"Go Anywhere" Bibles

In an attempt to make Bible easier to carry along on a busy modern schedule the Nation Council of Churches is endorsing a new portable for of the NSRV Bible.

The "Go-Anywhere Bible" is taller and thinner than usual to make it more portable.

The translations, used mostly by mainline Protestants and Roman Catholics, are owned by the National Council, which represents Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox and other churches.

The National Council chose HarperSanFrancisco, an imprint of HarperCollins, to be the sole manager of commercial licenses for print and electronic editions of the NRSV and the Revised Standard Version (RSV).

It is an interesting idea to play with the shape and size of the Bible to make it easier to carry along with you. Of course, between electronic versions and the scripture portions we use, it can be argued the NIV already meets this goal.