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The New Oxford Annotated Bible, New Revised Standard Version

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This leather bound Bible is of great quality and reasonably priced for the occassion. In the back of this book there are many well conceived close up photos of important Biblical places that can be easily used to relate to what Biblical time and place the reader is interested in. Furthermore, it's Oxford! The page quailty is better than ordinary paper and is extremely durable. The pages feel great and have a golden lining on the edges which does not easily rub off. The content itself is, in my opinion, excellent for the modern-times reader. Those that want something easier to read than the King James version are going to like this New Revised Standard Version because it is so easy to read, but Oxford has maintained the tradition of King James by not altering the passages AND Oxford goes on to include the Hebrew and sometimes Latin translations at the bottom of the page to see how else the passage could read. Beyond this, the New Revised Standard Version has the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books at the end of the Old Testament. This book is of excellent quality, context, readability, and does well to live up to the Oxford name. I recommend this book, but would also recommend the King James version after reading this English evolutionary Bible. Also a helpful reference book like the Oxford Companion to the Bible will definitely come in help to the curious Christian.

I noticed that there is no picture provided for this Bible so I thought I'd let you all know that it looks great! Of course the content is no different than other Bibles costing 1/3 the price. I gave it 4 stars because it is so expensive, the leather is nice and it will keep. If I wasn't given it as a gift, I never would have spent that kind of money on it.