Listener's Bible-ESV [Audiobook, CD] [Audio CD]

Max McLean (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 193104743X | ISBN-13: 978-1931047432 | Publication Date: October 1, 2004

Actor Max McLean reads the entire ESV (English Standard Version) Bible on this set of 62 CDs. English accent, not American. 62 CDs in an attractive 6.65cm x 25.55cm x 16.31cm black nylon carrying c

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: The Listener's Bible (October 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193104743X
• ISBN-13: 978-1931047432
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 6.7 x 2.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #208,718 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #21 in Books > Books on CD > Religion & Spirituality > Bible

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55 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reading of the ESV, December 22, 2004

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Marcus (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Listener's Bible-ESV (Audio CD)

We are very fortunate to have an edition of the English Standard Version read by Max McLean. The ESV is arguably the finest modern translation, combining accuracy in translation and beautiful english--very rare among current offerings.

As to the reading itself, Max is more understated in his reading of the ESV than in other versions I have heard--and I appreciate it. I have a hard time listening to over-dramatized readings of the Bible. There is background music, but it is pleasant and stays well in the background; I don't find it distracting at all.

Overall I am delighted to have this audio Bible and recommend it to you without reservation.

52 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Praise God for the Spoken Written Word!, May 7, 2005

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Jacob Hantla "hantla.com" (Chandler, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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Max McLean's voice takes a little while to get used to. I'll be honest, at first it kind of annoyed me. But to have my favorite Bible version (ESV) in audio makes up for any personal issues I may have with the reader's voice. In fact, after getting used to some of his mannerisms, I appreciate the way that he reads. He reads slowly, which I have read some others complain about. But the way that he reads allows the listener to contemplate and think about what is being heard. In my opinion, the reader is very effective.

In case you might be wondering how you will use this product, let me tell you how I use them. I have put the mp3-format audio files on my iPod and use them for half of my read-through-the-Bible program. I never want to have my only regular exposure to the Bible in audio form and not in written form. So I am always reading/listening from different portions of the Bible at the same time. The way I have it set up, I will read through the Bible at least once in a year and listen through the Bible at least once in a year. I listen while I walk or jog in the morning. If that doesn't give me enough time it is very easy to listen in the car as well. I love listening aloud with my wife because it gives us the opportunity to be exposed to the same scripture at the same time.

These are just suggestions which I hope are helpful. Do it however you like. I do strongly recommend, nevertheless, that you make an audio Bible of whatever your version-of-choice is (I commend the ESV to you for many reason, contact me if you'd like guidance in this) a regular part of your Bible reading time. Inform your conscience with the Word. Why listen to the radio and inform your worldview from a worldly view. Let's fight hard to have God's perspective shown to us in His Word our perspective. The only way that I know to do that is to be prayfully and humbly exposed to massive amounts of Scripture. This is one tool to help you in that regard. I hope this helps.
-Jacob Hantla

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A gainful purchase..., September 9, 2005

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Andrew S. Clark "Sherman" (Good Ol' USA) - See all my reviews
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This year I went back to school. I wanted to see what Seminary would be like, and so I found myself enrolled in Old Testament 1 and quickly learned that the reading pace that I had been accustomed to would have to change. Picture this: Week 1, Genesis. Week 2, Exodus and Leviticus. Week 3, Numbers and Deuteronomy, etc, etc. With The Listener's ESV Audio Bible, however, reading at this pace was not only possible, it was enjoyable. I have found that my favorite way of reading large sections of the Scripture is to listen to Max reading through the Audio Bible while I simultaneously scan the pages of text with my ESV study bible. I find that the Audio Bible "pulls me through" the long sections of Scripture and that I retain much more through having two channels of exposure - eyes and ears. Using both really helps things to sink in. I am also an owner of Max's original NIV MP3 Bible, and I would say that in comparison, his rendition of the ESV is slightly less dramatic, which I enjoy more. If you are debating on which translation to purchase, a good chapter to compare them by is Genesis 7, where Max is very dramatic in the NIV but more reserved in the ESV. I prefer the ESV, and I am 100 percent satisfied with my purchase. May the grace of God through Jesus Christ be yours who reads this.