# 12 White Stars Representing the 12 disciples and One Gold Star Representing Jesus **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 15, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-white-stars-representing-the-12-disciples-and-one-gold-star-representing-jesus/709868 "2015-01-15T02:04:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-white-stars-representing-the-12-disciples-and-one-gold-star-representing-jesus/709868/1 "2015-01-15T02:04:29Z")
\*On the front cover one gold star shines above the golden words, “Holy Bible”. Its deep blue field has thirteen stars in total: 12 white stars representing the 12 disciples and one gold star representing Jesus. Together, the thirteen stars represent the 13 original colonies of the United States of America. \* - The blue field, the white stars and the red and white stripes continue around the spine and back of the Bible. “God’s Glory Bible,” “King James Version” and “Holy Bible” are written on the spine in gold. \* _In keeping with its patriotic theme, a full page is devoted to listing the name of each state and the date each was admitted to the United States of America._ \*Another part of God’s Glory™ Bible that makes it unique is a inspirational section that showcases four good-hearted Americans who committed themselves to making a difference in the lives of fellow Americans. These testimonials will inspire every owner of God’s Glory™ Bible to continue with a purpose of hope, get involved and contribute to our country’s well-being. \* - The paper used for the Bible pages feels proper for a Holy Bible.\* **[God’s Glory Bible](http://godsglorybible.com/)** And they could have produced something tacky… Caught from the excellent **[Stuff Fundies Like](http://www.stufffundieslike.com/2015/01/gods-glory-bible/)**. From those comments: _Thank goodness we have finally added some edifying examples of selfless actions and deeds to the Bible._ And from **[Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/Gods-Glory-Bible-James-Version/dp/0615914934)**: \*I was shopping for a Bible with the flag of Uruguay on the cover, but all I could find was this. At first I was disappointed, and then I realized that God’s word could never be adequately represented by the second-smallest nation in South America. Only a Superpower will do. \* ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-white-stars-representing-the-12-disciples-and-one-gold-star-representing-jesus/709868/2 "2015-01-15T06:23:48Z")
What color star do they have for _Judas_? He started out as one of the 12 disciples, but then left. So white, shading to…? ---
**Author:** ![Your\_Great\_Darsh\_Face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ac8455/32.png) [@Your\_Great\_Darsh\_Face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Your_Great_Darsh_Face)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-white-stars-representing-the-12-disciples-and-one-gold-star-representing-jesus/709868/3 "2015-01-15T06:33:29Z")
He was, as I’m sure you know, replaced by Matthias, leaving 12 Apostles from the start of Acts onwards. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-white-stars-representing-the-12-disciples-and-one-gold-star-representing-jesus/709868/4 "2015-01-15T06:48:37Z")
> [@t-bonham@scc.net](#): > > What color star do they have for _Judas_? > He started out as one of the 12 disciples, but then left. So white, shading to…? Silver, I’m going to guess. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-white-stars-representing-the-12-disciples-and-one-gold-star-representing-jesus/709868/5 "2015-01-15T07:55:32Z")
> [@Claverhouse](#): > > 12 white stars representing the 12 disciples and one gold star representing Jesus. I haven’t previously seen that design representing Jesus and the Apostles, but it seems pretty reasonable. ---
**Author:** ![Arch\_Trout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9f8e36/32.png) [@Arch\_Trout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arch_Trout)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-white-stars-representing-the-12-disciples-and-one-gold-star-representing-jesus/709868/6 "2015-01-15T09:34:21Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Silver, I’m going to guess. Bravo! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-white-stars-representing-the-12-disciples-and-one-gold-star-representing-jesus/709868/7 "2015-01-15T09:46:06Z")
I own a King James Version and a Revised Standard Version of the Bible. I have no idea what you are talking about. If the Bible is somehow uniquely American, then I have to laugh. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-white-stars-representing-the-12-disciples-and-one-gold-star-representing-jesus/709868/8 "2015-01-15T15:48:29Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > I own a King James Version and a Revised Standard Version of the Bible. I have no idea what you are talking about. > > If the Bible is somehow uniquely American, then I have to laugh. You’re going to have to do a little legwork here and actually click on the link the OP provided. It’s the Website from where he copied the italicized text. Once you see it, you will have an idea what he’s talking about. Unless you don’t really want to know, then just carry on. Maybe post in this thread some more. ---
