The New Revised Standard Version Bible [Hardcover]

Bruce Manning Metzger (Commentary)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 12, 1990

The New Revised Standard Version is the most accurate and accessible Bible translation available today, and has been accepted by almost all major US denominations. Prepared by a multidenominational committee of scholars who based their translation on the original Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic texts, the NRSV is also the most sensitive text on the topic of inclusive language. A 96-page, select NRSV Concordance enhances the Text Edition's usefulness.

* Two column text.
* Eight pages of full color New Oxford Bible Maps (except for 9820A)
* Ninety-six page, select NRSV Concordance.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1312 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (April 12, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195283295
• ISBN-13: 978-0195283297
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #896,135 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A BEAUTIFUL BIBLE EDITION, August 26, 2000

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This edition of the Bible is masterfully put together: binding & cover, paper, type and layout, everything about the book itself is worthy of its contents.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The New Revised Standard Version Bible, December 12, 2009

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Just what the topic line says - NRSV - both testaments. No surprises here. Conservatives, fundamentalists, KJO's - no need to be repulsed that it's not a King James. It made no such claim to start with.

Seems less formal than the original RSV so if you're used to that version, the differences will be obvious. The gender-inclusive thing seems to pervade. But in a few cases, a quick look at Bauer / Thayer / Liddel & Scott reveals that no damage was done to literalness. At least for the few cases in which I checked.

It does not have the Apocrypha - again no surprises. There is a version that has the Apocrypha, so be sure to specify that one before hitting the "place order" if that's the one you want. Binding seemed very good for a hardback.

Whether you like it better than something else will be your call. Frankly, I went back to my RSV / NOASB and the NRSV has been donated to my local county library.