The American Patriot’s Bible, NKJV – REVIEW

I requested this book from the Thomas Nelson Review site, because I was intrigued.  I have all the bibles I could ever use in a lifetime.  But, seeing a bible intertwined with US History – now that is cool.  I was not disappointed when the bible arrived.

The American Patriot’s Bible is a New King James Version (NKJV) and is edited by Dr. Richard G. Lee.  This hard back book is much larger than I expected.  It is quite substantial and impressive.  I don’t think I will ever carry this to church, but it does look nice on my night stand.  The print is large (as it is a large print bible), but it is not embarrassingly large.  The illustrations are beautiful and of a patriotic slant. 

Throughout the book, there are 48 full-color insert pages presented in 12 for-page sections discussing different point in U.S. History.   My favorite is about Patrick Henry.  On March 23, 1775 he uttered, “Give me liberty or give me death.”  From reading this tidbit of info, I learned that one of the watchword for the American revolution was “No King but King Jesus.”  I certainly didn’t learn that in school. 

The front of the bible includes a family record sections, as this bible is intended to be a family bible.  The bible also includes illustrations, 2color Bible pages, 254 articles, 66 book introductions, an index, a Concordance and several color maps. 

I have been very impressed by the books I’ve received from Thomas Nelson and this one is no different.  If I stumbled upon this in our local book store, I would buy it.  I humbly recommend you purchase this book for your home library.