Comments on: First look: Oxford Complete Parallel Bible

By: ElShaddai Edwards

ElShaddai Edwards — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:14:38 +0000

@Aine: Well, am I glad to discover that this has been re-issued!

Thanks for the comment! I don’t believe that the CPB has been reissued – I was just fortunate to find a used copy in very good condition at a price I could manage. Most of the copies I had seen before were priced more than what I wanted to spend on this.

By: Aine Pedersen

Aine Pedersen — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:45:33 +0000

Well, am I glad to discover that this has been re-issued! I bought a copy of the original version back in 1993 or 1994, but passed it on to a student in our parish who was returning to Africa before I would have had time to buy him the new copy he had asked me to obtain – but then, when I tried to replace it, it had gone out of print and none of my usual booksellers were able to obtain a copy for me. Like you, I appreciate it for the particular set of translations it contains, and now hope to be able to get hold of a copy again. Again, like you, I appreciate the computerised versions, whether or not on-line, when I need to include a quotation in something or find something very quickly, but I prefer to browse on paper . Thank you for your article!

By: tc robinson

tc robinson — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:35:38 +0000

“In 1993,” I missed that, but still not the publisher’s goal. Your proposal definitely is a good one. A few days ago I read somewhere that the TNIV is being tweaked for a rerelease in 2009. I’m not too sure about this one.

By: ElShaddai Edwards

ElShaddai Edwards — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:31:09 +0000

Well… the CPB was produced in 1993, long before the TNIV was produced.

But you are correct in that the TNIV would not fit the publisher’s goal of this edition – perhaps you could ask Zondervan to reissue the Today’s Parallel Bible with the TNIV and NLTse updates.

By: tc robinson

tc robinson — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:15:51 +0000

Sweet! The TNIV could have replaced the NAB, but apparently not the publisher’s goal.

By: ElShaddai Edwards

ElShaddai Edwards — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:27:35 +0000

@John: Thanks for the note – I have the NJPSV Jewish Study Bible, but haven’t been able to invest in Alter or Fox yet.

@John and Nick: Thanks for the comments on the Zondervan edition. I’m not so keen on this one since I don’t regularly look at the KJV or NIV, and the NLT is the first edition, not the 2004. But I appreciate the recommendation.

@Nick: Thanks for the link on the NAB. Ironically, I had found that a couple of days ago and put it in my Online Bibles section on the right side. I do tend to prefer paper Bibles for looking up specific verses – though electronic versions make it easy to copy/paste into my blog posts!

By: Nick Norelli

Nick Norelli — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:18:26 +0000

I have the second volume that John mentioned (in my personal favorite, burgundy bonded leather). If you ever want quick access to the NAB online, then look no futher than this site. It contains all of the books of the NAB to include the deuterocanon, and also the book introductions.

By: John Hobbins

John Hobbins — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:38:49 +0000

Hi ElShaddai,

I use the edition of which you speak all the time. For the Old Testament, it is also worth comparing the NJPSV and, where available, Robert Alter.

Another volume I use has KJV and NIV on one page and NLT and NASB (revised) on the facing page: Today’s Parallel Bible (Zondervan, 2000).