Hi Randy, I am so glad that you showed the Thomas Nelson Premier NKJV in black goatskin and also the blue Cambridge Topaz NKJV because I have both of these on the way to Australia as we speak. I also boughtt the Schuyler Quentel NKJV which is also on the way here. I can't wait to try each one out and have the them all in my everyday bible reading experience. I shall also be reviewing them. I got the Schuler and the Cambridge to get as close as possible to the KJV Treveris which I read all the time...so they will be very much alike by size and weight as my favourite Treveris. One thing I really like about Thomas Nelson NKJV is that it has great contrast between black ink and paper, and I read he sigle column a lot but it is a bit heavy, so these new NKJV's should be less bulky in the hand.
Great review as always. I own the Nelson NKJV Preaching, NKVV Quentel, and the NKJV Nelson Premier V by V. All three of these I would rank ahead of this Tobaz. It is too expensive and as you said, the poetic formatting should have been included.
The New king James version MacLaren series Bible is very GOOD it’s my favorite one I also have the V B V Nelson with red letter but I like the MacLaren much better black letter text and bigger font.
I have the same issue with my goatskin KJV Clarion (it wants to hang open too much, you almost have to fight against the floppy cover). Goatskin is beautiful and certainly a nicer tactile experience than calf split, but there is something to be said for the stiffer cover. You like calfskin paste down, me personally I'm wishing these Bibles were available in hardcover! I wonder why Cambridge didn't use the full NKJV reference suite, they had plenty of room there. I am deciding between the calf split Topaz and Thomas Nelson Verse-By-Verse. Right now I am leaning Topaz.
@@BibleBuyingGuide It's one thing I love about TBS - pretty sure all their Bibles are available in hardcover and they are very well made and very affordable.
10 POINT FONT is quite readable in Nelson comfort PRINT. In TOPAZ it just looks plain when compared to CONCORD and TURQUOISE and CAMEO in dark and semi bold PRINT.
Wow. Loan. Smh. Come on Cambridge. It's an honour to have the legend Randy Brown do your review. Next time don't loan anything to him. He should recieve one of every colour and skin to review, gladly. Thanks for another great review Randy! ❤️
I have 8 bibles with this 28 gsm paper and they all feel like they would rip really easily. I actually like the Thomas Nelson paper better. Great review
Looks like they just use quotation marks for OT citations? I read one Amazon review that said one of the gospels had OT citations italicized and the rest of the NT did not. Perhaps a misprint?
Great review Randy. I would really like that if the print was larger. The optimum font size for my blindness is 14 pt. or larger. But, I still love to watch these reviews. God bless you and your wife.
Does this have the same issue as the KJV topaz? With the stuff added to the epistles of Paul and in hebrews or is that only the KJV topaz thank you in advance I know this video is 3 years old haha
No. They have to license all other translations and they can't make changes to them. They're the officlal printer for the KJV, so they hold the license for it.
I’m saying you did a review on the kjv topaz and they added where these verses were written at the end of the verse instead of under and you said in your video that you didn’t like that (neither do I) so that’s why I’m asking if the nkjv topaz is the same way or did they not do that this time?
Nelson makes some good premier bibles in goatskin. At 1/2 Schuyler price. And w/ large print same as Quentel. In PREACHING BIBLE it is bigger. AND in calfskin.
Thank you again so much for the wonderful review, always fantastic. I forgot to ask: Do you think the NKJV Topaz is held back by the decreased amount of references? Thank you 😊
Thank Peter! It's really hard to say because there are so many things to consider. Quality is better than quantity, and if you have other tools then just having this many is more than enough. If you have no other tools, then the more the better. So, I think it depends on each person's circumstances.
@@BibleBuyingGuide You know that is so true; sometimes there are cross references that don't specifically tie into the topic of the verse, so yeah, I definitely would rather have very high quality and pretty specific references, so true ☺️
I heard today that the best-selling and the most profit margin for Cambridge is the CAMEO Bible which at 8 POINT FONT is very readable with the bold and dark PRINT that Cambridge specializes in ...especially in the King James versions. TOPAZ is nice but could use some of the readability of their KJV BIBLES.
