The Comprehensive New Testament - Hardcover

T.E. Clontz

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0977873714 ISBN 13: 9780977873715

Publisher: Cornerstone Publications, 2009

Synopsis

New Testament created especially for Bible studies. Whether you're leading or just participating in a Bible study - when someone says, "My Bible doesn't say that" you'll be able to help everyone in the group understand the different texts. At the bottom of each page is a parallel textual apparatus that presents the textual choices of 20 Bible versions for each verse of the New Testament. This is the largest parallel textual apparatus for English Bible versions currently available. This will enable you to show everyone the reading in their Bible and everyone else's Bible.

The Comprehensive New Testament has complete textual variant mapping for 20 English versions

American Standard Version 1901
Douay-Rheims American Edition 1899 translation of the Vulgate English Standard Version 2001, 2007
Holman Christian Standard Bible 1999
David Stern s Jewish New Testament 1998
King James Version 1611, 1769 Blayney revision
Murdock s translation of the Peshitta 1851
New American Bible, revised 1991
New American Standard Bible 1960
New American Standard Bible, 1995 revision
New English Translation 2004
New International Version 1984
New Jerusalem Bible 1985
New King James Version 1982
New Living Translation, 2nd Edition 2004
New Revised Standard Version 1989
Revised English Bible 1989
Revised Standard Version, 2nd Edition 1971
Today s English Version (Good News Bible) 1966
The Living Bible (paraphrase) 1971
Over 15,000 variations in ancient manuscripts are translated in the footnotes. Uncertain readings are clearly marked in brackets.

Readability, accuracy, and formal equivalence are empirically measured and charted for the 20 English versions and compared to The Comprehensive New Testament. Readability is measured using the Coleman-Liau scoring system in Readability Studio version 1.2.0.0, Copyright © 2007. Accuracy and formal equivalence are measured by comparing each verse from the different versions to the Nestle-Aland 27th edition Greek New Testament.

Cross references are arranged by topic, passage, and verse. Highly significant parallels are quoted in special highlight boxes throughout the cross reference index. The cross reference index includes over 40,000 references for:
Old and New Testaments
Old Testament Apocrypha
Apostolic and Patristic Writings
Dead Sea Scrolls
Dhammapada
Epic of Gilgamesh
Golden Verses of Pythagoras
Greek Literature
Nag Hammadi Library
New Testament Apocrypha
Pseudepigrapha
Rabbinic Writings
Tacitus
The Egyptian Book of the Dead
Works of Josephus
Works of Philo
Works of Plato

About this title

About the Author

T.E. Clontz is the editor of The Common Edition (TCE) of the New Testament.

J. Clontz is the author of several books including: New Psalms, Women and the Cross, The Gospels in Four Part Harmony, The Words of Jesus. He has been listed in Marquis Who's Who in America and A Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers.

Review

The Comprehensive New Testament is a careful but readable modern translation of the New Testament and an outstanding ancient bibliography. It is also an accessible introduction to textual criticism for the non-specialist. While it providentially supplies a de facto parallel Bible...The Comprehensive New Testament goes an extra step by also placing ancient sources in the hands of readers. --Review of Biblical Literature 2009 by the Society of Biblical Literature

Five stars out of Five! In the words of the editors, from their preface, in presenting another translation to an already voluminous field, their effort has been to translate the right words and not words created by scribal mistakes or editorial changes. This is a worthwhile effort and should prove to be a meaningful reference. --Joyce Rice, ForeWord CLARION Reviews

A unique, new translation...represents an enormous amount of valuable research...this translation does read well and is no doubt accurate. And the footnotes are scholarly, indeed. --Bible Editions & Versions, Volume 11 April June 2010 No. 2, Journal of The International Society of Bible Collectors

Edition details

• Publisher: Cornerstone Publications
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0977873714
• ISBN 13: 9780977873715
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 768
• Editor: T.E. Clontz, J. Clontz