tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post5405312871381554243..comments2024-03-24T05:54:23.612-05:00Comments on Weedon's Blog: Lutheran Study Bible ReflectionsWilliam Weedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-29717333180054151852009-09-23T21:34:29.090-05:002009-09-23T21:34:29.090-05:00Pr. Yount,
So sorry to hear about the temporary d...Pr. Yount,<br /><br />So sorry to hear about the temporary disability leave! I hope you have a speedy recovery.William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-55060611393058444112009-09-23T21:23:36.069-05:002009-09-23T21:23:36.069-05:00Was thrilled to have my copy arrive today. I am c...Was thrilled to have my copy arrive today. I am currently on temporary disability leave from my congregation, and prayer and meditation on God's holy Word with the aid of this fantastic resource is certain to bring me healing and renewed strength to (hopefully) return to the ministry.Rev. Allen Younthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00211830350490559932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-56443249063593504312009-09-22T23:07:17.162-05:002009-09-22T23:07:17.162-05:00Thanks, Paul. I kind of figured that. I'll j...Thanks, Paul. I kind of figured that. I'll just try to be a bit more careful with it.<br /><br />What a wonderful contribution to the Church! I can't believe the "stuff" that has been coming out of CPH recently. Simply awesome!<br /><br />I'm sure we'll have a big order for you in mid-October, LOL!J.G.F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06591679766794536970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-11651313719923974572009-09-22T16:29:04.207-05:002009-09-22T16:29:04.207-05:00John, unfortunately it is a Catch 22. If you don&#...John, unfortunately it is a Catch 22. If you don't want a huge Bible like to be ginormously thick and even more impossibly heavy, the only choice is the very thin Bible paper, but....then you get the crinkling/folding problem. It has the same thickness paper as the Concordia Self Study Bible.<br /><br />The larger print edition has slightly thicker paper though, but...well, it's a very big book.Rev. Paul T. McCainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846468267196335350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-72443662237375801722009-09-21T20:12:24.855-05:002009-09-21T20:12:24.855-05:00I'm enjoying my copy immensely. I used it in B...I'm enjoying my copy immensely. I used it in Bible Class this past Sunday, both in my preparation and in my delivery. It provided a good "Show-and-Tell" lesson, too. We have our poster in the narthex and folk are purchasing them.<br /><br />I've found all of the things mentioned to be very helpful, and I'm making new discoveries every day.<br /><br />The only difficulty I have had is a practical one-- I'm finding it very hard to keep the extremely thin pages from folding in on themselves. Already several pages in the front and back have creases in them. <br /><br />It has happened a couple of times, even when being very careful. Do the leather-bound editions have the same paper? With the amount of use this Bible is going to see, I'm going to need something more durable.<br /><br />JohnJ.G.F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06591679766794536970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-28161565311565953972009-09-21T09:57:38.328-05:002009-09-21T09:57:38.328-05:00Well I just ordered mine, along with To Live With ...Well I just ordered mine, along with To Live With Christ. Am expecting it to join the Hertz Chumash and the original Jerusalem Bible as my "study" Bibles.<br /><br />Hertz is just utterly fabulous -- blew the whole historical-critical thing clean away before the current crop was even born!<br /><br />BTW, why an Orthodox Jewish staple and an RC liberal staple for a confessional Lutheran who about pukes at the faintest hint of Vatican II?<br /><br />Because the former in showing me the Law on its own terms showed me the Gospel as the fulfillment of it more than anything of Christian origin I ever read from anybody, and the latter in trying to present traditional and modernist belief on an equal footing provides a nice summary of the modernist stuff I was taught in college plus epitomises the total folly of trying to place it and traditional faith side by side whether in Bibles or, as is sadly almost universal now, in liturgical books.<br /><br />So I'm looking forward to TLSB joining the Hertz Chumash and JB (the original, not the double dag dog dipped revisionist-revisionist later one!) within arm's reach.Past Elderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10541968132598367551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-55268517339303298862009-09-21T06:33:59.589-05:002009-09-21T06:33:59.589-05:00Hey Will, I'm a pastor 'out East' and ...Hey Will, I'm a pastor 'out East' and my folks have purchased 27 copies of TLSB. We are eagerly waiting the FedEx guy to bring these goodies to us. Our current Bible studies are on Islam, Psalms, and Revelation, so I think this Bible will be used heavily by the congregation.<br /><br />One thing that I am planning on doing when the Bibles arrive is to have a prayer of dedication for the Bibles and their owners during the service and following the service to spend 20-30 minutes highlighting some of the great features in the Bible. <br /><br />Everyday I use it I find more joy and delight!