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Summary: RE: Kevin's Comment
Review: In regard to Kevin's comments, that by the way is copied and pasted into EVERY review for ANY Bible, I would like to know if he as heard of a parable..p-a-r-a-b-l-e. You can't argue that if everyone obeyed the laws and idelas of the Bible that this world would be a better place. What is so wrong with "thou shalt not kill" or "obey your parents?" However, I believe the Bible is more than laws and stories. I have been waiting for someone to explain to me how over 30 people from opposite ends of the earth can write about the same topic and refer to what the other person wrote AND predict the coming of Christ. The Bible resonates the same divine voice from different people that speaks truth. If you have read each and every Bible you write a comment about, then write it, otherwise keep it to yourself.
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Summary: Excellent Bible Translation
Review: One of the central reasons I use this Bible is because it makes for an effective dialogue between Catholics like myself and Protestants, which the majority of the people I talk to about religious perspectives are. Another reason is because it stays away from some of the older, and harder to understand English of the KJV and Douay-Rheims.Basically, if you're Catholic and want to participate in ecumenism with Protestants or the Orthodox, you might want to have a spare copy of this in addition to your RSV-CE, Douay-Rheims, NAB, or whatever. In any case, this Bible's language flows easily. Still, if you want the best translation, you'd better learn Greek, Aramaic, and Hebrew to have a grasp of the original Bible, and Latin in order to view the first translations of it. But, in case you don't want to go down that path, I'd pick up a copy of this no matter what Christian sect you are part of.
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Summary: Great Job!
Review: The Bible, latest work to spring forth from the pen of award-winning author God, is a rollicking, non-stop, action-adventure which ends with a thrilling conclusion and a hearty "Amen". This is God's best novel to date, incorporating elements of both Mesopatamian Myth and his earlier blockbuster, The Torah. Fans of the Torah will find the second half of this book a radical departure from God's normal writing style; for example, the story is much less centered around smiting and not eating pork. The middle section tends to drap of this book, and the author, faultless in his reasearch, often lingers too long on lines of a "Zebbub begat Nebur" vein. However this is soon forgotten, and fans of action will truly enjoy the unpredicatable stories between David and Goliath, Job and the Biting Flies, and Jonah and the Whale. Although it can sometimes come off as a bit preachy, the Bible is a true semi-autobiographical masterpiece by the reclusive God, age 53 (to the infinte power), who resides lately in Indiana. One certainly hopes to hear more of this promising young writer in the days to come.
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Summary: Great Job!
Review: The Bible, latest work to spring forth from the pen of award-winning author God, is a rollicking, non-stop, action-adventure which ends with a thrilling conclusion and a hearty "Amen". This is God's best novel to date, incorporating elements of both Mesopatamian Myth and his earlier blockbuster, The Torah. Fans of the Torah will find the second half of this book a radical departure from God's normal writing style; for example, the story is much less centered around smiting and not eating pork. The middle section tends to slow down this book, and the author, faultless in his reasearch, often lingers too long on lines of a "Zebbub begat Nebur" vein. However this is soon forgotten, and fans of action will truly enjoy the unpredicatable stories between David and Goliath, Job and the Biting Flies, and Jonah and the Whale. Although it can sometimes come off as a bit preachy, the Bible is a true semi-autobiographical masterpiece by the reclusive God, age 53 (to the infinte power), who resides lately in Indiana. One certainly hopes to hear more of this promising young writer in the days to come.
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Summary: An excellent companion for reading sacred scripture
Review: The Catholic Reader's Text Bible is an edition of the New Revised Standard Version, Catholic edition, containing the complete text of the ancient canon with the deuterocanonical books. The NRSV is possibly the finest bible in English, being a reliable, literal translation, yet highly readable and literary. This edition has several attractive features. 1) It contains a complete table of lectionary readings for Sundays and weekdays, so you can read the bible every day along with the whole church; 2) It has a treasury of Catholic Prayers and devotions; 3) it has a 99 page bible concordance; 4) it has family record pages to record baptisms and marriages; 5) it has a picture of Pope John Paul II on the presentation page; 6) and of course, the excellent NRSV text with Apocrypha/deuterocanonical books. The NRSV catholic edition is the text for the Canadian lectionary. It carries the imprimatur of both the Canadian and U.S. Catholic Bishops, and is quoted in the English version of the Catechism of the Catholic church. This Catholic reader's text edition by Oxford is Anglicized (e.g., "Saviour" for "Savior"). This is the finest bible for Catholics, and an excellent choice for all Christians.
