The great folks at Dechant-Hughes sent Sarah and I both copies of The Green Bible a few weeks ago. When they told me they were going to send me one, I was a little skeptical - like we need another type of Bible out there, advertised and marketed to a specific group. But, I have to say, I really like it. You can find out more information about the Green Bible at their website here, and watch an interesting video about how the Green Bible came about. I’m encouraged by the partnerships with The Sierra Club, The Humane Society and the NCC’s Eco-Justice Program - wonderful to see such a diverse group come together to put their energy behind the Bible - which has so much to say about the earth and how we should be interacting with it. Here are some of the “specs” on this Bible from their website:
- Green-Letter Edition: Verses and passages that speak to God’s care for creation highlighted in green
- Foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu
- Essays by Brian McLaren, Cal DeWitt, Barbara Brown Taylor, Pope John Paul II, Ellen Davis, N. T. Wright, Ellen Bernstein, Matthew Sleeth, James Jones, and Gordon Aeschliman
- Inspirational quotes from Christian teachings throughout the ages
- A green Bible topical index
- A personal green Bible trail study guide
- An appendix with information on further reading, how to get involved, and practical steps to take
- Recycled paper, using soy-based ink with a cotton/linen cover
If you’re looking for a new Bible, or if you’re really interested in learning about what the Bible specifically has to say about the earth, creation and how we can be a part of healing and sustaining God’s work, I’d suggest checking out The Green Bible.
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i am looking on the their website (www.thegreenbible.com) and i cannot find out how much the bible costs or even how to purchase the bible through their website.
where did you buy it?
So… green text color and a few essays, and presto, Harper has another $20.00 offering on Amazon. You are right, we don’t need another one. Nice shill for Harper though.
Erik just told me about this the other day! He saw it at Barnes and Noble and was really impressed, then I checked it out on Saturday when I was there. Part of me thought the same thing- like we need another Bible to go with the green trend. But I ended up being impressed with it too, not to mention I really love the cover. And as Erik said, it is the coolest NRSV he has seen.
how do you get free stuff like this? i would like a copy, partly just cause i like the cover, but i don’t want to pay for it. ha.
I’m analyzing the GB for my Creation, New Creation, and Ecology final project, so more later. Thanks for the resources so far. Didn’t see those when I posted on it a few weeks ago.
Yes - looks like a good one with an interesting angle. A couple of other recent
bibles that have caught my attention lately:
- Poverty and Justice bible - focus on the poor and the marginalised
- Renovare
Spiritual Formation Bible - input from Foster, Willard and Brueggeman
- Orthodox
Study bible - From an Eastern Orthodox perspective
I was pretty excited when I saw it at Barnes & Noble bc I love the idea of it and needed a smaller NRSV.
@jeremy zach, it retails for 29.95.
Honestly, I like reading from numerous Bibles. And would rather Amazon make money from Bibles than from selling Maxim magazine or Left Behind books. Please don’t read this as a retaliation to above comments, just trying to offer another perspective (although anyone can feel free to be offended by the Left Behind comment ;-)
i’ve got a copy, and still can’t quite describe why i like it so much…
This was a great find. Finally found something my wife can get me for Christmas.
Sounds all good…except for the part about the “green” topics being lettered in green. SO CHEESY.
Despite the focus on Green, which is a fun slant on the red, this is the NRSV I’ve been looking for. Something that is book sized (not those long 2×4 looking things)w/ legible type. The NRSV has underperformed as a published translation in my opinion. The Green Bible is usable, readable, and sparks great conversation…especially during Presidential elections.
Plus, there are simply awesome essays in the preface. I’d by Vol 2, just for them.
It’s worth the twenty bucks. Every bible these days has a marketing strategy. So since, Creation is actually a constant Biblical theme,Green is as good as any.
I blogged about the Green Bible too, and had much the same thing to say:
http://stevelindsleyblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/bible-goes-green.html