My Bible
When I decided to do this blog, I went to my local bookstore and bought several books. Some of these books will be introduced as this blog progresses. The Bible, however, will be my main concern here and I should tell you what I went for in that regard.
I went for a stripped down King James Version with two maps of the Holy Land and no footnotes (there is a section of helps at the end mostly made up of lists like "Famous People of the Bible" and "Miracles of Jesus"). The Words of Jesus are in red. $6.99 from Zondervan. I own several other versions of the Bible, but there are at least three reasons why I think I chose wisely in the version for this blog.
1 -- Most Protestants have the KJV. I don't think it's the most accurate, but it is elegant and the phrasing in it resonates even with people who don't read the Bible.
2 -- I didn't want the crutch of endless footnotes. If I'm going to think my way through the Bible, I want to expend energy in doing it. I want to have to struggle through the reading. This is not for everyone. There are easier translations and unnumbered study Bibles with glorious helps to explain just about every word or phrase in the Bible. But I am an intellectual worker by training and profession. I should work through my own understandings. Of course, yes, I check myself with the interpretations of others. But here, I'm looking to do some intellectual work of my own.
3 -- The paper is thick so that when I underline, it doesn't show through to the opposite side of the page. Very important that.
I went for a stripped down King James Version with two maps of the Holy Land and no footnotes (there is a section of helps at the end mostly made up of lists like "Famous People of the Bible" and "Miracles of Jesus"). The Words of Jesus are in red. $6.99 from Zondervan. I own several other versions of the Bible, but there are at least three reasons why I think I chose wisely in the version for this blog.
1 -- Most Protestants have the KJV. I don't think it's the most accurate, but it is elegant and the phrasing in it resonates even with people who don't read the Bible.
2 -- I didn't want the crutch of endless footnotes. If I'm going to think my way through the Bible, I want to expend energy in doing it. I want to have to struggle through the reading. This is not for everyone. There are easier translations and unnumbered study Bibles with glorious helps to explain just about every word or phrase in the Bible. But I am an intellectual worker by training and profession. I should work through my own understandings. Of course, yes, I check myself with the interpretations of others. But here, I'm looking to do some intellectual work of my own.
3 -- The paper is thick so that when I underline, it doesn't show through to the opposite side of the page. Very important that.
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