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Summary: Great Bible!
Review: Easy to understand and very easy to read. This was my first Bible and I have since gone on to love reading all versions because of my strong base I received from this Bible.
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Summary: Great Bible!
Review: Easy to understand and very easy to read. This was my first Bible and I have since gone on to love reading all versions because of my strong base I received from this Bible.
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Summary: Beautiful New Testament for teens
Review: I am so sad that this version of the New Testament is out of print! I was happy to find three used ones at this site and I bought them right away to pass on to teens that would benefit from a wonderful, easy to understand contemporary English version of the New Testament. Before the new testament begins, the first 100 pages are also fabulous. They are filled with questions and answers for Catholic teens on their faith. I have bought one for each of my three children and my daughter has given copies to her friends. The New Testament is written in such an easy to read format, with solid Catholic interpretation in the margins. Teens need to have questions about faith, catholicism, sexuality, abuse, depression, the papacy, ..... (to name just a few of the questions and answers written about) answered in a truthful easy to read sensitive manner that is consistent with the teachings of Jesus and His one, holy, apostolic Church. What a joyful read! I hope it goes back into print in the future.
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Summary: This easy-to-read book makes the Bible accessible to teens.
Review: I first got this Bible to make leading Bible Studies for my Youth Group easier on me, but then realized it was the best version of the Bible for my teens to read, so got a whole case to hand out. Five years later, as a teacher of Senior Theology, one of my former Youth Group members attended my class and had with him this Bible I'd given him years before because "I like it and I understand it." The notes are also easy to digest, reader-friendly and inspirational. The language is comprehendable even for young teens, but the scriptures are not altered too radically so more mature readers of more traditional Bibles will still recognize the verses. The best part of the Bible may be the front where Hot Topics are discussed in light of the Catholic Faith, from why the Bible is important to read to Sacraments, birth control, homosexuality, drug abuse; all the topics teens might encounter are included with a simple explanation of the pros and cons of the subject and Scripture related to the topic. You could study the Bible for years using this version of the Bible, and never run out of lessons.
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Summary: This easy-to-read book makes the Bible accessible to teens.
Review: I first got this Bible to make leading Bible Studies for my Youth Group easier on me, but then realized it was the best version of the Bible for my teens to read, so got a whole case to hand out. Five years later, as a teacher of Senior Theology, one of my former Youth Group members attended my class and had with him this Bible I'd given him years before because "I like it and I understand it." The notes are also easy to digest, reader-friendly and inspirational. The language is comprehendable even for young teens, but the scriptures are not altered too radically so more mature readers of more traditional Bibles will still recognize the verses. The best part of the Bible may be the front where Hot Topics are discussed in light of the Catholic Faith, from why the Bible is important to read to Sacraments, birth control, homosexuality, drug abuse; all the topics teens might encounter are included with a simple explanation of the pros and cons of the subject and Scripture related to the topic. You could study the Bible for years using this version of the Bible, and never run out of lessons.
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Summary: If you believe in the Bible dont get this one.
Review: I have never read a Bible that believes in evolution before. This bibles has questions and answers in the front that catholics should'nt believe. Take away the first 125 pages I might have given this version a few more stars.
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Summary: Great inexpensive Catholic Bible for teens & graduates!
Review: I'm a Catholic religious education teacher for high schoolers. I find this particular Bible to be a GREAT inexpensive Bible to give to junior high school, high school, and college-aged Catholic kids because not only is it an NAB (New American Bible, which means that it has very helpful footnotes, is a very accurate translation, gives great summaries and background info for each book of the Bible, and has the impramateur) but it also has a Q&A section at the front that is written in a style that teens will definitely be able to relate to and answers questions that will certainly come up for them at some point about the what and why of basic Catholic beliefs, dealing with depression, answers about premarital sex & chastity, abortion, drug & alcohol use, what Catholics believe about the Pope and why, what Catholics believe about Mary & the Saints and why, etc. I'm giving one of these to each of the graduating seniors in my class this year (I wish I could afford to give one to each kid in my class -- not just the seniors!) I'm also going to give it to three nieces who are graduating this year. I thought about giving them classier-looking fake-leather-type Bibles with their name imprinted on the front, but I think that this Bible will be much more useful to them in the long run because of the great Q&A section (about 100 pages or so) in the front; and even though I doubt that any one of "my" kids would pick up a Bible and read it now (they pretty much come to R.E. classes grudgingly and disagree with much of what the Church teaches about morality), I think that there will come a time when they WILL pick it up and browse through it, or look for specific answes in it. This Bible is an answer to my prayers to find just the right graduation gifts for these kids! (I had just about decided on "Did Adam & Eve Have Bellybuttons?" -- which would have been a great choice, too, although I really wanted to give them a Bible -- before I found this Bible.
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Summary: Great inexpensive Catholic Bible for teens & graduates!
Review: I'm a Catholic religious education teacher for high schoolers. I find this particular Bible to be a GREAT inexpensive Bible to give to junior high school, high school, and college-aged Catholic kids because not only is it an NAB (New American Bible, which means that it has very helpful footnotes, is a very accurate translation, gives great summaries and background info for each book of the Bible, and has the impramateur) but it also has a Q&A section at the front that is written in a style that teens will definitely be able to relate to and answers questions that will certainly come up for them at some point about the what and why of basic Catholic beliefs, dealing with depression, answers about premarital sex & chastity, abortion, drug & alcohol use, what Catholics believe about the Pope and why, what Catholics believe about Mary & the Saints and why, etc. I'm giving one of these to each of the graduating seniors in my class this year (I wish I could afford to give one to each kid in my class -- not just the seniors!) I'm also going to give it to three nieces who are graduating this year. I thought about giving them classier-looking fake-leather-type Bibles with their name imprinted on the front, but I think that this Bible will be much more useful to them in the long run because of the great Q&A section (about 100 pages or so) in the front; and even though I doubt that any one of "my" kids would pick up a Bible and read it now (they pretty much come to R.E. classes grudgingly and disagree with much of what the Church teaches about morality), I think that there will come a time when they WILL pick it up and browse through it, or look for specific answes in it. This Bible is an answer to my prayers to find just the right graduation gifts for these kids! (I had just about decided on "Did Adam & Eve Have Bellybuttons?" -- which would have been a great choice, too, although I really wanted to give them a Bible -- before I found this Bible.
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Summary: Comfortable to use, not enough white space
Review: If you attend a Catholic church in the US, you're already familiar with this translation. I'm not a Bible scholar, so I can't speak to the quality of the translation. I find it readable; when I read some translations..., I find myself wondering, "What is really being said here? What's it say in the Greek or Hebrew?" The language in the New American seems less ambiguous to me, although that just could be because I'm used to hearing it in church. I haven't used the notes, so I can't say anything about those. Given that I can't review the content, let me say of this edition, the book itself is comfortable; slightly smaller than a typical (not mass market) paperback, thin enough to grip in the palm of your hand, sturdy, and light, it's easy to *use*. You don't have to be sitting at a desk to read this Bible. The paper seem a little grainy, not pure white, but the type is clean and the ink doesn't smudge. And I think the paper, while thin, is sturdier than the bright white onion-skin in so many other Bibles. My only gripe would be that the margins are so small you can't just hold the book and read the middle column; you really have to stretch the binding to get at the words on the inside columns. Overall, a nice edition; it's portable, fits easily in your backpack, and is easy to handle.
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Summary: An eye opener
Review: This bible brought helped guide me in my endeavor to engage myself in my religion. It was easier to read and understand than some of the other versions that I have read.
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