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Genre/Form: | Concordances Concordances, English |
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Document Type: | Book |
ISBN: | 0310951682 9780310951681 0310951410 9780310951414 0310915007 9780310915003 0310951690 9780310951698 031095178X 9780310951780 |
OCLC Number: | 17201426 |
Awards: | Winner of Platinum Book Award 1992 |
Description: | x, 1514, 192 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color maps ; 23 cm |
Contents: | When Your Knowledge of the Original Languages of the Bible Is Limited and You Don't Want to Lose Anything in the Translation If you want to get all the rich nuances and shades of meaning of the original Bible languages, the Amplified Bible is for you. No knowledge of Greek or Hebrew is required-just a desire to know all that God says in his Word. With its unique system of brackets, parentheses and italics, the Amplified Bible defines and expands key words and phrases right in the text. Verse by verse, the full meaning of Scripture unfolds as you read. And this Bible features other study aids as well to help you clearly understand God's Word: -- Footnotes-provide concise historical and archaeological information and devotional insights, plus hundreds of references to select sources and authors. -- Book Introductions-tell you about the book's author, background, purpose, and themes. -- Concordance-helps you find the location of verses (25,000 entries). -- Bibliography and Glossary-give you a handy list of the sources cited in the study notes and the most frequent amplifications in the text. |
Other Titles: | Bible. |
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Hope the "Amplifying" work continues
The Amplified Bible is awesome in the way of bibles. I own over a dozen versions and this is one of my top 3 favorites. Tens of thousands of hours into the original Greek and Hebrew meanings of words went into making this version of the bible.
As you are reading, the meanings of the words are...
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The Amplified Bible is awesome in the way of bibles. I own over a dozen versions and this is one of my top 3 favorites. Tens of thousands of hours into the original Greek and Hebrew meanings of words went into making this version of the bible.
As you are reading, the meanings of the words are in parenthesis right behind the words. Examples: Samuel [heard of God] or vain [empty, futile] or abide [live, remain, walk]. It tells right in the text and footnotes the meanings of names (favored one, close friend) and takes into consideration that the English language often lacks a single word to describe a Greek picture word, so explanation is given within the text for that too. That's nice. I always thought vain meant standing in front of a mirror or primping. Now I see that lots of things are vanity, and it opened up what it means to "take God's name in vain" to me.
That being said, I hope the work for revised editions continues, as one of my favorite novels is East of Eden. The major premise of that Steinbeck work is based on the Hebrew word Timshel (thou mayest, not thou will or thou must) in regards to the oldest battle of all time between humans. Cain and Abel and being marked by our sin.
Hopefully this review will help anyone interested in this version of the bible. I recommend investing in a new version of the bible every year or two because it's interesting and it makes us discover new gems in old caves by not having those comfortable hi-lites to draw our attention to.
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/309647405">View all my reviews</a>
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