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Summary: Plusses and minuses
Review: The NRSV has an intresting mix of literalness and paraphrasing in its translation. I suppose that comes from having started with the RSV, a more literal translation, and then trying to make it gender neutral. This Bible has more of the deuterocanonical books than any other that I have found. My copy of it, however, unfortunately does not tell you where or who accepts which books and so they're all just lumped together in one collection in the middle. I would have preferred it if it had told us. I only found out recently: Books in the Roman Catholic, Greek, and Slavonic Bibles:
Tobit
Judith
Esther (with Greek additions)
Wisdom of Solomon
Ecclesiasticus (or the Wisdom of Jesus ben Sirach)
Baruch
The letter of Jeremiah (Baruch 6)
The prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Jews (Daniel 3:24-90)
Susanna (Daniel 13)
1 Maccabees
2 Maccabees Books in the Greek and Slavonic Bibles but not in the Roman Catholic canon:
1 Esdras (Greek version of Ezra)
Prayer of Manasseh
Psalm 151
3 Maccabees In the Slavonic Bible and in the the Latin Vulgate appendix:
2 Esdras In the appendix of the Greek Bible:
4 Maccabees
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Summary: The Holy Bible with the Apocrypha
Review: This Bible is very informational especially containing the lost books of the bible; I can really get more information to understand the Bible with more depth.
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Summary: A very good Catholic Bible
Review: This Bible ranks right behind the NAB (in my opinion) as it pertains to Catholics who wish to have a complete Bible to read from. I say complete because this version of the NRSV contains the deuterocanonicals (which non-Catholic Christians call the "apocrypha"), and has them listed amongst the books of the Old Testament instead of stuck in the back. The NRSV is used by the Catholic Church in Canada for the Liturgy, and so all Canadians would find this Bible especially useful. The Revised Standard Version (RSV) is an updating of the King James Bible, removing the Victorian language and updating the translation (the English language HAD developed over the almost 400 years since the KJV had been written) to make the Bible more readily accessible and understandable for today's reader. The NEW Revised Standard Version (NRSV) is almost a totally different translation, and contains changes that may not be appreciated by some people. The biggest difference between the NRSV and RSV is the use of "gender-inclusive language". Personally, I don't find this to be a problem, because if the text is meant to include both sexes then the appropriate words should be used to convey this in the translation. Overall, I think this adds to the accuracy of the translation. Now, as for this particular book. The softcover book is extremely sturdy. The paper is thin, but does not suffer from "bleed-through" if you decide to mark the book with notes or high-lighting. Another bonus of this book is the myriad of maps (64 in all) that pepper the book. There are also over a dozen charts that are found in appropriate locations and serve as useful references. In addition, the softcover version contains a papal encyclical which speaks about the importance of the Bible and the serious study of it that Catholics should do (in direct contrast to the fallacious anti-Catholic claim that Catholics are told NOT to read the Bible).
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Summary: A very good Catholic Bible
Review: This Bible ranks right behind the NAB (in my opinion) as it pertains to Catholics who wish to have a complete Bible to read from. I say complete because this version of the NRSV contains the deuterocanonicals (which non-Catholic Christians call the "apocrypha"), and has them listed amongst the books of the Old Testament instead of stuck in the back. The NRSV is used by the Catholic Church in Canada for the Liturgy, and so all Canadians would find this Bible especially useful. The Revised Standard Version (RSV) is an updating of the King James Bible, removing the Victorian language and updating the translation (the English language HAD developed over the almost 400 years since the KJV had been written) to make the Bible more readily accessible and understandable for today's reader. The NEW Revised Standard Version (NRSV) is almost a totally different translation, and contains changes that may not be appreciated by some people. The biggest difference between the NRSV and RSV is the use of "gender-inclusive language". Personally, I don't find this to be a problem, because if the text is meant to include both sexes then the appropriate words should be used to convey this in the translation. Overall, I think this adds to the accuracy of the translation. Now, as for this particular book. The softcover book is extremely sturdy. The paper is thin, but does not suffer from "bleed-through" if you decide to mark the book with notes or high-lighting. Another bonus of this book is the myriad of maps (64 in all) that pepper the book. There are also over a dozen charts that are found in appropriate locations and serve as useful references. In addition, the softcover version contains a papal encyclical which speaks about the importance of the Bible and the serious study of it that Catholics should do (in direct contrast to the fallacious anti-Catholic claim that Catholics are told NOT to read the Bible).
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