Extreme Teen Bible (Paperback)

by Thomas Nelson (Author)

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Amazon.com Review
The Extreme Teen Bible dares teens to crack open its pages and live up to the cutting-edge standard found inside. This New King James translation (thoroughly explained in teen-friendly language) is clad in funky purple print and snowboard-type logos, appealing to the thrill seeker by promising a life of "no fears, no regrets, just a future with a promise." Generous introductions, full-page profiles of faith-filled biblical characters, and a quick reference index covering subjects from abortion to worship guide the young reader into a more "extreme" relationship with God. "What's It Mean?" sidebars appear on almost every page, answering tough questions, pointing out God's promises, and directing teens into the will of God for their lives. By portraying Christ as the "truest revolutionary of all time," the Bible becomes a survival guide to the world that teens live in. The editors assert that "It's all here--truth, inspiration, bottom-line actual reality." The only questions left is, "Are you up for the challenge?" --Jill Heatherly

Product Description
Nelson's Extreme Teen Bible delivers just what teens are looking for: real answers to life's tough questions. All of the innovative study helps are geared to the teen culture--guaranteed to address the issues young people deal with every day. Forty full-page profiles tell the stories of amazing, young people in scripture who allowed God to work through them to make an impact on their world.

Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Paperback: 1600 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (October 10, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785200827
• ISBN-13: 978-0785200826
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #14,226 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars extreme!, December 30, 2003

By	D.F. (truth) - See all my reviews

At first, I was not sure if I was Extreme enough to understand this Extreme Teen Bible. I questioned my Extremeness and wondered if Jesus would accept someone as un-Extreme as myself. However, after reading the Extreme Bible I can say that only through Jesus can true Extreme-ness be reached, and that through Jesus even the least Extreme can find the true light of Extremeness and truly excellent righteousness! Now, I kick it with God all the time Forget, Snoop Dogg; Jesus (or Master J as I call him, we tight) truly is the most Extreme of them all, amen!
Don't you wish you could be Extreme too?
Read the Extreme Teen Bible and kick it with Jesus!

JESUS CHRIST!
CAN I GET A "WHOOP WHOOP"?

35 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME!, November 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Extreme Teen Bible (Hardcover)

I recently got this bible, it totally rocked. It has profiles sopradically placed throught on Bible characters who made a difference and how you can make a difference as well. It also shows various promises God has made and how they realte to teens and where other relevant verses can be found. It points out verses on questions, and it explains things(like the references to dogs)that you may have trouble with. This bible also has thought starters on how to help teens discover God's plans, full page(often 2) profiles of each book and how they break down, and 4 different reading plans for the bible(30 days with Jesus, 60 days with Paul, 90 overview, the bible in 365 days). This bible got me back in the word and I've read it more than ever. The translation makes it a bit tough for some people, but if you want more of a challenge than the NIV gives, this translation is for you.

21 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars More political than spiritual or scholarly, August 15, 2000

By A Customer

This Bible is fun to read, and teens who don't connect with or understand the cultural references will find some explanations here. But these explanations are often simplistic and superficial, with little or no spiritual content. Most of the annotations consist of rigid behavioral dictates based on conservative, fundamental interpretations. Readers of this Bible will not be told that various conflicting interpretations exist among clergy of all denominations (including among conservatives), and among biblical scholars. If this Bible can help teens to avoid self-destructive behavior, so much the better, and more power to it. But it's not the version to read, at any age, if you want a deeper or more spiritual understanding of Scripture (the NASB or NRSV Student Bibles are better).