The ''Reformation Study Bible'' (previously published as the ''New Geneva Study Bible'') is a

study Bible A study Bible is an edition of the Bible prepared for use by a serious student of the Bible. It provides scholarly information designed to help the reader gain a better understanding of and context for the text. History Perhaps the first editi ...

published by Reformation Trust Publishing, a division of

Ligonier Ministries Ligonier Ministries (also known as simply Ligonier) is an international Christian discipleship organization headquartered in the greater Orlando, Florida area. Ligonier was founded in 1971 by R. C. Sproul in the Ligonier Valley, Pennsylvania, o ...

. The ''Reformation Study Bible'' "aims to carry on the legacy of the

Geneva Bible The Geneva Bible is one of the most historically significant translations of the Bible into English, preceding the King James Version by 51 years. It was the primary Bible of 16th-century English Protestantism and was used by William Shakespea ...

in shining forth the light of biblical Christianity, which was recovered in the Reformation." As of late 2021, all editions of the ''Reformation Study Bible'' feature the Bible text of the

English Standard Version The English Standard Version (ESV) is an English translation of the Bible. Published in 2001 by Crossway, the ESV was "created by a team of more than 100 leading evangelical scholars and pastors." The ESV relies on recently published critic ...

(ESV).

History

Starting in 1989,

R. C. Sproul Robert Charles Sproul ( ; February 13, 1939 – December 14, 2017) was an American Reformed theologian and ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church in America. He was the founder and chairman of Ligonier Ministries (named for the Ligonier Va ...

assembled a team of contributors to work on a study Bible edition that would follow a distinctively

Reformed Reform is beneficial change Reform may also refer to: Media * ''Reform'' (album), a 2011 album by Jane Zhang * Reform (band), a Swedish jazz fusion group * ''Reform'' (magazine), a Christian magazine *''Reforme'' ("Reforms"), initial name of the ...

perspective. In 1995, Thomas Nelson (now

HarperCollins HarperCollins Publishers LLC is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Macmillan. The company is headquartered in New York City and is a subsidiary of News C ...

) published the ''New Geneva Study Bible'' (featuring the Bible text of the New King James Version); the name of the edition was changed to ''Reformation Study Bible'' in 1998. In 2005,

self-published a minor revision to the ''Reformation Study Bible'', now using the Bible text of the

. In 2015, a fully revised version of the ''Reformation Study Bible'' was released. The notes were expanded into a three column format and the theological and doctrinal content was updated. An additional resource was added to the back of this Bible that contains the Creeds, Catechisms and Doctrinal documents that are common to

fellowships. In February 2016, due to popular demand, Reformation Trust released editions of the ''Reformation Study Bible'' featuring the text of the New King James Version. Reformation Trust lists

, James M. Boice,

Edmund Clowney Edmund Prosper Clowney (July 30, 1917 – March 20, 2005) was a theologian, educator, and pastor. Early life and education Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he earned a Bachelor of Arts from Wheaton College in 1939, a Bachelor of Theology ...

, Sean Michael Lucas, Keith A. Mathison, L. Michael Morales, Stephen J. Nichols,

Roger Nicole Roger R. Nicole (December 10, 1915 – December 11, 2010Roger Nicole (1915-2010) http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2010/12/11/roger-nicole-1915-2010/) was a native Swiss Reformed Baptist theologian and proponent of Christian egali ...

, J.I. Packer, Burk Parsons, et al. as primary editors of the 2015/2016 editions of the ''Reformation Study Bible''. In late 2021, Reformation Trust retired use of the NKJV, fully adopting the ESV as its Bible text of choice.

References

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