When I teach Bible classes, I frequently comment about some of the unfortunate placement of chapter breaks in the text. Many times these breaks will be directly in the middle of an argument, a conclusion, a story narrative, etc. While most of us know that these chapter breaks were not in the original text, it sometimes results in us subconsciously failing to see the connection to the surrounding chapters.Last Wednesday night after my Acts class, my friend, and Bible scholar, Ken Palmer commented to me that it would be great if someone would print a Bible with no chapters or verses that would be used for reading through scripture.
The next morning I received an email from my wife asking if it was ok to contribute to a Kickstarter campaign called BIBLIOTHECA, which is EXACTLY what Ken and I were discussing the previous night. The project is fully funded, so contributions at this point are essentially a pre-order for either the New Testament or the complete 4-Volume Bible that includes both Old and New Testaments with no Chapters, Verses, or Reference notes.
We have ordered the complete set, and I wanted to make sure others were aware of this since this seems like an awesome idea. The price is $25 for the New Testament or $75 for the entire set.