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Taking the Luxury Bible Plunge

Submitted by tcblack on Thu, 05/29/2008 - 4:03am
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Black Goatskin ESVSB

Well I did it. I took the luxury Bible plunge - well kind of. I just preordered the top of the line black goatskin ESV Study Bible.

Don't read luxury as "needless bible bling" you find a lot of junk in "Christian Bookstores" but just because you slap a cross on something kitschy doesn't make it a Christian product. In this instance Luxury is a synonym for quality.

As I mentioned yesterday I've been reading the Bible Design Blog and I hit an article on the an article on the new ESV Study Bible. Reading Mark's blog is going to cost me money in the long run. I'm not panicking just yet. I got a good deal due to the Moody Bible Institute Pastor's conference and cut the cover price in more than 1/2. I decided I can live with that.

I've been reading about the ESVSB for over a month and I got to see some mock-up's at the MBI Pastor's conference. Plus thanks to Mr. Bertrand I've been aching to get my hands on a good goatskin bible.

I've been reading the ESV on my Treo 650 for my evening devotions for months now. With all of that said I started comparing what this bible has in line with my list and it looks like the ESV Study Bible is one worth owning. The one downside is that it's large - weighing in at 2,752 pages and a trim size of 6 ½ × 9 ¼ inches.

As far as quality components go, the paper is reputed to be the finest in the world, high-opacity. Smyth Sewn binding - in every format. The text it self is 9-point set in a single paragraphed column (Words of Christ in black!) with 7.25-point notes set in two columns.

I still passionately love the NASB and will for the time being continue to memorize in it but for just plain devotional reading and armchair study I have a feeling I'm going to enjoy the ESV Study Bible.

Once it finally arrives (in October) it will free up my beloved NASB which in it's current decrepit battered state is getting a bit embarrassing to tote around. Now I'm free to start looking into rebinding techniques.

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old Bible

Submitted by ChrisB (not verified) on Thu, 05/29/2008 - 7:53am.

I'm curious -- what do you (plan to) do with your old Bibles?

I've got a small collection of worn out Bibles stacked up on a shelf. I'm still trying to decide how to deal with them.

What do to with Old Bibles

Submitted by tcblack on Thu, 05/29/2008 - 9:56am.

Chris,
This is an excellent question and it comes with two answers. The first one belongs in an FAQ and I'll try to g

  1. My "Bible Shelf" is nearly empty at the moment. Our church has had a relationship with a ministry in Butler Illinois called "Love Packages" The Director, Steve Schmidt is an acquaintance of mine, and he's a class act guy. Love packages takes Bibles and Almost any Christian literature (there's a list on the site) and sends it to English speaking countries or districts around the world. They also take foreign language (e.g. German or French) Bibles. About a year or so ago I emptied my Bible shelf except for just a few volumes and sent them to Love Packages where they could end up in the hands of a needy believer.
  2. I am currently learning as much as I can (as a potential hobbyist) about book binding and I plan on using a few of my own Bibles to practice learning to bind books. Of course I'll probably start with a few non-bibles first so I can get a feel for what can go wrong (plenty I'm sure) but my plan is eventually to re-cover a few of my bibles which have nearly a decade of personal notations in them. Should my endeavor completely fail I am also in the process of converting all of those notations (even the personal ones which I hope never to share) to digital form.

For anyone Interested the Love Packages Shipping Address is:
Love Packages
220 Union Street
Butler, IL. 62015

Old Bibles.....

Submitted by sgccpastor on Sun, 06/08/2008 - 6:31am.

Ever thought of taking one of your marked up Bibles and giving them to your children or a child on their 13th Birthday????

I think that it is a great idea!!

Your Servant,

SGCCPastor