The Bible (Penguin Classics) | 
|  | | | Title: | The Bible (Penguin Classics) | | Author: | Anonymous
David Norton (Editor) | | Publisher: | Penguin Classics | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | 05 September, 2006 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0141441518 / 9780141441511 | | List Price: | $16.00 | | You Save: | $4.00 | | Amazon Price: | $12.00 | |
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A major new edition of the King James Bible—faithfully presented for the twenty-first century
Although it is the most important book in the religious life and culture of the English-speaking world, the King James Bible, or Authorized Version of 1611, has never been perfectly represented in print. This edition makes available the translators’ intended work with a fidelity never before achieved—allowing the most read, heard, and loved book in the English language to speak with new vigor to modern readers. The work we have long read as the King James Bible contains numerous changes, both deliberate and accidental, to the text. David Norton has scrupulously collated the established text with the translators’ original manuscripts to create this new authoritative edition. In addition, he has modernized and standardized the spelling but left intact the words and grammatical forms, and he has restored most of the original punctuation, which, unlike the standard version, largely adheres to modern practices. Finally, he presents the text in paragraph format, making this King James Bible a fully comprehensible and gratifying read.
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• The Bible (pengin Classics) 30 April, 2008
The KJV Bible 1611 AD - the "Bible" is complete as it originally was translated - contains the Apochrypha. It is excellent literature that has been brought up to modern language level (not the original 17th century English), so it is intelligeble. This Bible still has the questionable distinctions between "Gentiles" (nations) vs. "Jews, Hebrews, Israel, 'chosen people') as does the St. Jerome's Roman Catholic translation, but should be considered as a good comprehensive original translation/interpretation of the KJV Bible.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3HQ8O9GBJMEIF
• A Simple Review 17 September, 2007
Being orthodox, this is one of the cheapest ways to get ahold of the apocrypha. The paragraph format is very reader friendly. The book is thick and heavy, the stock will take a highlighter well, this book is going to go places with me and get beat up, thats ok, if I need to I'll get another!
- Reviewed by customer ID: A13A9MGJ7144OU
• What A Relief!! 04 April, 2008
This edition of the King James Version (Authorised Version) of the bible is a pleasure to handle. It is printed on white paper that is thick enough to minimise the amount of bleed-through of print from pages sharing the same sheet. It is a well bound paperback, not sewn in signatures but still well bound. The book is surprisingly heavy but in a way that adds to the pleasure of handling it.
There are some things missing
(1) it does not have chapter summaries at the top of each chapter - these summaries are common in good KJV editions.
(2) it doesn't include the marginal notes from the KJV translators.
But there are some nice features
(1) it has a good introduction
(2) it has interesting notes at the end of the volume - these notes are similar to book introductions for each of the books of the KJV
(3) it has the text set out in paragraphs on a single column which in my opinion enhances the pleasure of reading the volume.
If you like marking passages this edition will suit you well because of the quality of the paper.
If you want a bible that includes everything that the KJV translators translated (except for the marginal notes with alternate translations) this is the bible for you.
The price is very good; $10.88 (as at 4th-April-2008).
This review is for the book with ISBN-10: 0141441518
Five stars is well deserved.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1S2BLR7HNW2V1
• A Bible To Be Read Aloud 29 June, 2008
Read this Bible aloud to best appreciate it. This translation of the King James version of the Bible is not just for Christians but for anyone who likes good English; for the 1611 translation had a lot to do with shaping the English we speak today.
This translation takes the 1611 King James Bible and updates the grammar and layout while leaving the magnificence untouched. The language isn't fully updated into modern forms, but just enough to be more accessible for modern readers. Some books of the Bible were written for specific audiences or for specific purposes (Paul's letters are the most obvious examples). Similarly, translations of the Bible often have different audiences in mind. The original King James translation was written to sound magnificent as it was being read aloud in church. People in 1611 didn't actually talk like that: it wasn't a translation into the language of the day. So don't read this quietly to yourself or study from it but read it aloud and listen to it, and worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2IM31BI8V5LJW
• Inexpensive Paragraph Bible 16 June, 2007
I have long been interested in the Paragraph Bible by Cambridge, which is a bit expensive to get just to check a book out. I found out that this paperback Bible is essentially the same as the Paragraph Bible in the layout, updated spelling and punctuation--for a fraction of the cost. As mentioned, this is the King James Bible updated with modern spelling (but not the archaic words), punctuation such as quotation marks, and a paragraph layout. Most KJV Bibles have the two column layout, but this one has paragraphs like modern books and some modern Bibles. This edition also includes the Apocrypha, which I ignore, and some liberal notes, which I ignore. The italics of the original KJV translators are gone, which I found helpful but not absolutely necessary.
After checking out this paperback Bible, I am going to order a nice edition of the Paragraph Bible from Cambridge. Amazon has the best prices.
- Reviewed by customer ID: ATKL8C5IQ56E9
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