A new handwritten Bible
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
By Megan Sweas
Comments (4)
Have a few thousand dollars to spend? Then, you might want to buy a handwritten Bible.
This one wasn't transcribed by monk in the days before the Gutenberg Press. It was transcribed by ordinary Americans. Bible Across America is a project taken on by evangelical publisher Zondervan. Two copies were made, and now Zondervan is auctioning one off on ebay of for Biblica (formerly the International Bible Society).
"After a nine-month cross country tour covering 22,579 miles, 90 cities and 40 states, more than 31,000 people had a hand in writing Bible Across America," according to the ebay page. Right now bidding is at $6,600.
Of course if you don't have that money to spend you wait to buy a copy for $100.
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St. John's Bible
By rjb (not verified) on Wednesday, November 25, 2009The St. John's Bible was not actually written by the monks at St. John's Abbey in Collegeville MN. The Abbey commissioned a small group of calligraphers and illuminators in England to do the calligraphy and illuminations. I saw some of the original pages while visiting the abbey in 2002. They are breath-taking! The illuminations are a meditation in themselves. Check it out at litpress.org. Some reprints of the books are available for purchase. At this time they are close to finishing the entire Bible.
Beautiful Bibles
By Megan Sweas on Monday, November 30, 2009Thanks, rjb. I just got back from "holiday" in England, where I saw the Codex Sinaiticus, the Guttenburg Bible, and other neat religious texts at the British Library. I was interested to learn that even after they started to print books, some left blank space so that someone could add illuminations. I'm glad to hear that someone has continued this tradition. I agree with you that the illuminations are a meditation in themselves!
NIV Incomplete
By Shannon (not verified) on Tuesday, November 24, 2009I'm guessing this handwritten bible is missing Tobit, Judith, 1 & 2 Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach, Esther.... Save your money--wait for the complete edition!
St. John's Bible
By Anonymous (not verified) on Tuesday, November 24, 2009Your readers might want to check out the St. John's bible, illustrated (by hand) by monks of St. John's Abbey at Collegeville, Minnesota. Learn all about it at www.litpress.org
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