REB Lectern Black Goatskin Leather over boards REB205 [Large Print] [Leather Bound]

Baker Publishing Group (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1990

The Revised English Bible is a home-grown Bible version produced by scholars from all the main UK churches, some of whom had worked on the REB's predecessor version, the New English Bible, twenty years earlier. The translators strove to produce natural, everyday English that would lend itself to public worship. Each verse was read aloud to the other translators, to ensure that the sound rhythms and line endings worked well. The REB Lectern Bible has the same page numbers as Cambridge's REB Standard Text Bibles. Specially designed for public reading, it would make an exceptional gift for a church.

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Book Description

Splendid Lectern Bible in the popular modern English of the Revised English Bible. Page numbers match those of the REB Pew Bibles. Comes with a presentation page and three ribbons. Printed on gilt-edged paper and bound in red imitation leather. Page numbers match the REB Pew Bibles. --This text refers to an alternate Leather Bound edition.

Product Details

• Leather Bound: 1051 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge; Revised edition (December 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521507286
• ISBN-13: 978-0521507288
• Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 10.7 x 3.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,491,371 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars REB: A Good Modern Bible, September 5, 2005

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Mr. P. Attwell - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Revised English Bible, Standard Text Edition (Hardcover)

The Revised English Bible is a 1989 revision of the big selling New English Bible. Whereas the New English Bible kept some archaic language, the REB revision is entirely in modern language. The REB is generally reliable too, the only whiff of religious bias coming in the translators' decision to drop the name "Jehovah" from the handful of places the NEB uses it in Exodus. It is also a shame that the fine illustrations some editions of the NEB used have not been carried over to the REB. The quality of the printed product is excellent though.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent translation that needs more publicity!, February 18, 2005

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BBFK,MDiv "bbfk" (Harrisburg, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Revised English Bible, Standard Text Edition (Hardcover)

I love the REB translation as an alternate to the very popular NRSV. Faithful with a rendering of English that makes one see things differently, this translation is not as appreciated and widly known as it deserves to be!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful translation, January 13, 2007

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informednow (cleveland, oh) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Revised English Bible, Standard Text Edition (Hardcover)

I agree with most of the reviews below: This is a majestic, beautifully worded translation of the Bible. I have been using it extensively for devotional reading or as a secondary bible. It does tend to paraphrase a bit from time to time. This translation is new and different, yet does not change the meaning of the scriptures, just words them differently from those in the KJV/RSV tradition. It is more elegant and dignified in language than the NIV but roughly the same as far as literalness as a translation goes. (Neither excessively literal or overly dynamic)

One reviewer below commented about how the "woman taken in adultry" part in the book of John is regulated to the end of the book. This was done for "textual criticism" reasons, which I don't agree with, but the missing segment is eventually included and not completely deleted. I would rather it be left as it has originally been. Other than that, I really like this translation.