Could it also mean that it is the dark book? Why dosent it have a white cover.
2007-06-29 04:27:46 · 46 answers · asked by eaglestalon 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No but that is a good question. They say white means pure........ is that always true?
2007-06-29 04:30:35 · answer #1 · answered by Desikinns! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my guess is that the early mass publications were easiest to produce in black. Not that it was a dark book at all.
They were leather bound, and black dye is easiest to use - and probably a good deal of them were also brown.
Now however, they come in all kinds of bindings... I've seen leather bound in every colour - and mine is like a steel blue.
to the answerer to asked about guilding the edges... guilding was used to protect the edges of the pages many years ago. Books of all kinds were very precious because they were hand written. They had to be made to last.
Now of course, guilding is used as a decorative addition, and all sorts of books are guilded... poetry, mythology, texts, history etc, not just the bible.
Bibles also now come in every sort of cover other than leather. Cardboard being the most popular. Leather is the most popular because of it's flexability and durability. I've had cardboard covers that only last a couple years, but we still have 3 leather bibles.
I have a copy of a dutch bible that is bound in leather covered wood. It looks like one of the original "pocket" bibles LOL cause it's very small, and has brass locks on it. The writing is incredibly small and it is guilded with gold.
It belonged to my husbands great grandfather so I would guess it's over 150 years old.
good question and fun thanks
blessings :)
2007-06-29 05:58:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I assume for practical reasons for the ones in provided in many churches, because they are handled by so many and the inevitable marks are not as visible. Most bible given for special occasions, such as first communion, are white. Mine is 20 years old and is burgundy leather. I happen to have ran across a bible printed in the 1800's in German, which I am totally not able to read, but I couldn't resist buying it at an estate sale. It is green. Even if it is black on the cover, open one up and study to see that it is filled with light. Sometimes the greatest treasures are in very plain containers.
2007-06-29 06:39:22 · answer #3 · answered by One Wing Eagle Woman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly I have a black bible, but most of mine are burgandy, brown, dark blue and some paper back covers with cool graphics.
yep toto were not in the vatacan anymore.
God bless, and remember regardless of the cover
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path"
God bless
al 4 now B :)
2007-06-29 06:16:23 · answer #4 · answered by ImJstBob 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I had a king james bible with a white cover as a child and was given a similar but larger one recently. the cover colour has no relivance to what is inside.
2007-06-29 04:33:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Matter of fact, Bibles given as a confirmation present frequently are bound in white. I personally have your basic black bible, and one in blue, and another in white. As a Gideon, I distributed Bibles and testaments in many different colors.
I hope that helps.
2007-06-29 04:32:44 · answer #6 · answered by JSGeare 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have seen them with a white cover. Mine actually has a burgandy cover.
The ones the Gideons hand out have different color covers. I have seen them red, green and orange.
I don't think it is the color of the cover that matters- it is the content of the book that matters.
2007-06-29 04:31:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Only the cover is black.
Not all covers are black.
Pure black is the absence of all color. The Bible message does not discriminate against any of mankind. All are welcomed to believe its message.
2007-06-29 04:53:57 · answer #8 · answered by dave777 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's just a commonly used cover color for groups. I have a white one, my church has brown. Back then when people couldn't afford much black was the easiest to do in masses for a lower cost so that people would actually be able to buy it.
2007-06-29 04:31:22 · answer #9 · answered by ~Les~ 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I know exactly why the bible is black. That's the color that was decided on. If it was chartreuse you'd be asking why it's chartreuse, and have some stupid suspicion for it.
You're right , black is dark. You're pretty intelligent after all.
2007-06-29 04:35:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black colors absorb the complete spectrum of the rainbow(they reflects no color....the Bible is full of light...after reading it,the person reflects the light,therein.
Personally, I would like a green one to match my outfit.
2007-06-29 04:34:28 · answer #11 · answered by bonsai bobby 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