Names of God Bible

Names of God Bible
From Ann Spangler
Published at Revell

About the Bible

Open the door to a more intimate relationship with God.

Discover the Hebrew names of God within the biblical text

Encounter God through prayers, promises, and devotional readings

Experience God's character more deeply by studying his names

One of the best ways to get to know God on a deeper level is to know his names and titles as revealed in Scripture. Now the bestselling author of Praying the Names of God and Praying the Names of Jesus uncovers the richness of God's character and love found in his names right within the Bible text.

The Names of God Bible restores more than 10,000 occurrences of specific names of God--like Yahweh, El Shadday, El Elyon, and Adonay--to help readers connect with the Hebrew roots of their Christian faith and experience a deeper understanding of God's character. Perfect for personal study, prayer, and reflection, The Names of God Bible includes these special features:

More than 10,000 names and titles of God restored to their Hebrew equivalent and printed in brown ink to stand out within the biblical text

Names of God reading paths lead readers to the next reference of the name so they can pray and study the names of God throughout Scripture

Name Pages feature

• background information associated with the most important names and titles of God
• key Scripture passages in which the name is revealed
• devotional readings for each of the featured names
• specific Bible promises connected to each of the featured names

Calling God by Name sidebars shed light on the relationship between biblical people and the specific names they called God.

Who is Ann Spangler?

Ann Spangler is an award-winning writer whose fascination with the Bible has resulted in books that have opened the Bible to a wide range of readers. She is the author or coauthor of several bestselling books, including Praying the Names of God, Praying the Names of Jesus, Women of the Bible, and Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus. Together, her books have sold nearly 3 million copies. She has held senior positions at two Christian publishing houses and lives with her two daughters in Michigan.

My Thoughts

We have plenty of Bibles at home.   So to be honest I didn’t need another Bible in our house.  But this one is different as you can discover throughout the book the various names of God as well as connect to the roots of the original language the text was written.  I loved the idea and wanted to see it with my own eyes so I jumped on the opportunity to review it.   I love to see the embedded names on the side of the leather-like cover.    Written in Hebrew I know that each and single one of them is a name of God.

The text of this Bible is based on the God’s Word Translation and the idea behind this Bible was to insert the Hebrew names of God in their places within the text.   So while you read this book you won’t encounter God, LORD or Jesus but instead you will discover El Shadday, Adonay, Elohim and many more names that describe God .    Also throughout the Bible you can read more about a specific name and discover why God is also named that way.   In a two page description, you will discover a new aspect of your Creator and the one who loves you very much.    For example, Yahwee Nissi (The Lord is my banner) is the one who will prepare me for battles that will eventually come in my life.  While reading the information associated to one name, you will also be referred to a key scripture as well as promises linked to this name (again scriptures from the Bible).  

In this Bible you will also have a pronunciation guide to the names and titles of God as well as a reading path system for you to follow.  The Bible also contains book introductions, sidebars connecting the biblical people and the specific names of God as well as a topical prayer guide. 

My disappointments are that not enough of the writings of Ann Spangler are found in the Bible.   I would have love to have devotions based on the Praying the Names of God and Praying the Names of Jesus books in it.  Also I would have liked to have a detailed index to find specific scriptures on a subject like love for example.  Though I would have liked to have these in the Bible, this Bible could be a wonderful tool in your hands to learn more about who God is and how He responded to the needs to His people – and still answer to this day.   

This Bible would be a wonderful gift for Christmas or for someone looking for a new version of the Bible for 2012.  

The Names of God Bible is available at your favourite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, even amazon.ca.

Disclaimer:  Bible has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.   I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed here are only my own.