The Bible: A book that heals
The Bible inspires an understanding of God’s unfailing goodness and humanity’s inherent spirituality.
It is the world’s best-selling book of all time; it traces humanity’s search for truth.
The Bible’s active instruction, tender promises, stirring stories and heartfelt prayers enable us to feel the holy presence and healing power of God, divine Love.
Jesus’ teachings and ministry show us how to experience harmony and well-being today.
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
The Bible contains the recipe for all healing.
The Bible teaches transformation of the body by the renewal of Spirit.
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Available Bibles
Holy Bible: King James Version
(Paperback)
This paperback edition of the King James Version of the Bible includes a brief introduction, a Bible overview chart, Bible-in-a-year schedule, book summaries, maps, overviews, and an explanation of words which have changed meaning over time.
Language: English
Format: Paperback
Length: 864 pages
Weight: 430 g
Dimensions: 13 x 21 cm
Holy Bible, King James Version – Midsize Edition
(Paperback, untabbed)
Sterling Midsize Edition
Length: 1,568 pages
Weight: 565 g
Dimensions: 19.05 × 12.38 cm
Holy Bible, King James Version – Midsize Edition
(Paperback, thumb-tab indexed)
Sterling Midsize Edition
Length: 1,568 pages
Weight: 595 g
Dimensions: 19.05 × 12.38 cm
First printed in 1611, the King James Version of the Bible set a standard for the English language and for Bible translations. It has brought comfort and guidance to millions of people for generations.
Mary Baker Eddy referred to the Bible as her only textbook and referenced it many times throughout her writings.
At its core, this popular Bible inspires an understanding of God’s unfailing goodness and humanity’s innate spirituality.
Holy Bible, King James Version – Sterling Edition
(Paperback, untabbed; or paperback, thumb-tab indexed; or hardcover, thumb-tab indexed)
1,568 pages.
Dimensions: 15.24cm x 22.86cm
Available in:
- Paperback, plain (untabbed). Weight: 879 g
- Paperback, thumb-tab indexed. Weight: 879 g
- Hardcover, thumb-tab indexed. Weight: 1.048 kg
Holy Bible, King James Version – Sterling Edition
(Pocket-sized – paperback or hardcover)
1,568 pages
Page dimensions: 9.2cm x 13.6cm
Available in:
- Pocket hardcover. Weight: 352 g
- Pocket paperback.
Weight: 304 g
This is an untabbed Bible
The Bible, King James Version, Newtype Edition
(Cloth hardcover, thumb-tab indexed)
Larger edition, with wide margins and large type.
Blue cloth, hardcover book with pink dust jacket. Indexed.
While supplies last.
Language: English
Weight: 936 g
Dimensions: 14.7cm x 21.5cm
Length: 1,546 pages
Holy Bible, King James Version – Sterling Edition
(Leather, thumb-tab indexed)
Dark blue genuine leather, thumb-tab indexed, 1,568 pages.
With silver-edged pages and ribbon bookmark. Boxed.
Dimensions: 15.24cm x 22.86cm
Weight: 1.077 kg
Holy Bible, King James Version – Sterling Reader's Edition
(Cloth hardcover, thumb-tab indexed)
Language: English
Hardcover – navy blue cloth with silver foil stamp
Thumb-tab indexed
Weight: 1.423 kg
Dimensions: 18.73cm x 26.67cm
Length: 1,552 pages
Font size: approx 12 pt
The New Testament in Modern English
(Paperback)
Dynamic, down-to-earth language brings energy to this inspiring paraphrase of the New Testament. Featuring a sense of the freshness and vigor that the original Greek had for the earliest converts, the book includes an introduction, notes, index, and contextual maps.
Language: English
Format: Paperback
Length: 558 pages
Weight: 450 g
Dimensions: 13 x 18 cm
The Oxford Annotated Bible, New Revised Standard Version, 5th Edition
(Hardcover)
This Bible features extensive annotations providing historical and cultural context. It includes maps, a glossary, an abbreviated concordance, timelines, and various essays.
The NRSV translation continues in the tradition of the King James Bible. As described in the Preface, it accounts for the “development of biblical studies and the discovery of many biblical manuscripts,” and is “essentially a literal translation” that introduces changes “as are warranted on the basis of accuracy, clarity, euphony, and current English usage.”
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
Length: 2,019 pages
Weight: 1.4 kg
Dimensions: 17.8 x 24.1 cm
* The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.