A Limited Edition Wide Margin TNIV?
01/31/2007 08:48 Filed in: Faith & Reason
As I stated in the update on the previous entry, I now feel that the comments made by a Zondervan rep to Peter Humphris about an IBS published wide margin TNIV were either incorrect (on the Zondervan rep's part) or in reference to the Encountering Jesus New Testament. As it stands right now, neither Zondervan nor IBS have any definite plans for a a wide margin TNIV any time soon. And this is indeed a shame with renewed interest in wide margin Bibles as evidenced in the forthcoming ESV wide margin editions from Crossway and the wide margin Greek and Hebrew texts that will soon be available.
In the meantime, as also mentioned in the previous post, a third-party seller created an Amazon.com entry for a mysterious wide margin TNIV that I had never heard of. Initially there were two separate sellers offering this Bible, one for $50 and one for about half that price. The lower-priced item has now been bought (by a This Lamp reader perhaps?), but the $50 wide margin TNIV remains. I contacted the seller and asked for a picture. He sent this:
This is incredibly interesting to me that a wide margin TNIV was released for promotional purposes perhaps (?) but never to the general public. Regardless, the Bible pictured above would not meet my needs because there is no writing space next to the inner text which is a must if a wide margin Bible's text is in two columns.
But that brings me around full circle again. If something like the above Bible could be released in a limited run, why not a new printing of such a Bible from Zondervan or IBS. Often certain Bibles from Zondervan will have a "SEA" designation after them in their catalog. This means that it is a limited/seasonal printing that may or may not be printed again after the initial printing is sold out. I do know that there is a single-column TNIV reference Bible in the works (I've seen the proofs). If that particular Bible is not going to be a wide margin, why could there not be a limited run of them produced with wide margins to satisfy those of us who want them and also for the purposes of testing the market?
I know money is always the key issue in such things, but if the BIble pictured above could be produced in limited quantity, why not a single column wide margin TNIV?
In the meantime, as also mentioned in the previous post, a third-party seller created an Amazon.com entry for a mysterious wide margin TNIV that I had never heard of. Initially there were two separate sellers offering this Bible, one for $50 and one for about half that price. The lower-priced item has now been bought (by a This Lamp reader perhaps?), but the $50 wide margin TNIV remains. I contacted the seller and asked for a picture. He sent this:
Intrigued, I replied back to the seller asking him to confirm that this was a TNIV and not an NIV Bible and I also asked if there was an ISBN for this item. His response:
Dear Buyer,
There is no ISBN for this particular item. It is however a TNIV. This item was published by Zondervan and the international bible society. It was copyrighted in 2005.
It is apparently a limited edition with this specific book being number 880. We found it in a marketplace in San Antonio and from what I can tell it is pretty rare. It is in like new condition and is a very strong book.
This is incredibly interesting to me that a wide margin TNIV was released for promotional purposes perhaps (?) but never to the general public. Regardless, the Bible pictured above would not meet my needs because there is no writing space next to the inner text which is a must if a wide margin Bible's text is in two columns.
But that brings me around full circle again. If something like the above Bible could be released in a limited run, why not a new printing of such a Bible from Zondervan or IBS. Often certain Bibles from Zondervan will have a "SEA" designation after them in their catalog. This means that it is a limited/seasonal printing that may or may not be printed again after the initial printing is sold out. I do know that there is a single-column TNIV reference Bible in the works (I've seen the proofs). If that particular Bible is not going to be a wide margin, why could there not be a limited run of them produced with wide margins to satisfy those of us who want them and also for the purposes of testing the market?
I know money is always the key issue in such things, but if the BIble pictured above could be produced in limited quantity, why not a single column wide margin TNIV?