Searching for the perfect high quality bible

[xdunlapx]

Hi everyone I'm searching for a high quality bible made of real leather and one that is smallish say around 7"x5"x1" something like that. I found one that I really like but I'm afraid that the text on the pages is too small for me. I didn't see the font size on the listing but someone reviewed the bible and they say it's 6.75 pt font. I have vision issues and probably would have issues reading that small of text for very long.

I want a bible that will last. One I can have for the rest of my life. I have a cheap $8 bible that I got at a christian bookstore. It's fine, the size is good, it's smaller than those dimensions above. But the text is pretty small and it's not built to last. It's bonded leather. One of those "gift and award bibles" you can get for cheap. It was one of my first bibles. I'm hoping to find an NLT bible that fits my criteria. I've searched through christianbook.com and another one. THe bible I came up with was NLT Pitt Minion Reference Edition. Made of goatskin leather, lays flat when open, smallish in size and has 2 ribbon markers. I have asked for this bible for my birthday present but if I can find something better with slightly larger text, I'll be even happier. Any ideas where I can search or what brand to look for?

 

[miamited]

hi xdunlapx,

Try ebay.

God bless you.
In Christ, Ted

 

[xdunlapx]

I tried ebay. I haven't found anything like what I am looking for. They are all the leather-like or bonded cheap leather bibles. I want a high quality one like the Pitt Minion bibles.

 

[WinBySurrender]

http://www.christianbook.com/

 

[xdunlapx]

That's where I searched first lol The only one that seems to pop out is the Pitt Minion bible but it has size 7 pt font. Tiny! I am looking for a font that is a big larger, maybe 9 or 10pt. Maybe what i want isn't even being made. I don't know. I hope it is. If I can't find anything, I'll buy the Pitt Minion bible. It's the same font size as my current cheapy $8 bible. My eyes lose focus sometimes on it and twitch occasionally since I'm trying so hard to read it but it's okay. I guess I'll concede. Thanks guys.

 

[JM]

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[Bear.Fr00t]

I've been absolutely thrilled with this Bible:

http://www.amazon.com/UltraThin-Reference-Bible-Bonded-Leather/dp/1558194312/ref=cm_cr-mr-title

The dimensions are exactly like you want. The paper is excellent, print is good, lays flat. This is now my "primary" Bible.

Only issue may be the text is not large, it's what I would expect for a Bible of this size however.

 

[Charles Spurgeon]

I'd personally try to get an ESV when you do get a Bible.... please stay away from the NLT....

 

[xdunlapx]

I'd personally try to get an ESV when you do get a Bible.... please stay away from the NLT....

Why is ESV better? I have an NLT bible that I really like but it's cheap and I want something that will stand the test of time. I like how easy it is to read. I have problems understanding KJV. I've never looked at ESV. I'll check it out on bible gateway to see how it differs.

 

[xdunlapx]

Actually dad brought down his bible for me to read, it's NKJV. I'm not having any issues understanding it I would much rather have a more literal translation like NKJV than NLT which I've read is a thought-for-thought translation in modern english.

So I'll go ahead and get the NKJV version of the Pitt Minion bible. I just hope my parents will help me get it either by buying it for me for my birthday (in May) or for Christmas.

 

[OzSpen]

I'd personally try to get an ESV when you do get a Bible.... please stay away from the NLT....

The New Living Translation (NLT) is an outstanding Bible, as long as one understands that it is a meaning-for-meaning translation (i.e. dynamic equivalence). I read both the ESV and NLT and am currently reading through the Bible using the NLT.

I highly recommend the NLT for all Christians who want to understand the meaning of the Bible. But the NLT is especially good for new Christians.

By the way, I read NT Greek and have taught NT Greek, so I know the nuances of the Greek language and the NLT is an excellent dynamic equivalence translation, that uses even simpler language than the dynamic equivalence of the NIV.

My wife and I have supported Wycliffe Bible translators for a long time and my interaction with them indicates that dynamic equivalence is the best way to communicate meaning to new language groups.

I praise the Lord for more literal translations such as the NASB and the ESV, but the meaning is made clearer in the NIV and the NLT.

In Christ, Oz

 

[xdunlapx]

Thanks for your post OzSpen. After thinking about what I want in a bible now that I have grown in my faith I think I do want a NKJV bible. I think right now for me, it is closest to what we have in greek and hebrew texts. I am glad I used the NIV and NLT to help me get over the confusion and fear of using the old KJV but now I think I'm ready for NKJV. I think that is where God is leading me at this moment in time.