<br /><br />JeremyJeremy Loeschnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-72423345796956771202009-09-19T13:15:42.090-05:002009-09-19T13:15:42.090-05:00Remember how excited I was when I got my 1611 KJV?...Remember how excited I was when I got my 1611 KJV? It had readings and psalms for morning and evening, etc. It was clearly a book of the church, a book of prayer.<br /><br />Well, I got TLSB about an hour ago. My excitement about the 1611 KJV is a drop in the ocean by comparison.Rev. Charles Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089242798450053313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-88658466650564620152009-09-19T12:40:59.624-05:002009-09-19T12:40:59.624-05:00Thanks for the review. It's on our Christmas l...Thanks for the review. It's on our Christmas list - finances preclude immediate purchase, unfortunately.Elephantschildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610471467736150461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-64010181068207317622009-09-19T12:35:50.187-05:002009-09-19T12:35:50.187-05:00Minor correction: What Pastor McCain told Pastor W...Minor correction: What Pastor McCain told Pastor Weedon is that TLSB is designed for laypeople and has features specifically intended for people with next to zero Biblical literacy, hence the bit of literary flourish in the introductions to the various books.<br /><br />Here is what the General Editor, Rev. Ed Engelbrecht, posted elsewhere on the intros:<br /><br />Thanks Rik and Will for your feedback on the introductions in The Lutheran Study Bible. Decisions about what to include in the introductions were based on research with Study Bible users. I’m not able to share specifics about CPH R & D but I think I can give you some perspective by telling you a few stories.<br /><br />First Story<br />In 2005 when we published “Concordia: The Lutheran Confessions,” I was berated by a seminary colleague for compromising the purity of the Confessions and “dumbing down” the Confessions. After the book sold about 50,000 copies, I saw the same colleague again, who told me, “Well, of course, a popular edition of the Book of Concord makes sense. Perfectly obvious.”<br /><br />Second Story<br />This week a friend stopped me to say how excited she was to get into the new Study Bible. She told me that she was gathering with some other folks to use it in morning devotions. They would be reading---get this---the introductions to the biblical books as devotions.<br /><br />I invite you to ponder these two stories. They will help you understand. : )<br /><br /><br />Pastor Weedon says TLSB is my pet. This is most certainly true.Rev. Paul T. McCainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846468267196335350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-65315639687120161192009-09-19T12:23:01.649-05:002009-09-19T12:23:01.649-05:00Pr. W: Thanks for your remarks and comments. There...Pr. W: Thanks for your remarks and comments. There are gems to be found throughout TLSB. I keep finding them myself, much to my delight.<br /><br />Sue: We should have all the editions of TLSB (there are 13!) in by the end of the month. The thumb indexed versions are the last to come in, but we fully expect that we will be shipping them all out by end of September.<br /><br />One more thought, Will. It truly baffles me why any Lutheran pastor would possible deprive his people the opportunity to hear about The Lutheran Study Bible.Rev. Paul T. McCainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846468267196335350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-3016688104946002032009-09-19T12:10:01.306-05:002009-09-19T12:10:01.306-05:00I'm waiting for my copy with much expectation....I'm waiting for my copy with much expectation. Couldn't buy it here in Sweden so I ordered from CPH. Unfortunately the shipping cost was more than the book! But judging what I've read about it, it seems to be it's weight worth in gold :-)Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15496039926850175338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-43357754242918140372009-09-19T12:04:40.683-05:002009-09-19T12:04:40.683-05:00Thanks for the comments. I'm still (impatientl...Thanks for the comments. I'm still (impatiently!) waiting for my hardback, thumbprint edition to arrive. Everything I read about it is exciting, BUT I STILL DON'T HAVE ONE!! *Sigh*Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04503743050696171950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-77494275846419570392009-09-19T12:00:45.739-05:002009-09-19T12:00:45.739-05:00Sweet, Christine! So good to hear.Sweet, Christine! So good to hear.William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-46843407004398421342009-09-19T11:53:48.808-05:002009-09-19T11:53:48.808-05:00I was happily surprised at Divine Service last Sun...I was happily surprised at Divine Service last Sunday to hear my Pastor promoting The Lutheran Study Bible AND having several copies on hand for purchase!<br /><br />He also said another order will go in on October 2 for those interested in purchasing a copy.<br /><br />I do believe I now have a full complement of "The Essential Lutheran Library", a very good thing indeed!<br /><br />ChristineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com