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Originally Posted by mfblume
Check to see who financed the Scofield Bible when it first came out. Enlightening how a virtual nobody came to such eminence.
That might help you make your decision.
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I'm not sure I know what you mean.
The Scofield Bible is dispensationalist and cessationist. That would be two turnoffs for a lot of people.
The notes in the Scofield Bible were the basis (I think) for a correspondence course from MBI (Moody Bible Institute) many years ago.
The Scofield Bible would, from what I understand, be popular among Plymouth Brethren ( I don't know if there are any of them around any more) and "Darbyites" (if there are any of them around any more.)
I switched from a Thompson to a Scofield about 40 years ago. Neither of those old Bibles are usable. The Thompson was thrown away years ago. The Scofield has fallen apart and is a pile of loose pages in a desk drawer. The Thompson had room in the margins for notes, comments, etc. The Scofield had fairly wide margins for notes, comments, etc. If I remember correctly, the Thompson showed how to pronounce names and the Scofield did not. I haven't used a Thompson for almost 40 years and I haven't used a Scofield for 10 years.
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