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'An excellent piece of work, which is bound to be serviceable to a wide spread of readers.' Dr Ralph Martin, University of Sheffield
'The great merit of a volume like this is that one has a consistent approach to all the Biblical data, rather than … where scholars of differing views each contribute a small portion of the commentary.' Dr Ben Witherington, Ashland Theological Seminary
'I feel that this book is the best resource currently available … I particularly appreciate the competency of the marginal notes in the New Testament section.' Prof Robert Jewett, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
'It is effectively a Bible and commentary in one volume and so would be useful for Bible studies and other similar discussion groups.' Ian Johnson, Life and Work (The Record of the Church of Scotland)
Although I don't exactly like the inclusiveness of the NRSV, I have found the CASB-NRSV to be an excellent addition to my pastoral library. This would be a very good study Bible for any pastor. The notes from Kee are extremely good, the binding and size are perfect [mine has NOT worn out after much, much use] and the blank margin areas allow plenty of space for writing in your own notes. This edition is REALLY well built, I cannot stress that enough, it holds up well to usage. The NRSV is a spartan though illuminating modern translation. The NR340, NRSV Cambridge Annotated Study Bible is an excellent buy and well worth purchasing. amazon reviewer amazon reviewer
'The great merit of a volume like this is that one has a consistent approach to all the Biblical data, rather than … where scholars of differing views each contribute a small portion of the commentary.' Dr Ben Witherington, Ashland Theological Seminary
'I feel that this book is the best resource currently available … I particularly appreciate the competency of the marginal notes in the New Testament section.' Prof Robert Jewett, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
'It is effectively a Bible and commentary in one volume and so would be useful for Bible studies and other similar discussion groups.' Ian Johnson, Life and Work (The Record of the Church of Scotland)
Although I don't exactly like the inclusiveness of the NRSV, I have found the CASB-NRSV to be an excellent addition to my pastoral library. This would be a very good study Bible for any pastor. The notes from Kee are extremely good, the binding and size are perfect [mine has NOT worn out after much, much use] and the blank margin areas allow plenty of space for writing in your own notes. This edition is REALLY well built, I cannot stress that enough, it holds up well to usage. The NRSV is a spartan though illuminating modern translation. The NR340, NRSV Cambridge Annotated Study Bible is an excellent buy and well worth purchasing. amazon reviewer amazon reviewer
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First published in 1989, the New Revised Standard Version is an extremely accurate and up-to-date translation of the Bible. Translated by a team from several different denominations, it is a version accepted by all Christian traditions. The Cambridge Annotated Study Bible was edited by the internationally recognised biblical scholar, Dr Howard Clark Kee. It incorporates all the information that a modern student of the Bible will need: • an introduction to the history and content of the Bible as a whole • introductions to each book, drawing out the themes within them • cross-references to related biblical passages • the verse-by-verse annotations of Dr Kee • a glossary of significant names and words • a synopsis of the Gospels • tables of chronology and measures • full colour maps and gazetteer
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3.0 out of 5 stars
A disappointing publication,
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This review is from: NRSV Cambridge Annotated Study Bible Hardback with jacket NR340: New Revised Standard Version Study Bible (Hardcover)
A Study Bible should provide the reader with information to aid understanding of the biblical text. A Study Bible should not tell the reader what to believe - that is best left to the reader. The Cambridge Annotated Study Bible (CASB) certainly leaves matters of interpretation to the reader. But, quite frankly, the annotations are not in the same league as the New Oxford Annotated or the HarperCollins Study Bible. More often than not, the annotations just sum up the section to which they apply. Sometimes they give some background information. I am both surprised and disappointed that Cambridge would publish such a book. At whom was this publication aimed? Looking on the bright side, the layout is unique in that the annotations are placed around the text in the left, bottom and right margins. The book is the same width and marginally taller than the Oxford which means that the annotations are in fact in a small but very readable font. The introductions to the books are all at the beginning and printed in a very large font. This makes them look more impressive than they are. The article about The Story of the Bible which precedes them serves well as a general introduction. The glossary at the end is quite useful. The maps are terrible in that they look like the kind of maps found in school atlasses of the 1960s! Cross references are provided in the middle margins for what they are worth. They are somewhat inadequate. The Apocrypha is published as a separate volume with a printed hard cover. The main Study Bible has a jacket. The Apocrypha is quite a bit larger than the main Study Bible. Goodness knows what the reasoning behind this was. By all means but the CASB if you need to have your hand held whilst reading the Bible. For serious study, you need the Oxford or the HarperCollins. Or this book together with a good commentary...
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good Study Bible.,
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This review is from: NRSV Cambridge Annotated Study Bible Hardback with jacket NR340: New Revised Standard Version Study Bible (Hardcover)
I am really impressed with this version of the Bible! Very easy to read and an accurate version world renown! The print is a little small for older eyes but this Bible is value for money.
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3.6 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews) 19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A very helpful NRSV Study Bible,
By Dale Dickerson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: NRSV Cambridge Annotated Study Bible Hardback with jacket NR340: New Revised Standard Version Study Bible (Hardcover)
I have found this Bible very helpful for personal study, forleading Bible studies in my congregation and for sermonpreparation. For me, the cross-references, annotations, and other helps are more useful than those found in the SBL, or Oxford annotated NRSV Bibles. I purchased a copy of this Bible in 1995. Within three months, other editions of the NRSV were on the bookcase in my office gathering dust. If your looking for one NRSV Bible, I recommend this edition. 20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good info in here...,
By mouth-man "PresbyCAlvin" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: NRSV Cambridge Annotated Study Bible Hardback with jacket NR340: New Revised Standard Version Study Bible (Hardcover)
The annotations are great and clarify the text. The side column cross-references are very handy, and these are very hard to find in a NRSV! Good maps and excellent glossary.
My one complaint: the print is very tiny. It makes my eyes hurt. But I love this Bible so much that I purchased a magnifying page for it. It's a little problematic. So, if you're willing to either buy a magnifier or to damage your eyesight, then this Bible is worth it! I'm not kidding...the print is teeny tiny! 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Great Notes, Unreadable Type,
By A Music Lover - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: NRSV Cambridge Annotated Study Bible Hardback with jacket NR340: New Revised Standard Version Study Bible (Hardcover)
I'm very disappointed with this bible. Apart from the tiny, virtually unreadable, font it's exactly what I want in a study bible: minimal, yet illuminating study notes displaying moderate, mainline scholarship. If the font were a reasonable size I'd give it a 4 or 5. When I say unreadable, I mean it. I'm returning my copy. (I should add that I don't normally have trouble reading small or unusual fonts.)
I believe the decision to use this size font is indefensible. This is a good sized octavo volume, yet the printed portion is scaled down to fit on only a fraction of the page space available. Beware: in spite of the stated dimensions, if you buy this you will be getting what is essentially a smallish pew bible with very large margins. This was not evident to me from the preview available on Amazon. Perhaps the editors wanted to leave room for notes, but even if they used a slightly larger font, there would still be plenty of room. However, I think the decision to use this peculiar layout had more to do with the publishers' stated desire to have the text in this study bible match "the text of the Cambridge Minister NRSV edition page-for-page" than consideration for the reader. I strongly urge Cambridge to revise this bible. If they did, it would be a worthy successor to my preferred study bible, the RSV Oxford Annotated Bible; an edition I and many others prefer for its moderate perspective, handy size, readable font, and helpful yet brief study notes. |
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