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The New English Bible New Testament
Fine hardcover w/ light purple dj covered in mylar, 1970 Second Edition.Oxford/Cambridge university Presses. 447 pages. New Testament, 2nd ed., 1970. Out of Print.
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August 9, 2015
I've always wanted to read the Bible.
I didn't want to read the versions published by Gideons International, however, because the font size they used was too small, and the English they used was too dated. I wanted to read a Bible that featured a living, breathing, modern English. The message of God is indeed timeless, so I preferred that a version that did away with too much thy and thine's, and dated metaphors.
I stumbled across this book during our move to a new home. Although I preferred to read the Old Testament, I had nevertheless ran out of excuses as to why I was not reading the Bible. This was a Bible edited by Oxford and Cambridge University, and it was a Bible written in modern English. More importantly, the font size it featured didn't require magnifying glasses to enjoy.
This version of the Bible was able to retain the Bible's immediacy without sacrificing its potency. By speaking in modern English, the message of the Bible resonated within me more. I was able to recall the quotes I came across while reading devotionals; and I was even able to understand the reasoning and logic behind undergoing the sacrament of Confession before the Holy Eucharist.
The simple and direct English definitely helped. The Bible remains relevant even today because the ethics it dictates is an ethics that is humanistic and compassionate. This version simply made things easier for a person like me to understand God's message.
I didn't want to read the versions published by Gideons International, however, because the font size they used was too small, and the English they used was too dated. I wanted to read a Bible that featured a living, breathing, modern English. The message of God is indeed timeless, so I preferred that a version that did away with too much thy and thine's, and dated metaphors.
I stumbled across this book during our move to a new home. Although I preferred to read the Old Testament, I had nevertheless ran out of excuses as to why I was not reading the Bible. This was a Bible edited by Oxford and Cambridge University, and it was a Bible written in modern English. More importantly, the font size it featured didn't require magnifying glasses to enjoy.
This version of the Bible was able to retain the Bible's immediacy without sacrificing its potency. By speaking in modern English, the message of the Bible resonated within me more. I was able to recall the quotes I came across while reading devotionals; and I was even able to understand the reasoning and logic behind undergoing the sacrament of Confession before the Holy Eucharist.
The simple and direct English definitely helped. The Bible remains relevant even today because the ethics it dictates is an ethics that is humanistic and compassionate. This version simply made things easier for a person like me to understand God's message.
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