Posted on 06/26/2009 11:34:00 AM PDT by Alex Murphy
Gene Carmer, pastor of small groups at Christ the Redeemer, told us, "We used the regular ESV for a while, but it was just taking too long for our people to find bible passages. It required them to know where the different books of the bible are located, etc. Additionally, regular book bibles are really bulky and a pain to carry around.
I guess it would be too much to ask of the members to learn the books of the Bible. There used to be time when the church actually taught people.
You’ve got to be kidding me.
Sadly, it’s probably all true...
Will those who carry their ESV Bibles on Kindle DXs be branded as heretics?
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Satire is too close to reality these dayse.
This parody simply replaces KJV with EKO.
Ain’t that the truth!
You wrote:
“Will those who carry their ESV Bibles on Kindle DXs be branded as heretics?”
I have been eyeing the Kindle DX since it came out. I can’t afford it right now. I’m also hoping some of the kinks (for lack of a better word) will be worked out in a second edition in a year or two.
Me too. It's the first e-Book device that really appeals to me - well, except for the price :P When prices come down about 50% (or my discretionary income rises to meet it), I'll be seriously contemplating picking one up.
Me too. I wonder if it would allow me to really utilize it the way I want. I download a bunch of free (copyright long expired) books through google books. I would like to be able to upload these 100 year old books on a Kindle to carry around with me. That would be great. I could have a REAL library in a book bag!
I knew this had to be parody....
but on a serious note: why the ESV???
WORLD magazine just named it the book of the year?
Why?
Because it’s sold a million copies?
Why?
Why?
Doesn’t the English language world have enough translations?
What about the two or three Christian missions agencies that do Bible translations?
I think their work is FAR FAR more important than just another new English translation.
The ESV is a very good, often rather literal, translation. I like it. And I’m not even a Protestant.
IIRC, I've read that you can upload files (I don't know what file format) into the device, which then allows you to browse them like any other Kindle book, in theory. It's a big draw for me, too, as I have dozens of e-book files that I'd love to read on an eye-friendly device.
For me, the one big downside is that the Kindle is designed as a tablet. I would much prefer a folding device that has dual screens. Such a device folded shut would protect the screens when not in use, and when held open would be like reading a real book, i.e. I could see two pages at a time.
The tablet design, i.e. a single unprotected screen is the chief turn-off of every e-book device IMO, but I realize it's a tradeoff to keep costs down. Double the screens = double the price.
TBNN is known for it's Reformed-flavored humor. I suspect the ESV was chosen because the ESV is hugely popular among "New Calvinist" types, in no small part to Sproul's Reformation Study Bible.
Are your "verse of the day" devotions available on the Kindle?
I have tended to prefer the NASB, but I got into the ESV for the reason you cite-the Reformation Study Bible.
If I understand the Kindle correctly, it would be perfect for someone who wanted to collect out-of-copyright books. I understand they have a large collection of them themselves that users may download at no extra charge. Their value proposition is that most people want current writings, and that’s probably pretty accurate. But someone like you could REALLY take advantage of it.
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