Arabic Bible, Sharif Translation (Arabic Edition) [Hardcover]

International Sharif Bible Society (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2000

The Sharif Bible is the complete Bible in modern Arabic.
It is a dynamic translation, and attempts to transfer the meaning of the original text into simple, modern, standard, literary Arabic. This is meant to be understandable across the Arab world, so regional words and expressions are avoided.
This translation holds dearly to being as accurate and faithful to the original text as possible, natural (in language familiar to the reader), clear, and easy to understand. It is an accurate translation of the original Hebrew and Greek texts into the people's simple language.

Editorial Reviews

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"The Sharif is the easiest Arabic Bible to understand. When you read it, the language just flows. You enjoy the Word. You feel like it is a letter from your heavenly Father directed to you personally, one that you can share easily with others." --Om Ghattas

"This new translation is understandable and enjoyable by the majority of the Arab speaking peoples and is a breath of fresh air. The Sharif Bible is a long awaited answer to prayer…My wife and I love this translation. We give it away, we read from it, I quote from it from the pulpit. As far as I am concerned it is the best Arabic version. It is so clear that we are often amazed. Often we have to go to other languages. But when we check the Sharif it is all there in plain Arabic." --Pastor Karim

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1260 pages
• Publisher: International Sharif Bible Society (August 1, 2000)
• Language: Arabic
• ISBN-10: 0976601400
• ISBN-13: 978-0976601401
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #440,872 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Looks beautiful, June 23, 2009

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Stephen Detwiler "Sterling" (NE Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arabic Bible, Sharif Translation (Arabic Edition) (Hardcover)

While I cannot yet read Arabic fluently, this Arabic translation of the Holy Bible looks beautiful. I hope I might sometime soon be able to read this book, and I hope and trust that the translation is just as beautiful as the book's appearance and layout.
Each page of the Sharif Translation has a simple yet ornate border, the text includes the "short vowel" symbols, and headings and cross-references are placed outside of the border that surrounds the Holy Scriptures---all of these elements are reminiscent of the traditional format of the Arabic Qur'an. Somewhat surprisingly, the Western/English version of the Arabic numeral system is used for much of the numbering system in this version(chapters and verses;1,2,3...).

5.0 out of 5 stars I can read this!, January 24, 2012

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Anna Thoeng - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arabic Bible, Sharif Translation (Arabic Edition) (Hardcover)

One Sharif Bible was given to a very special Leaders wife in the Middle East. She received it politely and opened it up to look inside. "I can read this" she exclaimed! This is a response I often hear about this exciting modern Arabic translation of the Bible.Arabic Bible, Sharif Translation (Arabic Edition)

11 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars simple to understand, March 26, 2010

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Jonna "Book worm" (Cairo, Egypt) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arabic Bible, Sharif Translation (Arabic Edition) (Hardcover)

I got this bible as a recommendation from a friend. I am fluent in Arabic yet the original Van Dyke Translation of the Bible used to be a problem for me to understand. This version is very simple and very easy to understand. Uses simple translation and simple structure of sentences making it quite easy to comprehend the message....The problem with this version is that it doesn't use the proper names of people in teh bible. It uses thier names as were transcribed in Quran which is not Christian. For Jesus, it is Eissa, for John it is Yehia.. While I understand the names and who they refer to but it denies teh power of the name and its meaning ... For a new learner of Arabic, it should be an ok translation, but take care that you need to speak the true names while reading. There is power in the name of Jesus.. I wish the publishers would amend this horrible mistake in thier coming editions.