Best Study Bible Available

Through its brief history the Revised English Bible (REB) has shown itself to be the best English language Scriptural text available. The REB's original Oxford 1989 printing sets the 20th-21st centuries standard for scholarly biblical translation. The 1996 Cambridge edition continues its faithful presence among serious scholars, pastors, and devoted lay people.^M

Excellent Book For The New Student of Christianity

This book has been a great help to me in familiarizing myself with the actual teachings of Jesus. The best part for me is the notes at the bottom of the pages which refer you to those parts of the Old Testament that he quotes or refers to. It's great for giving context to those scenes where he's giving the Pharisees what-for, and many of the things he quotes are powerful and moving. Many others are outrageously inflammatory; I can see why the Pharisees got so mad at him.^M

Excellent Study Bible

I have elsewhere reviewed the Revised English Bible, so suffice it to say that I prefer the New English Bible to the REB, though I must admit that as I transition to using modern language materials, the REB is particularlly useful wen it comes to the Books of the Apocrypha. ^M