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 enlarge | Author: Thomas Nelson
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Category: Book
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Rating:  32 reviews
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Pages: 1824
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.7 x 1.7
ISBN: 0718003594
Dewey Decimal Number: 220
EAN: 9780718003593
ASIN: 0718003594
Publication Date: June 17, 2008
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 Wonderful! September 10, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a very good Bible for Orthodox and non-Orthodox alike. The notes are very well written, though some of the OT notes are a little shallow (e.g. for Tobit). But simply having notes from an Orthodox perspective is a gift to us all.
Having the whole OT canon is also fantastic, and the translation is very readable.
Perhaps the most welcome surprise is that the notes for the 4 Gospels have been substantially updated for the better. For example, compare the notes for Luke in the previous version and this one. The new notes are head and shoulders above the others.
If this Bible has a flaw, it is that the paper is thin and the margins are narrow, but this does not take away from the book as a whole.
Yes, there are some who won't like it simply because it exists. What can you do? Don't let those nay-sayers turn you away. It's a wonderful resource, and very spiritually uplifting.
We own two copieis in our home, and they get used a lot!
 Could have been better August 14, 2008
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
Unfortunately, I am not pleased with this release of the Orthodox Study Bible. (And it's not because I also have translated the Greek Septuagint.)
My main reason is this:
The editors have totally renumbered the verses in the Old Testament, making it practically impossible to follow along and compare with other editions.
In my edition, I informed the readers that "The LXX omits this verse." This makes it easier to follow along, for the non-orthodox reader, who wants to compare this edition with what they are familiar with, to learn more about the Septuagint. Books like 1 Samuel now are virtually impossible to compare one translation with another.
Other than that, it is nice to have a contemporary Bible that uses the Greek Septuagint as the Old Testament text.
Christ is in our midst! August 12, 2008
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
The publication of the complete Orthodox Study Bible is indeed a most important event for all English-speaking Eastern Orthodox and other Liturgical Christians of the One True Apostolic Tradition (Old Catholics, Roman Catholics - and the Eastern Churches in Communion with them, Independent Catholics, Anglicans/Episcopalians, etc.) The scholars involved in this project have obviously laboured long and hard, the resulting translation being reverent and literal, the notes informative, and the general presentation beautiful. As Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ancient Orthodox Eparchy of Maryland, I am well-pleased to give this edition of the Holy Bible my Most Sacred Patriarchal and Apostolic Benediction as well as my absolute highest praise and recommendation to all.
How Orthodoxy saved the world August 2, 2008
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
The old testament portions of this book are especially a joy to read in modern American English. I am pleased that this group, in the spirit of Wycliffe, have endeavored to make this available to all readers. Orthodoxy has been long overdue for "their version of the Bible" and I hope this will impact all Christianity and becomes a "the version" to have in your library. With the comfort of rational translation of the original manuscripts you will spend countless hours enjoying this rendition.
Fresh translation of the Septuagint text August 1, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
The Orthodox Study Bible, created by The Orthodox Study Bible Old Testament Project, uses the New King James Version of the Bible as the basis for a fresh translation of the Septuagint text. The Septuagint is the Greek version of the Bible used by Christ, the Apostles, and the early church.
Still waiting for an official, full Orthodox translation of the original Greek into English from the scholars in Constantinople or Greece.
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