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Title: Amplified Pocket -Thin New Testament ISBN: 0-310-95165-8 Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 February, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Good idea, but awkward and amplifications often questionable
Comment: The Amplified Bible follows a rather unique translation principle. It claims to express "nuances" of the original Hebrew and Greek texts.
Now this idea does sound noble. There are many nuances of especially the Greek text that do not translate very easily into English. However, in trying to be so expressive, the Amplified can be very awkward to read. The extreme "amplification" of the word "blessed" in the Beatitudes demonstrates this problem. Each Beatitude begins, "Blessed-happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous [that is, with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation regardless of their outward circumstances]...." Reading nine such amplifications in a row is very tedious.
But even more importantly, many of the Amplified Bible's "amplifications" are rather questionable. For instance, in Hebrews 1:4 in the Amplified, Jesus is said to have inherited "the glorious Name (title)." But Jesus' "glorious Name" is more likely merely a reference to His nature not just His title (see John 17:5). "Name" in Scripture often has this wider meaning.
So the idea behind the Amplified Bible is good, but the readability and quality leaves something to be desired. I review the Amplified in further detail, along with many other Bible versions, in my book Differences Between Bible Versions.
Rating: 3
Summary: mini amplified
Comment: Very handy,but easy to lose! Needs to be about an inch larger. I like the cover. Publisher might consider adding the Old testament. Add a small concordance and it would be great for travel. That would be awesome!
I've been to bible school and never was introduced to this helpful tool. Today, it is a very close friend! I really appreciate the Amplified. Thanks publishers!
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Title: Amplified Bible ISBN: 0310951410 Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Amplified Bible Mass Market by Zondervan Publishing ISBN: 0310951852 Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 March, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Discerning of Spirits by Francis Frangipane ISBN: 096290497X Publisher: Arrow Publications Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $3.95 |
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Title: Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words: With Topical Index by W. E. Vine, Merrill F. Unger, William Jr. White ISBN: 0785211608 Publisher: Nelson Reference & Electronic Publishing Pub. Date: 01 October, 1996 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: The Precise Parallel New Testament: Greek Text, King James Version, Rheims New Testament, Amplified Bible, New International Version, New Revised Standard Version, New American Bible by John R. Kohlenberger ISBN: 0195284127 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $44.99 |
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