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Buying a family Bible is a very personal decision, so we have tried to include a little variety within the most helpful editions we have found, using both the King James Version and the New King James Version where possible. We personally believe that the King James Version is the most accurate translation of the Bible into English, using the Biblia Hebraica and the Greek Textus Receptus, rather than the Greek Alexandrian Text which has been relied upon by most modern version translators. Having carefully studied the issue, we also use the New King James Version, believing it to be the most accurate translation in modern English. The translators of the New King James Version followed the King James closely, using the Biblia Hebraica and the Greek Textus Receptus as a base, again rejecting the Alexandrian Text. The changes made in the NKJV by and large follow word form conventions that have changed (You for Thou, said for saith) rather than changes in the wording. We realize this issue is hotly contested by many sincere believers, both in KJV-only and all-modern-translations-are-fine camps, and these are our sincerely held beliefs on the matter. We do not seek to dictate to any other believer, nor to be dictated to, only to explain why we chose the editions that we did.
The New Geneva Study Bible: NKJV
The Geneva Bible was the work of religious leaders exiled from England to Geneva, Switzerland, after 1553. It was the first Bible in English to divide the scriptures into numbered verses, and was the most widely read and influential English Bible of the 16th and 17th centuries. Shakespeare quoted the Geneva Bible more than 5000 times in his plays. The marginal notes were Calvinist and Reformation Protestant in nature, and were not yet accepted by the Church of England, which led to the Bible’s demise. King James I considered the Geneva Bible “seditious” and made its ownership a felony. The Pilgrims and Puritans brought the Geneva Bible with them to America. The New Geneva Study Bible contains updated marginal notes by Sproul, Packer, Boice, et al, using the New King James Version text.
1560 Geneva Bible
This replica edition has been digitally re-mastered and slightly enlarged for easier reading, without altering any of the content. It contains the original marginal notes, the original hand crafted wood-cut illustrations, and the Old and New Testaments with the Apocrypha, just as the original Geneva Bible did. The version is the Geneva version, an original translation, different from the KJV or the NKJV.
With all the great features that made earlier editions of The Open Bible so popular--including in-depth book introductions and outlines, Visual Survey of the Bible, study notes and maps, this newly revised and enlarged edition offers much more. The study notes are from a general Protestant perspective, not strictly Reformed.
King James Version
New King James Version
This reprint edition of the King James Version of the Bible is a faithful reproduction of the original 1611 text, including the original spellings, set in a modern typeface for better readability. The decorative initials and border designs are from a 1911 edition. A church calender/lectionary is an added bonus with this edition.
Reese Chronological Bible
Edward Reese, editor
There are many benefits to reading through the Bible chronologically with your children. Besides learning the Bible as true history rather than a collection of stories or fairy tales, David’s Psalms are interspersed with the narrative of his life; Chronicles and Kings can be read simultaneously; Isaiah’s prophecies are encountered as they were delivered to Hezekiah. The message of the minor prophets is enhanced when read in the context of the events of their times from Kings, Chronicles, and after. The Gospels are harmonized to present a beautiful, full picture of the life of Jesus our Lord, and the epistles are read along with the history of the early church in Acts. Not one word of Scripture is omitted. The further beauty and accuracy of the King James Version makes this a truly valuable addition to any family’s devotional library.
A giant-print Bible is a nice edition for children in 1st through 3rd grades to use for their first “real” Bible: the large typeset is easier for beginning readers to read on their own, and easier for 1st through 3rd graders to copy from.
- King James Version
- New King James Version
An edition for those who
prefer just the text of the Bible, cross-references, maps and concordance without
additional commentary. This beautiful Bible, with bonded leather covers, gold edges,
matching ribbon marker, and the words of Christ in red, is the edition my husband and I
chose for our children when they had grown out of their “little kid” Bibles. The
slim size is lighter and easier for children and teens to take to and from church and
Bible studies; and is perfect for personal reading and copying from. For grades 4 and up;
it is a nice adult or family Bible too.
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