Japanese-English Bilingual Bible New Testament: New Japanese Bible (NJB)New International Version (NIV) parallel New Testament (Japanese Edition) [Paperback]

Word of Life Press (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 21, 2008

This is the New Testament portion of the popular Japanese-English Bilingual Bible with the New Japanese Bible (NJB) 3rd edition ©2003 and the New International Version in parallel columns. This edition is in paperback and priced low for wide distribution. It is great for English Bible classes for Japanese students and adults. The bilingual appendix includes 16 pages of color Hammond maps, Harmony of the Gospels, Hebrew calendar and table of weights and measures.

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About the Author

Word of Life Press Ministries his Japan's largest Christian publishing, retailing and distributing enterprise. It was founded in 1950. It has published the New Japanese Bible (Shinkaiyaku) translation since the New Testament was introduced in 1965 and the completed Bible in 1970. .

Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: Word of Life Press; Bilingual edition (February 21, 2008)
• Language: Japanese
• ISBN-10: 4264026059
• ISBN-13: 978-4264026051
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #609,144 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 Very good tool for a Japanese language learner, December 9, 2009

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This review is from: Japanese-English Bilingual Bible New Testament: New Japanese Bible (NJB)New International Version (NIV) parallel New Testament (Japanese Edition) (Paperback)

As an intermediate Japanese learner, I have been looking for a source of material to study. This is great, as I am already very familiar with the New Testament, and the parallel text helps when I'm working my way through. I can also take this to services and look up scriptures and get more exposure to Japanese.

A larger print version would be nice. Some of the higher stroke number kanji get quite dense and difficult to resolve, and the furigana is quite small and light. A magnifier helps, but it would be easier to read larger type on paper.

However, this is primarily intended for the native Japanese speaker, so it is probably just fine as is.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of Both Worlds, October 9, 2009

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This review is from: Japanese-English Bilingual Bible New Testament: New Japanese Bible (NJB)New International Version (NIV) parallel New Testament (Japanese Edition) (Paperback)

In our years of ministry in Japan, I longed for a bilingual NIV with a contemporary translation of the Bible in Japanese. In this bilinugal Bible we have the answer to that longing. The Japanese half has reading marks enabling learners of Japanese to be able to read the more difficult kanji combinations. I was thrilled to be able to find this at amazon.com!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect gift for my Japanese friend., October 12, 2010

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Tony Turner (Midwest) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Japanese-English Bilingual Bible New Testament: New Japanese Bible (NJB)New International Version (NIV) parallel New Testament (Japanese Edition) (Paperback)

Great bible with english on one side and Japanese on opposite page. Good print size is easy to read. Fast service from vendor. Thanks.