recharges modern
readers by using top technology to link scripture passages to
rich online resources.
Introducing the Life Essentials Study Bible, due this fall from
renowned pastor and teacher Dr. Gene Getz and B&H Publishing
Group. Introducing 1,500 scriptural principles essential to the
Christian life in text next to the verses that inspired them.
What’s more, each life principle features a QR code readable by
smart phone and linking readers instantly to more than 250 hours
of online video and audio resources.
“I’m convinced that this study Bible is one-of-a-kind,” Getz
said. “The 1,500 principles are life-affirming, each one right
by the scriptures that inspired it, each one with a question to
help the reader apply the principle to where he or she is in
life right at that moment. Then the real treat: each principle
links by QR code to online resources—taking the life application
even deeper.”
From Genesis to Revelation, the Life Essentials Study Bible
unpacks all of scripture as a unified, life-enriching story. A
“Principle Finder” in front of the Bible categorizes the 1,500
items into 241 topics so readers quickly find pertinent insights
as needs arise.
The Life Essentials Study Bible delivers four remarkable
features:
• Content The 1,500 principles open new ways to understand and
tie together the entire biblical story. Brief and engaging
commentary supports each principle, explains the text it comes
from and uses a question to help readers in “Reflection and
Response.”
• Life Relation Each principle relates to real people and
applies to real lives.
• Supracultural Each principle is universally true—pertinent at
any moment in history and in any culture in the world.
• Communication Style A principle appears not as a footnote but
embedded in text—as close as possible to the scripture that
inspired it. Then each principle’s QR code, a first in Bibles,
takes readers directly to video or audio teaching from Dr. Getz.
A New Standard
As the Life Essentials Study Bible frames the Bible in a whole
new way—readers quickly see how its pages apply to real life for
real people, families, communities and in the workplace. From
seekers to scholars, the Life Essentials Study Bible has instant
and popular use for:
• personal reading and study
• family devotions
• small group study
• mentoring
• personal counseling
• doctrinal studies
• teaching
• leadership training
• sermon preparation
• higher education
Welcome to a new day in Bible study and reading—and in use of
online resources. Even average readers will cross-reference new
paths through the scriptures, reading straight through the
Bible, taking on individual books, studying in-depth or teaching
and sharing.