The Orthodox Study Bible, Hardcover : Ancient Christianity Speaks to Today’s World – 9780718003593

The FIRST EVER Orthodox Study Bible presents the Bible of the early church and the church of the early Bible. Orthodox Christianity is the face of ancient Christianity to the modern world and embraces the second largest body of Christians in the world. In this first-of-its-kind study Bible, the Bible is presented with commentary from the ancient Christian perspective that speaks to those Christians who seek a deeper experience of the roots of their faith. Features Include:Old Testament newly translated from the Greek text of the Septuagint, including the DeuterocanonNew Testament from the New King James VersionCommentary drawn from the early Church Christians for a better understanding of ScriptureEasy to Locate liturgical readings to align with what passages will be the focus of massBook Introductions and Outlines provide an overview of the background and historical context of the book about to be readSubject Index to easily navigate to various topicsFull color IconsFull color Maps provide a visual representation of meanings, themes, teachings, people, and places of ScriptureEasy-to-read 9.5 point type size