Japanese Bible Colloquial Version (Japanese Edition) [Paperback]

American Bible Society (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2011

Japanese Bible. 1955 Colloquial Version. (Kogo Yaku) - Contains Maps. Flexcover ( 5-1/2 X 7-1/4 In.)

Product Details

• Paperback: 999 pages
• Publisher: American Bible Society (February 1, 2011)
• Language: Japanese
• ISBN-10: 4820212281
• ISBN-13: 978-4820212287
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.3 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #843,879 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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37 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A good first step?, March 19, 2002

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B. Riggio (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Japanese Bible Colloquial Version (Japanese Edition) (Paperback)

Thank you for making a Japanese bible! But we need an updated translation. A japanese friend of mine (who grew up in Japan) flipped thruogh this bible, and said the language was hard to read, and there were words she didn't recognize. What we really need is a Magna version of the bible. That is what everyone grows up reading, that is what they are used to reading, that is the style of literature they are comfortable with. Is anyone doing such a thing? How bout it, JBS?

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Translation For Native Japanese, October 1, 2007

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Gift Card Holder (Tahlequah, OK USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Japanese Bible Colloquial Version (Japanese Edition) (Paperback)

I am an American student of Japanese and I bought two of these bibles, one for me and another for my Japanese friend who was interested in reading the bible. He said that it was a good "sense" translation. The smaller kanji characters under the title actually mean something like common language. Several of my Japanese friends have also read other Japanese translations and they said that this one was more like actual Japanese instead of the archaic language used in others. Naturally, since the bible is foreign to them a lot of the concepts were still difficult to understand but the simple and "more natural" language helped. It has really been helpful for me also to read this version because it has helped me learn the style of Japanese writing. Overall I think this is a pretty good book.