NIV, The Woman's Study Bible

Receive God's truth for balance, hope, and transformation in this Study Bible designed by women specifically for women

The Woman's Study Bible invites you to receive God's truth for balance, hope, and transformation. Special features designed to speak to your heart appear throughout the Bible text, revealing Scripture-based insights about how godly womanhood grows from your identity as a Christ-follower and a child of the Kingdom. This beautiful, full-color Bible reflects the contributions of over 80 women from a wide variety of ethnic, denominational, educational, and occupational backgrounds.

Trusted by women worldwide, The Woman's Study Bible has been recognized with the ECPA Platinum Award for selling over 4 million copies across translations.

Features Include:

Beautiful full-color design throughout for you to enjoy as you engage Scripture
Detailed biographical portraits allow you to learn from the lives of over 100 women in the Bible
Thousands of extensive verse-by-verse study notes explain each passage and provide meaning to Scripture
Over 300 in-text topical articles on relevant issues for you to glean wisdom from and apply to your life
Insightful essays by women who are recognized experts in the fields of theology, biblical studies, archaeology, and philosophy to deepen your theological knowledge
Book introductions and outlines provide an overview and context for each book
Hundreds of full-color in-text maps, charts, timelines, and family trees show a visual representation of Israel and other biblical themes
Quotes from godly women throughout history to encourage and guide your faith journey
Set of full-page maps of the biblical world show a visual representation of Israel and other biblical locations for better context
Topical index and concordance help locate words and see the number of occurrences throughout the Bible
Easy-to-read large 10.5-point print size

Dorothy Kelley Patterson, a homemaker, has helped her husband Paige Patterson, formerly president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, serving as professor of theology in women's studies for almost four decades in three institutions. With graduate and postgraduate degrees in theology, Dr. Patterson teaches, speaks, and writes for women. She is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, serves on the founding board for the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, and attends Birchman Baptist Church. The Pattersons have moved to Plano, Texas, but travel extensively throughout the world. Their children Armour and Rachel Patterson live in Texas and Carmen and Mark Howell, with their daughters Abigail and Rebekah, live in Texas as well.