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Summary: GREAT at first, but you'll have to get rid of it eventually
Review: I've always trusted Tyndale Publishers, they definitely live up to their high standards. I was excited after beginning Greek to buy my first interlinear Greek/English NT from them and find it to be the best one out there. It is quite impressive, the Greek fully represents the UBS 4th edition as well as the NRSV english translation. I would recommend this only if you are beginning Koine Greek and need to work with basics or to possibly refine some vocabulary. However, once you have done that with this, which should only be up to a half year maybe, DITCH THIS BOOK!!! While it is a good interlinear, it will hinder your studies, and you should move on to just reading the plain Greek. The UBS edition has a dictionary in the back, so that is enough to help you get by with the little you would still need. If you are new, buy this book. Get rid of it after 6 months. If you already are well into your Greek studies, don't bother, it will hurt more than it will help.
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Summary: Excellent Modern Interlinear
Review: I've used Marshall's Interlinear for over twenty years. I bought this more for comparison and have found it to be quite nice. The vocabulary is modern as opposed to Alfred Marshall who used some older vocabulary which doesn't communicate as well. I'm pleasantly surprised at how well some passages have been translated, even better than many standard translations such as the NASB or AV. Some words catch the translators and I can only surmise this is due to the difficulty of the idea rather than the actual words. I'm not particularly happy with the NRSV margin. It is a little too interpretive at times. The attempt to do away with gender which the translators felt was simply cultural has undermined some key biblical distinctions. "Sons and daughters" is not the same idea as "son" in the Greek language, a term which communicated special privilege within a family, not merely a family member. This is a minor matter for me as I seldom use the margin.
I have pastored and taught Bible studies for almost 20 years and always use an interlinear so that I can have access to the Hebrew or Greek and have found this interlinear very nice both in church and in home studies. My eyesight is still good so the personal size is convient for my briefcase. If you struggle seeing you may want to look at the regular size version of this bible.
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Summary: Good Interlinear NT Greek-English Bible
Review: Interlinear setup: See the scanned images in Amazon.com
Readability: The book is highly readable, with clear and sharp font sizes and font types.
Cover: The hardcover is very durable and thick.
Pages: Thickness is about 1/3 of the thickness of a normal inkjet paper. The pages feel thin but feels strong enough for bible study.
Cons: Lacks a table of Greek letters' pronunciation and construction. There's a concise Greek grammar but not enough to be used to study Greek.
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Summary: Very good for reference or improving your Greek
Review: Text: UBS4 Greek text (same text as Nestle-Aland 27th ... the very latest) with interlinear translation by Brown and Comfort, placed parallel with New RSV. Since the NRSV is based on this version of the Greek text the Greek and English translation match up very well. The interlinear wording does not follow the NRSV wording, which is either good or bad depending on your point of view. Layout: Greek interlinear occupies about 3/4 of the page ... NRSV appears in smaller type in a narrow column at the outer edge. The English text runs a little short so there is always a couple of square inches at the bottom for notes. Type: Greek interlinear is large and readable ... Greek is a bolder face than interlinear so that you can read the Greek without being too distracted by the English until you get stuck. NRSV is in fairly small type. Size: big and heavy. You won't be reading this lying down. There's also personal size version which I have not seen. (amazon cleverly lists that one under Brown & Comfort ... Douglas is the editor)
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Summary: Large clear type, easy to read -- I love it
Review: The "3rd Edition" in the title may be wrong. The book I bought used from this Amazon link is the 1993 corrected UBS 4th ed, Nestle-Aland 26th edition (it's the one I wanted anyway). I have four Greek Bibles: 1) The Interlinear Bible, Hebrew-Greek-English, with Strong's concordance numbers above each word, Jay P. Green, Sr. 1985, cardovan leather-bound, single volume. Beautiful, good for study, but a little too big to carry around. Each page has two pairs of columns. The first column in each is narrow and has an English literal translation, and the second column has the Greek or Hebrew with Strong's numbers above and English words below each word. Limited notes, most in the very back. 976 standard-thickness pp. From the Preface: "The Hebrew text in the Old Testament is the Masoretic text....The Greek text in the New Testament is the Received Text...It is based on The New Testament in the Orig. Greek According to the Text Followed in the Authorized Version, ed by FHA Scrivener...1894-1902." The type is really small, and the breathing marks and accents are difficult to read, especially for a beginner. If you can already read Greek and Hebrew you will love it. It is also sold as a four volume set, with the NT in the fourth. 2) Interlinear Bible, Greek-English, Jay P. Green, fourth edition, 1972, red cloth hardback, textbook size. No concordance numbers and almost no notes at all. 421 standard-thickness pp. Two roughly equal width columns; first is English & Greek, second is English. The text in the Greek-English column is very small but clear, at least on the pages that printed out properly -- on many pages the ink is too light, just barely readable. I might get $0.50 for it at the used book store. 3) Nestle-Aland, Novum Testamentum Graece et Latine, 27th Edition. The Greek is on one page, Latin on the other, no English, and no concordance numbers. The binding (soft cardboard, faux green leather) and paper (thin, good quality) are just like most common Bibles, nice. 812 pp. Lots of notes on most every page and in the back. The type quality is good, a bit bigger than that of a paperback novel, and the marks are easy to read. (Beginners, there are no macrons above Latin words.) Four maps inside covers. OK for beginners, a great study Bible. 4) (This Amazon item) Greek-English Interlinear New Testament, UBS 4th corrected ed, Nestle-Aland 26th, 1993, translators Robert K. Brown and Philip W. Comfort, maroon cloth hardback. This has the same text as the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece 26th edition. Each page has two columns. The first column has the English below Greek for each word. The second column is narrow and has the English translation. There are no concordance numbers and few notes. Standard textbook size, hardback binding, paper thickness, and quality. 913 pp. The fonts, including marks, are larger than those in my other Greek Bibles, the same size as in most textbooks. Very clear and easy to read, great for beginners. Excellent, I love it. None of these have a lexicon. #2 has very limited grammar help in the front.
