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Summary: wow.. I'm saved..
Review: Thank God for this book.. now I dont have to take any responsibility for my actions, because, according to this book, I can kill a bus load of nuns and all I have to do is ask forgiveness!.. Fantastic.. And now with the ban on assault weapons removed thanks to the religious right redneck jesus freaks, its gonna be easier than ever.. praise the lord.
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Summary: T. Y. L.
Review: thank you lord! i got this bible for christmas one year from my mom and since then it has really helped me to grow closer to God. whenever i read it i see something new, and since its new king james version it reads almost like poetry and yet its still easy to understand. other bonuses for me are the "what's it mean", "promise", and "on the edge" features. "what's it mean" clarifies things that people today may not understand about the cultures of biblical times. the "promise" features interpret certain bible verses that contain promises from God. Finally, the "on the edge" articles illustrate how the concepts in different bible verses can be applied to every day living. All these things have helped me to mature in my faith and i once more say T.Y.L.!
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Summary: what can i say its God's word !
Review: There are so many Bibles out there sometimes its hard to pick out which one you think is best for you. Well let me tell you that this version is awesome for teenagers of all ages. It has scripture walkthroughs of Bible characters such as Jesus and Paul. This book tells the story of the greatest story ever told, so i think its cool how they can change the wording to make it a little bit more understandable for most teens. This is an awesome Bible and i highly reccommend it.
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Summary: Extreme Teen Bible is EXTREMELY COOL!
Review: This "bible" is terrible. Every word of the editorial review is wrong. Let's find out why:Cutting edge? Um, the "New" testament is 2000 years old. I don't know how old the "Old" testament is. At any rate it's not exactly cutting edge material regardless of the packaging. New Kings James translation: Um, the King James Bible while easier to read than most other translations, it is not in my opinion written in "teen-friendly language" Clad in funky purple print: Guess the original bible isn't popular because it's printed in black and white. I mean it couldn't be because the language is dense and impenetrable, right? Now that it's purple I'm more than interested to read the whole boring tome from beginning to end including the incessant "Ishmael begot Zechariah who did exist upon this earth for 70 score and 10 while his progeny begot 50 head and three who did live for 37 score and 43 fortnight...." But now that it's purple I'll understand it completely. For instance, now that it's printed in "funky purple print" I'll understand why the people in the early old testament apparently lived for centuries and how at some points the Christian family tree loops back on it self. Snowboard-type logo's: Apparently Jesus now moves through the stations of the cross on a new snow board. Does he ride goofy footed? Appealing to the thrill seekers: Wow, parachuting off that cliff while riding a mountain bike was intense! But not near as intense as reading the "Extreme Teen Bible". As soon as I hear someone say that I'll retract all my other negative comments about this "bible". Promising a life of "no fears, no regrets, just a future with a promise.": Can I sue them if I read this and still have fears and regrets? My life is full of fears and regrets. I relive my fears and regrets in horrifying, abject clarity again and again every second of everyday of my life! Reading the "X-treme Teen Bible" isn't likely to change that. Unless of course this book is like taking drugs. You'll feel happy and good! Maybe they laced the pages with something. "A future with a promise"? A promise of what? It doesn't necessarily say that it'll be good. Given the number of cripples, lepers, poor folks etc in the Bible, the likelihood is that it will be a promise of "Excruciating pain steeped in the rank stench of death". Generous introductions: Jesus Christ, come on down, you're the next contestant on the Extreme Teen Bible show! Full-page profiles of faith-filled biblical characters: Most of the characters in the Bible are not "faith-filled". I guess there won't be a full page profile of Pontius Pilate, eh? Quick reference index covering subjects from abortion to worship guide the young reader into a more "extreme" relationship with God: Yep. Don't even take the time to read the thing for yourself and develop your own opinions. Look up your problem in the index. It's not like the Bible is a complex, interwoven tapestry of symbolism and truisms or anything. All you have to do is skim through it and you'll get the