... of ministry I understand this one but do not like the way it was illustrated As I have a ...
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Being a Doctor of ministry I understand this one but do not like the way it was illustrated As I have a master in law enforcement and phycology
3539836
As a Christian, I am hesitant to give any Bible less than 5 stars, because I don't want it to look like I am saying anything bad about the actual scriptures.  With that said, I really don't think this Bible deserves five stars.  The cover, which is supposed to be "leather bound" feels nothing like leather to me, it feels like a heavy, glossy paper.  The camo print is nice, it is a highly detailed print of trees and leaves, but there is nothing about the cover that makes me think that it is leather.  I even checked the slipcover to make sure I didn't have an ARC version (which almost always comes in paperback) or perhaps I had received a paper back version.  The slipcover stated that this cover was "durable, bonded leather" which is a description I highly disagree with.  Throughout this book there are aproximately two dozen "devotionals" which are written with the outdoorsman in mind.  Even though I am not an outdoorsman, I read them and found them to be just OK.  My husband, who is an avid hunter and fisherman found the devotions more relevant than I did.  Both of us do think that the devotions would have been better if they had been placed near the scriptures they were referencing.  I wish that there had been more study aids included, but since this wasn't listed as a "Study Bible" I can't really expect those things.  In short, this is a nice NIV Bible, the devotions were OK for me, an "indoorsman" but enjoyed by my "outdoorsman" husband.  My main problem with this Bible is the shoddy cover, which after only a few weeks of use, has already developed heavy creases.  I realize that for the price, you can't expect a high quality leather cover, however I am amazed that they can even get by with calling the cover of this Bible "leather."  I think this would be a nice gift Bible, and maybe one for home devotions, but for serious, long term study, I would suggest looking for another, higher quaility Bible.
2162082
This bible is basically a repackaged version of various Tyndale House Living Bible publications from the 1970's.  It's a paraphrased version using modern english.  That of couse brings with it all the ups and downs of the "Living Bible" concept.  The paraphrase makes it easier to read.  But there are some verses that seem too far from the accepted translations.  So for shear accuracy and study I would vote no on this one.  But for an enjoyable reading from cover to cover, I don't this I could have done it (and understood it) without this paraphased version.  The quality of the book is good with several clear modern day pictures of the holy land and maps inside each cover.
4565408
It's a nice book but not what I expected. The drawings look like those done by children, which is fine if that's true (I can't find info about it in the description section), but I wouldn't have bought it if I'd known that as I was attracted to a certain look based on the cover, which deteriorates as the pages go by in my opinion. It's also a very BIG book. Very tall and awkwardly sized. I was hoping for something smaller, at least by half. I was going to give it to a friend who recently lost her dog but won't now because of its size. I've shelved it and will probably just donate it now. It was also a bit too religious (I get it - "heaven" means there'll be some of that but it took over the book) and God was a white man. (Really??)
2535287
I am reasonably well read with the Holy Bible but the verses here are quite different and not what I am used to reading. My favourite scriptures are not at all what I am used to.
2565005
The message of this book is good but
I did not like the illustrations
They did not fit the message
Would not recommend purchase
2086341
I did not appreciate that the 'embossing' on the front cover was of the previous owner . . . assumed (not a good thing) it would have said 'Holy Bible'.  Type a bit small but not a major for my 65 year old eyes.
1401452
Nice cover design but I didn't like the illustration at all. They are not so animated for signs... Just arrows to show the movements. Its a good price but I didn't feel enthusiastic to go thru the book because the quality of illustration... Graphically not good which is to me very important.... Sorry I returned it
1976594
The book received was not the same as shown. I received what could have been a similar copy (older version with different cover), as I know it is different from this cover pictured newer addition, which my friend and I had used in a Bible study together. It also had writing in the book (it is sort of a workbook), with the answers filled out - making it effectively useless and requiring me to delay my study by ordering a new one.
On the bright side, It arrived at my home safely :|
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Im disappointed, the illustrations are sweet and I love that bible verses and prayers are included, but Im not huge fan of the story. I mean its not much of a story, it is random phrases related to the season. I think maybe if they used fewer pages one might be able to hear the rhyme and rhythm to the phrases, but its one line per page and kinda unnecessary.
482437
I thought I would be getting a Bible that had a perspective of a missionary on the field. What I got was a translation (?) of material which feels like the KJV but without the authority.
2683418
On the good side, this book does a good job of explaining God's love and attitude toward us.
On the not so good side, I did not like the way the message was conveyed through a very emotionally charged story.  As a father of three, I could not enjoy reading about the brutally murdered 6 year old girl by a serial killer.  The book tries to get you to believe it was all real and happened just as it was written, but it wasn't true or real.

I did not need this book to "see" how much God loves me/us, because I read my Bible almost every day and that is, in my opinion, the best way to understand the relationship between man and God.

So, if you have read and reread the Bible, don't bother with this book.  You don't need it.

I do not recommend this book for anyone to read and would much rather encourage you to read the New Testament instead.
2695775
I wish that the description had said it was not in a verse by verse form but in paragraph form, I find the paragraph form harder to study and it is not my personal favorite.
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Dear Friends,
  If you are looking for the hymnal you knew in your youth, this is not it. Yes, the cover is the same and the name is the same but you will not recognize many of the lyrics written within. In an attempt to "correct" "doctrinal mistakes" of earlier versions of the hymnal, a systematic misunderstanding of biblical truth was applied by a few men to override the knowledge of the many writers contained herein.
Quote from the foreword: "...more than 130 songs were edited to make them conform to the Holy Writ." "A certain amount of poetic license is of course necessary; however, where there were unscriptural phrases or where a false doctrine was taught, such songs had to be either edited or eliminated."
  It is with great disappointment with this hymnal that I would strongly suggest finding a used version of the hymnal, perhaps published in the early 60's. It is a purely Catholic doctrine that scripture, doctrine or hymnal songs for that matter should be interpreted by one man, namely the Pope or the priest and that that doctrine should be handed down to the masses in place of one's own conscience as directed by the Holy Spirit. As many of the songs of the church were written by the pen of inspiration in present truth of the time, to change or take away from those songs may put one at risk of blasphemy. Let it not be so, but let your Bible and your conscience guide you in what to sing and what not to sing, knowing that God winks at the ignorance of the persevering faithful who may unknowingly sing a word contrary to truth.
3724852
I finally sat down to read this book.  I didn't really enjoy reading it. I was looking for information on seers,but with religious training. This is more a new age movement type book, which I am not into.
I didn't really enjoy reading this book.
Brenda
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Her analysis of current children's ministry is that it is broken.  But she her solution is to "imagine" a new way and a new future (see italics in the introduction).  The solution is not to use our imaginations but to use the scriptures.  Our imaginings is what has gotten us into this mess.  Enough.  Back to the Bible plain and simple.
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My husband and I are reading the Bible in a year and each got a chronological Bible.  I got this one and he got a different one. We are noticing that they don't follow the same order!  I assume because there is not a clear time period for some of the books just as some don't have clear authors.  That is ok but his has verse numbers throughout the text.  So if you like a particular verse you know exactly what verse it is.  This one just puts the book, chapter and verses at the beginning of a paragraph and then doesn't put the verse numbers into the text.  If I like a verse, I have to go to my study Bible and look up the chapter to find the exact verse number.  Its not a huge deal but it would have been nice to have the verse numbers put into the text.  Other than that I like this Bible and feel the summaries provided throughout are helpful.  I just wanted to point out about the differences in the order between chronological Bibles as well as the verse numbers not being in the text in this Bible.