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.cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-06-162799-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-06-162799-6">978-0-06-162799-6</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)"><abbr title="Online Computer Library Center number">OCLC</abbr></a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/227199080">227199080</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>The Green Bible</b></i> is an English version of the <a href="/wiki/New_Revised_Standard_Version" title="New Revised Standard Version">New Revised Standard Version</a> <a href="/wiki/Bible" title="Bible">Bible</a> with a focus on environmental issues and teachings.<sup id="cite_ref-sun_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sun-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was originally published by <a href="/wiki/Harper_Bibles" class="mw-redirect" title="Harper Bibles">Harper Bibles</a> on October 7, 2008. It is a <a href="/wiki/Study_Bible" title="Study Bible">study Bible</a> featuring a foreword by <a href="/wiki/Desmond_Tutu" title="Desmond Tutu">Desmond Tutu</a> and essays by <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Sleeth_(Christian_environmentalist)" title="Matthew Sleeth (Christian environmentalist)">Matthew Sleeth</a>, Calvin B. DeWitt, <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II" title="Pope John Paul II">Pope John Paul II</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_McLaren" title="Brian McLaren">Brian McLaren</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ellen_Bernstein" title="Ellen Bernstein">Ellen Bernstein</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ellen_F._Davis" title="Ellen F. Davis">Ellen F. Davis</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Jones_(bishop)" title="James Jones (bishop)">James Jones (bishop)</a>, <a href="/wiki/N.T._Wright" class="mw-redirect" title="N.T. Wright">N.T. Wright</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barbara_Brown_Taylor" title="Barbara Brown Taylor">Barbara Brown Taylor</a>, and Gordon Aeschliman. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Green_Bible&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Green Bible is meant to "equip and encourage [readers] to see God's vision for creation and help [them] engage in the work of healing and sustaining it".<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Emphasizing what the publishers see as the Bible’s message on the environment, all passages mentioning the environment are printed in green ink to draw the reader’s attention.<sup id="cite_ref-CNN_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Inspiration">Inspiration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Green_Bible&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Inspiration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mark Tauber, senior vice-president of <a href="/wiki/HarperOne" title="HarperOne">HarperOne</a>, has stated that the Green Bible was developed with the intention of being "the first ever specialty bible that takes the issues of <a href="/wiki/Sustainability" title="Sustainability">sustainability</a>, stewardship of the earth, what many in the religious community call '<a href="/wiki/Creation_care" class="mw-redirect" title="Creation care">creation care</a>' very seriously".<sup id="cite_ref-Harper_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harper-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He went further, exposing on the Green Bible’s purpose: "That the Bible has a profound message of sustainability—some might argue, the original message—is not all that surprising. What is surprising is that it is not one of the first things that comes to mind when most folks think about the Bible and its message. This Bible seeks to change that fact. We believe that the unique and specially added features by some of today's most important thinkers, writers and leaders, across the ecumenical spectrum make it a must-have for those who already find motivation, comfort and inspiration in it and for the many more who might see it freshly as a critical resource in their journey to sustain our planet".<sup id="cite_ref-sun_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sun-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>HarperOne also claims the <a href="/wiki/Bible" title="Bible">Bible</a> contains more references to the environment than it does about love or most other subjects.<sup id="cite_ref-Harper_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harper-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Construction">Construction</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Green_Bible&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Construction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Green Bible is meant to be a <a href="/wiki/Study_bible" class="mw-redirect" title="Study bible">study bible</a>, and features a "green trail study guide" of the Bible, directing readers to specific verses on the environment and <a href="/wiki/Stewardship#Environmental_stewardship" title="Stewardship">stewardship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-newyorker_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-newyorker-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, it features a topical index for finding verses pertaining to specific subjects. Before the biblical text, the Green Bible provides an introduction from <a href="/wiki/Desmond_Tutu" title="Desmond Tutu">Archbishop Desmond Tutu</a> and essays from <a href="/wiki/Brian_McLaren" title="Brian McLaren">Brian McLaren</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cal_DeWitt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cal DeWitt (page does not exist)">Cal DeWitt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barbara_Brown_Taylor" title="Barbara Brown Taylor">Barbara Brown Taylor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II" title="Pope John Paul II">Pope John Paul II</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ellen_F._Davis" title="Ellen F. Davis">Ellen F. Davis</a>, <a href="/wiki/N._T._Wright" title="N. T. Wright">N. T. Wright</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ellen_Bernstein" title="Ellen Bernstein">Ellen Bernstein</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Sleeth_(Christian_environmentalist)" title="Matthew Sleeth (Christian environmentalist)">Matthew Sleeth</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Jones_(author)" title="James Jones (author)">James Jones</a>, and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gordon_Aeschliman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gordon Aeschliman (page does not exist)">Gordon Aeschliman</a>. Verses involving the environment or the earth are highlighted in green to draw reader’s attention. </p><p>Notable theologians including Archbishop Desmond Tutu and conservative N.T. Wright contributed material to the edition’s supplemental reading. To further support the green cause, HarperCollins printed the Green Bible on recycled paper, used soy-based ink,<sup id="cite_ref-mercury_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mercury-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and made the cover from renewable cotton linen.<sup id="cite_ref-KLTV_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KLTV-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Green_Bible&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Sierra_Club" title="Sierra Club">Sierra Club</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Humane_Society" class="mw-redirect" title="The Humane Society">The Humane Society</a>, and the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Eco-Justice_Program&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eco-Justice Program (page does not exist)">Eco-Justice Program</a> have all officially endorsed the Green Bible.