Customer Reviews

New American Standard Bible

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For years, the NASB Bible has been recognized as the most literally accurate Bible translation in the English language. Yet, a criticism has sometimes been a perceived stilted and wooden phraseology in some passages. Well, not any more! The NASB Updated Edition has now enabled the NASB to claim to be the most accurate translation as well as being crystal clear in readability. It is now the equal of the NIV in understandability while surpassing the NIV in literal accuracy. In my opinion, it is the best translation in the English language. In addition to its clearness and accuracy, the NASB Update, available in Reader's Pew/Hardcover and Gift and Award Editions is one of the best Bible values available today. While being slim and compact, the text is crystal clear and easily readable; critical translation notes are at the bottom of the page, and although there are no cross references, there is a full concordance and 10 pages of maps! This is a complete Bible and an outsta! nding value for the dollar. Both hardback and imitation leather styles are attractive and durable, and the hardback edition is especially handsome. I highly recommend this compact NASB Updated Edition, both for its attractiveness, and quality.

Christian N. Temple M. Div. Student, Liberty University

I chose this Bible for my 12 yo student. It has a good cover and it is bound well. It lays on the table flat and can take a lot of abuse. The print is a pretty good size for young ones who may still have a bit of reading difficulty. The words of Jesus are not in red which is a good thing as the red letters fade with time. Good price for the product. It should last for years.

The Bible is a very difficult work to perform a review. Many reviews of it are biased towards the opinion of the author, their theological point of view, understanding and general attitude. Therefore, I will state first up that I hail from the High Church of England and tend not to err too far from its general theological outlook and opinions. I grew up reading only the King James, or Authorised, version of the bible. Although I did occasionally find its expression a little difficult to understand - after all it was commissioned close to four centuries ago - I've never found any particular reason to move too far away from it, and in fact will often consult one of its revisions, the New King James version if I can't understand it.

That said, I purchased a NASB (despite being able to consult it for free on various free bible gateways on the Internet) because I wanted to experience a subtly different "literal" translation of the bible and especially the gospel. I am not one to claim that a "literal translation" is always the most appropriate translation for the bible - I believe the various thought for thought translations serve their purpose in the scheme of things - I tend to prefer versions that steer closer to a "literal" rendering rather than a "thought for thought" rendering. I am finding the choices the translators of the NASB have made both interesting and thought provoking and whilst it is not the easiest read for a modern reader (although I'd argue that the KJV is more difficult, only because of its use of the elder English used), it is certainly not unreadable.

Consequently, my goal was to experience a different but "literal" translation. Rather than rely on one set of translators - or my own translation were I to learn the original sources and somehow decide "which" set of "original" manuscripts or compilations of manuscripts to translate - I've found this bible to be immensely useful. That said, I still prefer the language of the KJV if only because I personally find it a familiar form to read - were I stuck on an island with only an NASB, I don't believe I would be lacking in the bible's wisdom.

Onto more material matters.

The binding and covers are sturdy but as others have mentioned, the paper is not particularly thick. In addition it is prone to creasing. That said, it is a tradeoff between the font size, the paper thickness and the overall size of the book. It is, all in all, a reasonable compromise although my only criticism of its format is the paper thickness; I have a KJV which is just as readable, with the same amount of pages but with thicker paper; the font is slightly smaller but still legible for me and my eye sight isn't what it used to be.

Given an English bible is, by definition, a translation from a number of even more ancient texts, it would be unfair to expect any individual translation to be perfect. However, if you are seeking a more literal rendition of the extant texts, whose style is modern, albeit at times complex, English, this is a fair translation to consult or even use.

This is a GREAT Bible translation and this item is also a great cost for a gift bible for those whom you want to hand out Bibles to.

Excellent Customer Service Skills. Very satisfied with the product and the price! Shipping was a breeze! The Lord's word is detailed in this Bible very clearly and is easy for readers. The cover is strong and durable. Purchased for our Bible class and expectations far exceeded our belief's! Don't pass up the chance to shop with this Seller you will not be disappointed!

God Bless :))

It's a fine Bible. I'm not a Bible scholar but if this was a literal translation why isn't Jesus called "Joshua" or "Yahshua"? Anyway, I like that it's Hardcovered. But I didn't like the really "thin" (for lack of a better word) pages. They remind of an old pocket-sized KJV New Testament Gideon Bible I had.I just prefer they not be so thin that you can easily see what's on the other side of the page. It's still worth it though, I got over it. The Maps & the Concordance was great. I paid $10.00 for this Bible. I think it was worth it.

Very nice quality Bible but I'd have gotten a much larger one that would be easier to read. Hard to beat large
print.