Extreme Teen Bible: No Fears, No Regrets, Just A Future With a Promise [Imitation Leather]

Thomas Nelson (Author)

Book Description

Nelson's Extreme Teen Bible delivers just what teens are looking for; real answers to life's tough questions. All of the innovative study helps are geared to the teen culture--guaranteed to address the issues young people deal with every day. Forty full-page profiles tell the stories of amazing, young people in Scripture who allowed God to work through them to make an impact on their world.

Product Details

• Imitation Leather: 1600 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (October 26, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0718013069
• ISBN-13: 978-0718013066
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.8 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,774,053 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extreme Teen Bible: revised, April 23, 2007

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Sister Laurel M. O'Neal, Er Dio (Stillsong Hermitage, Diocese of Oakland, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Extreme Teen Bible: Revised and Updated (Hardcover)

The following review [[in brackets]] was written for the ORIGINAL edition, not for the revised version. It is more accurate for the ORIGINAL version. [[ I am not usually impressed by Bibles that are geared to some gimmick or other, and I thought the same about this one before I looked inside. Fortunately, I DID look inside. While shopping for a confirmation present for a teenager in my parish, this became a consideration. Not only is it attractively formatted, very well-bound, and a relatively good translation (not the best, yet acceptable in this kind of Bible), it is also studded with bits of information, graphics, biographies, etc, I would have LOVED to have had in a Bible at this age! VERY impressive, and almost guaranteed to have an adolescent spending quality time with it right into adulthood! Definitely a Bible they can come to love, and take with them wherever they go in life!]] The new revised version has toned down some of the graphics features, and though it is in a smaller more personal size, which some will like, it is also less visually striking in some ways. I suspect teens will prefer the original edition.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully-formatted version, March 27, 2007

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FekketCantenel (Fayetteville, Arkansas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Extreme Teen Bible: Revised and Updated (Hardcover)

Original Content: (5/5) This is the New King James Version, a slightly-revised translation that replaces the "thee"s and "thou"s. This makes it much easier to read, yet closer to the original than the paraphrased versions such as the NIV or NLT.

Added Content: (5/5) Each book begins with a short introduction, and an outline of the content (example from Joshua: "1:1-9 ... Joshua Becomes the Leader of Israel" "1:10-6:27 ... Israel Crosses the Jordan River and Conquers Jericho").

There are also many pretty, blue-bordered boxes in the text itself (with headers like "What's it mean?" (useful facts), "Promise" (text pointing out a promise made by God), and "On the Edge" (stories illustrating the text... these are occasionally a little simplistic and condescending).

As the summary states, there are some "Cutting Edge" insert pages with profiles of people (including such icons as Caleb, Samson, and Ruth). The text on these can be a little hard-to-read, as the backgrounds are sometimes noisy (Caleb's, for example).

Finally, the text is _littered_ with tiny boxes with thought-provoking questions (example: near 1 Samuel 7:3 is a box that asks, "How does following truth help us?"). These would be very helpful if you planned to read through the Bible while journalling and taking notes.

Layout/Font: (4/5) The Scripture's actual text is small, and not recommended for sight-impaired readers (unless you have a reading glass handy). The chapter numbers are hidden behind the text in a space-saving but slightly hard-to-spot way. The verse numbers are extremely tiny and superscripted.

Each page's header contains the page number, the book name (in an odd, outlined font that is sometimes hard-to-read), and the verse it begins (left page) or ends (right page) on.

Materials: (4/5) I have the hardcover version with a blue-and-black cover. It is durable and beautiful.

The paper itself, however, is thin (like some Gideon versions you might have come across), and I worry sometimes about ripping it as I turn the page. For the price, this is good, but if you tend to get rough with books as you're reading them, you might want to try and find one with thicker paper.

Extras: (5/5) This book also contains a topic index (in the front) and several 'read through the Bible' reading plans (in the back). You might find the same things (and much more extensive) online, but it's handy to have them included.

Overall: (4.5/5) Other than the small font, thin paper, and occasionally condescending extras (what else should I expect from a teen-targeted book?), this is an EXCELLENT product. I bought this copy as a gift for my brother, but now I think I'll be getting one of my own.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Teen Bible, August 15, 2006

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D. Melchior - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Extreme Teen Bible: Revised and Updated (Hardcover)

This bible for teens is age apprpriate and a book they can take with them into their adult years. It has insight and great information to go along with the scriptures.