Ok someone needs to explain this. Why is Mark the only Gospel where when Jesus quotes the OT, the quote is in italics?? And why is it only when He quotes (ie Other OT quotes in Mark are NOT in italics.) And why don’t the other 3 gospels italicize any OT quotes?? What a massive miss by Cambridge designers and proofreaders!! How on earth did they miss this??
Evangelical bible Does NOT have calfskin So I got it from Amazon. Also no set delivery time from ebs or tbs although I paid 24 dollars at TBS and extra also at evangelical bible.
TOPAZ did NOT follow the Quentel format.. two columns with big print and references at the bottom. I think they have wasted a lot of space on the side by sneaking in some small references that are hard to read and thinking somebody's going to want that extra space to write in. I certainly wouldn't write in a Bible that cost that much.
I think Cambridge knew that if they made the perfect Bible, I’d stop buying Bibles lol. The retention of the capital letter, after a comma looks lazy to me. I suspect it has something to do with the NKJV copyright rather than simply laziness on the part of Cambridge. It bothers me too, enough that I had to stop using the NKJV Topaz. Sad, because it checks all the other boxes for me: non-Chinese Bible, great paper, a margin for notes, amazing feeling goatskin. The English major in me simply sees grammatical errors in the awkward capitalized letters mid-sentence.
I understand the utility of constant letters and numbers for references, old testament quotes being capitalized and italicized, etcetera.... I rarely appreciate it though. Italicizing supplied words really bothers me as *they're all supplied words* in English. Just let me read clean text. I do think that the cream paper and bold ink (relative to other options) of cambridge topaz makes it easier to read the main text through the clutter.
I do not like bibles that has referenceI I would rather let the Holy Spirit teach me scripture God says in his word that I do not need man to teach me I can understand why God Says that Go re Genesis chapter 6
Nobody does reviews like you do, they have helped me with a lot of Bible purchase decisions.
Thank you!!
Hi Randy, I am so glad that you showed the Thomas Nelson Premier NKJV in black goatskin and also the blue Cambridge Topaz NKJV because I have both of these on the way to Australia as we speak. I also boughtt the Schuyler Quentel NKJV which is also on the way here. I can't wait to try each one out and have the them all in my everyday bible reading experience. I shall also be reviewing them. I got the Schuler and the Cambridge to get as close as possible to the KJV Treveris which I read all the time...so they will be very much alike by size and weight as my favourite Treveris. One thing I really like about Thomas Nelson NKJV is that it has great contrast between black ink and paper, and I read he sigle column a lot but it is a bit heavy, so these new NKJV's should be less bulky in the hand.
Thoroughly enjoyed your review like always. I hope they give you free review copies from here on out with all the potential customers watching!
Superb review, Randy! I watched the whole thing 😄 Potential buyers will have a pretty good idea on what to expect.
Thanks!!
While he is one of the best in the biz I find it hard to subscribe since he denies the Trinity.
@@Bible_Loving_Lutherandenies how?
Great review as always. I own the Nelson NKJV Preaching, NKVV Quentel, and the NKJV Nelson Premier V by V. All three of these I would rank ahead of this Tobaz. It is too expensive and as you said, the poetic formatting should have been included.
The New king James version MacLaren series Bible is very GOOD it’s my favorite one I also have the V B V Nelson with red letter but I like the MacLaren much better black letter text and bigger font.
Ignoring the poetic formatting for the Topaz, would you still rank the Nelson NKJV premier vbv over the Topaz?
Let's hope they fix those issues for the upcoming KJV Topaz.
I'm going to purchase the Goat skin version the moment they release the KJV Topaz.
Thanks for sharing, I really like the layout of the Topaz editions.
great honest review. The fact of the non poetic setting in the Topaz is a real shame. I've cancelled my order and will go for a Quentel
Thanks!
