Minister's Bible-Hcsb [Leather Bound]

Broadman & Holman Publishers (Creator)

Product Details

• Leather Bound: 1696 pages
• Publisher: B&H Publishing Group (May 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1586401696
• ISBN-13: 978-1586401696
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.1 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,312,132 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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41 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good is truly the enemy of Great, December 12, 2005

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D. Waterman "The Rev" (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Minister's Bible-Hcsb (Leather Bound)

Being a minster, and appreciating the translation of the Holman Christian Standard Bible, I thought this Bible would be the perfect marriage of my use and the translation. while it is true I love the translation, I was very disappointed in the Bible itself.

In working to make the Bible thinner, they had to make the pages thinner. This is the biggest problem that I have found with the Bible. I used it for only a short time and the pages curled up from use. When you opened up to a text, and left it open for a short time, the pages would curl, and crease permanently if I didn't catch it and fold them back before closing the Bible.

The thin pages also allow for serious bleed-through of whatever type of marking instrument you choose to use. Even dry pencils could be a problem.

The binding on this Bible is good and lays out well in the hand, feeling natural, unlike many other Bibles I have used.

In the end, this is the Bible that is Good, but they didn't make it Great. Make the pages a little thicker of better quality, and this Bible would have been a winner hands down for ANY serious Bible student or Minister.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Bible, August 9, 2005

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Trenton D. Whalon (Newport News, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Minister's Bible-Hcsb (Leather Bound)

I really enjoy this bible. I've had wide margin bibles in the past, and this could use a little more room for notes, but some space is better than none at all. I tend to take sparadic notes anyway, so the bible is perfect. The version is easy to read, and great for reading out loud.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, Well-Made Bible, July 25, 2006

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S Donahue (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Minister's Bible-Hcsb (Leather Bound)

This is a nice Bible. The leather is thick and grainy. The Bible appears to have a sewn binding, unlike some other American-made garbage. The print is nice and bold, and in single-column, and the margins are wide. There are two ribbon markers of good length. Without sounding like a crabbit, the only gripe I have with this Bible is that the paper is too thin and has a tendency to curl up, which is annoying. But, other than that, I enjoy the HCSB---it strikes a perfect blend between a formal and dynamic equivalent method. It sticks remarkably close and precise to the Greek. What more could one want?(NOTE: The second edition of the HCSB will appear in 2009. Maybe it's best to hold off buying any (H)CSB till then?)