The Daily Walk Bible NIV
Bruce H. Wilkinson (Editor), Paula A. Kirk (Editor), John W. Hoover (Editor)
Tyndale House Publishers

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Not all editions, translations and versions of the Bible available today are presented as Daily Walk, however, any rendition of the Bible can be used for daily Bible reading. A variety of versions today includes New Living Translation, Contemporary English Version, New Revised Standard Version, Revised English Bible, New Kings James, NIV, Good News bible: Today's English Version, New American Bible, New English Bible, Jerusalem Bible, Revised Standard Version, American Standard Version.

Rather than try to work out my own schedule for reading; I like the system for daily readings used by the publishers of The Daily Walk Bibles. When you open the Bible the scheduling is already in place, not as a chart, but as daily segments listed by calendar date, ie Jan 1, Mar 3, etc. Year is not included.

The Daily Walk Bibles have been around for over three decades, I bought my first in California about twenty five years ago. And, from that time I have continued to buy various of the versions to read. What I like best about the series is: the format is such that the bible can be taken to church and used with ease to follow the sermon, not true for all –yearly- bibles. As do many Bible Readers, I like to read through the Bible each year, I find that by reading a variety of versions the reading help me get a better understanding for the texts. Throughout history a wide range of people have been daily Bible Readers, two come to mind, Charles Dickens, and General George Patton.

For those who may not be familiar with Daily Walk Bibles, or various paraphrases and/or translations I'll address first the overall aspects to be found in The Daily Walk Bibles.

The format of each of the various The Daily Walk Bibles, is the usually the same with the Scripture divided into 365 readings.

The design followed for each daily reading: includes a synopsis which provides a peek into what will be read. The precise chapters and verses to read are listed. -Your Daily Walk- is a short editorial leading into the reading and includes some particulars for how to apply biblical insight to life, a homily is given, and –Insight- offers a further illustration of what to look for in the reading to help increase Bible comprehension.

Notes and sidebars steer reader understanding for the information provided in the Bible reading itself. Lastly: the definite Bible book, chapter, and verses are listed for reading. For those who have a preference that their reading is done without dressing, but also want an easy to follow technique for reading through the year, one suggestion might be, ignore the notes and simply read the daily scripture.

For the first time Bible reader in particular whether reading now or then, or reading daily, and for those who have read the Bible a good bit too, the format is a good one. Some of the notes offered may be ones the reader had not previously considered, may not want to agree with and will look for methods to refute, will uplift, or whatever.

I have read the Bible many times and find something new each time I read again. I don't always agree with notes, etc, but that is not a bad thing either, it simply makes me dig deeper to either prove my own notions, or to prove the ones of the writer.

The biblical portion of the edition is that of any other NIV Bible available today for reading, accepting or not, and using or not.

For those who may not have understanding; the Bible itself is set down in various portions called Books. And for most Bibles that means the books are not necessarily provided in chronological order for when they were written. ie the book of Genesis, the word means origin or beginning, is customarily listed as first in the Bible and presents the creation story. It is not the oldest piece of writing in the bible, some of the writings of the prophets date from earlier days but speak of later happenings.

They books presents are generally in the sequence of the activity portrayed. There are chronological order bibles, put together with the oldest writing first, available for the serious scholar.

The Daily Walk Bibles, in general follow the accepted, or traditional order of Bibles, book 1 is Genesis and the last book is Revelations. Each book is begun with a small introduction giving the historical setting and the main theme of the book, the writer, if known may be listed as is the time the book was actually written. For the first time reader these notes are valuable, they help to put the book into perspective. Each day's reading is placed in context with the whole Bible.

The general arrangement used all through this daily study format of The Daily Walk Bibles, is written at a level of comprehension so that readers who may have little to no church history will still be able to grasp the essence of each day's assigned reading.

The Daily Walk Bibles, is actually a series of Bibles offered in various translations, renditions and paraphrases. Basically a translation relies on the original Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic texts. Paraphrases are essentially a rewording into more modern English of the old tried and true.

The a choice of offerings provided by The Daily Walk Bibles includes that main stay of many; The King James version which was set to modern, at the time, English for use by common folk. King James is lovely in its old, by today's standard, English prose, it is also quite difficult to understand for many Bible Readers. Other versions of the Bibles include the NIV, or the New International Version, The Living Bible, New Living Translation, Revised American Standard and others.

While most of Christendom will agree that God does not change, language does.

Now to the Bible for specific review for today, "The Daily Walk Bible NIV". The NIV is The New International Version of the bible and follows the format of The Daily Walk Bibles.

The NIV New International Version, appeared amidst some hand wringing and breathlessness back in the 1970s. It is not King James, and the purists were not sure at the time that God would be pleased. The version is widely accepted today. And it provides a good more modern English translation that is easier for the average reader to understand.

The NIV is listed in the preface as -a new translation and is the result of hundreds of scholars working directly from the best available Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek texts. The rational behind 'reworking' the Bible is to put it into language more readily understood by the average reader-.

The NIV adaptation of the Bible was a vigilantly thought out endeavor including scholars from New Zeland, Australia, Canada, Great Britain, and The United States in the endeavor to create a work that would have significance for the English speaking Bible Reader today.

Religious scholars from many areas within Christendom were included in the work. Wesleyan, Presbyterian, Nazarene, Mennonite, Lutheran, Evangelical Free, Church of Christ, Christian Reformed, Brethren, Baptist, Assemblies of God, Anglican among others were all involved in the work to produce .

The NIV translation which is in close harmony with the King James Version, however, it uses modern day English which is more easily understood by those who may not be versed in the fine distinctions of the spoken language of King James.

I find "The Daily Walk Bible NIV" to be a superb devotional/study Bible.

An index to the Books is provided so that the reader can straightforwardly see what will be read month by month. A table of weights and measures is included, quart I know, ephah I do not; foot and yard I understand, cubit I do not. An overview of the Old Testament includes a listing of the Historical, Poetical, and Prophetical Books. The overview of the New Testament lists the Pauline Epistles, the non Pauline Epistles and the historical books.

I use The Daily Walk Bible on an ongoing basis. Happy to recommend.