The Good News Translation Catholic Bible [Bonded Leather]

Product Details

• Bonded Leather: 1760 pages
• Publisher: American Bible Society (July 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585167770
• ISBN-13: 978-1585167777
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,854,515 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Translation, September 16, 2006

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P. Soderberg (Perth Western Australia) - See all my reviews
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The Good News Translation of the Holy Bible is an excellent translation of the scriptures into the English language. It is accurate, dignified, and good reading. If you're looking for a Bible that you will read rather than one that will only be used occasionally for reference then this is a great choice. I bought a copy a while back and have read heaps of scripture since. It is a genuine pleasure.

The binding is good quality, the print is excellent, and the line drawings are a great way to break up the text. There are also embedded maps through the text, and a number of helps at the front an back of the bible including a Sunday and a week day lectionary.

I recommend this edition with no hesitations.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A BIBLE YOU WILL READ!, June 11, 2008

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David Rutledge (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

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I agree with the first reviewer: this is a bible you will read. Don't ever suspect the Good News Translation: it is elegance in simplicity. I use other translations, too, like the New American Bible for authoritative annotation, and the new English Standard Version for traditional literary beauty. But you'll find yourself reading this GNT page after page, without effort, and that is what it's all about. Also, at first I thought the line drawings were for children: now I realize that they are wonderful mnemonics that trigger your memory with visual capsule summaries.

More or less a traditional size bible, with large clear type, and a flexible leather cover that feels just right. Go for it!

5.0 out of 5 stars The best English version of the Bible, December 3, 2009

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Li "Li" (Shenzhen, China) - See all my reviews
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Among all the English versions of Bible I think this one is Number 1. I feel I am lucky as I have bought 18 copies of this Bible to give to my relatives as precious presents.
I wonder why so good a Bible is not always available in printing. And I also wonder why people do not make a set of unabridged CDs based on this edition.