The Contemporary Parallel New Testament: 8 Translations: King James, New American Standard, New Century, Contemporary English, New International, New Living, New King James, The Message (Hardcover)

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Product Description

This exciting new parallel text resource features eight translations of the New Testament which are highly regarded in the evangelical community today. With the exception of the classic King James Version, all of the translations included in this volume have been published - and sometimes even revised - within just the last quarter century by groups which have a strong evangelical outlook.

The texts are arranged to permit easy comparison of the word choices made and translation practices employed by the scholarly teams responsible for rendering the Greek New Testament into modern English. Such a parallel text layout is invaluable to those engaged in individual research or who are Bible study group participants.

Readers will appreciate the inclusion in this volume of such very recently published translations as The Message and the New Living Translation. Especially noteworthy is the fact that the New International Version and the New King James Version appear together for the very first time in The Contemporary Parallel New Testament.

About the Author

John R. Kohlenberger, III is the noted editor of a wide range of biblical concordances and other reference works, including four titles published by Oxford University Press.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1940 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (January 29, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195281365
• ISBN-13: 978-0195281361
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.8 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #136,062 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars No Frills, July 19, 2001

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There are eight translations in this book; KJV, NASB, New Century, Contemporary English Version, NIV, New Living Translation, New King James and The Message. There are 4 translations to a page so you can see all translations for the same passage at the same time. The open book shows you all eight at once. There is a 2 page preface for each version in the front of the book. It gives a brief summary of how we got that version. This book is easy to read. The format is great. It doesnt have any frills though, no concordance etc. Great book for the price. Makes comparisons simple and easy.

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A diversity of translations pulled together, July 1, 1999

By	Mark Winstead (Cary NC) - See all my reviews

This Parallel New Testament is nothing more than a preface and foreward and the scriptures of eight more popular translations (with their preface and forewards). But that is great! The eight represent a strong cross section of translation styles, from the more literal word-for-word (NAS,NIV) to the more thought-for-thought (The Message, The Living Translation). I believe the variation of translations draws one closer to understanding what God is saying to us; this is the next best thing to reading it in the Greek (and having a Greek expert and 1st century historian available for interpretting those phrases that don't make sense in a word for word translation).

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource, October 21, 1999

By	Bruce Robinson (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

My belief is that no single translation of the Bible can be relied upon for accuracy. I prefer to use a "parallel" Bible which many translations, side by side on the page. By comparing various translations, one can detect some interesting biases and distortions introduced by the translators. This parallel New Testament is an excellent buy for the money, and in icludes an excellent selection of translations.