National Bible Week began Sunday, reminding us we still have time to order Bibles as Christmas gifts for others and ourselves! But which ones?
Having received many dozens of Bibles from Christian publishers over the last few years, I’ve had the blessing of reading and reviewing all sorts of translations and editions for children and adults.
The hotlinks to these previously published reviews take you to study Bibles you won’t want to miss:
NIV Zondervan Study Bible
NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible
NLT Illustrated Study Bible
Award-winning Holman Study Bible
Africa Study Bible
The Didache Bible - THE Bible for Catholic Christians
Lutheran Study Bible
Thompson Chain Reference Bible, NKJV
For reader editions without study notes:
The New Cambridge Paragraph Bible: KJV with Apocrypha - my favorite for reading cover to cover
Beyond Suffering Bible, NLT - THE Bible for Christians dealing with hardships or disabilities
Tyndale Select NLT - my other favorite reader edition
For children, my all-time favorite is the one my grandson and I regularly read together, and it's his favorite too:
The Rhyme Bible Storybook
Other excellent editions for children include:
The Sweetest Story Bible, The Berenstain Bear's Storybook Bible, Adventure Bible Storybook (reviewed together)
Just Like Jesus Bible Storybook
Kids Study Bible, NRSV with Apocrypha
Big Dreams Big Prayers Bible For Kids, NIV
For all age groups, this beautifully done edition of the Psalms is my daily prayer book and devotional guide:
Psalms: Jesus’ prayer book makes a great Christmas gift!
posted by Mary Harwell Sayler, poet-writer, reviewer, ©2016
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