Deus absconditus, or, give the enemies of God the finger (Anon., The Hand of God from Sant Climent de Taüll, 1123; Source: Wikimedia Commons, PD-Old-100).
Not long after the pope condemned told those in the weapons industry they shouldn’t consider themselves Christians I saw a Byzantine Catholic post pictures of the Orthodox RSV Military New Testament w/Psalms.
They said it was their favorite Bible edition. Coincidence? One wonders.
Yet, if our God is a hidden God (deus absconditus, Pascal called Him), then what could better serve as an analogue of his presence than a camouflaged cover Bible?
As expected, the presence of this Bible edition is fragile, evanescent, according to one of the Amazon reviewers:
Really like this RSV edition and the Icons and prayers in the back. Would like to see the same thing but constructed better “for wear & tear”. (My cover is already separating on the corner.). ( Do the Gideon’s have a patent on how they make their books or not? Cause theirs hold up very well.) Also It would be a nice to see a slimline well constructed version w/Psalms & Proverbs. Still I like one. Just concerned how well this “military edition” will hold up.
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