NASB Thinline Bible [Hardcover]

Zondervan (Author)

Book Description

Series: Nasb Thinline S., No. 1 | Publication Date: March 1, 2002

This is an attractively bound, thin (measures only 3/4'), easy-to-carry NASB text Bible in a double-column format. Included are a full-color presentation page, an NASB concordance, and 'Promises and Perspectives From the Bible.'

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This is an attractively bound, thin (measures only ¾"), easy-to-carry NASB text Bible in a double-column format. Included are a full-color presentation page, an NASB concordance, an eight-page full-color map set, and "Promises and Perspectives From the Bible."

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Hardcover: 1088 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan (March 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310916631
• ISBN-13: 978-0310916635
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #608,500 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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73 of 74 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific translation and a great edition, May 12, 2004

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Jacob A. Davis "Writer, Artist, and Theologian" (Louisville, KY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NASB Thinline Bible (Leather Bound)

It astonds me to see that there are no other reviews of this particular edition of the NASB yet, as I have found not only this translation to be a wonder, but this particular edition to be, quite frankly, one of the best editions of the NASB out there.

The New American Standard Bible is, according to many religious leaders and experts in the fields of the original languages, the most literally accurate translation, true to the greatest precision to the exact words of the most reliable Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek manuscripts. Still, not only is it the most literally accurate translation, but this, especially in its newly updated form, is a very easily comprehended translation. No, it is not always as fluid on the tongue as some of the dynamic-equivalent translations, nor even the beautiful "essentially" literally accurate English Standard Version, but it is still a very understandable and well-worded literal translation. And to capture the word-for-word meaning of the original text in English is a miraculous wonder. This Bible has been embraced widely among religious leaders and theologians, prominent pastors, and others, and is gaining praise even among the lay circles. Not only is this a fully literal and readable translation, it is a very conservative translation, sticking to the widely accepted literal meanings of the words without interpretive influence. This is a translation good for anyone who really loves to throw themselves deep into the Word of God and get all that's worthwhile from it.

Above, I mentioned the beautiful, yet still literally accurate, English Standard Version (a recent 2001 literal translation from a team headed by J.I. Packer which is rapidly gaining popularity). The ESV is a superior version, in my opinion, but there is a lack of great outside resources available to complement and enhance it right now, in contrast to the long-time trusted NASB, which has a bounty of helps designed specifically for it from the Lockman foundation and Zondervan.

This edition is very worthwhile because it is compact, yet very high-quality. Zondervan, most famously noted for publishing most editions of the NIV bibles also now has secured rights to publish the NASB. This thinline edition is of remarkable quality, is quite durable (unlike some of the previously released NASB bibles from Foundation Publication and World Publishers) and also has a feature not found in many NASBs: paragraph formatting. This NASB is divided into paragraphs like the NIV and other popular translations, instead of verse-by-verse such as most NASB and King James bibles. This allows you to freely read and enjoy smoothly the rich literal accuracy of the New American Standard Bible.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I was looking for, January 11, 2006

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Basso Profundo (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NASB Thinline Bible (Leather Bound)

1.no added commentary, etc. - just the Word
2.words of Jesus in red
3.compact size
4.legible text (my perscription is +225 - I need my glasses to read the text, but is perfectly legible)
5.paragraph format
6.black, soft-cover leather

Others have complained of 'bleed-through' (you can see the text on preceding and following pages), however, it is no worse than the vast majority of bibles that use thin, high quality paper. If you're used to reading other bibles, you will not even notice the bleed-through.

Overall - simple, quality, and elegant. Perfect.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Looks great to me, June 4, 2008

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Jasmine - See all my reviews

This review is from: NASB Thinline Bible (Bonded Leather)

I just purchased this Bible for my boyfriend and am tempted to buy it for myself as well. The reasons I bought this one...
1. When referring to God in He/Him, the pronouns are capitalized. It almost aches when Bibles don't do that!
2. Jesus's text is in red.
3. There's a section at the back, and I can't remember how it's titled at the moment, where you can look up verses according to "when you're depressed", "when you're feeling lazy" and things we deal with in life, such as "death" and "happiness"
4 it just looks cool :-) yes I did intentionally list this as the last reason. Neither my boyfriend or I care that it's not real leather. It has a very nice feel and sophisticated look.
With that said, we are both looking forward to reading the Bible and becoming more and more familiar with God's word.
Update--I'd also like to add a 5th reason-I really like how I've been reading in the description and other reviews that is a very accurate translation from the original Word.