Bible Question:
Hello, I decided I'm going to read the whole Bible, front to back, followed by the Catechism of the Catholic Church, (aka the Newer Testament :P just kidding) by separating them out as evenly as possible throughout the upcoming year of 2008, starting on New Years Day and finishing before 2009. I want to select the prettiest updated New American Bible I can afford, a Bible I can be proud of calling the one I read everything from, since I'm committing myself to doing this. The kind of Bible someone would want to be buried with. I imagine a perty hardcover one of a dark color, possibly with elaborate ornate gold designs on it. Something like that. Full-color paintings inside it somewhere would be a plus, as well as a larger text size, but not necessary. I'm also used to each page being split up into 2 columns, not just 1. My current Bible is 'The New American Bible,' and the latest date I can find printed in it is 1991, (Revised Psalms) so as long as the new Bible is a New American Bible of 1991 or newer, that's fine. (It's a red paperback Bible with a white cross design on the front, that many of you probably know of.) If you could point me to any website or bookstore that may have a pretty New American Bible that I'd like, please let me know. Or whatever other description that would point me to it, such as the publisher or so forth. Thank you |
Bible Answer: Greetings Andrewset, If you are Catholic, as I assume you are, then I suppose it would then be a rather logical choice to at least consider the New American Bible, although here is an interesting review: http://www.bible-researcher.com/nab.html. But as far as the "prettiest" Bible, or best bound, or best presentation of a Bible, you may want to try Cambridge Bibles: http://www.cambridgebibles.com/ME2/Audiences/Default.asp Cambridge Bibles are made with a quality that is second to none, and I could not do it justice by trying to describe it to you - you will have to see for yourself. But they are among the very best that I have ever owned or seen. But many of my fondest Bibles are the ones that have the binding tore in more than one place and have many signs of wear and tear, which show just how much time and study I have invested in them and continue to invest in them over the years. Blessings to you, Makarios |