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Summary: "The most easily understood Bible of all time."
Review: The Amplified Bible is the best Bible I have ever read. It is beautifully written with comments by the various contributors. I have found this Bible to be so satisfying. It has brought much peace into my life. I would recommend this Bible for anyone who reads the Bible on a daily basis, as it is easily understood and is, what I think, the perfect translation of The Word of God
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Summary: Amplified Bible-Large Print
Review: A must reading for all, large print is user friendly!
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Summary: A fresh translation couched in understandable language
Review: An example: (okay, my favorite passage) "I have overcome the world." (Jesus Christ) The Amplified Bible translates this: "I have deprived the world of the power to harm you." The Amplified Bible is my favorite Bible translation. I was impressed with the fact that this Bible goes back to the original Hebrew and Greek translations instead of retranslating the translations. The 23rd Psalm, the 91st Psalm - all the favorites take on powerful new meanings with a reading of this Bible. I would highly recommend this Bible to anyone who loves to dig deep into the spiritual meaning and practicality of God's word. I recently pulled out my leather copy of this AB (I have both the hardcover and leather editions) and I noticed I'd filled the flyleafs with my "favorite" Bible passages. That's how this book is - you read a verse and say "Aha...so that's what that verse means..I never thought of it in that light" and then you have to think about it for a time and let it sink in deep. It's a book (and a message) that will really satisfy the hungry heart.
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Summary: A fresh translation couched in understandable language
Review: An example: (okay, my favorite passage) "I have overcome the world." (Jesus Christ) The Amplified Bible translates this: "I have deprived the world of the power to harm you." The Amplified Bible is my favorite Bible translation. I was impressed with the fact that this Bible goes back to the original Hebrew and Greek translations instead of retranslating the translations. The 23rd Psalm, the 91st Psalm - all the favorites take on powerful new meanings with a reading of this Bible. I would highly recommend this Bible to anyone who loves to dig deep into the spiritual meaning and practicality of God's word. I recently pulled out my leather copy of this AB (I have both the hardcover and leather editions) and I noticed I'd filled the flyleafs with my "favorite" Bible passages. That's how this book is - you read a verse and say "Aha...so that's what that verse means..I never thought of it in that light" and then you have to think about it for a time and let it sink in deep. It's a book (and a message) that will really satisfy the hungry heart.
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Summary: gave me understanding and clarity
Review: Considered by many as one of the most literal translations available, the Amplified Bible adds understanding for the reader by using contemporary language, and by giving the text its fullest meaning with added words (in brackets and parentheses) for clarification.
Some consider it fragmented in style, but once one gets into the flow of it, it is easier reading and very enlightening.
After many years of reading the KJV, I purchased the Amplified in 1999, and was astounded by how it made already familiar texts come to life. I am presently almost at the end of my second cover-to-cover reading, and love this translation more than ever. The heart and soul of this translation was the dedication and scholarship of Dr. Frances Siewert (1881-1967), a remarkable woman whose passion for the scriptures and knowledge of languages, along with the commitment of the Lockman Foundation and Zondervan Publishing House, gave us this marvelous translation, first published in one volume in 1965.
Among the many sources used were Rudolph Kittel's Biblia Hebraica, Wescott and Hort's Greek Text, the 23rd Edition of Nestle Greek New Testament, and Greek and Hebrew lexicons. Each book has an introduction that I find extremely useful; it gives historical perspective, insights into the authorship, and more.
The back of the volume contains a fairly extensive concordance, several maps, and the leatherbound and hardback editions have a print size that is kind to the eyes.
For those like me who are "non-academic", but want to understand and learn from the scriptures as much as we are capable of, I highly recommend reading this translation, at least once in a lifetime. Psalm 46:1
Amplified: "God is our Refuge and Strength (mighty and impenetrable to temptation), a very present and well-proved help in trouble".
KJV: "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble".
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Summary: Thou Mustn't . . .
Review: Did "SHUT UP ALREADY" really go on to encourage his readers by using the words "thou" etc. in his text as though speaking to us in King James English? Please friend, it's that type of silliness that gives you 1611 KJV Bible thumpers a bad name. It's really hard to take you seriously when you behave that way. In any case, you don't like the translation. I agree with you that it doesn't flow well and really is a poor choice for simply reading God's Word. There are many better styles for that. However, the Amplified can be very helpful when studying the individual words of God's Word. That DOES interest some people. OK, now I'll shut up already before I give "thou" a headache!
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Summary: CORRECTED STATEMENTS
Review: FIRST LE TME START BY SAYNG THAT IN A PRIOR REVIEW SOMEONE SAID THIS BOOK HAD ONLY A GLOSSARY AND INDEX BUT NO CONCORDANCE. HE'S WRONG. T HIS BOOK HADS THE LARGEST CONCORDANCE I HAVE EVER SEEN WITH MORE THEN 190 PAGES TO IT. SECOND I AM FULLY FLUENT IN HEBREW AND HAVE HEBREW BIBLES, BUT SINCE I FOUND THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE I HAVE NO NEED FOR THEM. THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS VERY REFINING AND MAKES TRANSLATION HARD TO DESCRIBE THE FEELING BEHIND WORDS. THE BRACKET SYSTEM IN THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE OVERCOMES THAT LIMITATION. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST ACURATE & BEAUTIFUL TRANSLATIONS I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS (AND I SAY THAT HAVE SWORN FOR YEARS THAT THE KJV WOULD BE THE ONLY BIBLE I EVER OWNED)
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Summary: WOW
Review: for the price, this is incredibly awesome. I love it! I love it! I love it! So will you.
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Summary: Historical perspective on this translation
Review: Francis Siewart was the primary translator of the Greek and Hebrew scriptures that make up this volume. Throughout most of the time she spent on this task, she suffered from cancer and, over a period of twenty years, had approximately twent-five surgeries on this cancer. Ms.Siewart first translated the New Testament. She was not expected to complete this due to her illness. However, as a testament to her faith and the power of faith, she not only finished the New Testament, she went on to complete the translation of the Old Testament in two parts before she passed away. I am not a deeply religious person myself, but her work is a strong argument for the power of faith. I met her on a few occasions during the time she was doing this work. She had been like an aunt to my mother and father and they called her "Aunt Francis" even though there was no real family relationship--only love and friendship.
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Summary: Can't Tell a Book By Its Cover
Review: I bought my first Amplified translation in softcover paperback size format. I carry it everywhere so I can read it anytime. It's been used and abused for so long. Today my two year old has helped separate the New Testament from the Old by ripping apart the spine. When he was younger he removed the beginning of Matthew. So I'm in the market for a replacement right about now. Some folks have the wrong idea about how the amplified translation reads. They think every word is followed by any number of synonyms in parentheses. While extra meanings are supplied after some words and phrases, for the most part the text reads like the new King James. One helpful feature are the cultural and historical notes referenced as footnotes to some of the text. It helps to paint a picture of how different bible times were than today. This really helped me to understand the Old Testament a lot better. The only complaint I would have is that Zondervan hasn't updated their cover designs since it was first published. The New Living Translation has really cool versions, like the steel case, or the post-modern style cover. The Message has just been "remixed" with a new format and cover design. But good old Amplified still has that placid-looking tree on the cover. Can't Zondervan create something really cool for a new release?
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