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Gift & Award Bible-NRSV-Apocrypha (Facets)

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I really like the NRSV version. The NRSV is one of the best and most accurate translations around. It is more literal than the NIV and less wooden in its English than the NASB. The NRSV is gender-inclusive to reflect the most current English usage. I wanted to get a good quality NRSV Bible with the Apocrypha without paying over $15 for it. I found it in this Bible (if you want the whole Bible with the Apocrypha, you usually have to pay at least $17 for it).

I like the black leather-flex cover of the Bible and the size is just right. I also like the paragraph headings. The print is legible and not too small. The text is straight black text (no red-letter for the sayings of Christ). The footnotes are very helpful in indicating the original Hebrew & Greek (when the translation is rendered in a gender-inclusive way); the footnotes also give alternate readings.

The only things lacking about this Bible are a concordance and maps in the back. Well, what can you expect at this price? It is a wonderful Bible & Apocrypha at an affordable cost. Great value.

I was looking for a Bible I could leave out on the table, beside the bed, or even pack in a suitcase and not have to worry about leaving in a hotel room. This one is perfect, it has a thick cover, gilded page-edges and feels nice to hold, but if kids spill orange juice all over it I'm not out a mint.

I feel that this is a more complete version of the Holy Bible. The English is easy to follow and understand. The Apocrypha is what caught my attention, and that's why I feel this a more complete version. I didn't grow up knowing what the Apocrypha was. I've read that it was just over 120 years ago that the Apocrypha was removed from the Bible. Before then the Bible contained 80 books, not 66. For exampel, the original 1611 King James Version, as well as the 1795 updated version, contained the Apocrypha. This particular New Revised Standard Version is a wonderful way of opening the mind to different books of the Bible, that is, for those not familiar with these books, and for those seeking a more modern English translation.

Our layreaders, or lecterns, as well as our priests in the church I attend read this version of the Holy Bible during the service. I also happend to notice that, while I was kneeling at the altar for Communion, the Bible read during the service contains the Apocrypha. The New Revised Standard Version is easy to understand and fits in with today's modern English language. God bless.

I was pleased with the quality of this product. It is a very good value for the low price.

I love this bible. I ordered it to study before doing readings at my church. it is a beautifyl Bible with a nice cover and easy to read print. I am very pleased with this purchase. The service was good, too. it came in time and in great condition.

This is a great value edition of the NRSV Bible, It does not have a leather cover, but the plastic cover is well made and will stand up to a fair bit of use.

Inside you get the (usual) NRSV double column text with a good clear font, this is not a study Bible and therefore just has brief translational notes. However you get the full Apocrypha/deuterocanicals of Catholics and Eastern Orthodox.

There is only the Nrsv Text itself without notes or intros, just a few maps at the back, but this allows it to be a handy Bible thats easily carried around.

Great Value, 5 stars.

Delivery took a little longer than my other books but still well within their prescribed timeline. The book was in excellent condition.

I am not sure about the Aproc. For the price, it is a good deal.