The Word of Promise: New Testament Audio Bible

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Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson

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Binding: Audio CD
Dewey Decimal Number: 225.5208
EAN: 9780718024246
Format: Audiobook
ISBN: 0718024249
Label: Thomas Nelson
Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson
Number Of Items: 20
Publication Date: 2007-10-02
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Studio: Thomas Nelson

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A 20-hour, 20-CD, diverse star-studded audio Bible production of The New Testament. This multi-voiced faithful rendering of the NKJV New Testament is presented in a compelling, dramatic audio theater format.

The arresting world-class audio production immerses listeners in the dramatic reality of the Scriptures as never before. Complete with an original music score by prolific Italian composer Stefano Mainetti ( Abba Pater ), contributions by Dove Award winners Michael W. Smith and Rebecca St. James, and movie quality sound effects that are woven together with compelling narration by Michael York, the Bible comes to life for a new generation. The post-production, sound design and Foley (sound effects) are produced, engineered and mixed at Cerny American Creative in Chicago-an award-winning post-production facility ranked in the Top 3 in the nation for sound design.

Set includes 20-CDs, a Behind-the-Scenes DVD, and "The Promise," an original song written for the project by Michael W. Smith.

Cast includes:

Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ, Deja vu) - Jesus
Michael York (Romeo & Juliet, Austin Powers) - Narrator
Academy Award winner Richard Dreyfuss (Mr. Holland's Opus, The Goodbye Girl) - Quotes from Moses
Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny, What Women Want) - Mary Magdalene
Golden Globe winner Stacy Keach (Prison Break, Hemingway) - Paul
Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Lou Gossett, Jr (An Officer and a Gentleman, Roots) - John
Terence Stamp (Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Superman II) - Voice of God
Kimberly Williams-Paisley (According to Jim, Father of the Bride) - Mary, Mother of Jesus
Golden Globe and Tony Award nominee, Lou Diamond Phillips (La Bamba, Young Guns) - Mark
John Heard (Prison Break, Home Alone) - Matthew
Ernie Hudson (Miss Congeniality, Ghostbusters) - Peter
TV Guide's TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols honoree Luke Perry (Beverly Hills 90210, Jeremiah) - Judas & Stephen
John Schneider (Smallville, Dukes of Hazzard) - James
Chris McDonald (Happy Gilmore, Quiz Show) - Luke
Michael W. Smith - Cleopas
Rebecca St. James - Servant Girl

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Summary: Wonderful
Comment: This is the first time I have listened to the bible on cd and it is wonderful. I would definately suggest this to anyone. I often read along with the cd or sometimes listen alone. This has really helped me in my quest of reading the bible in a year. The voices and the added background sounds makes it seems alive. As you listen, you can almost picture the scenes.

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Summary: VERY well done!
Comment: The Word of Promise is very well done - worth every penny! I would recommend it to anyone interested in hearing the Word of God!

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Summary: Stiff
Comment: I was very disappointed. The characterizations at least in the Gospels are stiff religious sounding caricatures of real human beings. For example, Jesus sounds like he's anemic and depressed, unappealing and too wimpy to wield a hammer.

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Summary: Word of promise: very good.
Comment: This is a well produced series that makes listening to the New Testament a lot like an old time radio program. Great 'theater of the mind' and very good for long drives, plane flights, etc.

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Summary: The Bible...As You've Never Heard It Before. All-Star Cast Really Does This Justice With One Exception
Comment: I was excited about "The Word Of Promise" after seeing an interview on TBN with Jim Caviezel about this production. Though I'd recently bought the King James Version of the Bible (probably the most authoritative translation of God's Word; the New King James Version OMITS the lovely pronouns "Thee," "Thou," "Thine" and the beautiful archaic language of the Elizabethan period and the NIV is THE WORST translation), I was intrigued by a dramatic audio version of the Bible. The all-star cast is excellent. However, I had to deduct one star because of one major thing: the actor who played Felix sounded like a woman (the actor who played Satan was a woman, but I guess the producers mixed her voice with sound effects and did it so well that it wasn't noticeable that it was a woman playing Satan. A minor complaint: Academy Award winner Richard Dreyfuss DOES NOT DO FULL JUSTICE to the part of Moses (woefully underused in the New Testament). I think that had Academy Award winner Charlton Heston ("The Ten Commandments," "Ben-Hur" [Best Actor, 1959]) not been ill, the producers could have gotten him to play the part which launched his career for this and The Word Of Promise Old Testament (coming Fall 2009). I've yet to see a good audio version of te King James Bible.

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