The "Green-Letter" Bible? Uhh…No, Thanks…
September 24, 2008 /
For reasons that mirror Brandon O’Brien’s, I’m sure I’ll be taking a pass on the latest (silly) version of the Bible, HarperOne’s “Green Bible”. Read his reasoning:
Bible Teacher, Pundit, Former Race Car Driver*
For reasons that mirror Brandon O’Brien’s, I’m sure I’ll be taking a pass on the latest (silly) version of the Bible, HarperOne’s “Green Bible”. Read his reasoning:
Hey, Byron. Thanks for reading Out of Ur. I really appreciate the name of your blog!
The whole concept is distracting – in the title, I immediately focus on the word “green” rather than on “bible”. When I read thru the NT, my eyes gravitate toward the red letters, which is good, but that would happen with the green letters as well, which would not be good. I
I marvel that anyone really thought this was something people needed, or were they just trying to make some green (money) – haha!