I have the same issue with my goatskin KJV Clarion (it wants to hang open too much, you almost have to fight against the floppy cover). Goatskin is beautiful and certainly a nicer tactile experience than calf split, but there is something to be said for the stiffer cover. You like calfskin paste down, me personally I'm wishing these Bibles were available in hardcover! I wonder why Cambridge didn't use the full NKJV reference suite, they had plenty of room there. I am deciding between the calf split Topaz and Thomas Nelson Verse-By-Verse. Right now I am leaning Topaz.
I love a good hardcover. I've actually considered rebinding some of my favorite Bibles in hardcover.
@@BibleBuyingGuide It's one thing I love about TBS - pretty sure all their Bibles are available in hardcover and they are very well made and very affordable.
10 POINT FONT is quite readable in Nelson comfort PRINT.
In TOPAZ it just looks plain when compared to CONCORD and TURQUOISE and CAMEO in dark and semi bold PRINT.
Wow. Loan. Smh. Come on Cambridge. It's an honour to have the legend Randy Brown do your review. Next time don't loan anything to him. He should recieve one of every colour and skin to review, gladly. Thanks for another great review Randy! ❤️
Thank you!!
@@BibleBuyingGuide amen. Feed randy the BIBLES.
I have 8 bibles with this 28 gsm paper and they all feel like they would rip really easily. I actually like the Thomas Nelson paper better. Great review
I think Nelson is 36. I like it more than 28 gsm.
Looks like they just use quotation marks for OT citations? I read one Amazon review that said one of the gospels had OT citations italicized and the rest of the NT did not. Perhaps a misprint?
I didn't know that Schuyler went to goatskin only. That takes them off of my list of publishers! Thank you for that information.
Amen. Me too. After ONE good QUENTEL. First one from evangelical bible was damaged.
Just curious, why don’t you like goatskin?
@@MFPWM2010 $$$$$$$$$!!!
Calfsplit vs Goatskin - is the opacity better on one compared to the other? Which has the least ghosting?
They're the same.
Great review Randy. I would really like that if the print was larger. The optimum font size for my blindness is 14 pt. or larger. But, I still love to watch these reviews. God bless you and your wife.
Thank you!!
I wonder if KJV TOPAZ will use the regular CAMBRIDGE print of say CONCORD. Or use a non descript text like in first 2 ..ESV and NKJV.
Is the print on that NKJV Clarion bolder than on the NASB Clarion or is it just me?
They're the same. It could be my lighting. I'll try to fix that.
I really wish Cambridge would publicize how many references the NKJV has, to compare with Schuyler Quentel?
I thought the calf split were also to get the colored art guilding?
They just have the standard gold.
I have decided I like the TOPAZ AND BIG PRINT. EVEN THO NOT poetic in psalms. Especially in red calfskin for ESV.
I thought; how great it would be if Schuyler included Thomas Nelson's Topical Index in there NKJV QUENTEL AND CANTERBURY.
Does this have the same issue as the KJV topaz? With the stuff added to the epistles of Paul and in hebrews or is that only the KJV topaz thank you in advance I know this video is 3 years old haha
No. They have to license all other translations and they can't make changes to them. They're the officlal printer for the KJV, so they hold the license for it.
I’m saying you did a review on the kjv topaz and they added where these verses were written at the end of the verse instead of under and you said in your video that you didn’t like that (neither do I) so that’s why I’m asking if the nkjv topaz is the same way or did they not do that this time?
Oh so your saying since they originally printed the kjv they can do what they want but with the other ones they can’t
@@Kashikai21 correct. They can make minor adjustments to the KJV, but no other translations.
Thank you for replying i appreciate it !
Nelson makes some good premier bibles in goatskin. At 1/2 Schuyler price. And w/ large print same as Quentel. In PREACHING BIBLE it is bigger. AND in calfskin.
If Schuyler brought back the calf skin in BLUE that you liked..I would buy it. Even though I DO HAVE it ALready in Goatskin. And in PSQ.
I like double column of TOPAZ. Easy to read. Also a Cambridge. Quality.
Thank you again so much for the wonderful review, always fantastic. I forgot to ask: Do you think the NKJV Topaz is held back by the decreased amount of references? Thank you 😊
Thank Peter! It's really hard to say because there are so many things to consider. Quality is better than quantity, and if you have other tools then just having this many is more than enough. If you have no other tools, then the more the better. So, I think it depends on each person's circumstances.
