JimmyH
Puritan Board Senior
There have been a couple of reviews on this Bible on the PB, and I've meant to comment, but procrastinated until the threads are now closed for further comments, so here is my take. It is a beautifully made Bible. The size of the text block @ 6"x9" allows for large type and though it is a hefty volume, 1 3/4" thick, and weighing in at 3 pounds, the proportions are very pleasing to me.
My gripe with the text is that it is laid out as in the old 'Self Pronouncing' style. Person and place nouns are printed with separated syllables . Good enough, but they do not include diacritical marks over the vowels. I can't speak for anyone else, but this annoyed me to no end. To the point where I have used an old Oxford SPB to edit the Canterbury, and write in the diacritical marks myself.
In addition, the layout is not consistent between the OT and the NT. In other words,, they did not follow the same syllable splits for person/place nouns in the NT that they did in the OT. I'm about 1/3 complete on making my own diacritical marks. A hard row to hoe, but if I'm going to be able to use this as my primary KJV it is necessary. I'm posting a photo of the text that I've marked, and another photo of text that I havent gotten to yet for comparison. What is the point of printing name/place nouns in syllables without the key to pronunciation ? Ridiculous ! Other than that, I highly recommend the Bible. Photos below ;
My gripe with the text is that it is laid out as in the old 'Self Pronouncing' style. Person and place nouns are printed with separated syllables . Good enough, but they do not include diacritical marks over the vowels. I can't speak for anyone else, but this annoyed me to no end. To the point where I have used an old Oxford SPB to edit the Canterbury, and write in the diacritical marks myself.
In addition, the layout is not consistent between the OT and the NT. In other words,, they did not follow the same syllable splits for person/place nouns in the NT that they did in the OT. I'm about 1/3 complete on making my own diacritical marks. A hard row to hoe, but if I'm going to be able to use this as my primary KJV it is necessary. I'm posting a photo of the text that I've marked, and another photo of text that I havent gotten to yet for comparison. What is the point of printing name/place nouns in syllables without the key to pronunciation ? Ridiculous ! Other than that, I highly recommend the Bible. Photos below ;