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Extravagant Bibles for the Holiday Season

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Christmas is fast approaching, and if you're like most people, you're probably wondering what to get for all your eccentric, Bible-loving friends. Wonder no more. Behold, the Holy Bible in purple croc-print calfskin, courtesy of our friends at Aspinal:

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If purple isn't your color, they also offer this edition in Black Jewel, Smooth Ivory, and Candy Pink. Each edition will set you back just £89.00. But maybe this is a little tame. If your significant other gives you grief about your Bible-acquiring problem, why not implicate her in the excess with the orange Hip Chick Bible from Rock of Ages Press?

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These come complete with groovy end papers and four ribbon markers. Blue, white, and pink are also available. Each will set you back $198. 

If you're really feeling generous, Smythson now offers its KJV in Brown Mara calfskin, another croc-print, for $300. And while you're at it, pick up a matching Floppy Manuscript Book with elasticated closure for another $300.

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Have you spotted any other interesting gift Bibles out there? If so, feel free to post them. 

J. Mark Bertrand is a novelist and pastor whose writing on Bible design has helped spark a publishing revolution. Mark is the author of Rethinking Worldview: Learning to Think, Live, and Speak in This World (Crossway, 2007), as well as the novels Back on Murder, Pattern of Wounds, and Nothing to Hide—described as a “series worth getting attached to” (Christianity Today) by “a major crime fiction talent” (Weekly Standard) in the vein of Michael Connelly, Ian Rankin, and Henning Mankell.

Mark has a BA in English Literature from Union University, an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Houston, and an M.Div. from Heidelberg Theological Seminary. Through his influential Bible Design Blog, Mark has championed a new generation of readable Bibles. He is a founding member of the steering committee of the Society of Bible Craftsmanship, and chairs the Society’s Award Committee. His work was featured in the November 2021 issue of FaithLife’s Bible Study Magazine.

Mark also serves on the board of Worldview Academy, where he has been a member of the faculty of theology since 2003. Since 2017, he has been an ordained teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America. He and his wife Laurie life in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.