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Revolve: The Complete New Testament
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Item Description...
In focus groups, online polling, and one-on-one discussion, Extreme for Jesus has found that the number one reason teens don't read the Bible is that it is "too big and freaky looking." This fashion-magazine format for the New Testament is the perfect solution to that problem. Teen girls feel comfortable exploring the Scriptures and over 500 further-study notes because of the relevant format!
Revolve is the new look for teen Bible publishing; and Extreme for Jesus is leading the pack again!
Features:
Blabs (Q & A)
12 month-long calendars
Love Notes from God
Issue articles
Basics of Christianity Articles
Quizzes
Beauty Secrets
Guys Speak Out!
Relationship articles
Truth or Dares
Devotional Reading Plans
and more . . .
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Item Specifications...
Pages 384
Dimensions: Length: 10.7" Width: 7.9" Height: 0.5"
Weight: 1.4 lbs.
Release Date Jul 15, 2003
Publisher NELSON BIBLES #34
ISBN 0718003586
EAN 9780718003586
UPC 020049002728
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Bible Binding: Biblezine
Color: Full Color
Point/Type Size: 10
Version: NCV
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Reviews - What do our customers think?
 | Eugh... Feb 20, 2007 |
If you're a white girl from a middle-class family, and if you're thin and trendy and beautiful, and if your life revolves around boys and clothes and gossip, and if you want to read the Bible in public and still be cool, and if you're a 21st-century girl who happens to live in the 1950s, then by no means this is the magazine for you.
I don't consider the "THE NEW TESTAMENT IN READER FRIENDLY LANGUAGE" a sin--though teenagers should find this very fact an insult to their intelligence, considering the NCV translation is suitable for children--but this "biblezine" is just stupid.
First, a typical teen magazine (think Seventeen and Cosmo) encourages everything the Bible discourages. Trying to mix the two results in bizarre, laughable tips that seem to be a parody of themselves. If you have actually read the sidebars, and if you haven't been living in a cave for the last fifty years, you would think twice before you think this is the magazine for your teenage girls.
Second, much like a typical teen magazine, this biblezine relies HEAVILY on stereotypical views of girls. What do girls like? The answers are of course: BOYS! CLOTHES! GOSSIP! (AND HOROSCOPES!) Seriously, if you need real fashion tips, I encourage you to turn to a real fashion magazine. It at least won't make a pretense of doing everything in the name of God.
When I stumbled upon this magazine in the bookstore, I *did* think of getting one for my thirteen-year-old cousin. However, considering my cousin is one productive human being who is neither self-absorbed nor petty, and who isn't too dumb to fall for all the COOL stuff this biblezine has to offer, I ended up buying her an actual Bible instead. If worse comes to worst, she'll realize the Bible can still be COOL without being Britney-Spearsed at all. | | |  | THE NEW TESTAMENT with supplemental features Dec 29, 2006 |
| This IS THE NEW TESTAMENT IN READER FRIENDLY LANGUAGE, WHICH IS NOT A SIN. I prefer to leave the judging to God, thank you. This publication features His Word in easy-to-understand language, which we happen to see as a good thing AND a thing of God. It is not a crime or a sin; it is merely something you may not like or prefer, so do something positive and stop complaining. Have you looked for the good? Have you seriously considered it and its target audience from the eyes of the Almighty or solely from your own? It is but one of many available options. I happen to love the size and find the format appealing with its supplementary information, as stated. (FYI-I happen to have a number of post-graduate credits and over a decade of both college credits and work experience in the medical, science, education and communication fields, so I wasn't exactly born yesterday). Nobody is going to buy this product for the supplemental info regardless; it will be bought for it primary content, which is good. What surprising nerve and hypocrisy to condemn the Word with such shameful, negative, and shallow reviews. I'm going to buy another copy as well as several other Nelson Biblezines to add to our home & work collections. Our daughter attends a Christian college with an academic scholarship, and she favored its size & the NCV text to the NIV or NKJV & audio Bible components. She also enjoyed the adjacent practical applications and the positive yet realistic (read: not glamorized, not inconsequential, not condescending supplementary info)overall tone. Is is perfect packaging? Maybe not, but we haven't seen her this excited about the Bible since her Children's edition (though she's blessed: she is a research asst, an honor student, & urban volunteer), and we couldn't have done it better ourselves. Kudos to Thomas Nelson Publishing. | | | | Highly offensive Nov 23, 2006 |
