How to Use This Commentary

Thank you for purchasing the HarperCollins Christian Publishing eBook version of The NIV Application Commentary.

What is the difference between an eBook and a print book?

eBook versions contain all of the content and supplementary materials found in the original print versions and are optimized for navigation in the various apps and devices used for display. eReaders recognize text as one fluid string and are formatted in a single column. eReaders currently do not support the more complex layout seen in print version books. Therefore, some content may not appear in the same place as in the original print version, but it is structured consistently and uses hyperlinks to navigate between related content.

How do I use the eBook Table of Contents?

*Important Note: Be sure to consult your device manufacturer’s User’s Guide for device-specific navigation instructions.*

The Table of Contents is the primary navigation anchor to quickly access various parts of the eBook. It is generally formatted in the same order as the original print version and is hyperlinked as follows:

Introductory Materials

Commentary

Indexes

Selecting an entry in the Table of Contents takes you to that location in the eBook. Selecting the title of that specific entry or using your device’s “Back” button or function takes you back to the main Table of Contents.

How do I navigate the content?

The eBook version of The NIV Application Commentary includes introductory materials, commentary, footnotes, scripture index, and subject index. Hyperlinks to the materials appear in the Table of Contents as well as the main book text.

Introductory materials are hyperlinked directly to the content-specific location in the main text.

• Select the hyperlinked entry in the article or list to go to its location in the main text.

• Select the hyperlinked entry in the main text to go back to the article or list in the Table of Contents or use the device’s “Back” button or function to go back to the last selection.

Footnotes in the Commentary are marked with small, hyperlinked numbers “1” to access comments and citations.

• Select the hyperlinked number in the main text to the corresponding footnote.

• Select the hyperlinked number to the left of the footnote to go back to the main text or use the device’s “Back” button or function to go back to the last selection.

Scripture Index includes hyperlinks directly to the Bible Verse citations in the main text.

• Select the Scripture Index from the Table of Contents.

• Select the hyperlinked page number “1” to go directly to the citation in the main text.

• Use the device’s “Next Page/Previous Page” button or function to scroll through the pages.

• Use the device’s “Back” button or function to go back to the last selection

Subject and Author Indexes are hyperlinked directly to the content-specific location in the main text.

• Select an Index from the Table of Contents.

• Select the hyperlinked letter of the alphabet “A” to go to a corresponding list of entries.

• Use the device’s “Next Page/Previous Page” button or function to scroll through the entries.

• Select the hyperlinked page number “1” to go to the main text.

• Select the footnote entry marked with “n1” to the corresponding footnote.

• Use the device’s “Back” button or function to go back to the last selection.

NOTES:

• The Bible Translation quoted by the authors in the main Commentary, unless otherwise indicated, is taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.