The Bible was originally written to an ancient people removed from us by thousands of years and thousands of miles. The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible bridges that gap by bringing the ancient world of the Bible to life- every page is packed with study notes containing expert insight into the customs, culture, and literature of Bible times. These fascinating explanations will serve to clarify your study of the Scriptures, reinforce your confidence and bring difficult passages of Scripture into sharp focus.

The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Bible gives you the insight you need to:

• Discover what the Scriptures would have meant to their ancient hearers
• Set aside our own modern perceptions and read the Bible like its original hearers might have
• Enjoy easy access to one of the most comprehensive collections of research about Bible times ever assembled in one study Bible

Features Include:

• The full text of the NIV
• Hundreds of full-color photographs from around the world
• In-depth book introductions explain the context in which each book of the Bible was written
• Over 10,000 verse-by-verse notes reveal new dimensions of insight to even the most familiar passages
• Dozens of charts, maps, diagrams in vivid color
• In-depth articles on key contextual topics
• Words of Jesus in red
• Full study Bible tools: cross references, a concordance, indexes and other helps