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Nice Bible with some issues
I had some vouchers and with advice selected this item as my new Bible. Many issues that I mention below are just me and should not really detract from the item unless they would be an issue for you. The issues are often clear from the item description so is not a failing on Amazon or the producer. It also was an edition that matched my basic requirements in my price range. I could have found one better suited to me but not at a price I could justify.It's leather bound (genuine leather is likely pig skin) and it sits nice and flat from Genesis 1 to Revelation 24. It uses the ESV but unfortunately not Anglicised so has weird colonial spellings and words. The ESV is not a translation I would naturally migrate to but it is a good one and much better than KJV. The print is a bit big but it is a large print edition, since it will last a long time it will cope with failing eyesight as I age further. The study notes are clear and the ones I have followed very helpful but there are so many of then that together with the large text print can mean that some pages have only 5 verses of scripture and the rest of the page is notes.The pages to print is a bit small and this means it is quite thick (3,000 pages) and weighs just shy of 2kg. This is not a volume you want to carry around and hold out to read long passages from, but then it's not intended for that use.Another issue I had is that I ordered the 2020 edition, the ISBN on the box matched the order but the Bible in the box was an earlier edition. This is not something either Amazon nor the retailer (Eden Books) would be aware of. I contacted Eden Books and we concluded that there was no significant difference in the editions that would warrant sorting out a return and replacement. This is likely something done by Crossway (publisher) as the ISBN on the box was an adhesive label covering the printed detail, naughty Crossway. The date on the title page indicates a 2016 printing.Overall this is a good Bible and I would recommend it. Personally I would have liked anglicised text, red letter and probably smaller print but that isn't what I ordered or what this item promises. (There are versions probably closer to what I would have liked but cost more than double what I paid for this.)
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