{"title":"Study","description":"\u003cp\u003eStudy Bibles in the Contemporary English Version present the text alongside explanatory notes, commentary, and reference features. This subject focuses on resources designed to support deeper reading, contextual understanding, and personal reflection within the Contemporary English Version translation. Study editions often address historical context, key terms, or thematic explanations, making them useful for individual or group study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in this category can narrow their interest by the type of supplementary material included: whether seeking annotation-rich editions, topical guides, cross-reference tools, or historical background. Navigating within Study Bibles in the Contemporary English Version helps clarify different editorial approaches and study aids versus standard text editions in this translation.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"paperback-15th-edition-march-2026-mirror-study-bible-518p-volume-2-3-pauls-brilliant-epistles-amazin-9781776410491-new","title":"PAPERback 15th Edition MARCH 2026 MIRROR STUDY BIBLE 518p VOLUME 2 OF 3 Paul's Brilliant Epistles \u0026 The Amazing Book of Hebrews also, James - The Youn","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy philosophy in doing the Mirror Bible is reflected in the following example: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI do not read music, but have often witnessed our son, Stefan, approach a new piece on the piano. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis eyes see so much more than mere marks scribbled on a page;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehe hears the music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis trained mind engages even the subtleties and the nuances of the original composition, and is able to repeat the authentic sound, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eknowing that the destiny of the music would never be reduced to the page;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebut is always in the next moment, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhere the same intended beauty is heard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand repeated again!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe best translation would always be the incarnation!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI so value the enormity of the revelation of the incarnation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet, before flesh, the Word was προς\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eface to face with God!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd fragile text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003escribbled thru the ages in memoirs of stone, parchment and papyrus pages -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecarrying eternity in thought\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand continues to translate faith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto faith!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow we have the same spirit of faith as he encountered when he wrote...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I believe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand so I speak!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConversation ignites!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Did not our hearts burn within our being when He spoke familiar text of ancient times, in the voices of Moses and the prophets and David and Abraham, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewho saw his day\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand announced its dawn in our hearts!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mystery that was hidden for ages and generations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis now revealed!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn dealing daily with ancient text, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erediscovering thoughts buried in time, I am often overwhelmed and awed at the magnificence of eternity captured in little time capsules, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eopening vistas of beauty beyond our imagination- face to face with the same face to faceness of the Logos \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand God \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand us - conceived in their dream! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd irresistibly intrigued by the invitation to come and drink - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto taste and see - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom the source - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand to hear a saint reminiscing and reminding himself of the utterance of another earth dweller-brother, David, who wrote a song 1000 years ago, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Return to your rest, oh my soul! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the Lord has dealt bountifully with you! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI believe and so I speak!\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd with fresh wounds bleeding from the many angry blows he was dealt with, Paul echoes, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We have the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote, 'I believe and so I speak!' 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