'Tis a puzzlement (Rating 1 of 5)
» Night Owl Scholar
It seems unlikely that a truly scholarly book would mention "the Pentateuch (those books between the Old and New Testament that Catholics include in their Bible)" on its back cover (as well as in their editorial review). One hardly knows where to start in commenting on this reference. There is the obvious mistake that they are apparently referring not to the Pentateuch, but to the Apocryphal/ Deuterocanonical books (which, btw, are revered not only by Roman Catholics, but also Eastern Orthodox Christians). These books are also studied by all sorts of students of the Bible who want to gain a better understanding of the Hebrew culture in the years shortly before Jesus' birth. In addition, the tone of the given statement seems to assume a divisive "Us vs. Them" approach to our Roman Catholic (and Eastern Orthodox) sisters and brothers. Such divisiveness runs contrary to the scriptural assertion that we are all one body in Christ--which some parts of the body seem to have trouble grasping. If this is really on the back cover (and not a glitch in Amazon.com's mega-dataprocessing dept.), then I would steer clear of such a seemingly biased editorial viewpoint. If the HCSB did not make the above assertion, but the fault lies elsewhere, then I would take another look at the HCSB
Great Product (Rating 5 of 5)
» T. Bauza
My product arrived in excellent condition. The only problem I had is that it took almost two weeks. I did not read where it stated that it would take more that 3 days to receive the product
The best bible I have ever used (Rating 5 of 5)
» J. Shepard
I had to buy this particular bible for a class I took and I fell in love with it. It is incredibly informative, the footnotes are excellent, and the new revised version of the text makes so much more sense! It is fantastic! This has even become the bible I use for my personal, religious use as well. It's brilliant and so much more than the New Oxford Annotated, which I've also had to buy for classes. The only problem I've ever had with it is the cover. Because I use it daily and it gets rustled around in my bookbag so often, I've basically mangled the cover. I recently laminated the covers which seemed to help a lot, but intend to buy the leather bound version when I finally tear this one apart. I would, hands down, recommend this Bible to everyone
A trustworthy purchase! (Rating 5 of 5)
» Sue S
The book was well-priced and in excellent condition! I got it in a reasonable time frame and would recommend the seller to anyone!
A Bible for Study (Rating 4 of 5)
» Amos Lassen
ttride, Harold W. "The HarperCollins Study Bible: Fully Revised and Updated", Harper One, 2006.
A Bible For Study
Amos Lassen
I am sure to be asked, "Why another Bible"? It's a good question especially if you are interested in the Bible for study. "The HarperCollins Study Bible" is just what you need. It has long been a wonderful reference Bible and it includes the New Revised Standard Version, even more revised than before by leading Biblical scholars, new introductions and notes, maps and charts, diagrams and about 25% new material. New Bibles seem to appear daily but as for study this is the one to beat. It comes with a concordance and articles that explain strategies for reading Bible, the religion of the Israelites, the Greco-Roman context of the New Testament, the Bible and archeology and archeology and the New Testament. The introductions to the separate books have been revised and the language of discourse is written in a way that is easy to understand.
This has been the accepted text for study in many classrooms and the text is excellent. The new revised edition has a great deal of information; so much so that the pages look cramped but the text and the notes are excellent
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