KJV Clarion Reference Bible from Cambridge
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- Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
- My review of the Cambridge KJV Clarion Reference Bible. This is a paragraph KJV with a poetic setting, 45k references, Reader's Companion, and maps.
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One of my favorite Bibles of all time. If I could dream up a version of this that just completely removed the cross references providing some margin space and added the footnotes to the bottom I would never need another Bible again. But it’s still a phenomenal Bible nonetheless. Thanks for another great review Randy!
Thanks! I'd love to have that Bible!
I like it. Gave an NASB AND ESV to my wife for Christmas. Cambridge hardly ever lets you down. Both were leather.
This Bibles are so beautiful. God bless you. Salutes from Brazil.
Thanks Jorge!!
I have an earlier print of this Bible. There’s no mention of French paper and my copy has cream puffy paper. Kinda wish I’d waited after seeing this
for that price and it has synthetic liner?
Which KJV Bible would you recommend? I'm debating between this one (the clarion), the CBP turquoise reader's edition large print, the Thomas Nelson preaching Bible and the Hendrickson's cowhide that has the same pages as the hallmark. I'm looking for a daily reading Bible that is easy on the eyes (minimal ghosting, larger print), that I can hold in my hands comfortably for reading, has good references, and minimal man added notes/ introductions in the text but I don't mind the translator's footnotes. I would like a concordance and dictionary in the back if possible. Thank you in advance! I know I'm asking for a lot 😅 but I'm trying to find a daily Bible that I plan to use for many years, God willing. Please let me know which of the ones I mentioned would be the best or if you know of another one that would be better. Thank you brother and may God bless you!
Hi Kimmy. From this list, my favorite for reading is the Clarion. It's the perfect size to hold and the references are easy to find. It has the cleanest text with the least amount of distractions, and it fixes all of the broken sentences because it's a paragraph edition. The only problem might be the font size. It's the smallest on this list. I'm in my 50's and wear bifocals. I have no trouble reading it. For a larger print, I recommend the Treveris but it doesn't have references.
Randy with the NKJV Clarion, are NT quotations of the OT in oblique type as they are on the Cambridge Wide Margin and Pitt Minion?
Yes, it does have oblique type for OT quotes.
@@BibleBuyingGuide Thank you sir.
Close to what I like but I much prefer the cross-references to be on the inside so the main text is better displayed.
Randy how does the compact single column reference nkjv compare to the clarion?
It's hard to choose between them. I compared them here: ruclips.net/video/nsG_UnkCWgE/видео.html
Is there a difference in paper quality with all versions of the Clarion? Such as the NKJV goatskin vs the NKJV calf skin.
There is a difference with some of them. For example, the KJV calfskin and calfsplit editions use a 27gsm paper, while the goatskin uses a 28gsm French paper. The goatskin shows the paper supplier in the front, but the others do not.
For the NKJV, my calfskin seems to have the French paper, but it doesn't tell that in the front. Also, Cambridge tends to use what they can get, so there coud be some variation in paper from one batch to another. There's really no way to know.
@@BibleBuyingGuide Thank you for responding. I contacted Evangelical Bible, and there response to me was the paper is the same for the calf skin and goatskin NKJV. It is a 28 gsm paper. They said the ESV and the KJV have a different paper for the goatskin edition. God bless. I always enjoy your reviews.
Your personal opinion between this bible and the Schuyler NKJV in Marbled edge lined Calfskin? Hard time deciding between them.
That's a tough one. I love both Bibles. It really comes down to single-column vs double-column. Both have their advantages and serve different purposes. The large print Schuyler is easier on aged eyes, but the Clarion is easier to carry. I'm not sure which I'd choose.
This was my favorite Bible until my granddaughter spilled water all over it.
LOL I needed a laugh, thanks
Adds character.
Thanks! Nice Bible!
I was on board until the Clarion - Concord comparison. Wow! Despite owning a Clarion(NASB) I have never actually compared the font with my Concords. It’s like supermarket own brand camera film and Kodachrome 64! I next compared with my Cameo (Goatskin) and the smaller 8pt Cameo font still blew the Clarion font away. The Clarion font just seems so ‘wishy washy’ in comparison. Anyhow, it’s ended any desire to add a goatskin KJV Clarion to my KJV collection (good thing really).
The concord and cameo do not even remotely come close to the readability of the clarion.
Back then, when I made the comment, it was just before my cataract removal operations and a bold, readable font was essential. I wasn’t able to read the Clarion because the font wasn’t clear enough. Now - post cataracts removal - my vision is so much clearer and the Clarion is now ‘readable’ (it’s still lacklustre though) but the Concord and Cameo still off the page in comparison!
Hi! Between this Bible and the KJV Large Print Personal-Size Single-Column Reference Bible -Premier Collection -Premium Goatskin Leather. Which one do you recommend or like better. Your personal opinion?
I like both, but I prefer the Clarion's layout. I like poetry and personal letters to stand out, and the Clarion does this well. I also like paragraph for reading. The references in the margin makes it easy to find verses.
@@BibleBuyingGuide I love the paragraph style as well. Thank you for sharing your videos and for getting back to me! God bless!
I just received mine today. It’s my first paragraph style bible, first goatskin art gilt bible. The text is very readable. Sadly I had to return to amazon today, it had a ripped page. Now it’s another week of waiting. Do you know the font size of the cross references, just curious? I really enjoy your reviews. God bless you brother.