idea...all of life's questions are in the index. There's a solid basis for developing a relationship with our omnipotent, supernatural father entity. Say it again; "Omnipotent, supernatural father entity"....THAT's not extreme enough for you?! "What's It Mean?" sidebars appear on almost every page: I'm pretty certain that when reading a book such as the Bible, part of the intrigue and challenge is to find new meaning in it. No two people who read the Bible should come away from it with exactly the same meaning. If it was that simple people wouldn't still be being debating it today, thousands of years after it was written. Or, skim it quickly and take the generic, force fed meaning so conveniently supplied in the side bars. Heck, skip all the other junk, you don't need it now. Just read the side bars, apparently you'll come away with the same thing. What an "X-treme" relationship you'll build with the 10 or 11 paragraphs that it apparently takes to summarize the whole Bible. By portraying Christ as the "truest revolutionary of all time," the Bible becomes a survival guide to the world that teens live in: Um, Jesus didn't have to deal with peer-pressure regarding drugs or sex or anything else. He didn't have to take SAT's or have to get good grades to go to college. So how is this a survival guide for today's teens? Well, if you had read the whole Bible and found your own meaning in the myriad of parables and metaphors that define the Bible then you've built a strong moral core on which to make these decisions based on your own life situations. However, you've only read the side bars. Chances are the generic, canned responses which they so conveniently provided will not apply directly to your own life. Since they've sapped your ability to make your own choices and decisions and the ability to find the bigger meaning in smaller problems, you're now [out of luck]. Best just to conform. Go ahead.....CONFORM!!!!! Being revolutionary is apparently only for Jesus.
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Summary: Dumbed down Bible for the lazy...
Review: This "bible" is terrible. Every word of the editorial review is wrong. Let's find out why: Cutting edge? Um, the "New" testament is 2000 years old. I don't know how old the "Old" testament is. At any rate it's not exactly cutting edge material regardless of the packaging. New Kings James translation: Um, the King James Bible while easier to read than most other translations, it is not in my opinion written in "teen-friendly language" Clad in funky purple print: Guess the original bible isn't popular because it's printed in black and white. I mean it couldn't be because the language is dense and impenetrable, right? Now that it's purple I'm more than interested to read the whole boring tome from beginning to end including the incessant "Ishmael begot Zechariah who did exist upon this earth for 70 score and 10 while his progeny begot 50 head and three who did live for 37 score and 43 fortnight...." But now that it's purple I'll understand it completely. For instance, now that it's printed in "funky purple print" I'll understand why the people in the early old testament apparently lived for centuries and how at some points the Christian family tree loops back on it self. Snowboard-type logo's: Apparently Jesus now moves through the stations of the cross on a new snow board. Does he ride goofy footed? Appealing to the thrill seekers: Wow, parachuting off that cliff while riding a mountain bike was intense! But not near as intense as reading the "Extreme Teen Bible". As soon as I hear someone say that I'll retract all my other negative comments about this "bible". Promising a life of "no fears, no regrets, just a future with a promise.": Can I sue them if I read this and still have fears and regrets? My life is full of fears and regrets. I relive my fears and regrets in horrifying, abject clarity again and again every second of everyday of my life! Reading the "X-treme Teen Bible" isn't likely to change that. Unless of course this book is like taking drugs. You'll feel happy and good! Maybe they laced the pages with something. "A future with a promise"? A promise of what? It doesn't necessarily say that it'll be good. Given the number of cripples, lepers, poor folks etc in the Bible, the likelihood is that it will be a promise of "Excruciating pain steeped in the rank stench of death". Generous introductions: Jesus Christ, come on down, you're the next contestant on the Extreme Teen Bible show! Full-page profiles of faith-filled biblical characters: Most of the characters in the Bible are not "faith-filled". I guess there won't be a full page profile of Pontius Pilate, eh? Quick reference index covering subjects from abortion to worship guide the young reader into a more "extreme" relationship with God: Yep. Don't even take the time to read the thing for yourself and develop your own opinions. Look up your problem in the index. It's not like the Bible is a