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Title: Christian Community Bible by Alba House ISBN: 8-4285204-9-6 Publisher: Lectorum Pubns (Juv) Pub. Date: January, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.50

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Bible Translation.
Comment: As a librarian I frequently encounter new versions of the bible that are usually word for word translations that never attempt to translate the original languages into meaningful and understandable english. The Christian Community Bible is a rare exception. Its clear and simple English is very enlightening and its introductions and notes are nothing short of a mini commentary that reveals the correct context and setting of each book. I highly recommend this translation to all who yearn to comprend to simple message of Jesus.

Rating: 5
Summary: Better than Full Life Study and Halley's combined.
Comment: This seems to be one of the least known and least-reviewed Bibles out there, and yet it is a book that every student of the Christian Scriptures should have. I am a free-thinking student, not a Catholic. But that doesn't prevent me from seeing the excellent qualities in this work. Here are the pros:

1. Wonderful translation. The introduction does not tell us how this translation came to be. I assume it was commisioned by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). But the translation is a pleasure to read: modern but not as casual as the Good News Bible. I have various translations of the Bible, and so should you, since this may not be the most accurate. But the spirit of the Word (if you will) is there, and this is what I use most of the time.

2. Recognizes (to an extent) modern criticsm and research. Unlike the NIV Full Life Study, and Halley's Handbook, the commentators of the CCB do not shun or condemn the theories of modern scholars. Those two books are valuable in their own right, but I feel that they are narrow-minded, dogmatic and even hostile at times. By contrast, the CCB acknowledges when the authorship or historical validity of a book is doubtful (e.g. the Book of Daniel and 2 Peter). It also notes how silly some interpretations of Revelation are.

3. Comments are often longer, warmer and just more interesting than that of the Full Life Study. That book often just sums up passages, as if you aren't smart enough to figure that out for yourself. The CCB, instead of just repeating what a chapter says, seems to REFLECT deeply on it. Compare the commens on the Fall of Man, for example.

4. Important passages in the OT are in large print; less important ones not relevant to Christian teaching are in smaller print. This enables you to see at a glance which are the highlights of a book. I do not always agree with the commentators' choices, though.

5. The sides of the pages are marked (like Merriam Webster's) to make it easier to open the book you want to read.

6. There are a few things here that I didn't find in the Full Life or in Halley's, e.g. what the initials of the Lord's Prayer stand for. :-)

And now the cons:

1. No concordance. Only brief indexes, and historical overviews. No maps, either.

2. Commentaries are printed in small text. You MIGHT need a magnifying glass.

3. In some cases, commentaries are unexpectedly short.

4. It does get too dogmatic in some places, but THAT is expected. Of course, as a free-thinker, that bugs me. But if you are a staunch believer, you'll love it!

5. Order of books is different, as mentioned below. But I like it.

So, overall, GET THIS BIBLE!

Rating: 5
Summary: A Life Changing Catholic Bible
Comment: the Christian Community Bible is an excellant achievement of scholarship and devotion. Most Catholic Bibles have just technical scholar notes or none at all. None of them have any Life application or spiritual guidance type of notes. This Bible brings a new quality often missing in Catholic Bibles (except for recent teen Bibles) that is commonplace in Evangelical Bibles. It goes one step further than its evangelical counterparts in that it stresses community as well as the personal in its notes. My understanding is this Bible is used by Base communities and others in Latin America and Philippines and was recently translated into English. It has revolutionized my life.