QUEST STUDY BIBLE published by Zondervan

The NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION QUEST STUDY BIBLE published by Zondervan press was copywritten  1994, again in  2003 and in 2011. As of this book's release there have been over one million copies sold, which is not much in terms of book sales but based on the number of Bibles released each year including NIV's this is an impressive number. So why would anyone buy this one?

The NIV QUEST STUDY BIBLE  is "The Only Q & A Study Bible" according to the book cover and  "Answers Thousands of Your Questions About the Bible". So, does it?

The questions asked are excellent questions particularly for Bible Study, For example:

Isaiah 49:8 reads: "This is what the Lord says:  “In the time of my favor I will answer you,  and in the day of salvation I will help you;  I will keep you and will make you  to be a covenant for the people,
to restore the land  and to reassign its desolate inheritances, "
The question asked: "When is the time of God's favor?"
The response to the question begins:  "The time when God decides to redeem his people." The elaboration on this statement continues to be just as ambiguous. 

Perhaps I expected a more definitive answer. But, the questions, at least the ones I read, are all subject to understanding.The answers to the questions are what denominations are made of.

The NIV QUEST Q & A STUDY BIBLE has a top 100 list of questions that are highlighted. I would submit these are the top 100 questions we do not have the answer to.  I doubt if this Bible would encourage an atheist to be a Christian or give understanding to a Believer who has questions.

written by Marsha L F Randolph

The above is my honest review of a book that I received  for free as a member of the Bible Gateway Blogger Grid.