I realize there are many translated verions. But I was curious if there has been one published in which you can 'pull out' each of the individual books and study them separately. Meaning, instead of holding one physical book (which is comprised of many books), having individual items that you can pull out of a set.
NOTICE - Nonbelievers, snarks and attention getters need not answer. There are plenty more questions for you to focus your energies on.
2006-11-27 14:11:48 · 15 answers · asked by Molly 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What you are looking for is called a "loose leaf Bible". I used to have one and they are really nice. It comes in different translations but the KJV is probably the easiest to find. The loose leaf Bible is a Bible in a three (or more) ring binder form. So not only can you remove just the books you need and put them in another binder, but you can insert your own note pages anywhere you want since it's like a notebook. Another answerer mentoned a J. Vernon McGee Bible study series. That is also another good option. You can get each individual book really cheap at used book stores. J.Vernon McGee is a very good commentator and offers some very easy to understand insights into the scriptures. There are other commentaries like his that come in individual books as well. So, you have a lot of good options out there. You can also download for free individual books of the Bible in the King James Version and print them out and make your own loose leaf Bible that way. (The King James Version is free because there is no copyright on this version.) Just Google search "free Bible downloads" and you'll come across it. Good luck and I hope I've been of some help to you.
2006-11-27 14:29:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only ones I have seen are too expensive, like nearly $400.
Now you might be interested in devotional commentaries in a set, like William Barclay's Daily Study Bible series. Matthew comes in 2 volumes. He gives a passage, then a devotional comment on each. There are about 18 volumes for the New Testament. The cost for the N. T. set is about $200.
Hold on I am looking- CBD has a loose leaf New American Standard for about $40. But it is a page at a time not a book. Try this site-
http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product/?item_no=637607&p=1010575
2006-11-27 22:19:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe that being able to hold a single book of the bible would in anyway help with study. I would be more inclined to seek out good reference materials. I would suggests a good interlinear version of the bible (mine is a Nestle edition), a Strong's concordance with Greek and Hebrew dictionaries and a biblical atlas of the holy land. After that I would invest some time in studying Judaism and Hebrew tradition (it isn't possible to understand all of what Jesus taught without a cultural reference).
Once you have a good grounding in this information, you will find the bible a totally different book.
2006-11-27 22:27:10 · answer #3 · answered by Raul D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Off hand I can not recall seeing one like that. I have seen some that have groups, like all the gospels or all the epistles of Paul, or all the books of Moses, but not individual books.
If you want a single book, download the program e-Sword form http://e-sword.net It is free and would allow you to print out a single book for study. Comes with the King James for free with the initial download. Has several other older (not longer copyrighted) version also for free. Some of the modern version will run you $10-20 to add.
2006-11-27 22:18:54 · answer #4 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried enquiring in a Christian bookstore? Sounds like a good idea.
(You might be surprised: a nonbeliever might know of such an edition. What I think you were meaning to say was that you didn't want to open this up to a debate about belief or not?)
2006-11-27 22:18:00 · answer #5 · answered by Mr Ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would assume the reason there aren't any pull-out editions of the Bible (I've look for some, too) is because practically every verse of the Bible refers you to yet another verse in the Bible for clarification, substantiation, etc. You would obviously need the whole book in order to jump from, say Matthew, to Isaiah. Scripture interprets scripture.
2006-11-27 22:19:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes. you can find them treated as such on the internet. make sure they include the language variations which so often are forgotten, since the bible was written in 'at least' three languages in the beginning, roman, hebrew and arabic
I say this because some words mean different things or can be interpretted to mean different things in the various languages.
no one, however, can truly understand the nuances of the bible from the perspective of those who wrote it and the times they lived in
2006-11-27 22:17:15 · answer #7 · answered by free thinker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Through the Bible radio website .You can get individual studies with J.Vernon McGee,inexpensive and worth the price.He's long gone but was a great teacher.
2006-11-27 22:15:56 · answer #8 · answered by AngelsFan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could do it manually on biblegateway.com, But what I would do is read the NIV first and then go to the king James. the first one will help you gain wisdom very fast and learn how God works, But the 2nd one is closer to the original manuscript and you can cross reference with Strong's concordance ,every word in the king James, you can bust it back to the original word!
2006-11-27 22:16:15 · answer #9 · answered by bungyow 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have not heard of that but there has to be something that would work to help you out with that. If not, there should be, and what a great idea. Have you looked at a concordance?
2006-11-27 22:17:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