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| Gift and Award Bible NLT (Nlt) | 
 enlarge | Creator: Tyndale
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Category: Book
List Price: $5.99
Buy Used: $0.45
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 55590
Media: Paperback
Edition: Gift
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 832
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.1
ISBN: 1414309473
Dewey Decimal Number: 220
EAN: 9781414309477
ASIN: 1414309473
Publication Date: February 13, 2006
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Condition: Standard used condition.
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Product Description
The Holy Bible, Gift and Award is an extremely low-priced, complete Bible for gift giving, travel, or evangelism and ministry use.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 nlt bible May 15, 2008
The print in this bible was so small that it was difficult to read. The shipping charges were more than the bible, I was very dissatisfied.
 Decent, But Not Great April 28, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you follow my writing, you know that I am Anglo Catholic, and that the 2 Bibles I use most are the 1976 "Good News" and the 1952 "Revised Standard." I have respect for the orginal "Living," the "King James," the "New King James," the "Jerusalem," the "New English," the "Holman Christian Standard," and the "English Standard Version." I don't much care for the NIV, the NRSV, or the "Message." This Bible is in the middle. Very quickly, certain powers felt that the language in the original "Living Bible" was too harsh, and needed to be toned down. In my opinion, by taking the sharp edge off, they ruined what differentiated the "Living Bible" from many others. Another major problem with this Bible is the overly gender inclusive language. For the record, the "New Revised Standard" and the "New Living" are commonly known as the most annoyingly gender inclusive Bibles. (Though in my opinion, the "New Century" and the "Contemporary English Version" are very close, if not neck and neck.) I don't mind changes such as: "God Bless those who work for peace. They will be called CHILDREN of God" ("Matthew" 5:9). But some changes are ABSURD: "Did John's authority to baptize come from heaven or was it merely HUMAN?" ("Matthew" 21:24). The reality is that women did NOT carry or give authority in that culture. You can NOT change history so that it is politically correct. To be sure, I ran into a few women who told me they like Gender Inclusive Bibles. But the truth is, I can actually recall more women who told me they find gender inclusive Bibles annoying. And if these modern + overly gender inclusive Bibles are so great, why is there a trend going back to older Bibles such as the 1952 "Revised Standard," the "New American Standard," and the "New King James?" Why are more recent (and notably less gender inclusive) Bibles such as the "English Standard Version" and "Holman Christian Standard" Bible coming out? In short, I do NOT feel the "New Living" is an improvement over the "Living." If you want a great literal translation, go with the 1952 "Revised Standard." If you want an easy to read version, go with the 1976 "Good News." If you want SOME gender inclusive language, go with the "English Standard Version" or "Holman Christian Standard."
 Great Bible for a great price... February 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this Bible a while back because I wanted to see what all the fuss was about this 'New Living Translation' that so many people loved. Well, I'm no linguistic scholar, so I can't speak for how literal or dynamic it is, but comparing it with other versions I own (Like KJV, NASB, NIV, GW,) I can say it is in the top two or three translations I've seen as far as pure readability/style (next to maybe only God's Word or The Message Paraphrase) and for new Christians wanting a Bible that they can get familiar with easily without spending a lot on Commentaries or Study Bibles, this Gifts and Awards edition is probably just about right.
To start with it has a short paragraph at the beginning of every book giving the general theme and outline along with other helpful info to get you asking the right questions while you're reading. I'm not saying it's a suitable replacement for a more thorough Study Bible such as the NLT Life Application Bible, which you might want to get later on down the line, but as I said, for someone just getting into the Bible who doesn't have a lot of dough to blow just yet, this is what I'd recommend personally without any reservations whatsoever.
Some more good features at the beginning of the book are the 'Welcome To The Bible' page, along with the 'How To Know Jesus Personally' section shortly following it, as well as a very concise summary of where to find the important sections of the Bible. In just a very short matter of time one could quickly read over this and have a good overview of the Bible's main storyline of God's justice, grace, love, and His ultimate plan of redeeming the human race to Himself.
At the back of the book there is a good little concordance too, which for people new to the Bible should prove invaluable until they want to get into something deeper. All in all, at the five dollar asking price, there isn't a single thing in this Bible worthy of complaint, inside or out. Besides maybe, that the cover pages are rather flimsy and are apt to deform after one or two prolonged uses, but then again, this isn't a Bible meant to be displayed proudly on a bookcase, or coffee table, it's one meant to be read, and lived. And for that it serves its purpose very well.
new living translation August 23, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
great, minister has been reading passage from this translation to us and we have really enjoyed it
Great addition January 19, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This Bible is another good translation to use with your other study Bibles
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