New Testament Recovery Version

by Anonymous

1991 Revised Published by Living Stream Ministry - The color is burgundy - not black - 1346 pages - This is the 1991 Edition - not the 1997 Edition.

1338 pages, Leather Bound

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Books can be attributed to "Anonymous" for several reasons:

* They are officially published under that name
* They are traditional stories not attributed to a specific author
* They are religious texts not generally attributed to a specific author

Books whose authorship is merely uncertain should be attributed to Unknown.

See also: Anonymous

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

First time reading along with my Mom, KL, and KL. It was extremely enjoyable.

[DeadWeight · Rating 3 out of 5]

Honestly - for a Bible I got for free off the street, this was pretty good. I own a stolen hotel Gideon which, for years now, I've thought was the supposed "gold standard" of the phenomenon of Free Bibliterature, but holy hell if the Recovery Version doesn't surpass it for miles. How many other free Bibles have I been missing out on that are of this kind of quality?? Unlike my Gideon's plastic sh*t-brown cover, this edition is a sleek and beautiful black with a gorgeous minimalist gold leaf text on its cover. The texture and feel of this edition in your hand is incredible. The texture of the cover is superb, alone - I now keep this edition on my toilet as a washroom reader.

As for the translation - like most religiously-motivated re-translations of the Bible, it's awkward. I've only really skimmed it but have already noted some really, really awkward syntactic lines which seem to confirm what the edition's introduction tells me, that this is a very literal word-for-word translation. That alone is sorta cool, as I haven't really read one myself that gets as literal as the Recovery Edition seems to, and the annotations and introductory passages (complete with some pretty whacky "spiritual diagrams" which I enjoyed) actually seem really cool, very thorough, and well-formatted. Again: was not expecting this sheer degree of quality from a free Bible I was handed on the street. Will be on the lookout for a matching free OT in the meantime.

It's not the greatest Bible I've checked out - or, hell, even own, as I also have a pretty incredible ~150 year old Pronunciation - but its a decently sweet copy with an interesting perspective, and it was free.

[Samuel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the footnotes that expound on the verses

[Mfindeisen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Footnotes were tremendous! Opened up God's eternal purpose to me. Praise the Lord!

[Jon Cook · Rating 4 out of 5]

Best bible for study, footnotes are great

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best Bible out there!