19. New American Standard Bible (1995 text) Large Print Pew Bible. (Lockman Foundation). 1995/2005. 1267 pages. [Source: Bought] [5 stars]First sentence: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.
Start date: July 11, 2024
End date: September 11, 2024
The NASB is one of my absolute favorite, favorite, favorite translations. It has had several editions: the first being in 1971 for the whole Bible and the last being in 2020. (It is also cousins with the Legacy Standard Bible, the LSB which released a few years ago).
What should you know about this specific edition?
It is compact in size being a pew Bible. Pew bibles are most similar perhaps to thinline bibles. Yet despite its compactness, it offers a "large print" font. According to Amazon it is listed as being a 10 point font. It is not in the newer "comfort print." It might be closer to a 9.5 font.
It is double column. The text is not horrible about going into the gutter. It doesn't lay perfectly flat, however, I had no issue reading the inside column fully.
It is black letter. SO many NASB bibles are red letter. Especially of the thinline sort. So it was a WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL find to discover this as an option.
It has been over a decade since this one was published and so it may be harder to find. However, other pew Bibles have been released since 2005. I'm not sure if all are black letter.
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