Premium Bible Review: CSB Ancient Faith Study Bible

Join me as I review this outstanding Bible from Holman… which, as of this video’s production date l, is a steal at under $90 on Amazon! (Price subject to change!)
It’s presented in Black Goatskin, and is a part of the Holman Handcrafted Collection.

[@DavidWilson-hd6iz]

I have the Tan LeatherTouch edition. It's excellent. That BCP you showed is beautiful. Hard to believe it's over 100 years old!

[@FatherRobLyons]

If that BCP could hold up that well, I’m hopeful the Bible will as well.

[@DavidWilson-hd6iz]

@@FatherRobLyons I hope so too. I love the layout, page colour and quotes in it. Pity Holman never translated the Deuterocanon / Apocrypha when they did the CSB. Same with Thomas Nelson and the NKJV. They're both excellent translations.

[@FatherRobLyons]

@@DavidWilson-hd6izI personally preferred the predecessor HCSB, but I’m quite partial to the use of the name Yahweh in my Bible.

[@DavidWilson-hd6iz]

@@FatherRobLyons Yes, I agree, it's good to see Yahweh used, although I'm not familiar with the HCSB. Some versions of the Jerusalem Bible had it too, but I think it was Benedict XVI that decided it shouldn't be used in Catholic Bibles. I think the LSB has it too.

[@dalecaldwell]

Only 66 books? Not many of the ancient fathers wre protestants.

[@FatherRobLyons]

@@dalecaldwell yea, my only real fault… wish I could persuade them to finish up the Bible with an apocrypha translation, but…

[@JR-gq7fz]

Thanks for the review. It does appear that the premium version has red under gold on the page gilting. Looks nice. Just curious, are you an Anglican? That’s a neat Prayer Book too!

[@FatherRobLyons]

It's definitely worth the price I paid for it. I would never have paid full price, but after really coming to appreciate the basic model, I had to upgrade while I had the financially reasonable chance. I am not an Anglican (though I have served in an Anglican diocese for a few years about two decades ago). I am an Old Catholic. That said, with three ribbon markers, this bible would be a great companion most of the year to the 1979 BCP... one ribbon per reading in the Daily Office, and the ability to have a brief patristic reflection on each! Of course, the lack of Deuterocanonical Books means some days, well... you're outta luck.