The Bible I ended up with...

Geoffrey Lessel glessel at mail.smu.edu
Wed Oct 20 00:30:52 EDT 1999


Since I got an overwhelming response to my question, quite a bit more than 
expected, actually, I decided to let you guys in on what my decision was 
and why.

I visited the DTS bookstore and found their Greek NTs and indeed, they had 
both the USB4 and the N/A versions.  There was an opened USB4 but I could 
not find an opened N/A, so I had them open it up for me.  Here's what it 
came down to:  I stood there looking at both of them for a long time (I'm 
quite indesicive when it comes to spending what little money this college 
student can muster up :-) ) and finally chose the USB4.  Here's why...

First of all, know that these are POVs from a total newbie who knows 
literally nothing about variants or witnesses and such.  I liked the font 
in the USB4, I thought it was easier to distinguish the letters.  I liked 
to look at all the extra symbols and writing in the columns in the N/A 
edition, but decided that right now, those would just distract me and 
completely confuse me.  I liked the important-looking cover on the N/A 
edition where it's not English, but decided that trying to impress someone 
with the outside of my Bible is no reason to choose a Bible at all!...  I 
liked the fact that the USB4 had the lexicon (no matter how small, it is 
still easy to use for quick look-ups, and until I can afford a real 
lexicon, this will do).  So after quite a bit of time holding them, looking 
at them wishing I could read them, and flipping through them to see what 
extra stuff they might have, I walked out with a brand new USB4 Greek 
Bible.  I figured that if I got to be as good as you guys, I just might go 
back and buy the other one because it might have some useful information 
that I might want to know later on.  But for now, I am completely happy 
with mine...even though the cover is in English...

:-)

Thanks for all your help,
Geoffrey Lessel
Sophomore -- Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX)



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