Comments on: The Green Bible

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:59:42 +0000

It’s sort of sad that Christians to whom the earth has been entrusted are so often categorized as being enviornmentaly unfriendly. (or at best disinterested) I own a small Christian bookstore in CT – and although I received advertising from the publisher, I don’t have one of these bibles on the shelf – nor have I had any orders for one. Might just need time to catch on. My motto is: the earth is not my mother, it is my inheritance. Makes me think about how I handle what I’ve been given.

By: Dustin F

Dustin F — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:34:47 +0000

Hi, my name is Dustin and I work with a Christian environmental organization called Christians in Conservation: A Rocha USA. I noticed that you mentioned Dr. Matthew Sleeth in your post, and I thought that you might like to know that our organization sponsors him as a “creation care evangelist.” We would love for you to check us out at our website, en.arocha.org/usa. You might also be interested the website for Dr. Sleeth’s book “Serve God, Save the Planet,” which can be found at http://www.servegodsavetheplanet.org.

By: adamjcopeland

adamjcopeland — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:29:22 +0000

Interesting point, Jim. I do wonder. Anyone out there seen one at a Christian Bookstore? I’ll be posting a more detailed post at some point in the future because HarperCollins just emailed and said they’d love send me one. Love this blog stuff! So more later….

By: jim

jim — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:47:17 +0000

my guess is that I’m not gonna find a copy of this at my local family christian store.

By: adamcleaveland

adamcleaveland — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:31:24 +0000

Wouldn’t help if I told you we have two copies here at our house….would it?

By: melissa

melissa — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:28:20 +0000

Haha….seriously, we are two (too!) similar Time magazine readers. I, again, was putting together a post about this after reading about it just yesterday. And you, again, got there first. This is hilarious.

By: adamjcopeland

adamjcopeland — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:54:55 +0000

Thanks for the good words, Oscar. Makes me even more interested. I imagine it really would color some old texts we hadn’t considered green before. It does bring up some interesting questions in general, however. I wonder what a “love bible” would look like? How many verses would be deemed red for love?

By: Oscar

Oscar — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:44:13 +0000

I bought one before the release date. I guess the bookstore didn’t mind putting one out on the floor.
The essays are thoughtful and informative and stay within the Reformed branch of thought. One of the things I enjoy about the Green Bible is that while its focus is on environmental responsibility – it does not bombard the scriptural text with devotional thoughts or boxes. Instead you get the NRSV text, beautifully laid out and easy to read, with no interruptions. I have to say that it took me a day or two to get used to the green highlight. As well, it is fun to read old favorite or familiar passages and see why the editors felt they deserved to be highlighted in green. My only critique is that some of the passage could not from an exegetical standpoint be talking about environmental concerns – so use your discretion and theological understanding.