Customer Reviews

Japanese/English New Testament

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I bought this Japanese Bible for a Japanese friend. Her English would be considered "Intermediate". After reading part of Matthew she told me the Japanese is of the older, more formal style. She sometimes had to refer to the English to understand the Japanese (remember: she is Japanese). I read part of the English and it is excellent for someone who is learning English.
The Japanese Scripture translation should have been a simpler one.

I really like this bible because it has both the Japanese and the English translations side by side in two columns on the same page. It makes it very easy to read, and it is small and beautiful as well. I recommend this to any Japanese-speaking person who is interested in what the bible says, especially because the Good News Version is straight forward and easy to understand, as compared to the King James Version.

If you are just staring to read Japanese and can't read Kanji yet, then I do not recommend this version. It does not have furigana (hiragana above Kanji script) If you are looking for furignana Bible I recommend "Bilingual Bible" English and Japanese.

While the Bible is a great book (hence the 5 stars), it does not take anywhere near 1-3 weeks. I'd give it no stars for shipping/receiving time. I ordered this book in December and have yet to receive it. I keep getting notices saying it's being delayed. I am not to receive it until at the latest Feb 19. That's 2 months after the order date. Consider this if you're thinking about buying this book from Amazon.