NASB Compact Reference Bible, Black w/Snap Flap [Bonded Leather]

Zondervan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2001

- Center-Column Reference System---with references based on key words, phrases, and concepts. - Portable Size---take it with you anywhere! - Two-Column Text in Paragraph Format---for easy reading and comprehension. - Clear, Readable Type. - Full-Color Maps, Study Helps, Book Introductions, and Concordance. - Words of Christ in Red.

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From the Back Cover

- Center-Column Reference System—with references based on key words, phrases, and concepts. - Portable Size—take it with you anywhere! - Two-Column Text in Paragraph Format—for easy reading and comprehension. - Clear, Readable Type. - Full-Color Maps, Study Helps, Book Introductions, and Concordance. - Words of Christ in Red.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Bonded Leather: 1824 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan; Compact edition (April 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310921430
• ISBN-13: 978-0310921431
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4.8 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #503,467 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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45 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great Bible in cheesy bonded leather, January 2, 2003

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J. Martin (Upstate New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NASB Compact Reference Bible, Black w/Snap Flap (Bonded Leather)

First the BAD stuff:

I really wish I could give this Bible 5 stars, because it's so great in so many ways, but the bonded leather is disgusting. I don't understand why Zondervan uses it. It's stiff and rubbery and kind of sticky, and it doesn't even look like leather. It has an awful, shiny, plasticky finish, like the Scuff-Kote liquid shoe polish my mother used on my shoes in the 50s. I'd much rather have a well-made cloth binding, or a plain hardback binding, or (best of all) real leather, like the marvelous calfskin and goatskin Cambridge use on their Bibles. (In an ideal world, all Bibles would be bound by Cambridge. But then, in the ideal world we'll be with Jesus and won't need Bibles.)

If bonded leather didn't bother me, I'd have a hard time saying anything bad about this Bible.

The GOOD stuff:

It's the updated NASB, which isn't perfect but pretty close.

It's tiny and light. I like to read in bed, and I can hold it easily in one hand for hours.

The center-column notes and cross-references are comprehensive and EXCELLENT.

The typeface is tiny but very clear and amazingly easy to read.

The introductions (to each book) are brief, very conservative, and fairly useful.

It's nice to have a concordance in a Bible this small, even though it's very limited and never seems to have the reference I'm looking for. But I can almost always find what I'm looking for eventually by using the cross-references.

It has good maps.

Despite the cheesy bonded leather, the binding is very sturdy. Even though it's tiny, it doesn't feel delicate at all. When I'm reading it, I usually fold it open all the way back on itself so I can hold it in one hand, and the binding holds up great to abuse like that. It's easy to carry in a pants pocket. The wraparound snap cover does a good job of protecting the pages when it's in a pocket or a bag, but you can fold it out of the way inside the back cover when it's open.

I'm really very fond of this little Bible, bonded leather and all. I own several Bibles, including some of the lovely Cambridges, but I wouldn't dream of jamming one of them in my pocket (even if it fit). This is the one I find myself actually reading most of the time. I wish it were available in real leather, but I love it anyway and I'd buy it again.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Little Bible, June 24, 2004

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This review is from: NASB Compact Reference Bible, Black w/Snap Flap (Bonded Leather)

The NASB translation is among the best. It is very accurate, and though some have said it is not as readable as other translations--I disagree. The NASB is more formal than many modern translations, but I find it has a wonderful, fluid cadence when reading it.
This compact Bible has dark, readable type. The short introductions to each Bible book is nice, the ribbon marker is handy, and the Bible itself is about the size of a mass market paperback book, which makes it very portable.
This is a wonderful little Bible that I believe you will enjoy having and reading.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The portable Bible with presence!, June 4, 2006

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Angelis - See all my reviews

This review is from: NASB Compact Reference Bible, Black w/Snap Flap (Bonded Leather)

I have several compact reference Bibles (different transaltions, as well as others from Zondervan, and other publishers), but this one just surpasses them all.

First, the NASB (as most websites agree) is more literal than the other transaltions out there. The design of this Bible will attract many readers. The book introductions are a nice touch, and they are not found in most compact ref. Bibles. Even the gold writing on the spine of the Bible is superior to others. The black ink, as well as the red, is nice and dark---most other Bibles I've seen and own, use a lighter print. The print size is just right---and it's easy on the eyes. The center-column refs. are very detailed. I have always enjoyed the button snap, it does protect the pages.

I'm really enjoying it.