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|  | Creators: Walter C. Kaiser Jr., Duane Garrett
Publisher: Zondervan
Category: Book
List Price: $49.99
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Rating:  106 reviews
Sales Rank: 8293
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 2336
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.3
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 6.5 x 2.4
ISBN: 031092605X
Dewey Decimal Number: 220.520814
EAN: 9780310926054
ASIN: 031092605X
Publication Date: March 1, 2006
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 Loud, heavy, & colorful March 18, 2006
mike duffy (Chicago)
19 out of 40 found this review helpful
This particular edition of the Bible doesn't remind me so much of a Bible as a high school history textbook. Full of sidebars, footnotes, charts, photos, maps & short essays, it is absolutely the most colorful, useful, and kinetic Bible I have ever seen. Which doesn't mean it is very readable. All of these distractions seem to hinder rather than help reading, and the fake papyrus background on each & every page drove me NUTS. Which brings me to the text itself. The NIV is not exactly my favorite translation. Although it is quite similar to the NRSV, I'm not too fond of its loose translation, its sometimes slangy language, and its overly literal conservative to fundamentalist interpretations. This version seems to ignore most 20th century scholarly Biblical research, which may or may not be a good thing. At least it doesn't use inclusive language, a personal pet peeve. Despite its size and weight the font is not very large or particularly easy to read, although I like the uncluttered pages - most other Bibles are too crammed and busy. I like the CD version included - more Bibles should have one. But all this glitter comes at a cost. This is one expensive Bible; even the non-leather bound versions start at $50, although discounts can knock this price down a bit. Is it worth it? I can't really say. There are things I really love and things I dislike, with the likes perhaps winning by a hair.
Cool Information, Distinct Odor March 23, 2006
theologymom (Upland, CA)
17 out of 37 found this review helpful
Other reviewers have noted the basic pros and cons of this edition. I would echo many of those concerns. It's big, it's heavy, the type is small, etc. But information is great! I am really enjoying incorporating it into our Bible lessons for homeschool.
But my main problem is the odor. I don't know if it is the kind of paper or ink Zondervan used or what, but this Bible has a very distinct smell -- and its not real pleasant. I can only stand to use it in small increments of time.
I'll probably keep this on the shelf for reference, but still stick with my old trusty NIV study Bible for every day use and for Sundays.
Bible text chosen not the best one April 26, 2006
Laurence Chen
11 out of 39 found this review helpful
I would preferred if the text chosen was not the NIV. The publishers could have used other translation of the Bible for this work. The NIV is a paraphrased Bible, therefore, it is not the best choice for a study Bible. The study notes are mostly a synoptic view of the ancient world of the Old Testament and New Testament. I give 3 stars because of NIV text.
 Small-Print Bible October 4, 2008
Thomas D. Walker
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I'm very sorry I purchased this "Archaeological Bible". It's very interesting to look at, but impossible to read -- at least, for me. The type is quite small, and my 66-year-old eyes can't handle it. I can understand the reason they did this; with all the sidebars and footnotes, the thing would have been a foot thick in normal-size print. But what's the use in having all this information if you can't read it? I've given up and gone back to my Oxford Annotated Study Bible for my studies.
only young earth creationists will be comfortable with this edition. June 7, 2006
MDiv grrl (Concord,NH, USA)
28 out of 74 found this review helpful
Can young-earth creationists use archaeology?I don't think you can be said to be doing archaeology if you refuse to use isotopic dating and are uncomfortable with evolution.
If you read carefully there are mentions of cultures dated before 3000 BC. But there is also a timeline that says simply "Creation and fall, 2200 BC." The editors are quite clear that God created Adam and he was "not an animate being before he was a man, created in the image of God."
The notes and illustrations are lovely (my edition does not smell strange, either), but the ancient sites are interpreted as part of the historical truth revealed in the Bible. The multi-author (J,E, P, and D authors)'Documentary Hypothesis' is dismissed as 'contributing nothing helpful to our study of the Pentateuch.' Well, I thought it was a helpful hypothesis, and it makes more sense to me than trying to beat the data into the shape you are most comfortable with. I am sending my copy back.
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