Comments on: Notable notetaking: NRSV, TNIV, HCSB

By: Kevin Sam

Kevin Sam — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:52:16 +0000

Wow! All these bibles for note taking. I’ve never thought of getting one but it is handy. I do write in my bible a lot.

By: ElShaddai Edwards

ElShaddai Edwards — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:26:41 +0000

You have to read the text backwards and upside down, though.

But that gets you closer to the way the original Hebrew was read, right?

@Joseph – I’m sorry, I don’t actually know. I’ve only seen mention of these online so far. I’ll try to stop by a local bookstore and see if they have the HCSB, but that translation is poorly represented in these parts (Minnesota). If I had to hazard a guess based on other HCSB editions, I’d lean toward a glossy hardback…

@Robert – I hear you on all the different editions that are coming out… it’s mind boggling at times and downright paralyzing. I haven’t made electronic tools a part of my desktop yet, but it certainly would be more consistent (and cheaper) to look into than buying a scribble Bible that you may not use regularly.

That said, the TNIV *does* look interesting – I wasn’t impressed with the NT edition they previously released – but a complete Bible in the larger format might be something else.

By: Rich Tatum

Rich Tatum — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:44:08 +0000

Hey, Keith, lefties are included! Zondervan publishes an identical upside-down version of the TNIV you can use just as nicely as the standard version.

You have to read the text backwards and upside down, though. But, admittedly, this is easier to do than writing northpaw.

:: grin ::

Rich
BlogRodent

By: Joseph

Joseph — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:39:44 +0000

Hi, I had a question about the HCSB Notetaker’s Bible, are the covers a glossy hardback like a textbook? Or are the covers a sort of velvet material like the ESV journal bibles?

Thanks,

Jospeh

By: Keith Williams

Keith Williams — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:02:43 +0000

I’m personally offended by the TNIV products. They show an unconscionable anti-left-handed bias.

By: Esteban Vázquez

Esteban Vázquez — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:52:28 +0000

These all look wonderful, and while I feel tempted to get one of those TNIV ones, if experience tells me anything, I should save my money: I have a wonderful KJV/1881 RV “interlinear” with wide margins and a notepad in the back (once published by Cambridge), but I’ve never been able to bring myself to write anything in it!

By: Robert Jimenez

Robert Jimenez — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:21:44 +0000

ElShaddai,

thanks for posting this. I have been considering one of these, I even requested the HCSB one for review but never got one. Oh well it never hurts to ask.

I kind of like the TNIV the best. It gives you ample room to write notes, but I am in an awkward place of transition right now. With bible revisions being release it seems all of the time, and new bibles coming out as well, it just feels like it is more and more difficult to commit to one bible translation as a primary text for study and devotions. Now that they have introduce the ESVSB with the ability to write notes on-line makes me wonder if I ever need to write in another bible again. Plus who knows if I will stick with that translation I am currently using 5 years from now? It makes it very difficult to figure out which bible to chose for this sort of purpose, and in some ways in general (i.e. study/devotion).

This is all good, just need to figure out who to deal with it. For nearly 20 years I used the NKJV, until I opened Pandora’s box and have been jumping around from the ESV, HCSB, TNIV, NLT. Can’t make up my mind which I prefer the best, the only problem is that there is no turning back as I find the NKJV to be no longer a choice for me. It’s like Cortez, I burned the ships and there is no way back.