Boldtext Pew Bible: King James Version [UNABRIDGED] (Hardcover)

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Product Description

Unique among pew Bibles, this editions's bold black typeface redefines the meaning of "easy-to-read." Senior citizens, people with vision difficulties, and beginning readers alike will appreciate the visible advantage of the Boldface Pew Bible. Constructed of high-quality materials, this Bible will give you years of faithful service. Choose from three pairs of classics colors that coordinate with any church sanctuary.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1311 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0834003465
• ISBN-13: 978-0834003460
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (260 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #427,156 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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190 of 251 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an excellent value, April 8, 2004

By	Alejandra Vernon "artist & illustrator" (Long Beach, California) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (COMMUNITY FORUM 04)

Sturdy and quite heavy for its size, this no-frills Bible is an excellent value, and would make a very good second or third Bible. Well constructed with an imitation leather look on the cover, the font size is not large, but it is in bold print, and very readable and easy on the eyes.
What it has:
A presentation page.
"Daily Bible Readings," giving a table of three systems for reading the Bible in one year.
A seven page history of the Bible, and how the King James Version came to be. First published in 1611, there were several subsequent revisions, and the version we read today is most like the 1769 revision.
What it does not have that you would likely find in a better quality Bible:
It has no cross-references, making it a poor Bible for study.
The words of Jesus are not printed in red.
It has no concordance.
No maps.
No ribbon marker.

Many people use a modern language Bible for study, enabling greater clarity and understanding (and I recommend the New King James Version, or the one I have used for years, the Amplified Bible), but the King James Version is nevertheless glorious in its language, should be read at least once in a lifetime, and is invaluable for comparison of texts, and though I feel it is a sadly short-sighted view, some consider the King James Version as simply great "literature," comparing it to Shakespeare, and read it only for the beauty of its prose.
Due to this edition not having cross-references, it does not make a good primary Bible, but will be more than adequate as a secondary translation, and the King James Bible is a version one should definitely own.

Psalm 66:19
King James Version: "But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer."
New King James Version: "But certainly God has heard me; He has attended to the voice of my prayer."
Amplified Bible: "But certainly God has heard me; He has given heed to the voice of my prayer."

29 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars predictable plot, but surprise ending, November 18, 2007

By	David Hall "dh" (Knoxville, TN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Boldtext Pew Bible: King James Version (Hardcover)

This seems to be one of those books people seem to either love or hate. But first with the good points. Impatient readers will be happy to see that the plot gets off with a bang: within the first few pages the apple has been eaten and evil is let into the world. We watch as the two main characters Adam and Eve have children and struggle with domestic violence, commencing in the murder of their son Abel by their other son Cain. However, God, a character with the power of omniscience, quickly discerns the culprit, ruining what could have been a great detective story. The first portion of the book, called the Old Testament, relies heavily on constantly shifting alliances between God and the human characters and intense action sequences to hold the reader's attention. We see two cities get wiped off the map and even a global flood, as well as some epic but quickly glossed over battle sequences.
The second half of the book, conveniently called the New Testament, is where the plot first starts to falter. Though God shows some interesting and much-awaited character development, I found his transformation from vendictive super being to forgiving father abrupt and hard to buy. Here the story delves more into God's personal life, where he has a son with a young Israelite girl named Mary. The son, named Jesus, is raised by Mary and her human husband. Jesus's harsh treatment of his mother and sibblings makes for some domestic drama, but the potential for exciting clashes between Jesus's human and divine fathers remains undeveloped by the author.
Action buffs who were hooked by the cataclysms of the first half of this book will be let down by slower pace of this uneventful second half. An altercation in the temple ends quickly, and a voyage around the Mediterranean is carried out with only a brief run-in with a viper. However, the author manages to create some degree of suspense throughout with many hints that Jesus could be murdered. Will he? I'm not one to give away an ending, so readers will have to find out for themselves. Ultimately, the second half of the book consists largely of philosophical musings of Jesus instead of action sequences of vengeance and conquest. Thinking readers who were unsatisfied with the raw drama of the Old Testament will probably better appreciate the New Testament. I suspect much lively debate may arise among fans among the ultimate meaning of Jesus's dialogues.

141 of 190 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible syntax, vocab, continuity, February 21, 2005

By	Ausar "Music fan" (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

I heard this was "the top bestseller of all time" so I figured I should give it a glance. Boy is this a test of patience!

First of all there seems to be a million different versions of The Bible to choose from, so settling down on just one is a little difficult. How would I know which one is the best? Eenie-meenie-miney-moe saves the day.

