So I’m a big Stephen Colbert fan.  I find him funny and thought provoking and quite often after watching the show I find myself investigating things that were talked about.

Here is a clip of an interview he did with Dag Soderberg who published a new version of the bible. It’s called “The Book; The Bible Illuminated”.  Again here is a link to the clip.

I’m not going to comment too much on the book because I haven’t seen or read it but some of the statements that were made really grabbed my attention and resonated with me.  Mr. Soderberg said that the bible was the “most referenced yet least read book. ” That his organization’s goal is to bring about discussion and bring the bible “from the book shelf to the coffee table. ”

I’m totally into their goals for the bible, but I don’t want to get to excited because I don’t know too much about this version.  Like I said I resonate with all of their goals and want to see Christians engage the world but I want them to engage the world with Jesus.  Are the pictures and things they’ve added going to help engage the world with Christ and His message or are they a cool way to sell books and going to be a distraction from the message?

Again I haven’t seen the book so I’m not going to give my opinion on it. I just want to be careful before I get to excited about it. I did a very quick google search and didn’t see any rage over the book but nothing that seemed to rant and rave over it (other than the publishers homepage). I’ll probably order a copy because I’d love to see it and know if it could be a useful ministry tool and when I do I’ll write a review.

Has anyone seen the book or any thorough reviews? Anyone have any thoughts on what their trying to do?