Subject: Has anyone used the USB Digital Bible? |
Bible Note: Psalm139:13: Once again you have provided us with much good, helpful information, which I greatly appreciate. I envy you living near so many good churches and Christian bookstores. I live approximately halfway between St. Louis, Missouri and Springfield, Illinois. These two cities have fine Bible bookstores, but there are none located between the two cities. The stores where I regularly browse and purchase Bibles and books are Christianbook.com and Amazon.com. Not to boast (2 Cor. 11:17), but when I said in my previous post that most of the time "the reverse is true" I meant it literally. I could and have answered the clerks' questions about various translations and editions of the Bible. Nineteen times out of 20 I am older than the store clerks and have read more translations, studied more years, and owned more Bible editions, versions, and reference books than the clerks. Also not to boast, but when I worked at Waldenbooks in the 1970s I was asked by the manager for my recommendations for the Bible section of this new store. The first modern (post-1611 A.D.) version I bought and used regularly was the New American Standard Bible. I went to the bookstore one day in search of a copy of the American Standard Version (1901) only to learn that it was difficult to obtain one. Based on my familiarity with and the reputation of the ASV, I bought the NASB. It was in the single-column format, with side column references, including the translators' notes, cross references, and literal and alternate renderings of words and phrases. I was not dissapointed by the NASB. I was 26 years old when I bought my first one. I have continued to use the NASB (in many editions) for the past 35 years. In my personal library I have approximately 27 different Bible versions, various study Bibles, and a basic collection of Bible reference books, e.g. Vine's, Strong's, Baker's Theological Dictionary, Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, and others. I plan to purchase an interlinear Greek-English NT this summer. As for my pastor, I respect his teaching and judgment. He is well trained in the doctrines of his denomination. But I have been reading the Bible since before he was born and studying it since he was 6 years old. Having said all that, I do appreciate your recommendations and those of others here on the forum. I have often found them to be helpful. Grace to you, Kalos |