Product Description

* For the first time ever - the International Best Seller - James Earl Jones Reads The Bible, is now available on CD!!

Includes the entire New Testament - King James Version
Over 19 hours on 16 compact discs!
Digitally Re-mastered
Featuring a beautiful music soundtrack (background)

In a voice as rich as it is recognized, James earl Jones lends his narrative talents to the King James Version of the New Testament. In over 19 hours on 16 compact discs enhanced with a complete musical score, James Earl Jones interprets the most enduring book of our time utilizing the acclaimed actor's superb storytelling and skilled characterizations. Hailed as the greatest spoken-word bible version ever, and with almost half a million copies sold, this exquisite audio treasury is certain to enthuse and inspire.

James Earl Jones possesses the most recognized and rich narrative voice of the modern era. His film credits include The Lion King, Hunt for Red October, Star Wars, Field of Dreams, and many others, as well as being "the voice" of CNN. In this extraordinary box set, an incredible talent reads the New Testament of the Bible in its entirety. You will be mesmerized by Mr. Jones’ style and punctuation, and will listen to this beautiful recording over and over. Without doubt, the greatest spoken-word audio product ever produced on the Bible. Digitally re-mastered, and enhanced with a beautiful background music score, this will be a collection treasured for a lifetime.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #351649 in Books
• Published on: 2002-10-01
• Format: Unabridged
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 16
• Binding: Audio CD

Review
"Somehow that voice of his - calm, deep, powerful....makes the words seem more thrilling than ever...." -- The Washington Post

About the Author
From the Publisher James Earl Jones possesses the most recognized and rich narrative voice of the modern era. His film credits include: The Lion King, Hunt for Red October, Star Wars, Field of Dreams and many others as well as being the of CNN. In this extraordinary box set, you have this huge talent reading the New Testament of the Bible in its entirety. You will be mesmerized by Mr. Jones style and pronunciation, and will listen to this beautiful recording over and over. Without a doubt, the greatest spoken-word audio product ever produced on the Bible. Digitally re-mastered and enhanced with a beautiful background music score, this will be a collection treasured for a lifetime.

From AudioFile
The star of GREAT WHITE HOPE, STAR WARS, and THE LION KING reads the complete King James Version of the New Testament in a steady, powerful style that only someone with Jones's vocal talents can muster. His performance is beautiful; he reads the entire work in a gentle tone that is so compelling that the listener will find it hard to switch off. Soft piano music with orchestral accompaniment plays in the background like church incense, filling the air with a subtle, tranquil musical aroma. This is a far cry from Jones's Darth Vader. A truly inspiring production. S.E.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Customer Reviews

A True Blessing
This was given to me as a gift and I have been truely blessed by it. James Earl Jones' voice adds just the right amount of sparkle to God's Word to hold your interest. He helps you understand the Word better by his affluent speech; the way in which he pronounces the words and especially the names. A lot of those words and names I had stumbled over for years. He speaks with such authority and efficiency, that I find myself listening for hours at a time.

The music is a very nice touch...not too loud and not too much...adds to the flavor of listening.

I find this tape collection to be the very best of those I have heard. I hope Mr. Jones' does an old testament series. I would love to own the entire bible narrated by him.

If you want to be truely blessed...this is the tape series for you...God Bless All

Very listenable and not gimmicky
The key to a recording of Scripture is how many times one can listen to it with pleasure and profit; this one is very good, and I expect to be listening to it for quite a while. Jones's voice is pleasant, and well suited to the elevated style of the English Bible. Difficult words are pronounced well, though of course in an American accent, which sounds a bit funny with all the thee-thouing.

The music track is reasonably unobtrusive, which makes it tolerable even though it is not as good as the reading. It consists mainly of old hymn tunes played several different ways. Since the tapes are so long (19 hours, I think) the music gets used over and over.

Overall, this set is well worth the money.

Unacceptable Bible Alterations
This production(CD version) has the necessary elements expected in a high-quality product of its kind: a superb narrator with the golden voice and lightly-orchestrated background hymns. Indeed, most of the time, Jones has the right touch in the execution of his reading of this most sacred Book. The background music can be distracting at times, but even it has a gentle ambiance that one would wish for. However, there is something wrong that overshadows these fine qualities.

This recording has an unfortunate and dangerous habit of omitting and adding passages to the books of the Bible. Examples: first half of John 3:17 -a key passage from the instruction to Nicodemus is missing, and the first half of Revelation 3:9 is repeated. What makes this worse is that these are Jesus Christ's words, in addition to the warning given in Rev. 22:19. This also does not take into account the countless add/omit/changes of individual words throughout the books, and I have not read through the whole New Testament with this production. I may seem nit-picky and overly-strict to some, but this Book is sacred, and this should not be treated like some recitation of C.S. Lewis or whatever. That is why, traditionally, not just anyone could attempt to translate the Bible from the original manuscripts- to avoid errors similar to this situation. I don't know who is more to blame: perhaps Jones, but it seems ultimately the editor and producer(s).

As I mentioned earlier, had this disturbing problem not been a factor, I would give this product a high rating. But no matter how polished and appealing it may seem when marketed, it all comes down to the careful and fearfully holy treatment of the Bible text.