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Title: NIV Audio Bible New Testament Dramatized CD ISBN: 0-310-92028-0 Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 Format: Audio CD Volumes: 16 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.75 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Fantastic! Great performances, voices, quality & price!
Comment: I was totally blown away by this recording! The narration is superbly done (whoever does it) and so easy on the ears you might forget you're listening to it and find yourself "re-living" it--much like radio listeners of the past once did. The quality of the recording is top notch. There is music made specifically for this recording but it doesn't start and stop in odd places as some audio Bibles do and it doesn't blare up from the background to distract you from what is being read. It is perfectly complimentary to the reading and you forget it's there . . . but wouldn't if it dissappeared! And if that weren't enough the producers have added introductions to each section and book of the Bible. These are read by a different (female) voice so that there is no confusion that these portions are not in-and-of-themselves part of the scripture. And they're wonderfully done and informative. Of course, if you don't want to listen to them you can always skip past them (on the CD).
I highly recommend this recording. Unless you just don't like dramatizations of the Bible I can hardly think of anything anyone would dislike!
Rating: 4
Summary: Well done
Comment: Reasons for buying this:
a. The NIV is a very good translation.
b. It's a good memorization tool.
c. It's a good aid to your Quiet Time and Bible Study (especially when driving long distances in the car equipped with a CD player).
d. Some people learn better visually. Others learn better audibly. Others learn by doing. This is good for people who learn well audibly.
e. This is well-made as evidenced by it being a winner of the 2002 Audie Award (no small feat).
f. I liked the multiple voices. It makes it easier distinguishing when different characters are speaking. Most of the characters' voices are very well-done.
g. Effective sound effects (e.g., storm in the boat; groaning voices in Revelations).
h. The narrator has a good, clear voice.
Reasons for not buying this:
a. Jesus' voice lacks passion. Even in passages when Jesus was angry (e.g., when he was whipping the money-changers out of the temple in John 2 ) or when Jesus was very sad (while being "deeply moved" during Lazarus' resurrection in John 11), the emotion in Jesus' voice hardly changes. Most of the time, he sounds like a scientist narrating fact after fact.
b. It would be nice if each book starts on a new CD, but Zondervan decided it was too important to minimize the number of CDs. Why can't the book of John start in its own CD?
c. Not a biggie, but the "good guys" have "nice-guy" voices, and the "bad guys" have relatively "evil" voices. Some of the "bad guys" in the Bible are actually well-intentioned but misled people.
d. You may not like the background music (others may not agree, but I wouldn't have minded if they matched the background music with the tone of the particular passage).
e. Sometimes, the loudness of the voices changes too much (in Revelations, I had to keep adjusting the volume knob as it sounds like the narrator sometimes is not as close to the mike as he should be).
f. I wish it would be more accessible in terms of price (it's the Bible after all).
g. You may want the full bible (Zondervan has that version as well).
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful presentation!!
Comment: I was very pleased with the quality of this audio version of the New Testament. The background music is top notch. Not to overpowering. The narration is excellent. I highly recommend this audio Bible. Just a side note, The Bible should never be presented in an abridged version.
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Title: NIV Holy Bible Giant Print Reference Edition ISBN: 0310908175 Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 January, 1982 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
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