NRSV Reference with Apocrypha Black French Morocco NR563XA [Leather Bound]

Baker Publishing Group (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2006

The New Revised Standard Version is an ecumenical translation of the Bible, produced with the involvement of Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant and Jewish scholars. Launched in 1989, it is also one of the most accurate and authoritative translations of the Bible available.

Cambridge's NRSV Reference Edition includes the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books. It also offers the comprehensive cross-references that serious readers require, a full glossary, and fifteen maps. The Bible pages have gilt edges and are bound in handsome French Morocco leather with two ribbon markers and a presentation page.

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Book Description

This NRSV Bible includes the Apocryphal/Deutero- canonical books, cross-references, a concordance, tables of weights and measures and 15 colour maps. Bound in real leather with two ribbon markers and a presentation page

Product Details

• Leather Bound: 1500 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge Bibles (January 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521681316
• ISBN-13: 978-0521681315
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #85,885 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best NRSV Bible!, March 5, 2009

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Rolf F. Trondsen (Lakewood, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NRSV Reference with Apocrypha Black French Morocco NR563XA (Leather Bound)

If you like the NRSV translation (which does use inclusive language) then you will like this Bible. I have a NRSV Study Bible, a compact NRSV, but this one will become my regular use Bible. It is the reference edition which is important, so you can look up similar verses and the book name and verse number that is being quoted in the verse you are reading. These reference numbers are put in the middle of the page and divides the two groups of verses on each page. I was not sure I would like that at first, but I like it now, it is very convenient. This Bible is a little wider than the text edition (no references) so that the text does not seem to squished up on the page. This Bible has 15 pages of very good maps. The Bible came in perfect condition and is very well made. This is the nicest Bible I own, and I own many. The french morocco leather is very thick and sturdy. The Bible will lay open flat, but is still thick enough, so when you hold it in one hand and read from (it like at a bible study class, etc), it does not flop like a limp rag (making it hard to read). The Bible paper is very nice, it is off white and is thick enough to keep bleed through to a minimum. The font is about 9 (swift), which dispite the size, is very easy to read. The Bible comes with two ribbon markers. This Bible is very well made and is the type you buy to last a life time.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great ~ except..., December 29, 2007

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Australian Amazonian ~ AffirmingPentecostals.... (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: NRSV Reference with Apocrypha Black French Morocco NR563XA (Leather Bound)

I love this version. I bought it because I wanted a Morocco Leather Bible with Apocrypha for reference, but on delving into the NRSV text have decided to replace the ESV with NRSV for daily reading.

The item itself is wonderful and I love the off-white paper stock and the silk ribbons and quality binding... BUT ... what is it with Amazon and high-end Bibles? They seem to send out damaged or poor quality Bibles more often than not. I have bought MANY leather Bibles from Amazon and this copy should be returned -- the gold edging has all but brushed away at the top of the Bible. However, I enjoy the text so much I expect the gilding to wear away anyhow.

PLEASE AMAZON .... inspect your more expensive stock before shipping it so you can replace without inconveniencing your loyal customers.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent, April 9, 2007

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This review is from: NRSV Reference with Apocrypha Black French Morocco NR563XA (Leather Bound)

Not a bargain priced Bible, to be sure, but certainly the very best of the Cambridge standards. Outstanding printing, the very best binding quality; elegant and highly readable. Without question, the top-of-the-line NRSV available.