HarperCollins Study Bible: New Revised Standard Version (with the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books),   ISBN:9780060655266

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It is a good study bible that was recommended by my New Testament professor. It shows many accounts and coincides with my New Testament text book by Ehrman. If you are taking a New Testament class, this is the bible you need to have. It has many details on every page which explains things that we do not tend to look at while reading the bible. Its a great analytical bible. Rutgers University student.

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I was very pleased with the HarperCollins Study Bible. It has very nice maps and a lot of information. I bought it used and it was in excellent condition which I was very pleased with. I use the American Standard or the New King James but I purchased this one for the Maps and some of the references and have been pleased with it for that purpose.

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No matter how good or how poor this Bible Study Guide is - it's moot! How can anything good come from a company that plays both ends against us? "You can not serve two masters!"

Come on people ...WAKE UP!!! Go to their own Harper Collins website and type in "Satanic Bible"!

Yeah...like I'm going to find a Godly "Study Guide" from these guys!?!?

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Any study Bible must have four things: a good translation of the text, Bible maps, a Bible dictionary, and a concordance. The Harper Collins "study" Bible is missing two of these four things. It has no dictionary and no concordance. I was floored when I noticed that these were missing. I will be giving this away to my nephew who is just beginning to study the Bible seriously.

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I guess you get what you pay for!

That is what runs through my mind as I give thought to The HarperCollins Study Bible. To start off, I have had this Bible for five months ; so I will be speaking as one who has had the Bible for a while.
When I got the Bible, the first thing I noticed was the cover. To pass this thing off as Genuine Leather as to be a stretch. Maybe Genuine Leather is not what it used to be. The cover was very thin and felt like cardboard. It had this shiny coat on top that reminded me of Bonded Leather.
(ps. Watch out for people who say something is Genuine Leather, and the price is really low. Bonded Leather is made by taking strips of Genuine Leather and fusing them together with a type of laminate. So they can legally say that the Bible is Genuine Leather.)
Most publishers are up front and tell you that the Bible is Bonded. I am sure that Harper Collins have not done this; it is most likely "crappy" leather.
Also every page was stuck together from were the gold was placed on the edges. So I had to turn every page of the Bible as soon as I got it. After only a month the gold stamping on the spine of the Bible started coming off. This is unacceptable!
As far as the content, this Bible is right up there with it's biggest competitor, the Oxford Annotated Study Bible. The notes are very helpful, and do not distract from the text it's self. By far the Book Introductions are the best part of this Bible. It shows the historical context of every book; even the Apocrypha! Overall this Bible is good because of its content, and the very low price. However, if you are looking for something were the quality on the outside is just as good as the inside, go with the Oxford. You may spend a few more bucks, but it is well worth it.