BIBLES I LIKE: This is my favoritest Bible—the one Jeff and Jack recommended. It's a yummy Protestant version. Awesome, awesome footnotes—but if you had wanted to read the Book of Tobit, you won't be happy with it. (I used quotes from the Book of Tobit at my wedding, partly because I liked them the most out of the suggested scriptures, and partly to amuse my best friend, the Christian-history professor, who at the time had a cat named Tobit.) I also adore the Saint Joseph Edition of the New American Bible, which contains all the Catholic books and uses clear, lovely language. It's very accurate, and is likewise beautifully annotated. (I did notice that linguistic precision is placed ahead of taking sides on the few remaining Catholic-Protestant divisions of creed in the footnotes.) I love the King James version of the Bible, and it is the only choice for English majors or social ...Click here to read more »