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Title: Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version With Apocrypha/Deutercanonicals by Thomas Nelson Publishers ISBN: 0-8407-1384-3 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Pub. Date: May, 1990 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: a very good literal translation of God's Word
Comment: No translation of God's Word is perfect. Each one has its flaws. Each one hopefully casts new light on God's message to us (translation is inherently interpretation). So it is with The New Revised Standard Version. There are both flaws and moments of revelation.
The Bible is full of stories about humanity's interaction with the Divine. As a whole, it is the story of God's redemption of humanity through the death of his Son: Jesus Christ. The NRSV is a rather literal translation (from the original Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek) of these stories.
The greatest weakness of this particular translation is its needless neutering of the Hebrew and Greek generic male pronouns. This cause difficulties (especially with the Psalms) when translating "he." They often pluralize such cases to "Those" and "They." This causes passages to lose personal immediacy and force.
That said, I feel the NRSV is a fine overall translation. It ranks right up there with The New American Standard Bible as the best literal translations. The NRSV has the extra benefit of having been overseen by Bruce Metzger--one of the finest modern Bible scholars.
The greatest strength (and probably the main selling point) of this edition of the NRSV is its extensive Apocrypha. Books recognized by Roman Catholic, Greek, and Slavonic churches are all included. They are placed in between the Old and New Testaments. They are divided into four sections based on who accepts them.
The Hardcover edition that I own (from Oxford Press) is extremely well made. It is far more durable than most other hardcover Bibles I have used.
If you are looking for a good literal translation of the Bible, you would be well served by The New Revised Standard Version. I highly recommend this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent translation. Elegant English.
Comment: For my money, this is the Bible to use for prayer and devotional reading. Its language soars with majesty, unlike so many "low" translations today.
As far as the reviewer below who holds the Holy Scriptures in contempt: it is actually the atheistic/materialistic philosophies of the last century which have caused the most bloodshed. All of the religious wars throughout history combined would be only a very small fraction of the killings done in just the past 100 years in the name of secular philosophies. It is a fact. Go count the graves.
The Bible is the divine word of God. And it will be speaking to men long after the reviewer has, well, gone to his maker.
Rating: 1
Summary: A feast for the gullible
Comment: This book is a world-class monument to peoples gullibility. The myths and superstition contained in this so-called "holy book" would be laughable if not for the destruction and suffering it has caused through the ages. Bigotry, hate, superstition, murder, ignorance, etc. it's all in there, ready to instruct the naive and lead the sheep (one of the reasons religious leaders refer to followers as their "flock"). Book burning is a horrible thing, but an exception should be made for this compilation of nonsense.
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Title: The New Oxford Annotated NRSV Bible with the Apocrypha, Third Edition by Michael D. Coogan, Marc Z. Brettler, Carol A. Newsom, Pheme Perkins ISBN: 019528478X Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: February, 2001 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Book of Common Prayer (1979, Personal Size Economy, Black) by Oxford University Press, Church of England ISBN: 0195287134 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: February, 1990 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
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Title: The Oxford Study Bible: Revised English Bible With Apocrypha by M. Jack Suggs, Katharing Doob Sakenfeld, James R. Mueller, Katharine Doob Sakenfeld ISBN: 0195290011 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: March, 1992 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Praying the Psalms by Thomas Merton ISBN: 0814605486 Publisher: Liturgical Press Pub. Date: December, 1956 List Price(USD): $3.95 |
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Title: HarperCollins Bible Dictionary by Paul J. Achtemeier ISBN: 0060600373 Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature Pub. Date: 1996 List Price(USD): $47.50 |
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