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| Holy Bible: Contemporary English Version | 
 enlarge | Publisher: American Bible Society
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 15036
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1567
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.4
ISBN: 1585161616
EAN: 9781585161614
ASIN: 1585161616
Publication Date: June 1, 2000
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What was expected January 7, 2009
Great version. Exactly what it said it was going to be & what I expected. Very pleased!
Bible Made Plain... December 14, 2008
I can go on for days about this Version of the Holy Bible. I will keep it short.. It's a great version to grasp the Spirit of the Bible and get a plain and simple understanding.. Definitely milk. Once you get this Milk you can move onto solids by doing a comparative on many versions.
 Reads like a novel December 12, 2008
This contemporary bible reads like a novel, no difficult words or long sentences, just easy reading. I've tried to read the bible several times, but in my language (Dutch) it is quite hard, never have found a good contemporary translation, not even the so called "youth version" kept my attention. Eventhough I am not a religious person, with this version I find myself enjoying the bible very much. What I particularly like about this one is that the chapters are divided in little parts each having their own titles, this makes it very well-organized. I would recommend this bible to anyone.
 A Bit Disappointed November 21, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
When you come across a book as revered as this Bible is, with an author as renowned as God, you expect to have something akin to Moby Dick on your hands, no? Well, I did, at least. Which is why I was so utterly disappointed with some of the narrative in this work. I mean, don't get me wrong, there is some creativity that shines through brilliantly at times, and it does take some balls to straight up say "I created everything and [...] came last." But for the most part, a lot of it is over the top sensationalism, crude sex, and excess gore (case in point: Noah's Ark). It's not a book for children, but at the same time, unless Dawn of the Dead and Jaws are your two favorite movies, you'll probably be better off sticking to some of God's earlier works, yourself (The Dead Sea Scrolls, The Ten Commandments, Star Wars, etc...). Aside from Jesus's quick wit, the irony of Moses, and maybe a plague of locusts, a lot of this stuff you can find at the local horror section in Blockbuster. I was disappointed in God. Not his best work, even if this was written during the later period.
The Contemporary English Version of Holy Scripture November 20, 2008
While for years my favorite translation was the Jerusalem Bible -- and still is in that form, not the New Jerusalem -- the C E V has become the translation I use when I pray the Daily Office from the Book of Common Prayer. I don't dislike the NRSV or others but I have reached the age (84) when I want it put to me in the clearest, plainest manner. I guess I would prefer the footnotes at the bottom of the page but that's minor. I even have a copy on a CD for use on my computer. It is a less pedestrian translation than the Good New for Moder Man (T E V).
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