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| The Word of Promise: New Testament Audio Bible | 
 enlarge | Author: Thomas Nelson
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Category: Book
List Price: $49.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  57 reviews
Sales Rank: 11862
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 20
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 6.3 x 2.1
ISBN: 0718024249
Dewey Decimal Number: 225.5208
EAN: 9780718024246
ASIN: 0718024249
Publication Date: October 2, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Word of promise: very good. July 21, 2008
This is a well produced series that makes listening to the New Testament a lot like an old time radio program. Great 'theater of the mind' and very good for long drives, plane flights, etc.
The Bible...As You've Never Heard It Before. All-Star Cast Really Does This Justice With One Exception July 4, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was excited about "The Word Of Promise" after seeing an interview on TBN with Jim Caviezel about this production. Though I'd recently bought the King James Version of the Bible (probably the most authoritative translation of God's Word; the New King James Version OMITS the lovely pronouns "Thee," "Thou," "Thine" and the beautiful archaic language of the Elizabethan period and the NIV is THE WORST translation), I was intrigued by a dramatic audio version of the Bible. The all-star cast is excellent. However, I had to deduct one star because of one major thing: the actor who played Felix sounded like a woman (the actor who played Satan was a woman, but I guess the producers mixed her voice with sound effects and did it so well that it wasn't noticeable that it was a woman playing Satan. A minor complaint: Academy Award winner Richard Dreyfuss DOES NOT DO FULL JUSTICE to the part of Moses (woefully underused in the New Testament). I think that had Academy Award winner Charlton Heston ("The Ten Commandments," "Ben-Hur" [Best Actor, 1959]) not been ill, the producers could have gotten him to play the part which launched his career for this and The Word Of Promise Old Testament (coming Fall 2009). I've yet to see a good audio version of te King James Bible.
 Outstanding July 4, 2008
This New Testament Audio Bible brings the Bible to life. With all the high tech sound effects and the talented actor's voices, you feel you are right there, living the moment. It is really an outstanding production of God's word. I give it the highest recommendation.
Wow... with a few exceptions June 19, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The WOW is how the audio book brings the New Testament to life. The sound effects help and rarely sound hokey. Plus, there is an amazing cast of actors who play the parts in the story. I was pleasantly surprised to see how many in Hollywood were willing to be part of a Christian project.
The exceptions were few. One thing in particular makes listening a little difficult. When Jesus is talking, sometimes his voice becomes incredibly choppy. The words are practically thrown, one by one, into the recording. It reminds me of the early days in Hollywood when an actor was portraying a stereotype of a Native American and trying to mimick the speed and accent. Fortunately, these sections of the recording are few and far between.
I have to say, the New Testament and CD has been a wonderful purchase. I would encorage you to buy it, enjoy it, and let is speak to your soul.
The Best I've Heard So Far May 9, 2008
I own about a dozen different audio Bibles and this one is by far the best. The score and sound effects are beautiful and the actors did an excellent job.
They split the tracks by chapter and did a good job of putting the complete books on one CD.
My only negatives were that sometimes it feels like the actors are just reading it and the voice of satan/demons were a bit...shall we say trick-or-treat (I was hoping for more of an Exorcist/Omen).
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