TabletPCs in the Bible

Christopher Coulter posted a very funny blog about TabletPCs in the Bible. As a Bible publisher myself, I laughed out loud. This appeared today on TabletPCBuzz.com:

Habakkuk 2:2

“Then the LORD answered me and said: Write down the vision. Clearly upon the tablets, so that one can read it readily.” — The New American Bible, Confraternity of Christian Doctrine.

“Then the LORD answered me and said, "Record the vision And inscribe it on tablets, That the one who reads it may run.” — New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Isaiah 30:8

“Now come, write it on a tablet they can keep, inscribe it in a record; That it may be in future days an eternal witness.” — The New American Bible, Confraternity of Christian Doctrine.

“And now, go, write it before them on a tablet, and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come as a witness for ever.” — The Revised Standard Version. 1971.

Luke 1:63

“He asked for a tablet and wrote, “John is his name,” and all were amazed.” — The New American Bible, Confraternity of Christian Doctrine.

“And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, “His name is John.” So they all marveled.” — The New King James Version. 1996, c1982, Thomas Nelson.

Notes: Moses coming down from Mount Sinai with Tablets, per Exodus and Deuteronomy (4:13 or 5:22) doesn't really fit per se. And Isaiah 8:1, sorta, but that was really stretching things; works best here with the Darby Translation. And the Proverbial (Proverbs 3:3) “Write them on the tablet of your heart” doesn't really work either. ;)