The Lion Children's Bible

With its colourful and vibrantly designed cover, this Bible makes for a perfect Bible for Christians of any age. Whether as a gift for your friends or loved ones or as an acquisition for yourself for your own private Bible study. Alongside this edition's revised translations to make the Bible text clearer for a modern reader, this Bible edition also contains annotations and reference points.The revised English Bible builds upon the work of the New English Bible, translated and published jointly by Oxford and Cambridge University presses. The approach of translating from some of the best Hebrew and Greek texts available into a more modern and digestible English for the reader has remained. This revised version is characterised by its removal of archaisms, making the Bible more accessible and has been carefully crafted to include more inclusive language making it ideal for public services and public Bible reading.

The Good News Bible (GNB) is an example of a Bible edition that has been translated in a way that is reader friendly and makes getting closer to the word of God easier for the masses. Often referred to as a "thought for thought" translation as opposed to a literal and often more exlusive "word for word" translation.This edition of the Good News Bible has a playful and colourful cover and has been designed to be more approachable for younger Christians and young adults. It therefore makes for an excellent gift for younger readers.This Bible edition also contains introductory texts regarding biblical books, explainations of key words and terminology as well as regional maps and colourful additional pages with information about the Bible, biblical figures and reference to the modern day. In light of its emphasis on being clear and understandable, it is often turned to in schools and Sunday schools as well as for young people and those whose second language is English. It also enjoys great popularity in the English speaking world for services for all ages.

This Bible edition has an attractive motif on its cover and thusly invites the reader to get closer to the word of God. By virtue of its communicative writing style and clear texts this edition of the Bible is particularly suitable for young people as well as for those whose first language is not English. The Contemporary English Version therefore makes for an excellent gift to younger Christians as well as those who aren't first language speakers looking to encorperate English into their faith. The Contemporary English Version (CEV) takes a revolutionary approach to Bible translation. Originally published by the American Bible Society in 1995 the is intented to be as easily understandable as possible and therefore relies much less on archaisms but rather puts them into more modern, spoken English. The goal of the Contemporary English Version is to have a clear meaning, particularly when read aloud or spoken. In 1996 this adaptation of the Bible even won the Crystal Award which highlights publications whose content are clearly conveyed for their audience.

The ESV Global Study Bible is a one-volume study resource for globally minded Christians everywhere. It has been designed from beginning to end to be highly accessible on a global scale. Each book of the Bible begins with an introduction, followed by a unique, insightful description of the overarching message of the book. The Bible also features a set of articles by Christian leaders around the world who apply the Bible to global issues, such as the role of government, the nature of the church, world religions, social ethics, and missions and evangelism.The notes and maps were adapted from the best-selling ESV Study Bible and contain a wealth of information about the biblical text, history, and geography. The Global Study Bible is an outstanding resource at an extremely affordable price for Christians everywhere who seek to know and understand the Bible and how to apply it in a global context.This bible edition contains the complete ESV Bible text as well as 12,000 clear notes. The globally relevant message of each book is also highlighted for the reader. Alongside this, there are 14 articles written by global Christian leaders with 120 Bible character profiles.This edition also contains nearly 900 highlighted facts relevant to the Bible and 120 maps and illustrations throughout.

This edition of the New Revised Standard Version of the English Bible is an excellent Bible either for your own Bible study or as a wonderful gift for friends or loved ones. With its textured, wine coloured leather case and gilded external imprint this edition of the English Bible makes for an unmistakable addition to any home, Church or any space where people meet. The New Revised Standard Version came to be as a substantial revision of the Revised Standard Version which renders the King James Bible into more modern and understandable English. The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) is often used by Protestant, Catholic as well as Orthodox Churches by virtue of its carefully thought out and balanced translation.