Thompson Chain Reference Bible Updated and Revised Features
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- čas přidán 18. 04. 2023
- Bible Review Channel shares the differences between the new and old Thompson Chain Reference Bible.
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I have the niv one and the old one
Thanks for your great simple to the point review appreciate it.. thank u
Thanks for taking the time to watch!
I too have an old Thompson Chain Reference Vibe that is absolutely falling apart. I got it when I 1st started teaching at the Women's prison almost 20 years ago. It was my everyday take everywhere bible. Now I'm excited to see what God is going to show me and what lessons He will have me teach from this new, revised edition.
Thanks for sharing! I appreciate it!
Good afternoon. At time stamp 18:11 you are explaining the overview of Jesus's life: a harmony of the gospels. I'm trying to determine what the number in parentheses references under the Event heading.
Can you help me out?
Thank you.
Charly
Very good review.
Thank you for taking the time yo watch and comment!
The vintage-looking diagrams are one of my very favorite things about the original TCR. I love the old-school vibe. A few of them, I'd even like to frame and display as artwork. I agree that the new modernized diagrams don't have any personality.
But the markings for the end of the chain is a nice feature. I also wish my Kirkbride red letters were darker instead of pinkish. And putting the book info at the beginning of each book is a great idea too.
Guess I'll just have to have one of each!
Very true! I have held on to a few of the old ones. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment!
I lovd the beginning info it's more like the open Bible style which I love
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I love the updated look. I have no need for circa 1950 Sunday school looking charts and diagrams. I love that they moved the book info to the front of each book.
Yes that’s where it is best utilized
It is a very nice Bible! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment!
Hello Thompson's
I never had the older one even though I’m 67 years old. It always looked too cluttered. The new style looked great to me so I finally got a NKJV when it became available.
I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for watching!
How much does a rebind cost?
If you had to pick between this and the large print westminster as the "one" which one would it be?
Good question. I think for the different features that the Thompson Chain Reference offers, it wins out. Having a regular size Westminster though is always a great thing too!
The Thompson Chain Reference wins hands down!
Hey brother!! You got a quick sub from me. Lol
Thank you so much. I appreciate it! I subscribed back!
I would like to ask for a detailed explanation of how and wha to use the Thompson Chain Reference Bible. This Bible is also available here in Germany, but it is used very little
What advantage does the TCR Bible with its chain system have over other parts of the Bible? Or what makes the Thompson chains so big more treasure to use? And why is reading through the chains so much insightful or better than e.g. parallel passages? Does one have to work with the TCR chain system for a while to experience the benefit of a deeper understanding of the Bible?
Or simply asked why should I use a TCR Bible? I've now made my way through 3 chains, but it hasn't really made a click for me yet.
I ask for a deeper explanation. Here in Germany nobody could really answer that for me.
I can not believe that here is nobody who can give me this basic information why I should use a Thompson Chain Reference Bible and describe me the benefits in comparison to other bibles?
Patience. In face I have a video right here on the channel called The Best Bible for Serious Bible Study. You will find it answers your question. In short though - it follows the rule that the best commentary for Scripture is other Scripture. Therefore, you can study without the bias of a theological slant in the commentary since there isn't any.
@@BibleReviewChannel Thank you a lot. I will check this out now.
Hi, Pastor Aaron. I have the chance to buy the Church Bible Publishers TCR they produce from the Kirkbride edition.
They have limited quantities and will no longer be able to produce those anymore when they run out, since the TCR is now patented to Zondervan.
Would you recommend snatching one while I still can, or would you say this new Zondervan edition is a better permanent upgrade? Oh, and I forgot to mention that one Amazon reviewer claims the Alpha list of topic numbers does not match well with the entries on this Zondervan edition. I have no idea if that's true. Have you come across this in your Bible?
The Zondervan’s will be around a while, so if you can I would snatch up a CBP now and the. Get the Zondervan later. As far as the chains - they have completed them all which I find very nice. They also reassigned numbers since they took out the Archeological supplement and Glossary of words used in the KJV. They are both very nice!
Are all these upgrades present in all the new Thomason’s or just in the expensive editions
The format is for all the cover editions. The difference is the calfskin and goatskin that has the higher quality build and materials. Thanks for watching!
Pros
Nicer paper, the Red highlights around the subject’s etc are nice, completing incomplete chains is nice if a theology twist isn’t evident. Also the larger font which makes it bolder print
Cons
Too big now
Not red letter is a deal breaker
Lost alot of character and the modern look is just sad, they could have just improved the quality of the existing notes and diagrams
Just me but better they just kept what was there no need to change just make quality better
It’s a toss up
Only the premium edition is black letter. The regular, large print, and handy sized are still red letter.
Yeah I hear you. I have extra copies of the older Kirkbride, but glad that the Thompson didn't just go by the wayside!
I believe the comparison would be much closer and fair, had you compared one that zondervan publishes using 8.3 font size. The difference in readability which was noted very often might not have been so different. The content and textual differences would have been the same. Thanks though for your thoughts on this updated and different version of a wonderful study tool.
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment!
Wow! such a shame. My favorite all time bible. The new TCR bibles look nice and cleaner..but it so watered down from Kirkbride. Less information and you pay more for the new ones! It just goes to show how business is like today. Go figure.
I have used the Thompson Chain since 1991 and it is still an amazing Bible. I only used the archeological supplement once in that time. I think you would still love it! Thanks for taking the time to comment!
The newer one is 100% better than the old outdated one. And the best news is Zondervan actually knows what color red to use (not pink) in the New Testament.
My happy spot was when I received the Thompson chain nkjv in 2003 in black cowhide leather. I just could dove in and read , looked and turned page after page every night.
I still have the Bible but did buy the Large print KJV. Randy Brown presented a wonderful “how to “ guide and warned the large print was too big for a church carry. It’s more like carrying a suitcase. But still very good minus the archeological content.
The layout and the font are the only things good about it. The rest of it...
Frank C. Thompson spent the better part of his life updating and revising his Bible, and to have a company such as Zondervan removing much of what he put in is astonishing as well as arrogant. Do you honestly think a bunch of editors are better at crafting a Thompson Chain than Thompson himself?
A lot of what was removed was instructional as well as inspirational. The maps were sanitized. The Bible itself was a cut and paste switch for what was a standard Bible in the comfort print, which meant that Thompson's summaries for each chapter were removed as well. And doing so caused mistakes to be made in the chain system itself.
No, I'm not going to recommend this Bible to anyone, at least until they decide to make corrections, and issue an apology to Thompson.
It’s a fantastic upgrade!
They messed it up, when they "updated and revised" it . Should have left it alone with the traditional look from the Kirkbrides. Nice covers though.