The Contemporary Parallel New Testament: 8 Translations: King James, New American Standard, New Century, Contemporary English, New International, New Living, New King James, The Message [Hardcover]

John R. Kohlenberger (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 29, 1998

With the exception of the classic King James Version, all of the popular translations featured in the Contemporary Parallel New Testament were published within the last quarter-century. This edition is the first to include both the New International Version and the New King James Version texts in parallel, making it especially noteworthy.

* New King James Version
* New International Version
* New American Standard Bible (Updated)
* New Living Translation
* New Century Bible
* New King James Version
* Contemporary English Version
* The Message

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About the Author

John R. Kohlenberger, III is the noted editor of a wide range of biblical concordances and other reference works, including four titles published by Oxford University Press.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1940 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (January 29, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195281365
• ISBN-13: 978-0195281361
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.8 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,418 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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49 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars No Frills, July 19, 2001

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This review is from: The Contemporary Parallel New Testament: 8 Translations: King James, New American Standard, New Century, Contemporary English, New International, New Living, New King James, The Message (Hardcover)

There are eight translations in this book; KJV, NASB, New Century, Contemporary English Version, NIV, New Living Translation, New King James and The Message. There are 4 translations to a page so you can see all translations for the same passage at the same time. The open book shows you all eight at once. There is a 2 page preface for each version in the front of the book. It gives a brief summary of how we got that version. This book is easy to read. The format is great. It doesnt have any frills though, no concordance etc. Great book for the price. Makes comparisons simple and easy.

37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A diversity of translations pulled together, July 1, 1999

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Mark Winstead (Cary NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Contemporary Parallel New Testament: 8 Translations: King James, New American Standard, New Century, Contemporary English, New International, New Living, New King James, The Message (Hardcover)

This Parallel New Testament is nothing more than a preface and foreward and the scriptures of eight more popular translations (with their preface and forewards). But that is great! The eight represent a strong cross section of translation styles, from the more literal word-for-word (NAS,NIV) to the more thought-for-thought (The Message, The Living Translation). I believe the variation of translations draws one closer to understanding what God is saying to us; this is the next best thing to reading it in the Greek (and having a Greek expert and 1st century historian available for interpretting those phrases that don't make sense in a word for word translation).

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every one should have this, May 2, 2004

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Roshelle Robertson (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Contemporary Parallel New Testament: 8 Translations: King James, New American Standard, New Century, Contemporary English, New International, New Living, New King James, The Message (Hardcover)

I like many others have a problem reading the bible. As a fairly new christian, I was only reading the King James version and it was boring and very difficult to read. I stepped up and got the NIV(new international version) Bible and it has helped me profoundly in the old testament. I still wanted to search if there was a better way to read, the New Testament. The Contemporary New Testament is the BEST. It is even funny!!! It gives you the new testament in 8 different ways. Now i'm meditating and I didn't even know it. Each version gives me so much clarity and I can pick which one is best read for me. I just love to see the different ways that they interpret the Bible and none of them are wrong. It helped me to enjoy reading the Bible. God Bless You and I hope you recieve a blessing in reading this by buying this Bible.