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 (256 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #37,532 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 14 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.

36 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Start, December 14, 2005

By	Bobby Cramer (Palmetto Bay, FL) - See all my reviews

Any book that starts off with two naked people and a talking snake has something going for it. The continuity is a bit off; there's the story of Cain and Abel being the sons of Adam and Eve, who are the first man and woman, but then Cain goes off and gets married, and it's never really clear where Mrs. Cain comes from.

The poetry and lyrical realism are very reminiscent of Shakespeare's better works, but it does get episodic in places, especially in all the writings of the "prophets;" where's the connection to the main plot?

The second half has a nice "Rashomon" feel to it with four different versions of the life of the main protagonist. The political issues get a little muddy; the author could have taken a cue from Michener in doing more research and laying it out clearly as to what the political climate was like. He or she assumes the reader is familiar with the backstory of Israel in 4 B.C., and that's a pretty big leap.

All in all I enjoyed it; the messages were pretty simple: do unto others etc. is a bit hackneyed, but it still comes across. As far as fables and mythology goes, though, you might want to check out some of the works by Tolkien; there's a much stronger plotline there.

186 of 244 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."