@@BibleBuyingGuide You know that is so true; sometimes there are cross references that don't specifically tie into the topic of the verse, so yeah, I definitely would rather have very high quality and pretty specific references, so true ☺️
At 20.20 I realise I do have BOTH Nelson and TOPAZ in 10 POINT FONT. I think I like Nelson better. Dark PRINT and lots of white space.
I’d love to see this in the NIV
I wonder if they have the full set of New King James Version references and notes?
It does have the full set.
@@BibleBuyingGuide Thanks. Did not look like it.
I HAVE THE ESV TOPAZ IN RED CALFSKIN. LOVELY.
I heard today that the best-selling and the most profit margin for Cambridge is the CAMEO Bible which at 8 POINT FONT is very readable with the bold and dark PRINT that Cambridge specializes in ...especially in the King James versions. TOPAZ is nice but could use some of the readability of their KJV BIBLES.
Thanks
Ok someone needs to explain this.
Why is Mark the only Gospel where when Jesus quotes the OT, the quote is in italics?? And why is it only when He quotes (ie Other OT quotes in Mark are NOT in italics.)
And why don’t the other 3 gospels italicize any OT quotes??
What a massive miss by Cambridge designers and proofreaders!! How on earth did they miss this??
Hi Dave. That's a good question. They've never provided information about that.
Evangelical bible Does NOT have calfskin
So I got it from Amazon.
Also no set delivery time from ebs or tbs although I paid 24 dollars at TBS and extra also at evangelical bible.
if that was in black letter AND poetic setting I would buy it yesterday.
TOPAZ did NOT follow the Quentel format.. two columns with big print and references at the bottom.
I think they have wasted a lot of space on the side by sneaking in some small references that are hard to read and thinking somebody's going to want that extra space to write in.
I certainly wouldn't write in a Bible that cost that much.
Note to CAMBRIDGE et al.
I have NEVER seen a BIBLE reviewed favourably by Randy THAT I didn't buy.
Thank you!!
6:11 \m/ I am IRON MAN \m/ ...just kidding. I love all your reviews Mr. Randy. God bless.
Thank you!!
I think Cambridge knew that if they made the perfect Bible, I’d stop buying Bibles lol. The retention of the capital letter, after a comma looks lazy to me. I suspect it has something to do with the NKJV copyright rather than simply laziness on the part of Cambridge. It bothers me too, enough that I had to stop using the NKJV Topaz. Sad, because it checks all the other boxes for me: non-Chinese Bible, great paper, a margin for notes, amazing feeling goatskin. The English major in me simply sees grammatical errors in the awkward capitalized letters mid-sentence.
I understand the utility of constant letters and numbers for references, old testament quotes being capitalized and italicized, etcetera.... I rarely appreciate it though. Italicizing supplied words really bothers me as *they're all supplied words* in English. Just let me read clean text.
I do think that the cream paper and bold ink (relative to other options) of cambridge topaz makes it easier to read the main text through the clutter.
Seems like Clarion has more references altho smaller print. When will they EVER learn. Probably why people only buy KJV from Cambridge.
For me, the poetry broken up interrupts my reading flow.
I can see that. I sometimes want it to flow better but still be set apart from prose.
Why is it called Topaz?.
It's named for the gem in Revelation. They've used gems for names before, so they've decided to continue that.
I still like the Peaching bible.
The Preaching Bible is hard to beat.
A FEW MONTHS LATER I AM LEARNING TO LIKE TOPAZ. FIRST IMPRESSIONS ARE NOT ALWAYS CORRECT.....AT LEAST NOT F9R ME.
Expensive is not always better.
NO poetic setting for psalms is a losing formula for TOPAZ. Trying to change something that has worked since 1920s is usually not wise.
I do not like bibles that has referenceI I would rather let the Holy Spirit teach me scripture God says in his word that I do not need man to teach me I can understand why God Says that Go re Genesis chapter 6