I'm ready to replaced my bible and I need your help!?

Question

But I do not know the best one out there.
At the moment I have the Ryrie-study bible- New American Standard(Moody) I need the larger print,(because of my vision) .
any suggestions?
when I replaced my bible; what is the proper way of disposing of it?
I would not want to throw it in the trash can.
thanks ,
olive

Answer 1

If I was still working at the Christian Bookstore, I would do this for you:

Since the thing that will limit your choices most is type-size, we'd start there.

VERSION is the next question, and the NASB is a good one, so I would not worry about changing it if you like it.

FORMAT usually comes next- electronic, pocket size, large print (your key need), thin-line, etc.

BINDING is next- leather, leather-like, paper, hardcover, etc.

HELPS comes last in most cases- Ryrie, Thompson Chain Reference, Life Application, maps, red-letter, etc. Large print Bibles are so big they rarely offer much in the way of helps.

In your case, we'd hit the NASB section and look at the large type offerings. in our store, that would limit your choice pretty fast- so choose the largest store you can!


One idea- get a good Bible with few helps for church and daily reading, then find a good on-line Bible and helps you can read easily when you set your screen to larger fonts. On-line you can find MANY good versions and helps! Try the site below for a start.


DISPOSAL: If the book is in OK condition, many ministries will be happy to have it- ask at church for ideas in your area.

If the overall condition is pretty beaten up, I have no problems throwing them away. They really cannot be easily recycled for one reason or another, and in most places burning is not an option either. Burying it is even weirder to me than throwing it away. Even Bible bookstores and churches have to throw some away from time to time.

Answer 2

Get anauthorized KJV edition...there is a VERY important forward by the tranlnators to Knig James in it. I didn't know, until much later, why my Granmother (before her death) was soooo insistent on this version as gifts to all of her grandchildren. It reveals how King James and others reveered the papacy...and it has made all the difference.

The Protestant Reformation was about a lot more than just selling of indulgences...it was about identifying and fleeing the antichrist.

Quote from Martin Luther...
"But why doth the Pope name himself an Earthly God, as though the true only, and Almighty God in Heaven were not also a God on Earth. Truly the Pope's Kingdome is a horrible wrath of God, an abomination of desolation which standeth in the Holy place, as Christ speaking directly of it saith, Who so readeth let him understand. Mat. 24."

"I cannot imagine how there should be peace between us and the papists, for neither will yield to the other; 'tis an everlasting war, like that between the woman's seed and the old serpent."

Answer 3

First, there is no standard regardind disposal of a used bible. Toss it in the recycle bin. As for what version to purchase to replace it, it all depends on what you're most comfortable with. Go to your nearest religous bookstore and browse. You should be aware that there are nearly five hundred different versions out there. They all say the same thing, but some do it in language much more familiar to today's reader. And yes, many of them are avaiable in large-print versions.
Don't be rushed into a purchase - the messages contained in bibles is not about to change anytime soon - you have plenty of time to choose that with which you'll feel most "at home".

Answer 4

What you need is the King James version. It's what most book stores that have bibles, carry. What's the proper way to dispose of your old bible? Well, it depends on the condition it's in. If it's tattered, just toss it in the trash. Other wise, give it to the Salvation Army, or to antoher person.

Answer 5

You should replace that book with the two volume one by Asimov .. I think the name is A Thinking Man's Guide to Scientific Thought. Or maybe Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged .. it is almost as thick, but has more useful information for making the here and now Heaven on Earth .. instead of sacrificing now, for a reward in the "next life" .. which as we all know, will never really come to us.

Answer 6

the best one i've ever found is the New International version. the american standard is kinda a bad translation. or at least, the one i had was, which was the JESUS bible.
theres a couple things you could do with your replaced bible...you could keep it as a reminder of all the study you've done in it, or you could donate it.
i know what you mean though, when i was a christian my grandma had somehow gotten her hands on a spanish bible, i thought it was horrible that she threw it away, but at the same time, no one in my family speaks spanish.

Answer 7

I belive that u should get The Topical Reference Bible with marginal notes and analytical references and compresive bible helps and concordance the in back. and u are right not wanting to throw the bible away i think that u should perserve it. Or give it to someone u care about.

Answer 8

The Da Vinci Code. Broaden your outlook

Answer 9

Buy a science book it's better it contains facts and the real truth. Bill Bryson's a Short History of nearly everything is a very good one.

Answer 10

give your bible to someone else, go to a store that sells a lot of bibles and ask for a large print one