Holy Bible: The New King James Version Containing Old and New Testament: Old Time Gospel Hour Pre Publication Edition

by Anonymous and Thomas Nelson

Book Overview

Enhance your The Word of Promise? New Testament Audio Bible listening experience! An accurate representation of the trusted New King James Version, The Word of Promise? Scripted NKJV New Testament is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B002UIYQ96
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: THE OLD TIME-GOSPEL HOUR
• Length: 1236 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A few extras that make it more useful than most

When it comes to interlinear Bibles there is generally not a lot of difference between them. However, this one has one particular feature that sets it apart from other ones I have examined. Even with each word translated beneath the Greek word the Greek sentence structure can still make it difficult to correctly translate a sentence. To help with this problem when words need to be reordered so they conform to English rules then the text includes a number by each of the words so you can easily put them in the appropriate sequence. This is a very helpful feature. In addition to the interlinear translation on the right side of each page is the New King James Version translation for the passages on that page. This makes it easy to go from the Greek to the translation of each word and then to the final translated text. At the back of the book is a section titled Word Studies, but it is more like a basic dictionary than a true word study. Each entry has the Greek word, transliteration, definition, and a single reference in the New Testament. While the Word Studies section may be of minimal value the rest of the text is excellently done with idioms also combined and translated. With the sequencing of the words and translation of idioms in addition to the expected word for word translation "The NKJV Greek-English Interlinear New Testament" is a highly recommended purchase for anyone looking for an Interlinear Bible.

A very readable and accurate Bible version

When I first became a Christian I was reading the NIV, but upon comparing it to the word-for-word translation in an interlinear I realized that it was not that accurate. The reason for this is the NIV follows a "dynamic equivalence" (thought for thought) translation principle. So I changed to using the NASB, which follows a "formal equivalence" (word-for-word) principle. And the NASB did match up much better to the interlinear.But then I began to investigate the issue of Greek text type. And my research convinced me that the Critical Text that the NIV and NASB are based on was less reliable than the Textus Receptus that the KJV and NKJV utilize. So I switched to the NKJV as my primary Bible, and have been using it as such for over a decade now.Now I know there are many KJV-onlyists who consider the NKJV to be a "perversion" of the KJV. But I have taken the time to research their arguments and have found them to be faulty. I present my counter-arguments to the KJV-onlyists' arguments against the NKJV in much detail in the section on "KJV-onlyism" in my book Differences Between Bible Versions.In my book I quote from numerous KJV-onlyist sources. I look at their arguments against the NKJV in general along with evaluating in detail their complaints on specific verses. And I conclude that yes, there are times the NKJV is not translated as accurately as it could be, but the same could be said for the KJV. And overall, both versions are very reliable.But the big difference between these two versions is the KJV's use of Elizabethan English can make it very difficult to understand while the NKJV utilizes modern-day English and thus is relatively easy to read. And frankly I see no reason why I should struggle unnecessary with the KJV's archaic English when the NKJV is just as accurate while so much more readable.To conclude, the NKJV is a very readable and accurate Bible version. One can read it with confidence that they are utilizing a reliable version of the Bible. If the reader wants even more confidence in this regard, then see my Bible versions book. Along with looking at the KJV and NKJV, my book also reviews over 30 other versions of the Bible.

simply excellent

If you want access to a full-featured New Testament, givng you the opportunity to view the Greek text in interlinear format, with translator's notes for the three main Greek sources, plus word studies on slected Greek words, all combined with the New King James Version, this is your book. Very reasonably priced for a hardcover. The New King James version is a slightly updated version of the origianl King James version, easier to read and understand but still in keeping with the version of the Bible amny of us were raised on. All-in-all, an instructive and enjoyable book for bible study.

Great For All Ages...Easy To Read & Comprehend!

This is so awesome...use it anywhere you go to witness or giveas a gift...we are using these in street ministry with teens andchildren... it is the best we have found! ... Get them here! Nancy Meadows, President/Founder Crusade For Compassion, Inc.

Elegantly done

The layout of the pages is clean and neat, the paper is nice, the size is convenient, the typeface is legible, and the word studies are useful and easy to find. True, notes on the parsing of each word would be useful too, but would probably mess up the clarity of the page. Guess we'll just have to actually study some Greek, if we want to know everything. But with some basic study of Greek (in the regretably unavailable book by Jim Found, Basic Greek in 30 minutes a day, I am able to look for myself at the Greek text and see exactly how the sentences are put together, the literal meaning of the Greek, and the translation choices that the NKJV has made. This book is well worth owning for anyone who wants to be able to think for themselves about the New Testament. And that is well worth thinking about!