Bible Beat CR Dec 09 Print
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Thursday, 17 December 2009 12:58 PM America/New_York

newbelieverscompactTyndale House Publishers is releasing the New Believer's Bible Compact NLT($11.97, 5 by 7 3/8 inches) and the New Believer's Bible Pocket New Testament NLT ($4.99, 4 by 6 1/16 inches) next month. Designed to help new Christians read and understand the Scriptures, the Bibles feature the text of the New Living Translation (NLT) along with "How You Can Know God" and four devotional study tracks by author and pastor Greg Laurie: Cornerstones, First Steps, Off and Running, and Big Questions. Both Bibles, which come in softcover, also have "52 Great Bible Stories," "Prophecies About Jesus," Overview of the Bible, memory verses and special charts.

Max Lucado's Grace for the Moment is the basis for the NCV Grace for the Moment Daily Bible, which released
Nov. 10 from Thomas Nelson. The Bible, which uses the New Century Version (NCV), features daily selections from the book on a variety of life topics, along with readings from the Old and New Testaments, Psalms and Proverbs. The softcover retails for $19.99, LeatherSoft for $39.99.

everydaylifebibleFaithWords released new editions of its best-selling The Everyday Life Bible, which incorporates the teachings of author and speaker Joyce Meyer on the text of the Amplified Bible, on Oct. 26. New bindings include a bronze with rich brown alligator inset, a bold pink with espresso inset, a deep teal with graphite inset and a hand-tooled pewter with graphite inset, with each new edition retailing for $59.99.

WOPnexgenNTReaderFriendlyTeens are the target audience for The Word of Promise Next Generation Bible—New Testament: Reader Friendly Edition, which released last month from Tommy Nelson (Thomas Nelson). The hardcover Bible features a printed single-column New Testament with 23 hours of dramatized audio from The Word of Promise Next Generation—New Testament on three mp3 CDs. The printed Bible features book introductions with a hardcover binding. The Bible retails for $27.99.

Hendrickson Publishers is releasing the King James Version Apocrypha: Reader's Editionthis month. The Apocrypha—meaning "hidden things"—is a collection of books included in the Greek Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Bible and in the Latin Vulgate. This edition features a 9-point type, slim size and an essay on the Apocrypha from scholar John R. Kohlenberger III. The King James Version Apocrypha is available in softcover for $9.95.