<sup id="cite_ref-Harper_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harper-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Reaction to the Green Bible among Christian leaders has been mixed. Some leaders have praised the concept of the Green Bible, but have raised issues with how some content is presented, stating that the environmental message deemphasizes the Bible’s central message of the <a href="/wiki/Gospels" class="mw-redirect" title="Gospels">Gospels</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-KLTV_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KLTV-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Richard_Land" title="Richard Land">Richard Land</a>, head of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Baptist_Convention" title="Southern Baptist Convention">Southern Baptist Convention</a>’s <a href="/wiki/Ethics_%26_Religious_Liberty_Commission" title="Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission">Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission</a> said about the edition: "Sure it's important, but when they asked Jesus what was most important, he said, 'Love your God, and love your neighbor as yourself.' He didn't say anything about creation".<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Evangelist Matthew Sleeth stated that the Green Bible may help bridge the gap between liberal and conservative Christians.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reception_among_political_leaders">Reception among political leaders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Green_Bible&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Reception among political leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Reception to the Green Bible has also been differed among political leaders. Larry Schweiger, President of the <a href="/wiki/National_Wildlife_Federation" title="National Wildlife Federation">National Wildlife Federation</a> praised the Green Bible for giving "solid context" for environmentalism.<sup id="cite_ref-KLTV_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KLTV-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In contrast, some conservatives, like talk show host <a href="/wiki/Blaze_Media" title="Blaze Media">Pat Gray</a>, accused the Green Bible of merely being a marketing gimmick and money-making scheme for HarperCollins.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Green_Bible&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_environmentalism" title="Evangelical environmentalism">Evangelical environmentalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_letter_edition" title="Red letter edition">Red letter edition</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Green_Bible&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-sun-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-sun_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-sun_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080918225747/http://www.sundancechannel.com/blogs/thegreen/390370123">"Bible Goes Green: A Publishing First"</a>. <i>The Green Blog</i>. <a href="/wiki/Sundance_Channel_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sundance Channel (United States)">Sundance Channel</a>. 15 September 2008. 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Smith Parker Translation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">20th century</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Standard_Version" title="American Standard Version">American Standard</a> (ASV)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emphasized_Bible" title="Emphasized Bible">Rotherham's Emphasized</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferrar_Fenton_Bible" title="Ferrar Fenton Bible">Ferrar Fenton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moffatt,_New_Translation" title="Moffatt, New Translation">Moffatt, New Translation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knox_Bible" title="Knox Bible">Knox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bible_in_Basic_English" title="Bible in Basic English">Basic English</a> (BBE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revised_Standard_Version" title="Revised Standard Version">Revised Standard</a> (RSV)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anchor_Bible_Series" title="Anchor Bible Series">Anchor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_World_Translation_of_the_Holy_Scriptures" class="mw-redirect" title="New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures">New World</a> (NWT)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Modern_Language_Bible" title="Modern Language Bible">Modern Language</a> (MLB)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_English_Bible" title="New English Bible">New English</a> (NEB)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Bible_in_Living_English" title="The Bible in Living English">Living English</a> (BLE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_American_Standard_Bible" title="New American Standard Bible">New American Standard</a> (NASB)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Good_News_Bible" title="Good News Bible">Good News</a> (GNB)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerusalem_Bible" title="Jerusalem Bible">Jerusalem</a> (JB)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_American_Bible" title="New American Bible">New American</a> (NAB)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Living_Bible" title="The Living Bible">Living</a></li> <li><a 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Study Bible">The Wesley Study Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concordia_Publishing_House" title="Concordia Publishing House">The Lutheran Study Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Study_Bible" title="Orthodox Study Bible">Orthodox Study Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NIV_Study_Bible" title="NIV Study Bible">Study Bible for NIV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESV_Study_Bible" title="ESV Study Bible">Study Bible for ESV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_NLT_Study_Bible" title="The NLT Study Bible">Study Bible for NLT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Good_News_Study_Bible" title="Good News Study Bible">Study Bible for GNT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Interpreter%27s_Study_Bible" title="New Interpreter's Study Bible">New Interpreter's Study Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reflecting_God_Study_Bible" title="Reflecting God Study Bible">Reflecting God Study Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archaeological_Study_Bible" title="Archaeological Study Bible">Archaeological Study Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Life_with_God_Study_Bible" title="The Life with God Study Bible">The Life with God Study Bible</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Green Bible</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Picture Bibles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Brick_Bible" title="The Brick Bible">The Brick Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Manga_Bible:_From_Genesis_to_Revelation" title="The Manga Bible: From Genesis to Revelation">The Manga Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Action_Bible" title="The Action Bible">The Action Bible</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Modern Dialectal & Slang</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A_Glasgow_Bible" title="A Glasgow Bible">Glasgow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LOLCat_Bible_Translation_Project" title="LOLCat Bible Translation Project">LOLCat</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Notable publishers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cambridge_University_Press" title="Cambridge University Press">Cambridge University Press</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford_University_Press" title="Oxford University Press">Oxford University Press</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Bible_Society" title="American Bible Society">American Bible Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zondervan" title="Zondervan">Zondervan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Nelson_(publisher)" title="Thomas Nelson (publisher)">Thomas Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyndale_House" title="Tyndale House">Tyndale House</a></li> <li><a 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