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Summary: Large clear type, easy to read -- I love it
Review: The "3rd Edition" in the title may be wrong. The book I bought used from this Amazon link is the 1993 corrected UBS 4th ed, Nestle-Aland 26th edition (it's the one I wanted anyway). I have four Greek Bibles: 1) The Interlinear Bible, Hebrew-Greek-English, with Strong's concordance numbers above each word, Jay P. Green, Sr. 1985, cardovan leather-bound, single volume. Beautiful, good for study, but a little too big to carry around. Each page has two pairs of columns. The first column in each is narrow and has an English literal translation, and the second column has the Greek or Hebrew with Strong's numbers above and English words below each word. Limited notes, most in the very back. 976 standard-thickness pp. From the Preface: "The Hebrew text in the Old Testament is the Masoretic text....The Greek text in the New Testament is the Received Text...It is based on The New Testament in the Orig. Greek According to the Text Followed in the Authorized Version, ed by FHA Scrivener...1894-1902." The type is really small, and the breathing marks and accents are difficult to read, especially for a beginner. If you can already read Greek and Hebrew you will love it. It is also sold as a four volume set, with the NT in the fourth. 2) Interlinear Bible, Greek-English, Jay P. Green, fourth edition, 1972, red cloth hardback, textbook size. No concordance numbers and almost no notes at all. 421 standard-thickness pp. Two roughly equal width columns; first is English & Greek, second is English. The text in the Greek-English column is very small but clear, at least on the pages that printed out properly -- on many pages the ink is too light, just barely readable. I might get $0.50 for it at the used book store. 3) Nestle-Aland, Novum Testamentum Graece et Latine, 27th Edition. The Greek is on one page, Latin on the other, no English, and no concordance numbers. The binding (soft cardboard, faux green leather) and paper (thin, good quality) are just like most common Bibles, nice. 812 pp. Lots of notes on most every page and in the back. The type quality is good, a bit bigger than that of a paperback novel, and the marks are easy to read. (Beginners, there are no macrons above Latin words.) Four maps inside covers. OK for beginners, a great study Bible. 4) (This Amazon item) Greek-English Interlinear New Testament, UBS 4th corrected ed, Nestle-Aland 26th, 1993, translators Robert K. Brown and Philip W. Comfort, maroon cloth hardback. This has the same text as the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece 26th edition. Each page has two columns. The first column has the English below Greek for each word. The second column is narrow and has the English translation. There are no concordance numbers and few notes. Standard textbook size, hardback binding, paper thickness, and quality. 913 pp. The fonts, including marks, are larger than those in my other Greek Bibles, the same size as in most textbooks. Very clear and easy to read, great for beginners. Excellent, I love it. None of these have a lexicon. #2 has very limited grammar help in the front.
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Summary: Great Book! Most readable Greek font
Review: This is a great interlinear version. I especially like the readable Greek font. It's also larger than the font in other Greek/English interlinears.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: This is an excellent intelinear, only I think surpassed by the McReynolds version, because McReynolds has Strongs numbers and a concordance in the back. But this book, Comfort/Brown/Douglas has its own benefits. It's much more compact (if you get the Personal Size Edition), it's more readable (because it uses an appropriate word for the situation, rather than just using the same word-for-word), and also it has a few other minor features - textual variants, and a few other minor features for understanding the fine details of the text. For this reason I would recommend this book over the McReynolds for more "casual" reading (if there is any such thing as casually reading ancient Greek). On the other hand, the fact that McReynolds always translates the same word the same way makes it less biased, and in my opinion better for making your OWN translation from the text without external interferance. The printing quality in my edition was a bit variable - some pages darker than others, but no big deal.
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Summary: An excellent resource
Review: This is currently my favorite interlinear. The text is clear (even for these weak eyes). The literal English translation is helpful for those who are rusty in their vocabulary. The only thing I don't particularly care for is the NRSV (which is why I give this a 4 star rating rather than a 5). It's not that the NRSV is a "bad" translation. I just don't care for the liberties they take concerning the gender issue. Otherwise, the NSRV has some excellent renderings. I just wish the folks at Crossway (The English Standard Version...i.e, ESV) would publish an interlinear using this format.
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Summary: Excellent interlinear NT
Review: This is just a great little Greek-English interlinear New Testament. It comes with a dust jacket which you see pictured and when removed reveals a cloth-covered, quality bound, maroon volume. Although I'm not an NRSV fan (I prefer the NASB95), this to me is the best interlinear I've seen. I used to own the Nelson NKJV which was junk and very pricey. This is a great deal and a quality product.
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