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New American Standard Bible (In Touch Ministries Wide Margin)

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As another reviewer stated, there are quality problems. I sent 3 back before One met my standards (no folded and wrinkled pages)The paper is slightly heavier than regular bible paper though I wouldn't extensively use a roller ball for notes.I would call this a semi-wide margin ,not a true one ,in the sense of the Cambridge Wide Margin. Although it may sound silly, the cover on the Top Grain Cowhide version is the real selling point ,it's what you always thought a bible should feel and look like, soft, limp, and very comfortable in the hand, almost from another era. The interior is typical of Foundation, clean crisp text (with no references in this style) a decent concordance and some average quality maps. It comes with a black velvet case which is nice but ho-hum. I think that for this kind of money a couple of small upgrades should be in order like art gilt edges (red under gold) and perhaps classier packaging and someone who would take responsibility for quality control in the printing process.

Print size is great, but it is lacking in cross references to other Bible passages. Still, I like this version. The NAS is the most literal translation from the Hebrew and Greek.