Ann Spangler, whose best-selling books include Praying the Names of God and Praying the Names of Jesus, helps readers more fully understand the richness of God’s character as found in His names in Scripture. The Names of God Bible, edited by Spangler, restores more than 10,000 occurrences of specific names of God—such as Yahweh, El Shadday, El Elyon and Adonay—to help readers connect with the Hebrew roots of the Christian faith. With the complete text of God’s Word Translation, The Names of God Bible also features prayers and devotional readings. Available this month, it comes in hardcover for $34.99 and in mahogany or black Duravella in a Hebrew name design for $49.99. 

 Written in everyday English, the Common English Bible translation was created through the work of 118 biblical scholars from 22 faith traditions and field tests by 77 reading groups. Employing the new translation, the CEB Compact Thin Bible is a portable, small-format edition that is thinner than an inch and offers the increased legibility of 6.5-point type. The Bible releases Sept. 1 from Abingdon Press in a DecoTone Pomegranate Flourish design and retails for $24.95.

Abingdon Press is offering the new Common English Bible translation in an affordable New Testament edition for holiday ministry outreach. The CEB Christmas Outreach New Testament comes in softcover in a double-column text format for $1.99 and is available Sept. 1. It also comes in a Christmas Outreach Kit.

 The Personal Size Giant Print Reference Bible in the New King James Version from Thomas Nelson features giant-print type in a readable and portable edition. Available Sept. 13 in dove gray Leathersoft design with gilded-silver edging, it retails for $44.99.

 The distinctive voice of the late country singer Johnny Cash is featured in the newly repackaged CD edition of Johnny Cash Reads the New Testament. Its features include the entire New King James Version New Testament on 16 compact discs and a 16 full-color Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash photographs in a double slipcase. Available Sept. 6, it retails for $49.99.

 Available Sept. 30, The MacArthur Study Bible in TruTone, brown/crimson is a new edition of the best-selling Bible by John MacArthur. The personal study notes of the veteran pastor-teacher are placed below the Bible text with virtually every scripture having a matching note. Retailing for $74.99, this English Standard Version edition from Crossway also features Bible text in 8.5-point type, study notes in 7.5-point type, more than 140 two-color maps, charts, timelines and illustrations, introductions to each Bible book, 80,000 cross-references, an extensive concordance, Bible reading plans and more.