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Summary: james Earl Jones reading of the New Testament
Review: James Earl Jones does a fantastic job narrating the new testament. His speech rate is excellent. His voice wonderful.
I found the readings so comfortable to listen to.
I only wish that he was a reader for the Old Testament as well.
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Summary: stop the music
Review: James Earl Jones' wonderful reading of the new testament is totally obscured by the most banal background music imaginable. What a disappointment. In the first place, his voice needs no musical enhancement for such a signficant text. And if music were absolutely required it should be of a quality to match the words and the voice (Handel and Bach wrote some pretty decent stuff using this text as a theme.)
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Summary: Dull and annoying background music spoils it for me...
Review: Make no mistake friends. James Earl Jones' voice is well suited for narrating this GREAT book. But alas, I could not keep from being highly annoyed by some genuinely insipid background music. Must we endure shoddy music everywhere these days? Please get rid of the music. Mr. Jones has an excellent voice that does NOT need support from mediocre instrumentation. I am very saddened to rate this a three-star.
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Summary: Very listenable and not gimmicky
Review: The key to a recording of Scripture is how many times one can listen to it with pleasure and profit; this one is very good, and I expect to be listening to it for quite a while. Jones's voice is pleasant, and well suited to the elevated style of the English Bible. Difficult words are pronounced well, though of course in an American accent, which sounds a bit funny with all the thee-thouing. The music track is reasonably unobtrusive, which makes it tolerable even though it is not as good as the reading. It consists mainly of old hymn tunes played several different ways. Since the tapes are so long (19 hours, I think) the music gets used over and over. Overall, this set is well worth the money.
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Summary: Not a reading of the KJV
Review: There are too many mistakes and omissions in this reading. Very disappointed.
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Summary: Not a reading of the KJV
Review: There are too many mistakes and omissions in this reading. Very disappointed.
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Summary: MOST IMPRESSIVE!
Review: This is inspired. James Earl Jones's vocal mastery is evident as he delivers a fine performance. It is profoundly moving. A wonderful way to study the New Testament at home or in your car. Unabridged, a bargain for 16 CD's.
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Summary: Unacceptable Bible Alterations
Review: This production(CD version) has the necessary elements expected in a high-quality product of its kind: a superb narrator with the golden voice and lightly-orchestrated background hymns. Indeed, most of the time, Jones has the right touch in the execution of his reading of this most sacred Book. The background music can be distracting at times, but even it has a gentle ambiance that one would wish for. However, there is something wrong that overshadows these fine qualities.
This recording has an unfortunate and dangerous habit of omitting and adding passages to the books of the Bible. Examples: first half of John 3:17 -a key passage from the instruction to Nicodemus is missing, and the first half of Revelation 3:9 is repeated. What makes this worse is that these are Jesus Christ's words, in addition to the warning given in Rev. 22:19. This also does not take into account the countless add/omit/changes of individual words throughout the books, and I have not read through the whole New Testament with this production. I may seem nit-picky and overly-strict to some, but this Book is sacred, and this should not be treated like some recitation of C.S. Lewis or whatever. That is why, traditionally, not just anyone could attempt to translate the Bible from the original manuscripts- to avoid errors similar to this situation. I don't know who is more to blame: perhaps Jones, but it seems ultimately the editor and producer(s). As I mentioned earlier, had this disturbing problem not been a factor, I would give this product a high rating. But no matter how polished and appealing it may seem when marketed, it all comes down to the careful and fearfully holy treatment of the Bible text.
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Summary: Unacceptable Bible Alterations
Review: This production(CD version) has the necessary elements expected in a high-quality product of its kind: a superb narrator with the golden voice and lightly-orchestrated background hymns. Indeed, most of the time, Jones has the right touch in the execution of his reading of this most sacred Book. The background music can be distracting at times, but even it has a gentle ambiance that one would wish for. However, there is something wrong that overshadows these fine qualities.
This recording has an unfortunate and dangerous habit of omitting and adding passages to the books of the Bible. Examples: first half of John 3:17 -a key passage from the instruction to Nicodemus is missing, and the first half of Revelation 3:9 is repeated. What makes this worse is that these are Jesus Christ's words, in addition to the warning given in Rev. 22:19. This also does not take into account the countless add/omit/changes of individual words throughout the books, and I have not read through the whole New Testament with this production. I may seem nit-picky and overly-strict to some, but this Book is sacred, and this should not be treated like some recitation of C.S. Lewis or whatever. That is why, traditionally, not just anyone could attempt to translate the Bible from the original manuscripts- to avoid errors similar to this situation. I don't know who is more to blame: perhaps Jones, but it seems ultimately the editor and producer(s). As I mentioned earlier, had this disturbing problem not been a factor, I would give this product a high rating. But no matter how polished and appealing it may seem when marketed, it all comes down to the careful and fearfully holy treatment of the Bible text.
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Summary: I wish I could give it 6 stars.
Review: This reading of the Bible is absolutely fantastic. The only reason that I rated it 5 stars was because I could not give 6 or more stars. It exceeded my expectations and hopes. I hope and pray that an Old Testament version is also in the works. I would have to have it! I can not imagine anyone who would be disappointed with this purchase.
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