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64 of 66 people found the following review helpful
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This study edition of the NJB is in English rather than American. It retains the close translation and textual accuracy of the larger editions. The supporting notes are far better than any other affordable edition - such as the Readers or Pocket editions.
It retains the lightweight but fine quality paper of the more expensive versions, which is useful for scribbling notes on the little blank space available. It is almost as easy to carry as the Pocket Edition. However, it is a paperback.. It will not last as long as the hardback versions.
This edition is very good at what it claims to be: "The Study Edition". I consider the current NJB to be the most accurate translation of the bible - this edition has many optional texts included. The language none the less retains a good linguistic style.
If you want powerful English or Good Literature, try the various versions of the RSV / NRSV. For easy reading, try the Good News or perhaps the Collins version.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Cereal Freak
This is the New Jerusalem Bible I was looking for! In the US, if you want the NJB with full notes and annotations, you have to buy a huge hardcover edition that isn't very portable. This edition has all the same notes and annotations, but is smaller and paperback, and therefore much more portable. This is my favorite translation, so I was extremely pleased!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
I really recommend this book. the first time I saw it I thought the notes would be distracting, but now they are really important to me as they help me to understand.
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Despite the small font
The JB has become familiar over the last forty years or so (it was first published in English in the sixties) as it has been used for the readings at mass. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Thomas Carty
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I needed the Study edition for a class I am taking. The study notes and introductions are very informative. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Kimberly, US expat in CH
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