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Summary: THE version to read
Review: I found out about this version of the Bible when I was about sixteen years old, and ever since then it has been my choice of Bible. This version of the Bible is far easier to read than the King James Version, which was antiquated about 300 years ago. What is significantly different about this version of the Bible over the others is that this version was translated from the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, rather than being a "translation of a translation", as other versions are. Also, the translations were reviewed by members of all the major denominations, to ensure that no one verse favors any sectarian bias. If you read any Bible for study or inspiration, this version is the one to get.
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Summary: disheartened
Review: I purchased this set of tapes because I desperately need to find God. I've been assured the search begins with his WORD. This production is an impediment to that search. The words are read without interpretation, sometimes so fast that it is obvious a task is being hurried through. The same characterless music is repeated ad nauseum. Compare this with Max McLean's performances and you will never want to listen to a "solely for profit" production like this one again.
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Summary: A guide for life
Review: More than ink and paper, more than a book... This is a guide for life, for whole life. A treasure place where you can find history, love, patiant, wisdom and the most important: God
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Summary: Portable - the size of a paperback novel.
Review: That's what I like best about this Bible. You can read it easily - it's not too big and heavy, the pages aren't too thin. Plus the cover is very cute and makes it look just like a regular book. NIV means it's been translated into easy-to-understand English. The Book of Revelation is especially easier to read than in other translations.
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Summary: An outstanding read
Review: The Bible claims to be God's word. A claim of which upon reading, I am fully convinced. The Old Testament speaks of the truth that God made the earth, including humanity for relationship with him. But within the first 3 chapters a tragic event occurs, Adam and Eve (humanity) reject God as their ruler and creator by ignoring his instruction not to eat from the tree of good and evil. They believed the serpent and thought that they knew better than God. Because of they reject God, Adam and Eve are expelled from the garden and the perfect life they once experienced with God there, is no-more. Humanity is cut off from perfect relationship with God. Because of this rebellion humanity is under the judgement of God for running our lives our own way and ingnoring him. The rest of the bible, is the unfolding story of how the perfect relationship with God is fully restored God makes promises to his people, the Isrealites that he will send a saviour/king, and as you read the Old Testament you discover that the relationship between God and Israel is a rocky one. At times they trust and follow him obeying the laws God set out for them in Leviticus. But because of their impatience they give up on God taking matters into their own hands. The climax of the Old Testament is the appointment of the King of Israel, David (1&2 Samuel). However even this great king is not the promised messiah, and Isreal is without a saviour. It is not until your the New Testament gospels that we see that it is actually God himself who restores humanity to himself. Not their own goodness but God in his graciouness sends his own Son to pay the penaltly for the rebellion and sin of the world. In a twist of irony, God's Son Jesus takes the punishment that the worlds deserves for ignoring him, so that if you put your trust in him you can be saved from judgement and the punishment for your sin. It is indeed a truely remarkable book with amazing twists in the plot and a fascinating ending that you will simply have to read for yourself. It's changed my life.
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Summary: "Beautiful but bollix"-Philip Larlin
Review: The British poet Philip Larkin accurately summed up the bible in 3 words. Certainly well written, it's a nice collection of primitive myths and vaguely-historical stories. Unfortunately many uneducated people believe it is literally true. Thankfully in western Europe god has been officially dead for well over 100 years now, but even today large sectons of the great uneducated Amerikkkan public are intellectually living in the dark ages. When will American society be mature enough to follow Europe into the 20 century (let alone the 21st)?
