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Publisher puts ‘NIV’ Bible in Americans’ handwriting

September 30th, 2008

Once only the elite, the educated and the holy had the privilege of inscribing the words of the Bible, verse by verse.

Now Americans coast to coast will have a chance to hand-copy a verse of Scripture to appear in a special edition of the New International Version of the Bible, known as the NIV.

To mark the 30th anniversary of the NIV, which has sold 300 million copies worldwide, publisher Zondervan launches a campaign today to create the unique edition, which will include its 31,173 verses, each handwritten by a different person.

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I once hand wrote the entire book of proverbs as a tribute to my best friend that died a week before my wedding.  Link

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