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Pages: 2224 (Leather Bound)
ISBN: 0340786752
Pub: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Pub date: 2007-05-21
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 204796
Reader Reviews:
Not the binding that is claimed (2/2 people found this helpful)
The NIV needs no commendation here, the difficulty buyers face is to choose the right page size, binding, etc. Their problem is made worse by amazon's jumble of reviews, placing reviews for audio book bibles as if they were reviews of print bibles, and so on. It's also made worse by completely false descriptions of bindings. This is the "NIV Popular Bible: New International Version (Leather Bound)", for just over £18. It isn't. It isn't even 'bonded leather', the part-synthetic leather substitute made out of leather fibres that have been compressed together with adhesives and synthetic compounds to create a 'sort of' leather. For the price, I assumed that 'bonded leather' would be what I'd get; bonded leather isn't real leather, but in this day and age, nobody really expects complete honesty, and bonded leather would have been ok. If you enlarge the product image, sometimes, as here, you'll see the binding described, but not always. This bible's product image shows that Hodder describe the binding as 'Leather Style', that is to say, completely synthetic. I made the mistake of not zooming the product image to check this. I simply didn't believe that amazon would so brazenly and completely misrepresent the binding right in the primary product title. You live and learn, I guess. Amazon's only defence is that the marketing of bibles is now almost entirely about added value in the binding, etc, and that the entire market has adopted deliberately misleading terminology. Booksellers neither know nor care what they're actually selling. Buyer beware
Don't want to bash the bible. (2/12 people found this helpful)
I think this edition of the Holy Bible's very good; nice and clear (unlike my old NIV by the same publisher). I still think it smells of social control, however, perhaps I shouldn’t read too much Leviticus, and maybe I should start focussing on the New Testament.
Let the Word of God Dwell in you RIchly (68/70 people found this helpful)
If you spend a lot of time driving then it's great to be able to listen to God's word and allow it to minister to you. For this reason I am hesitant to discourage anyone from buying this product.
However, you should know what you are buying before you buy it. On the front cover it says "Full Bible". In smaller print on the back it says that the Old Testament is abridged. Well, I was disappointed to discover just how abridged it is.For example: only 39 out of the 150 Psalms are included. Most of Numbers, Deuteronomy and Ezekiel is omitted as are the really interesting parts of Daniel. I reckon less than a third, perhaps only a quarter is here.
The recording quality is variable and often below normal CD standards. The reading quality is also variable, but most of it is good. Juliet Stevenson who reads some of the Psalms is wonderful.
This product could be so much better. Despite my reservations, God can really use it in your life.
Leading us into the people of the bible (6/26 people found this helpful)
This Bible CDs are recorded as like as people had natural communication. It may be from the narrator's charactor. They are not announcers, but actresses and actors. So their voices shows bible contents more naturally, less tensed than announcers.
This gives those who have British accents clear voice, so it is recognised better.
Not Just For the Faint Sighted !! (3/3 people found this helpful)
I am really pleased with this Bible, I have been suffering for a while with not being able to read normal print and my Bible Study is centred on the NIV so if I forget my reading glasses I am in trouble !! This is a life saver, my only comment would be the lack of notes and references but I suppose if it had everything I would not be able to pick it up !
The set out of the page is good, the print is clear and bold and it is easy to find what I am looking for, the cover is well bound and it is a pleasure to read and rhe price is right as I feel it is over priced in the shops...
Well done Amazon on the prompt and speedy delivery and the packaging was well secured so that the Bible was in good condition when I got it. Well done Amazon definitely a Five Star rating. Don't get this expecting comprehensive references it is purely text but excellent just to read without having to change my glasses,
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