Subject: Choosing a Bible translation |
Bible Note: Hello, Ray. Excellent point about gift Bibles with tiny print that will likely never be opened once the recipient gets home with it. My pastor is always saying that Bibles, regardless of color, should be read. We have in our foyer at home a giant Michelangelo "family Bible" that weighs a ton. We've had it forever; it may have been in the foyer when we bought our home 25 years ago for all I know. I daresay not one entire chapter has ever been read out of that Bible. It's a beautiful Bible but it's mere ornamentation. The only time it's touched is when my wife struggles to lift it off the table when she is polishing the furniture. I recently saw a Michelangelo Bible in a catalog for 400 dollars. With that kind of money you could buy a decent-sized Bible reference libarary -- something that would stand a far better chance of actually being used. --Hank |