It's not the Bible...........It's better!!
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I have been a fan of Manson for a while but loved him for his music.  I decided that I wanted to know the man behind the make-up and glitter. I purchased the book and started to read what I think is one of the best books I have ever read.  I saw what the haters and critics refuse to see; a person with real thoughts and beliefs just like anyone else off the street. Some of his stories can turn your stomach but most have you laughing (or maybe that's just me and I'm crazy, I don't know). Every chapter is better than the one before it.  The photos are very creative with a hint of raunch, but what else would you expect?  I carried the book around with me everywhere I went just in case I had a second to read a line here or there.  I even had a woman ask me if it was my bible, I laughed and said no its not the bible.........its better.
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If you thought the Bible was cool, then you need to check out "World's Best Artist" by Mitch O'Connell. "World's Best Artist" is way better than the Bible, and Mitch O'Connell is way cooler then old J.C. Hizzah!!!
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Wow this is seriously amazing!!!! Not for young readers to view privately. My DD was fascinated but also needed to know what "they made him drink red wine then they each laid down with their father" meant. So now we read together.this really isn't a children's Bible in the traditional sense. this is a literal Bible in every sense.
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This book isn't just another authors opinion on a Biblical matter.  In fact, just the opposite. Jason lets the scriptures speak for themselves and let's the reader see that for himself. Jason puts popular verses in their proper context to show how traditional Bible scholars have cherry picked verses out for their own agenda. If you truly want to know what scripture says, this is the book for you!
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So here's the thing. People are being OVERLY CRITICAL of this story, when it was said plainly and clearly that this was not going to be a typical Harry Potter book. With that said... THIS IS A PLAY. It's a manuscript... for a play. So no, it is not going to read like the Harry Potter books of years past. No, it is not going to read like a normal story. It will read like a play, that is acted on stage by actors (that we don't have the pleasure of seeing or interacting with, hence why we're reading the book)... and as a result, it'll take some imagination.

To begin, I thought it was FANTASTIC. I loved seeing how JK and the other writers brought the story back to life, this time with a meaningful plot, and meaningful characters. A lot of reviews said that the plot was unrealistic- I beg to disagree. Without giving too much away, (SPOILER HERE) Bellatrix's love for Voldemort was well documented and SO the plot shouldn't be that much of a surprise to die-hard fans that follow the series. I loved it.
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Because to me it is more better than The New Living Bible !!! The most people that I have talk to Prefer it that is the, The Living  Bible over the New Living Bible to bad it not found in stores any way .
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I actually like it much better than the original! It allowed me to see why Christian was so uniquely complex. I certainly hope that EL James does Darker and Freed from his point of view as well.
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This book is not a bible replacement.  It removes all the stuff that makes a bible difficult to read.  I am not seeing Joe son of Bob, son of Charlie, son of Zack, son of etc.

This book is written more like a novel using true bible verses.  Read it like you would any regular history book, but it certainly is not a comprehensive bible in my opinion.  Excellent read.

I have bought 2 so far. One for me and another for a relative.  I do recommend, but don't complain if you are expecting be able to look up verses within it.  If someone told me to go to Luke verse 5, I would put this down and grab a normal bible.  I have no idea how to find this in this book.
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A good read for those who refuse to read Gods Word!! It appears to be a secular self-help book. It is much more!!
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Not nearly as good a book as the Reader's Digest Illustrated version.  It's a good book, but it is what it is, a guide to the Bible. I'm not really religious so I found I don't really use it for that purpose. It's about one fifth the weight of the Illustrated version, and I'm sure for those avid bibilcal practitioners, they would find the book more useful than I do. I'm going to give the book about a four star rating; I'm sure someone else may give if five and I can understan why. It's still a good book.
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If you are looking for a guidance from "above", here it is on earth as it has been available since 1977.
I also listen to it when do sewing. This is my Bible now. I swore to never read one but this is better then the traditional, traslated from Aramaic  and intrerpretated to amny time. And mairacles are natural occurrences !! so read it ASAP.
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More of the 'Bible must be true because the Bible says so' type arguments. This is not the Skeptic's Annotated Bible which is a very good read. This book is just more crapaganda from the religious right designed to loosen your grip on your wallet.
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I loved this book. It was eye opening in the sense that America needs to think about the road she's on. It's not a good path.
The book reads easy, well written (not great but well). The message is the most important part though.

No, I'm not saying this is a "prophetic" book so to speak, but I think it's true God is gradually removing his hand of protection as we stray farther from him.

To readers of this book: know the difference between fact and fiction and apply it. Don't get caught up in all the hubbub of treating this book like the bible. Clearly not what the author intended.
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Anyone who is the least bit interested in really understanding what Christianity is meant to be should read this book.  Put aside your preconceived notions (negative or neutral) about church and/or Christians and really find out what God's plan for the world was and still is.  Humans are imperfect beings and create 'religions'.  The good news is that God is not religious.......find out what that means for you.
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This book is different!!!! Read it and compare to the bible.  I couldn't stop reading it and to top it off it is written in a very easy language.
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Those who do not praise this book for it's wisdom have not read it. Do not be fooled by those who have been spoon-fed partial blurbs on websites that have a personal agenda against the Pearls (like stoptherod- their very name shows they have a personal agenda against true Biblical parenting).
Read the book for yourself! It in no way, advocates abuse. I read it when my kids were little, and have purchased many copies for others, including my daughters to use with my grandchildren, when we are blessed enough to have some.
If you have not read the book, do not review it!
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I looked briefly at the very first reviews of this book. How is it that so many of them are only by "A Customer"? A sensible answer may be that they were truly genuine reviews, but you certainly have to wonder if they were answered by few or a single opposer to this book.

The quick and naughty of this book is that the KJV is a translation like all other translations like RSV, NIV, NASB, etc. While the KJV is based on a handful of more recent texts, the NT for the others are based on older (so closer to the time period of Christ) documents numbering well over 5,000. Handful versus 5,000. It's interesting to note that few or no people bothered to address the fact that the original 1611 KJV had a slew of errors and required revisions over the coming years. White makes this argument and its a solid one.

The only reason I have this 4/5 is you can certainly feel a bit of arrogance in his writing and all of his aim is against KJV. If you truly want to read the correct text, then no translation will do even the KJV. You'll have to learn Greek for NT and Aramaic & Hebrew for the OT. But for everybody else, the best bet is to read unbiased translations (which would be to avoid translations like the Mormon Bible, Jehovah Witnesses, New Jerusalem Bible, perhaps NRSV). Translations like NLT, NIV, TNIV, HCSB, NASB, ESV, and even RSV are generally good choices depending on what you desire of a literal (and sometimes difficult wording) translation or one that flows with the text better but gives up some of it's literal translation for readability. NASB, the extreme end of literal and NLT with perhaps some of the greatest readability.