readers of different temperaments. Perhaps the best advice is to try it and see what works best for yourselves. . What about notes or commentaries as a help? That is a difficult question because there are such diversities among Bible aids. In my judgment, it is always better to read a Bible with footnotes that solve immediate difficulties arising from the obscurity of the text or from the need for background. When it comes to commentaries, one may distinguish at least four types. There are fairly