This time of the year we begin our Confirmation process. For those outside of the Anglican context here's a link to help better put that in context. With this season beginning another question normally comes up? What Bible should I get my teenager?
I love this question because it means first that parents value God's word enough to want it in the hands of their children and second it means that they are not just picking up the first Bible they see on a bookstore shelf.
So how do you go about choosing a good Bible for a student? Here's some helpful tips...
- "Teen Bibles"? are not normally as attractive as they sound. Thanks to Christian publishing you can find Bibles geared towards every make, model, gender, age, race, and flavor or human. Yes they might have some interesting sidebars but the truth is your student isn't going to be a teen forever. Point being buy the Bible not the marketing.
- Study Bible Vs. Portability: Study Bibles are great with footnotes, references, concordances etc. however they are large and in charge. Small ones are fine but you sacrifice a lot of helpful information. If you want your student to have it with them everywhere don't get a study bible. I will say that with all the apps, and quality websites available scripture is more available then ever before in human history. I'd go with the study bible.
- Translations? Niv, ESV, KJV, NKJV, LMNOP? I can go on. They're all the same Bible right? Well yes. Without getting into geeky greeky points about how the Bible has been translated I'd make it simple. What translation does your home church use? Nothing is more confusing to a young person when things are worded differently.
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