

Hardcover: 1504 pages
Publisher: Zonderkidz; Special edition (March 11, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0310723086
ISBN-13: 978-0310723080
Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 1.6 x 8.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (232 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #6,598 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #45 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Bibles #1621 in Books > Religion & Spirituality #2515 in Books > Children's Books
Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 7

This masculine, tire-tread cover in black and gray makes this Bible appealing to young boys. The inside pages are written in navy blue with rusty orange highlights to catch their attention and make the Bible more exciting to read.The content features are relevant to how boys think (grossology) and yet get to the heart of Biblical issues for their own lives. Headings introduce the topics discussed in each chapter, which helps them recall what they just read. I would like to have seen a section that helps boys learn how to tell the Bible story in their own words, preparing them to be effective leaders and teachers.I especially love all the different features listed below, as they prompt a more active role on the part of the boys to grow stronger in the Lord and be a doer of His Word!The features included are:* Book Introductions-Who, What, When, Where. and Why?* Words to Live By-Hundreds of highlighted verses worth memorizing* What's the Big Deal?-Need-to-know biblical stories and people* Check It Out-Interesting and fun facts about Bible times and characters* Grossology-Gross and gory stuff they never knew was in the Bible* Makin' It Real-Help for applying Bible stories to their everyday livesAt the end of the Bible are the following features: Table of weights and measures The ABCs of becoming a Christian Through the Bible in a year Bible plan Promises from the Bible Perspectives from the Bible Several pages for personal notesThe NIV Boys Bible has been written for tween boys between the ages of 9-12.
Buyer be very cautious and informed. I called the NIV translation department to ask why the obvious omission below, using only one example of over 200:NIV Luke 4:4Jesus Answered, 'It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone.'NKJV Luke 4:4But Jesus answered him, saying, 'It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.' ('...but by every word of God' is from Deut 8:3 which Jesus was quoting')Major difference IMO.Why the difference (remember, over 200 differences) I curiously asked the man who was one of the translators of the NIV translation. He replied 'Well the manuscripts were more ancient and it is likely that the availability of papyrus was sparse so they left out some of Jesus' sayings since much of the Bible was common knowledge.'More ancient was the key for them, no concern over the ommissions. I said if you find a manuscript and it is more ancient but less complete wouldn't publishing it only cause confusion, and we know who is the author of confusion. He said we just felt it should be published because we found it, the people can choose. Well, most do not know the major ommissions and will be reading a less complete version...no translation is perfect as it is a very difficult task to have exact meanings from one language to the other (idioms, changes in definitions over time, culture, etc)the KJV and NKJV (which was only updated to reflect our modern English language, no omissions from original KJV)...but when the omissions are so 'obvious' it makes one think $ (man) was at the root of this project, not God's Word (Holy Spirit).Please check out the differences.
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