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Summary: Darth Vader Reads the Bible
Review: When I was in college back in the sixties, I took an Old Testament history course. The Bible was, of course, required reading. The professor gave no clue whatsoever as to whether he was a believer, an atheist, or an agnostic, but he recommended that we read the King James Version of the Bible. Back then, "modern" translations were coming out almost daily, and we questioned him why he wanted us to read a centuries old version. "Because you'll be exposed to good English," he said, and I had to agree.In this recording, we have good English read well. James Earl Jones has a distinctive, beautiful voice. His voice is so distinctive that he was chosen as the voice of Darth Vader in the first "Star Wars" trilogy. He sounds much better reading the Bible than he did as the Dark Lord. A few quibbles make me reduce my rating from five to four stars. 1. Background music. Jones' unadorned voice would have been better. Also, the background music consisted largely of instrumental renditions of familiar hymns. As the music played, the words to the hymns came to mind and competed for my attention with the words Jones was reading. 2. Jones occasionally varies pronunications. E.g.: In Matthew he calls the prisoner Pilate freed "BARabbas," but in Mark it's "baRABbas." There's nothing in the quibbles, however, that should prevent you from thoroughly enjoying this rendition of the New Testament.
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Summary: Darth Vader Reads the Bible
Review: When I was in college back in the sixties, I took an Old Testament history course. The Bible was, of course, required reading. The professor gave no clue whatsoever as to whether he was a believer, an atheist, or an agnostic, but he recommended that we read the King James Version of the Bible. Back then, "modern" translations were coming out almost daily, and we questioned him why he wanted us to read a centuries old version. "Because you'll be exposed to good English," he said, and I had to agree. In this recording, we have good English read well. James Earl Jones has a distinctive, beautiful voice. His voice is so distinctive that he was chosen as the voice of Darth Vader in the first "Star Wars" trilogy. He sounds much better reading the Bible than he did as the Dark Lord. A few quibbles make me reduce my rating from five to four stars. 1. Background music. Jones' unadorned voice would have been better. Also, the background music consisted largely of instrumental renditions of familiar hymns. As the music played, the words to the hymns came to mind and competed for my attention with the words Jones was reading. 2. Jones occasionally varies pronunications. E.g.: In Matthew he calls the prisoner Pilate freed "BARabbas," but in Mark it's "baRABbas." There's nothing in the quibbles, however, that should prevent you from thoroughly enjoying this rendition of the New Testament.
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