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Title: Holy Bible: King James Version by Plume Books ISBN: 0-452-01062-4 Publisher: Merit Pub. Intl Pub. Date: April, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 (10 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Has potential
Comment: The writing styles are a bit boring and repetative, and some parts were a bit confusing. For example, they didn't mention anything about the pyramids in Egypt. Obviously the author needed to do some more research.
Fairly good plot wise, although the Genesis chapter got pretty irritating at the beginning. It's your classic kind of novel: murder, sex, betrayal, love, some comedy to lighten the mood (ie Job was pretty amusing, albeit a morbid brand of humor), and some elements of fantasy too, but it's a little too cliche for my tastes.
It got much better in the second half of the book though, but the author didn't go far enough. If Jesus could fly, he'd be the next big thing for DC Comics or Marvel. Perfect for marketing.
I really enjoyed the return of John in the Revelations chapter. It is a little confusing, but in the same way 2001: A Space Odyssey was (artistic symbolism). It left a bunch of loose ends, which means a sequel is on its way.
Good job, but not a 5 star job. The writing styles is what disappointed me the most. I would suggest the author read some Steven King or J.R.R. Tolkien for inspiration on the sequel. With a little practice, your story could become a classic. Keep it up!
Rating: 4
Summary: The Good Book is Good
Comment: I'm not so presumptuous as to review this as anything other than literature; the alternatives are far far too contentious. And if you're reading the Bible as literature then the KJV is definitely the way to go. Not only is the prose and poetry brilliant in places, but its impact on English language thought is immeasurable. Psalm 23 and John 3:16 and John 1 all have their greatest power in this version. That being said, parts of the Bible are hideously boring as literature. Nehemiah is a long litany of the third grandsons of temple musicians, having only one significant bit to it: that being that the Jewish nation no longer read or spoke Hebrew and had to have the Torah translated for them. Numbers and Leviticus also have equally tedious bits. Nevertheless, the literature and its impact on our thought far outweighs the tiresome parts and this is a must read for a person with educated pretensions, even if they do not buy into its theology. Lastly, the essays at the end of this version are both extremely useful and extremely helpful in explaining the historical context and import of much of what is written within.
Rating: 5
Summary: Nice size, readable text.
Comment: This is such an attractive Bible that someone in church asked me where I got it! King James version (the old-fashioned text). A nice size that's easy to carry along with you.
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Title: The Judaeo-Christian Tradition by J. H. Hexter ISBN: 0300045727 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: February, 1995 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Dhammapada: The Path of Perfection (Penguin Classics) by Juan Mascaro, Thomas Wyatt ISBN: 0140442847 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: June, 1973 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: The Epic of Gilgamesh by Maureen Gallery Kovacs ISBN: 0804717117 Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr Pub. Date: December, 1989 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Confessions (OXFORD WORLD'S CLASSICS) by Saint Augustine, Henry Chadwick ISBN: 0192833723 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: June, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: The Analects of Confucius (Norton Paperback) by Confucius, Simon Leys ISBN: 0393316998 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: October, 1997 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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