I will say this briefly: Right out of the box I couldn’t be happier. This edition is exactly the same as the full sized edition. Pagination is the same. In many ways, the printing is more uniformly bold than in the full sized one. Paper is great: Ghosting is not an issue. I can see me using this everyday in almost every setting.
I am happy to answer any questions. I hope to do a full review at some point, particularly since I never did one for the standard edition.
Did they correct the typo at Acts 23:23 (“get ready two hundred soldfiers”)? Just curious if this is a straight reprint of the original ICSB or if they made corrections where typos might’ve been caught.
Yes. It has been corrected.
If you have the regular red Ignatius RSV-2CE Bible, can you confirm if it has the same footprint as the Personal Size Study Bible?
I don’t have one on me at the moment. I could check next week. I left it in my classroom.
Could you post a comparison pic of it next to the oxford catholic study bible or the NOAB or something like that?
Added in the post.
thanks much, Timothy!
Thank you for this, Tim. It seems to be a more practical and utilitarian size.
How is the weight in the hand?
Considerably better. Noticeable. This is something that I could theoretically teach with and have no issue walking around my classroom or Bible study class with.
Ghosting looks tolerable? Seems to bleed through that map image, but otherwise not bad.
How does it feel in the hand compared to the full-size (you have bonded leather on both, right)?
Also, for anyone considering ordering through Amazon, they have as a pre-order shipping 3/11.
Eric,
Yes, both of the ones I have are the bonded. In regards to holding it in the hand, it is considerably better. It actually can be done with one had! . But yeah, this is definitely an improvement and is truly a Bible you could comfortably use in almost every situation.
Awesome! Thanks for the photos, Timothy! I’m glad to see an edition that is closer in size to other study bibles on the market (NOAB, Catholic Study Bible). Judging from the photos, I wonder if it’s about the same size as the New Interpreter’s Study Bible (NISB)? It looks like it would be close, although the NISB is maybe wider?
Marc,
I don’t know if I would compare it with the NISB. Right now, I would compare it to a full notes version of the JB or NJB.
Marc, I also might say that it reminds me a lot of the NOAB RSV, except that it’s slightly bigger in every dimension.