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Title: The Access Bible: New Revised Standard Version With the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books by Gail R. O'Day, David Peterson ISBN: 0-19-528219-1 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.53 (15 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great 'Access' to the Bible!!
Comment: Another evangelical christian who loves this Bible! Although the introductions and notes have a liberal leaning, the amount of objective historical and cultural information is amazing. In my opinion this is not a Bible for beginners although it is much more accessible than the New Oxford Annotated or the HarperCollins. This Bible offers a unique format with commentary interspersed throughout the text rather than at the bottom of the page which helps with continuous reading. The sidebar essays are helpful and thought provoking. This Bible gives you a lot of background information but lets you think for yourself! Used alongside an evangelical study Bible such as the NIV Study Bible any reader has the best scholarship available from various perspectives. The bold, clear print that Oxford uses in this (and their other study Bibles) is easy to read and I would love it if evangelical study Bibles would follow Oxford's lead in this regard. If you want to gain better understanding of the Bible in its historical context, choose this Bible as one of your main study editions!
Rating: 5
Summary: Best Translation and Study Bible
Comment: Once upon a time, my personal bible reading was becoming dry and dull. Then along came The Access Bible (hereafter known as Access), New Revised Standard Version. It waked up my study! Access provides generious book intros and notes sprinkled throughout the text. Unlike other study bibles, Access does not tell you what to think. Instead, it leads you to make your own conclusions about what you read. As with all other study bibles, Access includes maps and a concordance. Access comes in editions with and without the Apocrypha. (The Apocrypha is a set of books that are accepted by Catholics and some Protestants.)
The translation used is the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV). The NRSV is a literal version. It's a revision of the Revised Standard Version of 1952. The NRSV makes use of gender-inclusive language. This may offend some people, but in my view, it makes the translation better. The NRSV is also based on the best Greek and Hebrew texts we have.
Access bindings range from a blue (without the Apocrypha) or a tan (with the Apocrypha) paperback/hardback to leather. The only quibble I have is that I wish it was available on a CD-ROM for use on computers. This is the best study bible; I recommend it. Buy it in bulk for your family and friends!
Rating: 5
Summary: A great resource for Disciple Bible Study
Comment: Anyone involved in the Disciple Bible Study courses will find this Bible tracks very well with the lessons. I found that the majority of assigned readings were identical to the phrasings of this Bible. The comments provide a wonderful foundation for in-class discussion. Class facilitators would be well served with this Bible.
As for those critical of the "liberal" commentary, I would offer that this Bible incorporates recent theological, social and archeological insights. The new (1999) informaiton has been scrutinized by leading scholars and approved for Christian consumption. You will find many of the same experts who were interviewed in Lee Strobel's "The Case for Christ" listed as contributors. I see these facts as a continuing affirmation of the Truth. You will find yourself better tooled to discuss your Christian world views with those who seek the comfort and guidance not available through secularism.
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Title: Doubleday Pocket Bible Guide by Linda L. Grenz ISBN: 0385485689 Publisher: Doubleday Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1997 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Complete Bible Handbook: An Illustrated Companion by John Westerdale Bowker, John Bowker ISBN: 0789481545 Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishing Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: The New Interpreter's Study Bible: New Revised Standard Version With the Apocrapha by Walter J. Harrelson ISBN: 0687278325 Publisher: Abingdon Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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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 University Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: NRSV Spiritual Formation Bible by Timothy K. Jones ISBN: 0310900891 Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
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