The heaviest and smallest Bibles,besides a 'slide' Bible will be among 800 varieties of the holy book on display at the five-day Cochin International Christian Book Fair, which will get underway in Kochi from September 2.
Around 15,000 books, novels, theological resources, Christian music products, gifts and accessories would be on display and sale, Shaji T Daniel, Kerala Regional Manager of OM Books, which is organising the book fair, said.
The Heaviest Bible weighs seven kilos, the smallest just 10 grams. There is also a waterproof Bible and a steel grip Bible.
"One might come across bibles of different sizes, but the miniature bibles to be exhibited at the fair are certain to draw stares from visitors, he said.
'If the miniature bible is the smallest, then the 'Slide Bible' which contains a reproduction of 1245 pages of the holy book on one small slide, is bound to surprise visitors', he said.
The slide bible was made by the research and development staff of NCR Corporation at Dayton, Ohio of USA and contains all 66 books of the Old and New Testaments.
One needs a magnifying glass to read the miniature Bible while the font size in the slide bible is so tiny that it can be read only through a microscope, Daniel said.
OM is also the biggest publishing house in Asia for biblical books. It has over 30 branches across India with its head office in Secunderabad.
