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Gift and Award Bible NLT (Gift and Award Bible: New Living Translation-2)

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I started reading the New Living Translation while working through an upper level course on Greek exegesis. I was simply looking for a version that emphasized a sentence-by-sentence translation as opposed to a word-for-word translation (because I was required to do this type of translating for my assignments). I was pleasantly surprised with the NLT. It is a very impressive work, and makes for very smooth reading. The translation team also made the wise decision to translate the dates in the text into their modern equivalents. So, whereas previous translations might read that a certain event happened in, say, the twelfth year of a certain king, the NLT will (based on historical data) read that it happened in "586 BC" or "on April 22nd, 722 BC" They have also done the same thing with other forms of measurement (including currency, weight, and time). This makes the events seem much easier to relate to.
For these reasons (and others too) I think this is a really good version. So, if you are looking for a translation that focuses more on the overall meaning of each sentence, and not just the meaning of each word, I heartily recommend this one.

I am very pleased with my Bible, The type face is smaller than expected, but proves not to be a problem. As a presentation gift it is very acceptable.

I love this bible!!!! It really makes it clear and understandable. It is also very affordable and was delivered fast...Highly recommeded

The print in this bible was so small that it was difficult to read. The shipping charges were more than the bible, I was very dissatisfied.