 

[WannaWitness]

Thanks for your post OzSpen. After thinking about what I want in a bible now that I have grown in my faith I think I do want a NKJV bible. I think right now for me, it is closest to what we have in greek and hebrew texts. I am glad I used the NIV and NLT to help me get over the confusion and fear of using the old KJV but now I think I'm ready for NKJV. I think that is where God is leading me at this moment in time.

I think you'll like NKJV.

 

[xdunlapx]

Well I tried reading it for a few days or so. I read 20 chapters in Isaiah and didn't comprehend any of it. I then read the same 20 chapters in my NLT bible and didn't recall but like 2 verses of it. So I am going to stick with the NLT. Though I'm concerned about it. I found a site that is a fundamentalist baptist site and it showed many verses that had been removed from the NLT that are in the KJV, or those that were half removed. That concerns me. The site is jesus-is-savior.com. The site is quite hard to navigate since it's a black background and has no menu and is all jumbled but About half way down the (long) page it lists bible translations other than the KJV that are "from the devil" and the most popular ones are there such as NLT, NIV, ESV, etc.

When I checked a few verses in my bible some, it was missing just like it said it was. It skipped from verse 21 to 23 without mention of a missing verse. Weird.

I read on another site that the reason that happened was because the scholars used an older (more recently found) manuscript that had that verse missing in the text, so they removed it from the NLT translation. So even after reading that I am going to stick with the NLT as it is easy to understand for me and it flows so well.

I will be getting a study bible for my birthday that is NLT. But my birthday isn't until early May.

 

[WinBySurrender]

Thanks for your post OzSpen. After thinking about what I want in a bible now that I have grown in my faith I think I do want a NKJV bible. I think right now for me, it is closest to what we have in greek and hebrew texts. I am glad I used the NIV and NLT to help me get over the confusion and fear of using the old KJV but now I think I'm ready for NKJV. I think that is where God is leading me at this moment in time.

Actually the NASB and the ESV are more literal in translation than the KJV or NKJV, but all four are excellent literal translations. The Holman Christian Standard Bible also is very literal in the same vein as the NASB and ESV.

 

[xdunlapx]

I think I'm having problems with literal translations. I'm not sure. I do know that I can't understand or comprehend a lick of what is in my dads NKJV bible. I hear it when I read it but it just doesn't stay in my brain like the NLT does. So that's why I'm going to stick with the NLT for now. I will have a new study bible (I lost my NIV study bible a few years ago, it's somewhere in our house I think) so I'm excited to dive right into it. Though I hope I can get mom to buy it for me before my birthday. I'm wanting to dive in now! lol For now I'll continue reading through the OT bit by bit until I've finished it. Then I'll read the NT again. I never get tired of reading about Jesus.

 

[phoenixdem]

Southern Baptists ‘cannot commend’ new NIV Bible translation By Bob Allen Wednesday, June 15, 2011

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PHOENIX (ABP) – The Southern Baptist Convention went on record June 15 saying it “cannot commend” the 2011 New International Version Bible translation and its use of gender-neutral language.
“This is as big as it gets,” said Tim Overton of Halteman Village Baptist Church in Muncie, Ind., who brought his resolution to the floor after a resolutions committee declined to include it in their report. “This is the word of God. The best-selling Bible translation in the United States is now gender neutral.”
Overton said the NIV retains 75 percent of gender-neutral language included in a Today’s New International Version translation denounced by the Southern Baptist Convention in 2002.
Russell Moore, a member of the resolutions committee and professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, said the committee didn’t feel the same sense of urgency about the new NIV because the translation process was more transparent and there are other translations available that weren’t around in 2002.
“As Southern Baptists, I don’t think we have the luxury of not speaking to this important issue,” Overton said. “People are buying this translation unaware of what’s happening. We are the anchor of the evangelical world.”
The resolution expressed “profound disappointment” with NIV publishers Biblica and Zondervan Publishing House for their “inaccurate translation of God’s inspired Scripture.”
It asked LifeWay Christian Resources, the SBC publishing house, to refuse to sell the translation in its stores and encouraged pastors to make their congregations aware of concerns about the new NIV.
“We cannot commend the 2011 NIV to Southern Baptists or the larger Christian community,” the resolution concluded.

Associated Baptist Press - Southern Baptists ‘cannot commend’ new NIV Bible translation

 

[xdunlapx]

Thank you for that article but I don't see how it relates to the NLT. The NLT is not gender neutral.

 

[phoenixdem]

Thank you for that article but I don't see how it relates to the NLT. The NLT is not gender neutral.

It does pertain to Post 16.

 

[xdunlapx]

I did have an NIV study bible but got little use out of it since it was lost soon after we bought it. I am using the NLT now as I like it better than the NIV. I will be getting an NLT Life Application Study Bible for my birthday.