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Summary: A review of the Bible
Review: The purpose of this review is to help those interested in spiritual literature decide if the Bible is something they would like to read. I am going to review the Bible as if it were any other spiritual book and one that may be totally unfamiliar to a seeker. I will leave aside the question of inspiration and origin as I am only interested in commenting on its value as a text for someone seeking growth. The Bible is a very uneven but very valuable spiritual text. At its worst, it contains a book (Numbers) which is little more than a (surely inaccurate) census list and can be easily skipped. At its best (the Gospels, some of the Psalms, etc.), it contains literature that belongs with the greatest spiritual literature ever written. Since the Bible is actually a collection of books rather than one book, quality and value varies widely. The earlier Old Testament historical books can be fascinating reading from a dramatic perspective as they contain many characters that are still recognizable types today. They may not be very interesting to someone looking for spiritual enlightenment, however, as the God portrayed there seems to be a primitive revelation of a somewhat crude God concerned with military success and other issues that most modern people consider to be beneath God. This state of affairs continues for several hundred pages until the Book Of Job, which is an interesting and thoughtful discussion about injustice in the world. Here begin the Wisdom books in the Bible and each of them is well worth reading as the questions they raise are still relevant. The Book of Psalms is another very high point in the Bible. It contains some of the best prayers you will ever read and is full of great passages. A few of the Psalms deal unpleasantly with revenge, but most are full of inspiring and profoundly moving thoughts. Proverbs consists of some very folksy sayings that can entertain and enlighten. The rest of the Old Testament consists of writings by prophets and while most of it is not of interest to the first time reader of the Bible, there are many magnificent passages (especially in Isaiah) which stand out as milestones in religious writing. These are usually set within long historical passages which will probably bore most readers. By reading headings, one can find the "good stuff". Next comes the New Testament. There are four Gospels, each of which is fast paced and dense with valuable sayings, stories, parables, etc. There is more substance per chapter in the Gospels than in any other part of the bible. Read Luke and John especially as these are the most valuable for seekers. The Gospels are not to be missed. I found nothing in them which was not of interest from some vantage point - and they read very well even today. It is clear from them that Jesus was a very great teacher - and perhaps more. If you think you know what Jesus is about because of second hand information from a church or parents, find out for yourself as you may be very surprised at what you find there. Jesus, as portrayed in the Bible, is not as easy to categorize as many groups would like Him to be. If you studied nothing in the Bible but the Gospels, you would have a great deal to study and learn from just from those small books. The Gospels are followed by Acts - a short history of what happened after the story of the Gospels end. This is followed by various letters by early church leaders, some of which retain great interest for today while others could be left to be read for a much later time if one were to go deeply into christianity. The final book is Revelation - which because of its murky symbolism, is anything but one. I found nothing of interest in this one and can easily see why unstable types have projected their own paranoid fantasies onto this hodgepodge of numerology and apocalyptic imagery. It simply isn't worth reading as it is so unclear that not even the most confident commentators can agree on what it is supposed to mean. Skip it. All in all, the Bible is a very big, uneven book but one that has enough magnificent and profoundly invaluable spiritual material to make it well worth your time and study.
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Summary: Not very good quality production...narration good
Review: This must have been produced a long time ago...the quality of production and sound is less than acceptable. There are other dramatized versions. The one I like is the NIV Dramatized both on cassette and CD narrated by Stephen Johnston. It is produced by World Publishing. I recommend that. CDs really make the Bible accessable because you can go to chapter and verse easier. God Bless!
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Review: This special children's edition of the best-selling New International Version[TM] (NIV) Bible gives kids a "grown up" Bible--but one with child-friendly features: a winsome cover design, a Bible dictionary, a colorful presentation page, record pages, timeline, maps, and 32 delightfully realistic, full-color illustrations by artist Nancy Munger.
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Summary: A fantastic 'first' bible for any child.
Review: What I liked most about this bible was that it was a 'real' bible. It was not paraphrased into cute litte stories, but had the exact words in the exact order as any adult bible. The print was a little larger and the were illustrations scattered throughout the entire book along with maps and a dictionary. My nine year old daughter, who is autistic, loved this book when I gave it to her. She was able to read it on her own at night and she was also able to follow along with the scriptures read during church services on Sunday. However, she left it at church and the bible was never returned. I have been looking for another copy of this bible for about three months and I am estatic that I was able to get this bible at Amazon.com. Now I can replace the bible that was not returned and put another gift under the Chrismas tree at the same time. I have shown this bible to a co-worker whose husband is a minister, she wants to get them as Christmas gifts for the children who attend her church. If you want your child to have a bible, this definitely the one to get.
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