Thanks! I'm glad you like the Clarion. It's one of my favorites. The references are around 6.5.
@@BibleBuyingGuide In that case, i can read a Pitt minion. Cross references in the clarion was still readable for me and I wear glasses, but may not be my main bible, the eyes get tired. Thanks again.
@@j.gaudario5149 I'm with you on the eyes getting tired. I can read a Pitt Minion most of the time (with my glasses), but it doesn't have a lot of space between the lines. It's hard for me to focus on it if my eyes are tired.
Is there a paper quality difference between the goatskin and the calfskin?? Some say yes, some say no, and I'm very confused.
It's different for the KJV. The other translations have Indopaque for each of the covers. The KJV and ESV both started with 27gsm that was a lower quality than the 28gsm Indopaque. The ESV upgraded all models, while the KJV only upgraded the goatskin. The calfskin and calfsplit still have the 27gsm. I suspect they'll upgrade those once the 27gsm models are gone, but paragraph KJVs are not that popular so it's taking longer.
@@BibleBuyingGuide Ahh, thanks for your kind reply. Do you see any considerable difference between 27gsm and 28gsm? I've read some reviews that said the 28gsm one is a lot better in quality, so I really want to make sure I get the more comfortable one.
@@fredchoi9843 you're welcome! The 28gsm is far better. It's not just thicker, it also has a special coating and titanium pigment to improve opacity. I can't wait for it to be available in calfskin. Unfortunately, there's no word on when that will happen.
@@BibleBuyingGuide Thank you so much for such a detailed piece of advice! I decided to go for the goatskin and it's being shipped right now. Your bible reviews are really the best of their kind and I've been enjoying them very much.
@@fredchoi9843 thank you!!
How is the readability compared to the cameo? Thanks
The Cameo is darker, but the Clarion is sharper and has better spacing between the lines and letters. The Cameo's older hot-metal press also misses parts of letters and smears some of the smaller fonts for the references. The Clarion digital fonts never has these issues.
@@BibleBuyingGuide thank you! I’m really interested in this Bible though some of the info in the back I could do without, such as suggesting Peter was not the author of his own book.
@@johnnyadams6222 I agree 100%.
Is it true that this Bible contains typos? Could someone please verify the following for me?
An Amazon reviewer said he found these typos:
"Acts 9:11 reads '...a of Tarsus'. It should be 'a man of Tarsus. Ephesians 1:6 reads "in the beloved." It should be "in the beloved" (no period). 2 Chronicles 28:20 reads 'Tilgath-pilneser'. It should be 'Tilgath-pileser'."
Hi Alex L! I saw that amazon reviewer’s comment too, so I was definitely looked forward to the Bible. I just received my KJV Clarion today and here are my findings:
[Acts 9:11 reads "...a of Tarsus". It should be "a man of Tarsus".] -- the “a” in the text is actually a reference letter to correlate with the reference on the side-column reference, so it is not part of the sentence in the verse. So, not including that reference letter, it’s read as: “Saul, of Tarsus” which is the same as in my KJV Concord bible and The New Cambridge Paragraph Bible (NCPB). Clarion uses small, italicized letters to correlate with the side-column reference.
[Ephesians 1:6 reads "in the beloved." It should be "in the beloved" (no period).] -- the period does exist in both my Clarion and Concord bibles. But in my The NCPB it has a “:” instead.
[2 Chronicles 28:20 reads "Tilgath-pilneser". It should be "Tilgath-pileser".]. -- all of the 3 bibles (Clarion, Concord, NCPB) use “Tilgath-pilneser.”
So with these findings I’m not sure if the amazon reviewer was comparing it with other KJV bibles or the original manuscript. But anyway I hope these help. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Laurent Thank you for your willingness to help! I did end up buying the Bible. It will take some getting used to (I’ve not had a paragraphed Bible as my primary before). I’m liking it though.
The goatskin must be a second printing and not as they say "First published 2011" (maybe the year is true, but the text is different), because the calf split doesn't have this line about the paper made in France. The calf split has two printing errors. Could you look if the goatskin Clarion still has them? Ephesians 1,7 starts with a little letter "i" instead of "I", and under "witchcraft" on page 1967 I read "srictly" instead of "strictly".
Hi. This is an updated printing. I'll have to check page 1967 this weekend, but it does fix Ep 1:7 and a few others that didn't have a superscript for a cross-reference.
@@BibleBuyingGuide thank you very much. Is there a list of printing errors of the first edition or could you give me the verses? BTW: I find the ghosting of the calf split extreme. Is it really better with the French paper of the goatskin? I really like the compact format of this bible.
@@diezweievangelien3575 I don't know of a listing with print errors. The French paper is a lot more opaque. It does still have some show-through, but it's a lot better than the 27GSM. The titanium pigment in the French paper makes a huge difference.
@@BibleBuyingGuide thank you. Much appreciated. 👍
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Is the print larger than a PSQ?
Slightly. I compared them side-by-side in this review at the 13:15 mark.
@@BibleBuyingGuide Thank you!
They’re sending me a calf split NIV for review. Paper is different huh.
It's different in the older editions. I'm not sure about the current editions.
I may be overly critical but when I hear the words "synthetic liner" I feel disappointed.
This Bible would be perfect if it included red letters
Yuck no thanks