This particular version is extremely difficult to follow due to what I'm assuming is a translation issue. The syntax is similar to poorly translated Kung-fu movies, but on top of that there are many words that appear to be completely made up. Then there is the disregard for continuity in the story. That alone makes it extremely hard to follow, but coupled with the other problems mentioned I would suggest just about any other fantasy story over The Bible, such as Lord of the Rings or The Matrix if you're into robots.

The first half of the book is the hardest to follow. It starts out with the main character, God, creates an entire universe. Thats pretty neat, but there aren't many details to make all that fantastic. This is only the beginning of such neglections. The author (who isn't listed, ANYWHERE) focuses most of the first half of the book on geneologies. At first I figured the purpose of this was to lead up to some pivotal character, but the lists of names go off in so many directions its impossible to keep track of. On top of that there's rampant inbreeding! I mean there is way, way, way too much inbreeding to be considered realistic. In real life the amount of inbreeding in The Bible would lead to diseases and birth defects that would never allow the offspring to live to reproduce so the story is a little hard to take seriously even if it is a universe of his own design. But hey, this is fiction so there's no point in nit-picking, just makes for a boring read. There's also alot of instructions from God given to the people he creates. Do this, don't do that. Build this out of this, this, and that and make sure to use very specific materials...etc. Most of that stuff is never explained so you end up wasting your time even reading it.

There's this one section worth mentioning in hopes of explaining the type of consistency in the story: God floods the whole world that he created because he got mad at all the people in it, but he tells one guy to gather his family and specimins of every animal God created so that they live after the flood. Now, if God can just create things at will, why doesn't he just kill everything and create all new people and animals? Who knows...instead he gets this guy, Noah, to build a boat and gather all the animals onto it. Thousands of animals...on a wooden boat...with enough food to last them 40 days. Then after the flood recedes, one of Noah's sons goes off and settles down with a group of people. Why didn't the flood kill these people off???? Who ever wrote and editted The Bible should quit their job, seriously.

The second half of the book introduces some new characters, most importantly Jesus Christ who seems to be based on Buddha. Here's a confusing part that is never really clarified. Jesus is the son of Mary and Joseph, but he is also referred to as the son of God. Which is it? It seems like the author couldn't decide so every other time the topic comes up he switches back and forth. That is a little annoying. Now there seems to be quite a cult following of this guy in real life. Sorta like the Rocky Horror Picture show, but people actually have churches dedicated to him! Talk about fan-atics! Anyway, Jesus goes around teaching people about right and wrong, sorta like Buddha teaching the way to enlightenment. This is all conveyed through second-hand accounts by his posse. Why the author choose this approach is interesting. Maybe he thought it would keep the reader at the right distance from the character. Anyway, if Jesus is the protagonist then the antagonist would surely be Satan. He has alot of different names in The Bible, normally people who use an alias are hiding from something but that is never stated in the book. Satan is quite a trouble maker. He tempts people into doing bad things and even tempts Jesus but Jesus resists his charm, just like when Mara tried to use seduction on Buddha and Buddha resisted. Little good this does Jesus because he is killed later for leading a revolution (unlike Buddha).

In this book all the characters believe in an afterlife which is either set in "Heaven" which is good, or "Hell" which is bad. This is another point of confusion in the book. Besides the contradicting criteria for one's entrance to heaven, God is supposed to be all-powerful, yet he creates Jesus to be the king of heaven...God lives in heaven and you would think that he would be the king since he made the place, but no. The whole book is filled with contradictions like this and breaks in continuity. Its really quite frustrating. I'm assuming all the different versions of The Bible are attempts to rectify some of these problems but quite frankly I'm so annoyed that I don't really feel like dealing with more of this book.

The Bible ends with alot of violence and destruction. There's more destruction than there was inbreeding in the beginning of the book. It turns out that God and Satan are really just competing in a popularity contest to see who can get the most people on his side. God is such a poor sport that he destroys whole cities if they don't join his side. The author aligns God with whats morally good, and Satan with whats morally bad. Why a being who's morally good would throw such a hissy fit over popularity is a little odd, but again it's fiction so anything goes I guess.

I say even though there are some lessons about good and bad buried under all the bad grammer and inconsistencies, don't bother putting yourself through the turmoil of trying to follow this book. If you're into fantasy stories there are plenty other better written books out there. And if you just want to learn about morality and life, I suggest picking up anything from Thich Nhat Hamh ot the Dali Lama. English isn't even their first language and they can write better than whoever wrote The Bible.