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Metal Bible NLT: Silver Thirsty (Heavy Metal Bible Series)

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This the cleverest design for a teenager's Bible I've ever seen. It comes in 3 terrific colors: Silver with the semblance of a flip-top can embossing and "Thirsty ?" written on it, a neon apple green with a name tag embossing and "Identified", and a wonderful bright orange with a "One-Way" arrow.
It has a magnetic flap, and the back and front covers are hinged; the entire package looks very sturdy and is quite light.
As expected in such a slimline format, the font size is small, though I've seen worse in Bibles of this proportion, and if you have good vision (or good spectacles) there shouldn't be a problem; after all, this is a travel Bible, not a study version.
Other details to this Bible are: It does not have the words of Jesus in red, and the only "extras" are three handy lists in the back of the volume: "Great Topics in the Bible", "Great Stories in the Bible", and "Great Verses in the Bible".

This "Metal Bible" should not be limited to teens either; it would be a worthy investment for any adult who works with or teaches young people, or one that just wants a nifty stylish Bible for their briefcase or purse. The Word: Take it with you wherever you go, and look cool doing it !

The New Living Translation is ideal for young people, as it reads in the same plain and simple language that would be used in a novel. This makes an excellent introduction to scripture, and one that will bring the Bible to life in words that are easy to understand.
Mark 10:14
New Living Translation: "Let the children come to me. Don't stop them ! For the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these".
King James Version: "Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God"
New King James Version: "Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God".

This is the other bible I am currently reading, this is the one I carry in my backpack. It has a very study metal shell, thus it's name, it has a magnetic clasp to keep it closed. I pretty much killed a bible about every year to year and a half by carrying it around in my backpack every day. This bible solves that problem. It is small, compact, and very durable. The metal Bible comes in a variety of colors and designs I have this green one with the dog tags and my wife had my initials engraved in the dog tag before giving it to me as a gift a few summers ago. There are currently, 2 Silver designs, black, orange, red and hot pink. The NLT - New Living Translation is also a great reading edition, both this and the TNIV are newer translations based on modern scholarship and are very accessible to today's readers.


Note: The Silver, Green and Orange are old stock and are NLT version1 the red and vlack are the NLT Second Edition. Next reprint of the others will be the revised NLT.

I know the category states "young adult." Maybe so, but I'm no longer anywhere near "young adult" and I still find the durable (and classy) metal cover (either "thirsty" [ISBN: 0-8423-7232-6] or contemporary cross [ISBN: 0-8423-7233-4]) and "New Living Translation" to be an irresistable combination and a great addition to my "commuter kit."

Want a compact Bible that will be able to withstand the rigors of always having it with you? Want a readable modern translation that is faithful to the original texts? Buy this - you won't be disappointed.

As a youth at my church I need a good Bible. This one definitely fits that description. It is cool, hip, sleek and grabs peoples attention. Even non-christians ask me about it, which brings up a good conversation. Only problem is the denting and such. Just don't play frisbee and it should be all right(from experience).

Well done and looks like it will hold up under rough conditions. Very small printing so if your eyes are weak you might want to consider another version.

Who thought of this idea? (Not the Bible -- but the metal binding it is in.) The binding is just an awesome addition to an all ready wonderful translation. The New Living Translation is very readable and easily understandable. And now I see there are four different designs of the metal Bible to choose from. This is a great gift for anyone who is ready for an exciting Bible adventure.

this is a great bible for on the go and if your purse is really junkie!! lolz no mess on the word...i bought this for a friend and she loves it!!! thanks so much!!

My boyfriend was given this bible by a friend many years ago. Thru the years it has gotten water damage and just the normal wear and tear of years worth of use. I ordered this one as a replacement for him. The writing is small so im thankful that his young eyes are still good :D

I've been looking high and low for a Bible that is compact and comes in a really protective cover/case. I want to carry a Bible with me, but most wouldn't last a month.

The Metal Case Bible I got has no reference tools to speak of, but the tool it does have is the one I would have put at the top of my list: it's an index of famous Bible stories and verses. Since I know the Bible fairly well but never can remember WHERE a given verse/story is, this is very helpful. I don't know if there are a variety of editions of the Metal Case Bible, so I don't know if there are other choices.

I'm just surprised that more publishers don't develop Bibles like this. What about a slightly larger one with chain references? Or a concordance at the back? How about a case with a place for a pad and loop for a pencil?