Tabula Rasa Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Ok christian folks, for the most part let's set aside the We're right, you guys are wrong business . I work in a bookstore, and even though I'm not a christian anymore, I'm appalled at how expensive a lot of Bibles are. Now, I can understand a bible costing more, because of a commentary,glossary or being large print, but some of them just seem obscenely expensive, some as high as 70 bucks.I mean, if the Bible is as christians believe, The Word of God shouldn't every effort be made so that they're inexpensive or free, so everyone would hear The Good News? Also, I don't get the whole "theme" Bible thing. Like the patriot's bible, the outdoor bible,the purpose filled life bible, etc, etc. Like I've said earlier, I can understand why one might need one with a glossary, commentary, and/or large print, but even when I was still a christian, I thought that any other extras were unnecessary . Christians, I'm honestly not trying to give you a hard time, I'm just saying that you guys are getting ripped off by the Bible publishing companies, and you ought to run the moneychangers out of the temple. and demand they reduce their prices or you'll quit buying from them. I don't believe in the God you worship, but I don't think you guys should get ripped off either. Looking forward to your replies, Tabula Rasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vixentrox Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 They should be free. Did Jesus charge for the good word? Haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost_warlock Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Printing Bibles is a waste of trees. You can get the whole thing for free on the internet, plus it's searchable that way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyone Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 I'm probably in the minority, but I think that prices are dictated by supply and demand. What will the market bear? Is there such a think as a price too high? Only if people stop buying bibles. That's when you know the price is too high. I suppose that if claims were made that were fraudulent, then the price might be too high. "Buy this bible and get a guaranteed seat in the Lap of God between Jesus and Mohammed!" Well, come to think of it, religion is fraud. Hmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deva Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 These leather-bound fancy Bibles -it is just like buying a gold-plated idol. Not an iota of difference. Try to tell a Christian that, though, and see what happens. The "theme Bible thing" is a hopeless attempt to make an ancient text written by a pre-industrial civilization be relevant to modern everyday life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Redneck Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 I honestly don't think most Christians have the patience to actually study the Bible. Most of those Bibles are for show, to make it appear to other Christians that they are serious about Jesus. Also some are probably for status. Oooo.. My Bible cost more than your Bible (kinda like clothing and cars). Part of the cost of Bibles is because the publishing companies pay royalities to the organizations that made a particular translation. The Bible is just like any another copyrighted text. When I became a fundie, I bought a cheap $10 KJV Bible and a Strong's concordance. Gradually I started reading commentaries, studying Jewish culture, learning Hebrew, studying the history of the world and Christianity, reading some fundie "scholarly" works and then real scholarly works. But the core of my Bible was just the text from that cheap $10 Bible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunaticheathen Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Caveat emptor. I'm kind of with Shy on this, and NR. There are economical bibles available, as well as free ones (internet, Gideons, who not only supply hotel rooms with bibles, they roam college campuses with little copies of the New Testament, completely free). There is no shortage, even now, of wallet-friendly ways to get the "good news." Mormons will HAND DELIVER their book for free to your doorstep. They just can't wait to get their foot in the door. The pricey, "custom" bibles are really for the fools who have already drank the kool aid. It's up to them whether they want to pour money into their special little idols or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwc Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Nope. Bibles range from free to whatever astronomical sum you want to pay. It's up to you. Same basic shit...you're just paying for a fancy wrapper. mwc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vigile Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 I wish $70 still sounded expensive to me. Prices in the US are just so much cheaper than what I've gotten used to over here. $70 might buy a decent lunch for two if you limit to two beers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OpheliaGinger Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Money, pure and simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagnarus Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 As an atheist, they can charge whatever they like, it's not like they're hoarding food to sell at a jacked price or anything, as a former Christian, if I still believed what they are supposed to believe, I don't think I would be consider it a particularly good idea to be using God or his word to make worldly profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mriana Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Yes, I think they are outrageously priced. My mother has seen my 30 y.o. Biles and will say I need a new one and add that if she had the money, she'd get me a new one. What I get are newer looking Biles from late relatives. They die and I get handed their Biles- thus why I have so many to refer to, but it is the raggied ones, which I used for all my Xian and religious courses over the years, that I end up using. Why? Because I have made notes and highlighted parts in them- including where it is revealed in Revelations that God is "Amen Ra", as well as the parallel texts to older religious texts. So, even if I had a brand new one, that has never been used, I probably still will not use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Jeff Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 If you paid more for your Bible than