When Thomas Nelson offered to send
me a copy of the KJV Minister’s Bible for review, I jumped at the chance
thinking how nice it would be to pass it along to a young man recently called
to preach. So I review this particular book not as someone accustomed to the
pulpit but as a shopper for such a man.
The text is printed in Thomas
Nelson’s KJV Typeface which was specifically designed for these Bibles. There
is nothing but the scripture, no pronunciation guides, no cross-references and
not a word of commentary. As I said before, that seems good from a streamlining
perspective and I imagine it is designed with the intent that the man of God
would be studying with other books at hand and then carrying only this to deliver
his message. As for readability, it maybe seems a little bit small and
compressed to me.
A convenient thumb-tab allows you to
open the Bible easily to a real treasure: the complete Nelson’s Ministers
Manual has been inserted between the Old and New Testaments, making this one of
the most “minister-ready” Bibles I’ve ever come across. Two study guides are
included: 30 Days With Jesus, and a One-Year Reading plan. The eight pages of
full-color maps are helpful, as well.
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