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The Good Book is Good,
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This review is from: Holy Bible, King James Version (Meridian) (Paperback)
I'm not so presumptuous as to review this as anything other than literature; the alternatives are far far too contentious. And if you're reading the Bible as literature then the KJV is definitely the way to go. Not only is the prose and poetry brilliant in places, but its impact on English language thought is immeasurable. Psalm 23 and John 3:16 and John 1 all have their greatest power in this version. That being said, parts of the Bible are hideously boring as literature. Nehemiah is a long litany of the third grandsons of temple musicians, having only one significant bit to it: that being that the Jewish nation no longer read or spoke Hebrew and had to have the Torah translated for them. Numbers and Leviticus also have equally tedious bits. Nevertheless, the literature and its impact on our thought far outweighs the tiresome parts and this is a must read for a person with educated pretensions, even if they do not buy into its theology. Lastly, the essays at the end of this version are both extremely useful and extremely helpful in explaining the historical context and import of much of what is written within.
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Although not exactly as advertised, the bible was in sightly used condition with highlighting and a worn cover, but does it's job as a bible.
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2 testaments, 66 books, 40 authors, and one message.,
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The Bible is a book of many diverse books. It has two testaments containing a total of sixty-six books, written by over forty different authors over a 1,500-year span. Compare this to the Koran which was reveled through one man Mohammed over the space of twenty years, or the Analects of Confucius, which was compiled several years after his death, and therefore without his oversight. And I'm not even going to mention the Socrates-Plato problem. In any case, I believe that there is truth in all religions and all religious texts, but the Bible is rather unique among religious texts since its backgrounds are so broad and diverse. Yet, when have forty people agreed on any one thing? And since when have forty people agreed on religion? Yet the Bible is one long sermon, from Genesis to Revelation.I love the King James language! But for fans of Shakespeare, this goes without saying. In fact, the King James Bible and the Bard have been the greatest influences and preserves of the English language! This version has the Apocrypha, which id great for anyone one wanting to get the full scoop of the scriptures. I know they are disputed books, but I am one never to shy from controversy. So what does the Bible mean to me? It is a token of hope. There is no supposition, conjecture or guesswork involved with the things of God. We have two testaments, two witnesses to God's love and His plan for us. I read this book every day, and the more I read it, the more I love it.
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IN the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
drink offerings for the bullocks, one silver charger, angel that talked, one that passeth, one young bullock, land that floweth with milk, goings out thereof, shalt thou offer, locks thereof, villages thereof, utter court, stranger that sojourneth, tenth deals, thou shalt overlay, knop under two branches, brasen altar, sight deeper than the skin, flour mingled, meat offering, weight whereof, chief musician, offering thereof, caul above the liver, thine abominations, thy estimation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Psalm of Dá'-vld, Lord Gon, God Almighty, God the Father, God of A'-brä-häm, Lord Jé'-sús, Jé'-'sus Christ, Jé'-sus Christ, Psalm of A'-säph, The Epistle of Paul the Apostle, Christ Je'-süs, God of Dá'-vid, Psalm of Dá'-vïd, Almighty God, Christ Heals the Sick, Christ Jé'-sús, God of A'-brä-him, Good Master, Lord Gov, Lord Jë'-sus Christ, Lord Je'-'sús, Lord Je'-süs Christ, Paul Preaches, Paul's Charge, Psalm of Dá'-vfd New!
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IN the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
drink offerings for the bullocks, one silver charger, angel that talked, one that passeth, one young bullock, land that floweth with milk, goings out thereof, shalt thou offer, locks thereof, villages thereof, utter court, stranger that sojourneth, tenth deals, thou shalt overlay, knop under two branches, brasen altar, sight deeper than the skin, flour mingled, meat offering, weight whereof, chief musician, offering thereof, caul above the liver, thine abominations, thy estimation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Psalm of Dá'-vld, Lord Gon, God Almighty, God the Father, God of A'-brä-häm, Lord Jé'-sús, Jé'-'sus Christ, Jé'-sus Christ, Psalm of A'-säph, The Epistle of Paul the Apostle, Christ Je'-süs, God of Dá'-vid, Psalm of Dá'-vïd, Almighty God, Christ Heals the Sick, Christ Jé'-sús, God of A'-brä-him, Good Master, Lord Gov, Lord Jë'-sus Christ, Lord Je'-'sús, Lord Je'-süs Christ, Paul Preaches, Paul's Charge, Psalm of Dá'-vfd New!
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