you did for your toilet paper, then you paid too much. In fact, if you have a Bible handy, why even buy toilet paper? God has provided for your need! Glory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnceConvinced Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Brother Jeff, what could you possibly have against that wonderful book, apart from your ass? Really it is just like toilet paper though. You can buy the fancy, multi colored, extra soft stuff or you can just buy the plain budget stuff. The budget stuff is the same, it's just not as nice to rub against your butt. Oh and the fancy stuff will impress your Christian buddies so much more and they will think you are much more holy and super-spiritual than them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realist Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 If you paid more for your Bible than you did for your toilet paper, then you paid too much. In fact, if you have a Bible handy, why even buy toilet paper? God has provided for your need! Glory! ... Not sure about for wiping ones ass, but i do believe the old style KJ version pages are quite okay for "roll your owns" when cut short! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mriana Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 I don't know if I'd use the pages of the Bile to wipe myself after "visiting the call of nature". The ink itself might cause an infection, thus needing medical science's intervention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godsfavoritecolor Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Bible pages are too hard and scratchy. I wouldn’t wipe my ass on pages of the Bible unless it was written on regular toilet paper. Hey, that’s a great idea! The Holy Bible written on toilet paper! Feel the Holy Spirit through your ass every time you wipe! Probably wouldn’t sell well in the Baptist Book Store, but then, you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnceConvinced Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 ACtually can't you get toilet paper rolls with bible verses on them? There's a good marketing idea if it hasn't already been done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyone Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 ACtually can't you get toilet paper rolls with bible verses on them? There's a good marketing idea if it hasn't already been done. The slogan, "Give your ass to God" comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Genesis Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 I mean, if the Bible is as christians believe, The Word of God shouldn't every effort be made so that they're inexpensive or free, so everyone would hear The Good News? Also, I don't get the whole "theme" Bible thing. Like the patriot's bible, the outdoor bible,the purpose filled life bible, etc, etc. There's even an LGBT themed bible: http://www.amazon.com/Study-Testament-Lesbians-Gays-Transgender/dp/0980443016/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268453185&sr=1-1 I'm almost tempted to buy it if only for the blasphemous novelty. They should be free. Did Jesus charge for the good word? Haha. Isn't the bible in public domain now anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagnarus Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 They should be free. Did Jesus charge for the good word? Haha. Isn't the bible in public domain now anyway? Depends on the translation, The KJV is in the public domain, newer translations are still under copyright I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwc Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Depends on the translation, The KJV is in the public domain, newer translations are still under copyright I believe. KJV status depends on where you're at: Copyright status In most of the world the Authorized Version has passed out of copyright and is freely reproduced. This is not the case in the United Kingdom where the rights to the Authorized Version are held by the British Crown under perpetual Crown copyright. Publishers are licensed to reproduce the Authorized Version under letters patent. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland the letters patent are held by the Queen's Printer, and in Scotland by the Scottish Bible Board. The office of Queen's Printer has been associated with the right to reproduce the Bible for centuries, the earliest known reference coming in 1577. In the 18th century all surviving interests in the monopoly were bought out by John Baskett. The Baskett rights descended through a number of printers and, in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the Queen's Printer is now Cambridge University Press, who inherited the right when they took over the firm of Eyre & Spottiswoode in 1990.[60] Other royal charters of similar antiquity grant Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press the right to produce the Authorized Version independently of the Queen's Printer. In Scotland the Authorized Version is published by Collins under licence from the Scottish Bible Board. The terms of the letters patent prohibit any other than the holders, or those authorized by the holders, from printing, publishing or importing the Authorized Version into the United Kingdom. The protection that the Authorized Version, and also the Book of Common Prayer, enjoy is the last remnant of the time when the Crown held a monopoly over all printing and publishing in the United Kingdom.[60] mwc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagnarus Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 KJV status depends on where you're at: Copyright status ... mwc Well there you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelHappy Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Well back in my fundi days I paid over $200 for a nice goat skinned cambridge bible, I sure was proud of it and liked holding it in my hand.....I guess bibles are what you pay for them. You can get one for a couple dollars up to the high priced leather. I'm sure if you get another book with genuine leather bindings, sewn bindings, gold leaf around the edges, 2000 pages ect, I'm sure it will be $40-$80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeCoastie Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 People like to own heirloom worthy bibles even though you can get free ones. Its like owning the deluxe edition of a film you already own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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