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The Holy Bible: Updated New American Standard Bible- Containing the Old Testament and the New Testament

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The NASB is widely recognized as the most literal contemporary translation of the Bible, and the 1995 Update enhances this translation's readability. This Thinline edition is both a convenient and attractive presentation of the NASB text, with its slender size, large print, and tasteful binding. However, this edition has one serious drawback, not apparent until one opens the book (as I discovered the hard way!}--namely, its deletion of most of the translators' own footnotes. Though clearly this was done to save space, these notes, which discuss grammatical points and provide alternative renderings of the Hebrew and Greek texts, are the most informative of any translation; they contribute significantly to the NASB's primary value as a tool for close, detailed word study. For some readers, therefore, the Thinline's convenience and appeal to the eye may have been achieved at too high a cost to its usefulness.

the large print makes reading the bible more enjoyable. i am not straining my eyes which causes fatigue. less fatigue makes reading the WORD more enjoyable and have longer devotionals. the real great feature is that it is really really thin!!! so it is more portable and convient to praise the creator and meditate in this glory.
this is the second one that i am buying for a friend.... :^)

Okay, so I'm a Roman Catholic and wish they'd also translated the Deuterocanonical (Protestant "Apocryphal") books. Still, this is the best study Bible out there. The translators have held to their literal word-for-word translation philosophy (as opposed to though-for-thought "translation," or concept-for-concept "interpretation of some of the weaker English Bibles). The only significant criticism, worth about a 1/2 star is that modern study can still benefit from the technically archaic second person singlar/plural (thou, thee, thy, thine and you, ye, your, yours) when attempting to discern whether or not the addressor was speaking to single persons, or more than one. I keep my KJV handy for that, in addition to my Spanish Reina-Valera 1960. : )

Ignore those who complain about lack of notes. This Bible wasn't meant to have them. Get yourself a good couple of commentaries and have at it, if notes are what you want.

I was looking for a large print NASB translation to bring to church every Sunday, this is perfect. Nice easy to read font and the Bible is a very thin. It is exactly what I was looking for. It's a "thinline", so it not an extensive study bible, a few complained that it lacks notes. If you want an extensive study bible, try the MacArthur study bible, it's 3 times the size of this one, a little too big for me to bring to church every Sunday.

This is not as large a print as I thought. It does not appear much larger than what I already have. It is really heavy for being a thinline Bible too. I guess I should have sent it back. But it was a gift.

This is an excellent Bible, in my opinion the best translation out there. If you cannot read Greek or Hebrew then this is the next best thing out there. The print is large, but not huge, and the Bible is about 1 inch thick. You can't beat this for the price.

Very happy with this purchase!