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| A Reader's Hebrew Bible | 
 enlarge | Creators: A. Philip Brown Ii, Bryan W. Smith
Publisher: Zondervan
Category: Book
List Price: $49.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (23 reviews)
Sales Rank: 15090
Languages: Hebrew (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Leather Bound
Edition: Bilingual
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1680
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 7.2 x 2.1
ISBN: 0310269741
Dewey Decimal Number: 296
EAN: 9780310269748
ASIN: 0310269741
Publication Date: March 1, 2008
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 Great Resource... March 31, 2008
7 out of 12 found this review helpful
I won't restate the attractive features of this text, because the previous reviewers did a fine job covering the highlights. I will just note that, though some who examine the credentials of the text and find that its compilers are a bit more conservative than they are (they were educated at Bob Jones University) i can honestly say they did a good, fair job with the translations. For example, at Isaiah 7:14, almost all modern translations translate it "virgin" because of the corresponding Matthew quote of it (Matthew, though, was quoting the Septuagint rendering "Parthenos" and not the Hebrew "Almah"), when they cite the word at the bottom, they give the more accurate Hebrew rendering of "young woman", being that the word does not necessarily denote a virgin, nor is it suggested in the text.
The only problem i found with the text, and it may be just in my copy, but half of the words are faded significantly. This kept it from getting a full five stars. But, again, the text itself is a good resource to have for "Hebrew on the go", although it should not replace translation with a sound Lexicon, nor exegetical research. And, of course, the binding is a bit...fragile.
Everything but the cover... March 19, 2008
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is quite an amazing product. To my knowledge, nothing like it exists. If you are a Hebrew student who spends most of the time tracking down words in a lexicon, this is the tool you need to pick up. The font is very legible and the helps are appropriate for even beginning Hebrew students. My primary concern is that the structure of the Bible needs some attention.
The binding seems fairly solid, but because I just purchased it, I have no idea how it will hold up long term. My concern is more to do with the cover. The Italian leather is nice, but the cardboard underneath it is very flimsy. It is easy to crease and it will probably break before too long and need to be rebound.
Zondervan, if you read these reviews, please address the problem and put a good cover on a great product.
A Great Work! March 15, 2008
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
Zondervan has finally come out with a Hebrew equivalent to the Reader's Greek New Testament. For those that liked its Greek predecessor, this is a wonderful addition that will help students of the Hebrew Bible read in the original languages. Words used less than 100 times in the Hebrew Bible are listed in footnotes at the bottom of the page (except for proper nouns). This will require an intermediate knowledge of Hebrew Grammar and vocabulary, but that that's the point. It's not an interlinear, it's a reader! There is also a short list of all words used more than 100 times in the appendix, in case you forgot some of your more common Hebrew vocabulary. The only immediate downside I can find is that the binding is a bit stiff and not of the quality that one might expect for a Bible. But that's a minor issue for such a huge undertaking!
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