**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-white-stars-representing-the-12-disciples-and-one-gold-star-representing-jesus/709868/9 "2015-01-15T15:54:19Z")
The only thing it’s missing are cowboy boot bookends to keep it straight. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-white-stars-representing-the-12-disciples-and-one-gold-star-representing-jesus/709868/10 "2015-01-15T16:13:19Z")
Insert puke smilie ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-white-stars-representing-the-12-disciples-and-one-gold-star-representing-jesus/709868/11 "2015-01-15T17:06:12Z")
But… [will it blend?](http://www.willitblend.com/) ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-white-stars-representing-the-12-disciples-and-one-gold-star-representing-jesus/709868/12 "2015-01-16T00:18:52Z")
> [@t-bonham@scc.net](#): > > What color star do they have for _Judas_? > He started out as one of the 12 disciples, but then left. So white, shading to…? Judas was scripturally replaced, so still 12. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-white-stars-representing-the-12-disciples-and-one-gold-star-representing-jesus/709868/13 "2015-01-16T00:33:57Z")
> [@Claverhouse](#): > > “King James Version” I think I understand why so many fundamentalist preachers like the KJV. All they have to pay for is the printing and the cover, saving licensing fees for themselves. Profit! ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-white-stars-representing-the-12-disciples-and-one-gold-star-representing-jesus/709868/14 "2015-01-16T00:38:55Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > I think I understand why so many fundamentalist preachers like the KJV. All they have to pay for is the printing and the cover, saving licensing fees for themselves. Profit! Hey! If the KJV was good enough for Jesus, it’s good enough for me! ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-white-stars-representing-the-12-disciples-and-one-gold-star-representing-jesus/709868/15 "2015-01-16T00:56:29Z")
Lots of the numbered things in the Bible are conventions, and it doesn’t outright state “these are the twelve.” The four gospels contradict (I’m looking at you John, WTF is Nathanael?) Same with the commandments or the number of animals Noah had to bring (it says both 2 and 7, depending on type of animal!). We like putting numbers on things. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-white-stars-representing-the-12-disciples-and-one-gold-star-representing-jesus/709868/16 "2015-01-16T01:22:41Z")
Remind me what the word is, when parody so closely approaches reality that people can’t tell the difference? This Bible is there. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-white-stars-representing-the-12-disciples-and-one-gold-star-representing-jesus/709868/17 "2015-01-16T01:53:39Z")
> [@Sattua](#): > > Remind me what the word is, when parody so closely approaches reality that people can’t tell the difference? > > This Bible is there. Poe’s law. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-white-stars-representing-the-12-disciples-and-one-gold-star-representing-jesus/709868/18 "2015-01-16T20:04:09Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Poe’s law. You totally took Sattua seriously when he/she did the parody of someone with… um… what 's that word? Aphasia? ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-white-stars-representing-the-12-disciples-and-one-gold-star-representing-jesus/709868/19 "2015-01-16T20:19:07Z")
Anomia or anomic aphasia 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Your\_Great\_Darsh\_Face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ac8455/32.png) [@Your\_Great\_Darsh\_Face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Your_Great_Darsh_Face)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-white-stars-representing-the-12-disciples-and-one-gold-star-representing-jesus/709868/20 "2015-01-16T20:40:17Z")
> [@kanicbird](#): > > Judas was scripturally replaced, so still 12. I wish I’d said that! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-white-stars-representing-the-12-disciples-and-one-gold-star-representing-jesus/709868.md?page=2)