Revolve 2: The Complete New Testament [Paperback]

Margaret Feinberg (Compiler)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 4, 2005

After discovering that teens don't read the Bible, Thomas Nelson found that teens do read magazines! Thus, the idea to put the Bible in a magazine format with the purpose of showing teens that the Bible could be relevant and understandable. Revolve - the complete New Testament for teen girls - became America's #1 selling Bible in less than 3 months after it was originally released. This phenomenon of a "Bible that looks like a magazine" surpassed all expectations but most importantly, teen girls love Revolve! Now, this best-selling Bible has been updated and revised with all new sidebars, features & images but the same Bible text! This is the perfect Bible for any teen girl who is trying to figure out what in the world the Bible has to do with her life today!

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 13 and up
  
• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (April 4, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0718008901
• ISBN-13: 978-0718008901
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 7.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,514,089 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A popular speaker at churches and leading conferences such as Catalyst and Thrive, Margaret Feinberg (www.margaretfeinberg.com) was recently named one of the "30 Voices" who will help lead the church in the next decade by Charisma magazine and one of the "40 Under 40" who will shape Christian publishing by Christian Retailing, she has written the acclaimed The Organic God , The Sacred Echo , Scouting the Divine (Zondervan) and their corresponding DVD Bible studies. Her latest book is Hungry for God. She is known for her relational teaching style and inviting people to discover the relevance of God and His Word in a modern world.

Margaret and her books have been covered by national media including: CNN, HLN's PrimeTime, the Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, Dallas Morning News, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Newsday, Houston Chronicle, Beliefnet.com, Salon.com, USATODAY.com, MSNBC.com, RealClearPolitics.com, Forbes.com, and many others.

Margaret currently lives in Colorado, with her 6′8″ husband, Leif. When she's not writing or traveling, she enjoys anything outdoors, lots of laughter, and their superpup, Hershey. But she says some of her best moments are spent communicating with her readers. So go ahead, become her friend on Facebook or follower her on twitter @mafeinberg.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book, December 1, 2004

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Loretta L. Holland "yahooserious" (Columbus, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Revolve 2: The Complete New Testament (Paperback)

When you receive a gift, the wrapping may not be as important as the gift itself, but it sure can enhance the joy you receive from the gift. You know, I wish that my dad's knowledge of Greek, Aramaic and Hebrew had passed to me genetically; however it did not. Looking at a Greek New Testament would pretty much be a waste of time for me. So basically any Bible that I read in the English language will be either a translation or a paraphrase. The New Century Version is a translation from a group of editors that I know and trust. Did you note that the entire New Testament text is given in this magazine? The fact that it comes in a great package with lots of helpful tidbits of knowledge that the girls need to know anyway, well, that is just icing on the proverbial cake. Remember Smead, love is not easily offended. Try not to create condescension where none was intended. Quite frankly if it would get my children to read their Bibles I would dress up in a clown suit, stand on my head, blow bubbles and whistle. Fortunately, because these publishers have provided this magazine, I don't have to.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What do you want in a Bible, dang it?!?, March 29, 2005

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Michelle E. Chaudry "authentic" (valencia, ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Revolve 2: The Complete New Testament (Paperback)

I love how all the adults love to wax poetically about how this is a piece of trash and how it degrades girls. Newsflash, people. Girls are degraded on a daily basis by everyone. Jesus (and I'm assuming you're interested in this Bible because you're a christian) met people where they were, and talked to them in a language they all understood. That's why he talked in Aramaic and not Hebrew to them, so they could understand how much God loved them. Girls? What do your girls talk about? How fat do I look. How good do I look. How do I get him to like me. My parents hate me. Why do I not feel good enough. My friends all turned their back on me. What should I do if I feel pressured into a sexual situation. Why doesn't anyone love me? That's what are thinking. Trust me, I hear it everyday.

So you give them a Bible, and yeah, it looks like a magazine. Why? Because they READ magazines, they want authenticity - they want something they can understand. Hey, you adults have bought all kinds of crap marketed at you. "How to raise a Christian Teen". "Read the Bible like a Novel". Why? Because you don't understand it half the time, and none of you have gotten through 1 Chronicles without falling asleep. Be truthful. Teens spend more time on myspace.com and read each other's blogs more than they spend at the mall.

So ask your girls. Don't write a review unless you hand them a copy and ask them what they think. Don't talk to them about how you feel. Really, don't offer your "insight". Just hand it over and walk away. Then you can post a review about how stupid you think this Bible is. Me? I did. All 100 girls in my youth group thought it was awesome to finally have the whole Bible instead of just the new testament.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What are you on about???, September 26, 2005

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Ms. Catherine J. Lawlor - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Revolve 2: The Complete New Testament (Paperback)

This is an excellent book which has hit its target incredibly well. A bible teens will actually read! To the author of 'Please not another one' I would like to point out that girls are not so stupid they need their own bible, there is also A BOYS VERSION. Who's a moron now? And complaining about the message being changed as its translated? How many times has it already been translated. If you think that changes the message maybe you shouldnt be reading any sort of bible because incase you dont remember, Jesus was not american or indeed english for that matter. HE DIDNT SPEAK ENGLISH. Its been translated already to make it relevant to people who speak english so whats the harm in making it relevant to teenagers???