The 35,000 notes in the Dake Bible are considered by Christian theologians to be personal, rather than Biblically-based, commentary. His annotated Authorized King James Version of the Bible took seven years to complete.
The Dake Annotated Reference Bible (1963) was the first widely published study bible produced by someone from within Pentecostalism. His most well known work was the Dake Annotated Reference Bible. And yet, while Christians everywhere enjoy his writings, benefiting from his simple and literal approach to the Word of God, little is known about the man himself. There is also a complete summary at the conclusion of each book and over 500,000 helpful cross chain references for study.įinis Jennings Dake (Octo– July 7, 1987) was an American Pentecostal minister and evangelist born in Miller County, Missouri, known primarily for his writings on the subjects of Pentecostal (or Charismatic) Evangelical Christian spirituality and Premillennial Dispensationalism. It was Charisma and Christian Life magazine that called his monumental work, Dake’s Annotated Reference Bible, The Pentecostal Study Bible. Plus, there are more than 8,000 outlines for sermons and the definitions of key Hebrew and Greek words are included. There are 9,000 headings to divide the text and 35,000 commentary notes. No Bible in the world has as many notes (35,000) and cross references (500,000) as a Dake Three Column KJV Bible. The Dake Three Column KJV Bible has 2 columns of 8.5 font size KJV text and 3 columns of 8.5,font size notes.
But no matter what it is called, it is simply the best study Bible available today The Dakes Bible is the version of King James, a red letter and comes in different styles (hardback, glued skin and real leather) and colors (black and burgundy). There is a complete concordance that lists every Bible word. Dake Study Bible Three Column KJV Bonded Burgundy. Bible, Dake Bible, Dake Bible, Dakes Study Bible, etc. The words of Christ are in red, and Old Testament and New Testament Questions are found at the end of each section. In the midst of his busy ministry, he also wrote several books, including the huge volume of notes in the Dake Annotated Reference Bible.
He had a supernatural ability to flawlessly quote Scripture, which earned him a reputation as the "Walking Bible." Throughout his 84 years he pastored several churches, started a Bible school and lectured extensively.