NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible received the 2017 Christian Book Award for Bible of the Year, from the Evangelical Christian Publishing Association (ECPA). This industry honor is one of the most highly recognized awards given to Christian books and Bibles.
Here's What You'll Get
New Insights
Discover new dimensions to even the most familiar passages as they are taken behind the scenes into the ancient world.
Answers
Find answers to puzzling passages by learning more about the context.
Access to Research
Enjoy quick access to the most comprehensive collection of research about Bible times ever assembled in a study Bible.
Cultural Backgrounds
Discover subtle nuances, idiosyncrasies, wordplays, and cultural references that we often miss but the original audience would have instinctively understood.
"How I wish someone had put a book like this into my hands 50 years ago."
N.T. Wright
Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity
University of St. Andrews, Scotland
"I cannot recommend a study Bible any more than this one: Five stars!"
Scot McKnight
Julius R. Mantey Professor of New Testament
Northern Seminary
"Finally, high level scholarship, in language anybody can understand, all in one easy-to-navigate place. I'm buying a truckload of these Bibles for my church."
John Mark Comer
Pastor of Teach and Vision
Bridgetown: A Jesus Church
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The Good Samaritan
In Its Original Cultural Context
The Last Supper
In Its Original Cultural Context
Understanding
The Tower of Babel
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