Bible Beat CR Feb 2010 Print
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Monday, 04 January 2010 09:16 AM America/New_York

CaseForChristLee Strobel serves as the general editor for The Case for Christ Study Bible, releasing from Zondervan next month. Using Strobel's books as a basis and apologetics as the theme, the Bible, with the New International Version text, features 500 notes and articles in sections such as The Case for a Creator, The Case for the Bible and The Case for Christ. It will release in an Italian Duo-Tone black cherry/dark caramel for $59.99 and in hardcover for $34.99.

The NIV Bible Across America, handwritten by more than 31,000 people, was released by Zondervan in December. As part of a tour to celebrate 30 years of the New International Version in 2008, the publisher gathered verses written by people from across the country. The handwritten contributions were scanned and bound into a collection of the entire text of the Bible. It retails for $99.99.

KJVpewBibleThomas Nelson will release the NKJV Pew Bible and the KJV Pew Bible in new colors next month. The durable editions include the full text of either the New King James Version (NKJV) or the King James Version (KJV) translations along with a presentation page, the words of Christ in red, a dictionary-concordance and full-color maps. The NKJV also includes God's Answers to Man's Concerns, Parables of Jesus Christ, Miracles of Jesus Christ and Read Your Bible Through in a Year Plan. Available previously in burgundy, the NKJV Pew Bible also will be available in black and brown for $10.99 each, and the KJV Pew Bible will be available in burgundy, black and brown, also for $10.99.

Zondervan is releasing Our Heritage & Faith Holy Bible for African-American Teens, KJV this month, following last month's Our Heritage & Faith Holy Bible for African-American Teens, NIV release. Designed to help readers understand their African-American Christian roots, the Bible includes the complete text of the King James Version (KJV), book introductions, 16 full-color insert pages, the words of Christ in red, and Italian Duo-Tone cover designs. The KJV edition releases in Duo-Tone styles—sky blue/purple and black/emerald/purple—for $27.99 each. The NIV edition released in green/orange and purple/pink Duo-Tone styles at the same price.

MessagewithConcordanceNavPress releases The Message Personal Size With Topical Concordance on Feb. 15. The all-new edition of The Message Bible includes a topical concordance for the first time, giving readers the opportunity to search for relevant passages on subjects such as friendship, belief and truth. Additional features include study helps, charts and an exclusive numbering system for The Message. The personal-size Bible releases in hardcover for $29.99.