complex, interwoven tapestry of symbolism and truisms or anything. All you have to do is skim through it and you'll get the idea...all of life's questions are in the index. There's a solid basis for developing a relationship with our omnipotent, supernatural father entity. Say it again; "Omnipotent, supernatural father entity"....THAT's not extreme enough for you?! "What's It Mean?" sidebars appear on almost every page: I'm pretty certain that when reading a book such as the Bible, part of the intrigue and challenge is to find new meaning in it. No two people who read the Bible should come away from it with exactly the same meaning. If it was that simple people wouldn't still be being debating it today, thousands of years after it was written. Or, skim it quickly and take the generic, force fed meaning so conveniently supplied in the side bars. Heck, skip all the other junk, you don't need it now. Just read the side bars, apparently you'll come away with the same thing. What an "X-treme" relationship you'll build with the 10 or 11 paragraphs that it apparently takes to summarize the whole Bible. By portraying Christ as the "truest revolutionary of all time," the Bible becomes a survival guide to the world that teens live in: Um, Jesus didn't have to deal with peer-pressure regarding drugs or sex or anything else. He didn't have to take SAT's or have to get good grades to go to college. So how is this a survival guide for today's teens? Well, if you had read the whole Bible and found your own meaning in the myriad of parables and metaphors that define the Bible then you've built a strong moral core on which to make these decisions based on your own life situations. However, you've only read the side bars. Chances are the generic, canned responses which they so conveniently provided will not apply directly to your own life. Since they've sapped your ability to make your own choices and decisions and the ability to find the bigger meaning in smaller problems, you're now [out of luck]. Best just to conform. Go ahead.....CONFORM!!!!! Being revolutionary is apparently only for Jesus.
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Summary: More political than spiritual or scholarly
Review: This Bible is fun to read, and teens who don't connect with or understand the cultural references will find some explanations here. But these explanations are often simplistic and superficial, with little or no spiritual content. Most of the annotations consist of rigid behavioral dictates based on conservative, fundamental interpretations. Readers of this Bible will not be told that various conflicting interpretations exist among clergy of all denominations (including among conservatives), and among biblical scholars. If this Bible can help teens to avoid self-destructive behavior, so much the better, and more power to it. But it's not the version to read, at any age, if you want a deeper or more spiritual understanding of Scripture (the NASB or NRSV Student Bibles are better).
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Summary: Extreme Teen Bible is EXTREMELY COOL!
Review: This book is a necesity for a Christian teenager you know! Not only is the book attractive and fun to read, it is important to read the bible in order to grow spiritually. Since it is targeted toward teenagers the explanations are easy to understand. I own the book and it is where I have really started to read the bible. I can't read an ordinary bible because it seems so boring and not something i would want to read. However I connect with this Teen Bible and I would recommend it to teenagers everywhere!!!
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Summary: GREAT FOR TEENS WHO WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN
Review: This book is wonderful for all teens who are trying to become Christians, but are having a hard time understanding the bible. This book has frequently asked questions, like what is God like, and helpful answers. It also has guides on how to read the Bible in a year. This bible is easy to understand and contains colorful pages about the different people in the bible. If you are looking for a good bible look no further. I own the paperback edition, but I would recommend getting hardcover because my cover is starting to rip.
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Summary: Not just for Teens
Review: This is a great bible for anyone, of any age. The detailed information prior to each book gives alot of background and gets you geared up for what your reading. Also the definitions and allusions are very helpful for study. I would give this to anyone from 12 up who wants to an easier way to read the bible.
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Summary: Great Bible for 13 & up
Review: This is a great bible to buy for a gift or for any purpose...It is easy to understand and includes many features. Buy it for someone you know today!
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