Holy Bible Text Edition NLT (Bible Nlt) [Hardcover]

Tyndale (Producer)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2004 | Series: Bible Nlt

This text Bible offers readers the clear and accurate New Living Translation along with features such as a topical verse finder, full-color maps, and a full-color presentation page at an affordable price.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1024 pages
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers; 2 edition (July 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0842384898
• ISBN-13: 978-0842384896
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,279 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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201 of 206 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing Kindle Version, October 1, 2008

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R. Atkinson (GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Holy Bible Text Edition NLT (Bible Nlt) (Kindle Edition)

The NLT is my favorite translation of the Bible. I have paper copies, but, I wanted a version for my Kindle.

Unfortunately, there are two problems with it. The red letter sayings of Jesus are rendered a light gray, almost unreadable. In addition, the Chapter links are not arranged wisely. Making it difficult to navigate to certain sections.

Very disappointed with the rendering. With some minor adjustments by the publisher, this would be an excellent addition to a Kindle library.

199 of 206 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Translation, April 1, 2006

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James A. Stewart "tyndale2045" (Toccoa, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Holy Bible Text Edition NLT (Bible Nlt) (Hardcover)

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.

77 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Refreshing Edition of the Word, May 1, 2007

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D. S. Bornus (St. Paul, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Holy Bible Text Edition NLT (Bible Nlt) (Hardcover)

I find that reading different translations of the Bible helps to keep it "fresh" for me and give me new insights. This NLT is one of my favorite translations for regular reading because it flows so smoothly and I discover new meanings and nuances that I did not realize in reading other versions. The "contemporary" language (things like weights, measures, time, etc.) gives it a modern immediacy that helps me to integrate it into my everyday experience in the secular world.

Several of us at my church use the NLT - and I've noticed that whenever someone reads an NLT aloud in adult Bible class, it seems like at least one other person in the room comments on what a good rendering that was, and asks "what translation is that?"