Thoughts on Journaling Bibles

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What’s the general opinion on Journaling Bibles (those built with big margins for you to write in)?

I am a big bibliophile, and alot of people I hear from will say they can’t stand the idea of a regular book being written in or defaced. I have been really enjoying my journaling Bible, writing my thoughts on the word as I read it, but I’ve been thinking if that principal applies to novels it should apply moreso to the Bible.

So I guess, is it irreverent to write in a Bible or mark it up? (I also do things like underline or box out verses and draw arrows).
 
It is your bible do as you like. Anyone who wants to make a rule that you can’t write in a bible is a Pharisee in my opinion!
Of course, there are some bibles that are extremely valuable that prudence dictates should not be written in.
 
nfinke said:
So I guess, is it irreverent to write in a Bible or mark it up? (I also do things like underline or box out verses and draw arrows)
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I hope not, I mark up my bibles all the time.

I guess it would depend on the person. I don’t have a bible that allows for journaling as I keep a separate journal but I think it would be a good idea.
 
I mark mine sometimes, not very common. What I have been doing for the longest is using sticky notes,or a small piece of paper, and placing them in the chapter I read for bible study
 
Most of the Bibles I had or saw while growing up had such thin paper that they likely wouldn’t have survived being written in, or what was written would show through to the other side of the page. But with a Bible designed for it, it seems to me that it would be a tremendous aid to study, similar to marking up and making notes in a textbook.
 
Writing in the margins is a time honored tradition. It’s called glossing and it’s prevalence is where we get footnotes and glossaries from.
 
PatK63 said:
Of course, there are some bibles that are extremely valuable that prudence dictates should not be written in.
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Yeah that goes without saying. I wouldn’t think about marking up the big old family Douay Rheims Bible.
 
I write in my Bible all of the time and I also use sticky notes.
 
nfinke said:
So I guess, is it irreverent to write in a Bible or mark it up? (I also do things like underline or box out verses and draw arrows).
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No, I don’t think there is anything wrong with writing in a Bible, especially one designed for that purpose. As someone else said, don’t do it to antique Bibles or family Bibles, etc., 😁 but if you are the kind of person who learns by writing or marking as you read, it could be a great idea to buy a journaling Bible or at least one with big margins to write in.
 
PatK63 said:
It is your bible do as you like. Anyone who wants to make a rule that you can’t write in a bible is a Pharisee in my opinion!
Of course, there are some bibles that are extremely valuable that prudence dictates should not be written in.
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It is not irreverent at all. In fact, I think it is beautiful to see a Bible that is all marked up, showing that it has been well-used.
 
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