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Summary: Ready, steady, quality
Review: Cambridge is the oldest publisher in the Bible and their experience shows with this marvelous modern printing of the KJV. I need not remunerate all the features. Suffice it to mention the highlights: stunning binding, thick, sturdy paper, wide-margins, clear font, and no actual cross-references in the text itself. These are found in the margins. The whole layout is close to perfection. The wide-margin is quite a large Bible, and so buyers will have to decide if they want to carry a largish book around with them all the time. There are also Concords without the margins, but those I have seen do not have the same quality paper as this edition. Only one Bible in heaven and earth compares to this, and that is the Cambridge Presentation Edition.
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Summary: Excellent in all respects
Review: Excellent, save your pennies and purchase it. Worth every penny.
The paper is good for writing notes on. The wide margins are sufficient and the font is beautiful. For a pastor, minister, teacher or serious lay-person this is THE Bible to purchase.
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Summary: impressed
Review: I have been a Christian for 13 years and I have had a few Scofields, Thompson Chain and even, the Cambridge competitor, the [$$] Oxford Wide Margin. All were KJV Bibles, of course, and all where nice Bibles. But, I have always admired the quality, workmanship and finish of a Cambridge WM. There is nothing like this Bible. From the lined note pages to the quality of the Calf Skin leather all the way down to the "Bible Paper."
My first Scofield lasted nine months. My second lasted through my first two semesters of Bible College. My Thompson Chain has been faithul and lasted me for 9 years! And the Oxford...I couldn't ever get used to it. But, now I must say I am ready to "settle down" with a Bible that could easily last until my new born child graduates high school and starts college!
I look forward to reading and studying God's preserved Word in this unique package!
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Summary: THE Bible for people who STUDY the Scriptures
Review: I have used dozens of Bibles in my life, and I have formed strong preferences for what makes a Bible useful to me. This Bible combines more of these preferences than any other Bible in print today. Here is a brief list.1. Translation: The King James translation is the best English translation of the best texts by some of the best translators the world has ever seen. The more one becomes deeply familiar with the Scriptures, the more one has an abiding respect for this amazing translation. Keep in mind, too, that there are minor differences even in "King James" translations. This one is of a line that is faithful to the "1611" original translation. 2. Size and font. This is obviously a highly personal preference. However, given good uncorrected eyesight, this Bible is just right in its overall size, typeface, and typesetting. I compare Bible printing to music reproduction. One can barely tell the difference these days between a poor-quality sound system and a high-quality sound system. But hours of listening will tell the tale as lower-quality sound induces listening fatigue and even headaches. Likewise with printing. Little differences add up. This is printing done right. 3. No red-letter text. Who are printers trying to impress when they put "words of Jesus in red"? Why aren't the prophetic utterances of Jesus in red? What about the areas where it is still debated whether Jesus or someone else was speaking? Don't waste your time with those Bibles unless you just want them for show, not study. 4. WIDE MARGINS! Yes! Here, you have room to write copious notes on what God is showing YOU in His Scriptures, instead of being spoon-fed someone else's interpretation. 5. Over 50 pages of note paper in the back. This is great for writing quick references for studies you commonly teach or general notes on the Bible. 6. Great binding. Even when brand new, you will find that this Bible opens cleanly to any page and lies almost flat when opened. Bibles requiring "break-in" will usually "break-down" pretty quickly under heavy use. 7. Top-quality paper. Although one should still study the Bible with clean hands, this paper will resist dirt, yellowing, and wear better than most. 8. Good study helps, including a brief glossary of King James words no longer in vogue today. The brevity of this list compared to the ~9,000 word vocabulary of the KJV highlights how the invention of printing and the King James Bible acted in concert to stablize and standardize the (until ~1650) capricious English language. The bottom line is that this Bible is an incredible value. When comparing (for instance) how many meals one could eat out with the cost of this book and the many thousands of "meals" enjoyed in study, the expense is trivial. We value quality in cars, homes, computers, and even games. Should we not value quality in the reproduction of the Holy Scriptures?
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Summary: impressed
Review: I heard about this Bible from a Pastor. When I went to the US I looked at it, but it took me some time to finally decide because of the price. I'm glad I decided to buy. I like it because:
1) It does not have commentary, i.e. it is not in the usual study Bible format
2) I like the high quality design - cover, binding, layout
3) I like to make notes in my Bible, and the margins allow for that
4) I appreciate the thoughtful ruled pages for notes
5) It is easy on the eyes I would prefer a more in-depth concordance. Considering what I know about Bibles (I managed a Bible Bookstore), I rank this as a top-grade Bible that would serve a lifetime, with care.
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Summary: KJV Concord Wide Margin Bible
Review: It was a hard decision to buy this Bible verses others that were offered. On the good side, this Bible is made of quality material and has a very good feel. There is plenty of room for your own notes. However, I purchased this Bible because it was supposed to have a good concordance and a reasonable glossary. Both were more incomplete than a very inexpensive Bible from [the store]. Perhaps I'll use the note pages to complete the concordance. The Bible was so highly recommended that I would have taken it if it had a picture of a building on its front cover. I was pleased to see that the cover is a normal black leather cover with Holy Bible across the front. Only its box has the picture of the buiding.
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Summary: KJV Concord Wide Margin Bible
Review: It was a hard decision to buy this Bible verses others that were offered. On the good side, this Bible is made of quality material and has a very good feel. There is plenty of room for your own notes. However, I purchased this Bible because it was supposed to have a good concordance and a reasonable glossary. Both were more incomplete than a very inexpensive Bible from [the store]. Perhaps I'll use the note pages to complete the concordance. The Bible was so highly recommended that I would have taken it if it had a picture of a building on its front cover. I was pleased to see that the cover is a normal black leather cover with Holy Bible across the front. Only its box has the picture of the buiding.
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Summary: Finally found it!
Review: None of the Christian book stores in the nearby metropolis seem to carry any kind of specialty bible like this. Same thing with most of the Christian book websites that I knew about. Why I had not thought to look on Amazon earlier I don't know, but I finally found this wide-margin Cambridge KJV1611 bible that I absolutely love! No messy commentaries to confuse and distract you from God's Word and I have found that the non-red letter actually adds so much to my reading. I have been able to spot check a handful of the references in the middle column with pictures of original KJV1611 leaves and the cross references are also from the original KJV1611 (in addition to other cross references). The original text of the dedication from the translators to King James, AND 18 pages of commentary about the translation from the translators to the reader is included. (According to Cambridge, this letter to the readers was rarely printed after 1611). If you are serious about growing in your Christian walk and are a person who likes to write notes, then I would encourage you to consider purchasing this bible. My comments from here would just repeat what most other reviewers have said.
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Summary: WONDERFUL
Review: THIS IS THE ONLY BIBLE I WILL EVER USE. THE SIZE IS GREAT AND THE MARGINS ARE PERFECT FOR JOTTING DOWN NOTES...THE CALF SKIN LEATHER IS NICE TO THE TOUCH AND IT SMELLS GREAT
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