| As a teen girl, I found this "BibleZine" highly offensive to my intelligence and sense of self-worth. Their attempt to be accessible is ridiculous, with letters from "teens" full of too many "likes" and "awesomes". I do not think that my life revolves solely around boys, clothes and gossip, as the authors seem to suggest. I was outraged that choices for "What you want to be when you grow up" included a doctor, a lawyer, a charity worker, a mom, and a pastor's wife. Not a pastor, which is now accepted in many Christian denominations, but a pastor's wife. In a similar vain, the #1 "Random thing to know about being a revolve Girl" is that "Revolve girls don't call guys" because "guys need to be the man; you need to be the woman." I had difficulty holding back contempt when I read the claim that "Meditation is a Christian discipline that has been taken on by other non-Christian traditions." I charge anyone who believes this to spend some time studying the Far East. In the modern world, in which I live, though perhaps the authors do not, I go to school and interact with students and teachers of all different religions. The authors advised me to talk with someone of another race or class, but not of another religions, even though there are many things to learn from other religions and where our beliefs overlap. And this review is me heavily self-restrained, in an attempt not to offend others. | | | | The Bible is still the Bible... Nov 3, 2006 |
| I have read many of the reviews here, and while I disagree with some of them I agree wholeheartedly with the majority of them. First, I don't feel that "repackaging" the Bible in a different format is sacrilige. It was only a few hundred years ago that the Bible was solely copied onto individual scrolls. I am inclined to believe that the clerics of that time were horrified that the Bible was "lumped" together and made accessible to the masses. With that in mind; I have purchased five of these books, for my nieces and some young ladies that I mentee. I find it to be a very good translation, and it is a way to get young people who may not otherwise read the Bible to pick it up. As for the comments that it talks too much about fashion, make-up, and dating, I must point out that the "regular" Bible talks about all of those things also. The side bars that mention those topics always refer the reader to the passages that the information is taken from. Most young people (and some "old" people for that matter) do not realize that the Bible talks about all of those things, and then some. No, we are not to bring Christ to people on "their terms," but we must always remember that Jesus himself ministered to people and taught in ways that were relevant to them. If there is any doubt, refer to the fact that Jesus did 99% of his teacher via parables. It is very important to make sure that people know and understand that while Jesus won't accept them on "their" terms, He will accept them as they are - imperfect human beings. My opinion is that if these Biblezines will get one person to read God's word that wouldn't have ordinarily read it, or if one person who has read other Bibles can read this and have a new understanding of God's word, then these Biblezines have served their purposes. | | | | Fresh & Fantastic! Mar 16, 2006 |
I have a 16 year old cousin who is a Christian. When she and I used to go to church together, I noticed that she is much more excited about learning about God when it is fun. She loves Contemporary Christian Music and I think this Complete New Testament is awesome. I read through to make sure that it was acceptable and that it didnt discuss more worldly issues than godly issues. I was greatly impressed. I also bought becoming and devos, though I havent checked them out yet. So far, I am thrilled that there are books like this that can get teen's attention and still emphasise the Word of God.
NOTE: After purchasing this I researched the NCV Translation and found that it is not entirely accurate. I suggest researching it yourself and praying to see if God wants you to read this translation. I think it was an overall good idea, and I love the layout, but the times where the translation is different are questionable. | | | Write your own review about Revolve: The Complete New Testament
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