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CEB Study Bible

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It used to be that there was just one or two different versions of the Bible (think King James Version), and since I "just didn't get it" (understand the archaic words) I gave up trying to read the Bible. Now, the Bible world has exploded into dozens of different versions, including this one with the Common English Bible in normal everyday English. I feel as though my eyes have been opened and I can actually understand it now. Don't give up, if one version isn't for you, keep trying! There is version out there for you, and this one is a great place to start.

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Greatest book of all times in a language easy to understand. I use a Common English Bible but the study Bible will make my time in the study of God's word even more enjoyable.

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Librarian: Won't be purchasing. We honestly don't need any more Bible translations, and they're kind of hard to get past the censors anyways. However, other libraries may feel differently. It's
Reader: I own a LOT of different Bible translations. And I do mean a lot. In fact I have an entire shelf of them. (My flatmate in Uni was a religious studies major, and we used to consult our bookshelf of Bibles to see how the different translations stacked up. Then we compared it to similar passages in other religious texts. Yes, we were geeks.) So I'm always interested in checking out translations that I don't already have.a copy of. The CEB is adequate. It's not the best translation I've ever read, but it's not the worst either. I appreciated the fact that it was worked on by more than just Christian academics. The study guide information was good. I may pick up a copy of the full book for myself.

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Nice study bible, notes are very clear and precise. Thanks to NetGalley,the author and the publisher for the ARC sample of this bible.

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I have been using this regularly in my daily Bible readings, and have come to enjoy and appreciate the CEB translation--accurate, understandable, articulate. Though I quibble with some of the translation choices, I realize that the particular words I find rich with meaning are not current today but rather historically churchy, so this translation communicates well--in "Common English." The notes, introductions, design, additional informative features, photographs and more add immensely to the rich value of this resource. Highly recommended.

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I appreciate the effort of putting this together. Anything we can do to get the truth of God's Word into the hands of the people so that they can see the faithfulness of God is awesome. Thank you.

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I did like this book. Though it was similar to a lot of other bible study books I've read so it wasn't something new or exciting. I will say it was a fun read though and I thoroughly enjoyed it!

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This Bible is just what I was looking for. It’s similar to the ESV, in the way that it’s easy to read and comprehend, even for a spiritual dummy like me. A lot of the scriptures have been lost and misinterpreted due to translation, so it’s easy to be skeptical about the content. However, making a cross reference between this and Strong’s Concordance, a lot of the meaning is consistent, for the most part. So, I can trust myself to read it freely without much cause for contamination to my soul. It is certainly very comfortable to read leisurely, without delving into a deep study session with all my guides and tablets. This Bible is a blessing!

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This any quite what I expected. I love using eBIsle but this was to complicated & not easy to reference.

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I love having different translations of the Bible, I feel like it helps to deepen the lesson. So many times you read the verse in one translation and go to the other and get a deeper meaning. This is an excellent tool to use.

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While very informative with lots of explanatory notes, this version of the Bible doesn?appeal to me. The reading level is very low and the text lacks the beauty, sophistication, and depth of other versions.

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While this did provide a lot of bible passages, it was not the exact study guide I was looking for on the bible. I would have loved this book even more if it pick out passages and added notes to them. I felt like this could have been a better study guide. I was looking for something closer to the Idiot Guide styles that help you understand things better and more clearly. This Guide just came off to text book style for me

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I like this bible it's easy to read and understand. I am able to read with my family and take turns reading with the kids : ) I was giving this ebook in exchange for an honest review by netgalley.com.

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