Sisters in Faith Holy Bible ~ review

• Hardcover: 1632 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (January 1, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401675158
• ISBN-13: 978-1401675158

Description

The Sisters in Faith Holy Bible is a sister-to-sister guide through the Word of God. It demonstrates how His Word is active and will impact ever interaction of life in a practical way for the African-American woman.  Where can a woman go to find help with life's struggles? Executive editors Michele Clark Jenkins and Stephanie Perry Moore believe the answers to life’s problems can be found in the Bible. The Sisters in Faith Holy Bible seeks to highlight where the Bible speaks to the five major areas of life: God, Family, Others, Self, and Career. Additional contributors include recording artist Joann Rosario Condrey, novelists Kim Cash Tate, Vanessa Davis Griggs, and other scholars and artists committed to encouraging and empowering African-American women with God’s truth.

 Features include:

• Arise—devotionals that teach how to apply the Bible
• Quest and Discovery—notes that use scripture to answer common questions about life and faith
• She Speaks—creative articles written from the perspective of women in the Bible
• Authorized King James Version text
• Center-column References
• Concordance

Part of the Signature Series line of Thomas Nelson Bibles

My take on this Bible:

When I first saw this Bible I thought, hmmm, it's geared toward African-American women, but wondered if perhaps it might not speak to women in general and after having the opportunity to use it for a couple of weeks I would unequivocally say yes!

The first thing that captured my eye was the appealing colors used, it is a purple Bible and the font is purple and pink with the pages being a soft white which causes the words to just pop off of the pages. Some of the features that I found inside were, The Heart, which gives a nice overview of each book of the Bible. Quest and discovery are questions and answers that explore some of the most difficult situations that women might encounter in life. Notes to self contains fifty snippets of wisdom drawn straight from the scriptures. Hands down though my favorite feature had to be the "she speaks" in which we get to look at life through the eyes of some of the women in the Bible. They are told in the first person which made it so easy for me to imagine these women and their lives.  There is also a feature index which makes navigating the Bible quite easy. A concordance,maps and several blank pages which can be used for notes round out this Bible quite nicely.

I have found myself using this Bible in my daily Bible reading and have found it easy to navigate, and have really enjoyed exploring the many features. While it is geared toward African-American women, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to any woman, after all aren't we all Sisters in Christ!

A complimentary copy of this Bible was provided in exchange for an honest review.