Audio Books Online

Reviews

I like the fact that you can listen to the word anytime and anywhere. It is not a difficult gadget to use.

I love this product! It's small and compact and can go everywhere with me. It's nice to be able to slide it in my pocket or backpack and have it anytime during the day. I sometimes have trouble sleeping because my mind goes a million miles a minute as I lay in bed at night. I'll put on the auto-play feature and timer, and I'll be able to settle my mind with God's word. I highly recommend it!

I was really wowed by this bible initially, until I had problems with the SD card popping out. I returned the first one and I got another one quickly without problems but not long afterwards the same thing happened with the second one. I was told that a newly designed one was forthcoming. I have not yet received it. Also the alam goes off even when it is set on off. I have not been able to disarm it. It stays on if it is not turned off immediately causing the battery to go down. I suggest if you don't have one just WAIT until the updated one is available. Love it, just needs some improvements. I am still waiting for one that works properly. Regina

Excellent choice I really appreciate the wow bible there is a lot we can do with this.Listen to the bible,seek verses and words,listen to music,put pictures,they also have a contact book and much more.The sound is very good I'll recommand the wow bible without any hesitation.

The Color WOW Bible is everything you would want to listen or read the Scriptures. The speaker has a good voice easy to understand. The case is a lot lighter than my Pocket PC and easy to carry on an arm strap when I am running or exercising. I especially like that you can use a micro SD card and download mp3 commentaries from other sources. My instructions say to use only 2GB, but I have an 8GB card filled with music and Biblical teachings. Also, Amazon has a better price than what I paid at a Christian book store.

Reviews

Oh my gosh, I love this. I saved the CD's to my MP3 player and listen to it at work and the sound effects are awesome. Sometimes I look out the window thinking it is pouring down rain, all the while it is the background to the reading of the bible. You can hear people chanting and storms it makes you feel like you really are there. And what a better way to read - listen to the bible. You will love them!

When it come down to understanding the Bible it can be a little hard. But the way it comes to life,Yea you must get it to understand what I'm saying.

I was really concerned about purchasing this product due to the possibility that individual chapters would not be accessible in the ipod menu. They are! It reads "Genesis 1, Genesis 2, Genesis 3," etc. I am using an ipod nano, 5th generation, 16 gigs. I found something in itunes that specifies how it will download under edit. edit -> preferences -> keep itunes media folder organized: places files into album and artist folders, and names the files based on the disc number, track number, and the song title. I simply checked the box next to these words and everything loaded as hoped for. My ipod is NOT providing written text with this program, which for my purposes, is preferable. I would not want to use my battery life to read it, plus, I am using it on the go, so it's great for me. I had the Bible Experience on CD first, and now, after purchasing the MP3 version, I am gifting the CD version to a friend. This is an incredible series that I would recommend to anyone! Hope this helps!

Love this reenactment of the Bible, with sound effects that are absolutely wonderful and brings it to reality when I am listening. The voices are surperb!!

When I purchades this I thought I was receiving an mp3 player, instead I received cd's that needed to be played on a compatable mp3 cd player. Very misleading. It even shows an mp3 player on the box.

Reviews

The NowBible is the Greatest Bible in the world so far. There is only one thing I would add - the Biblegate way or I would add more versions of the Bible all on the same device in place of having them on seperate devices. Other than that I love this electronic Bible. I have my favorite music and pictures stored on it. The user manuel was very user friendly and easy to understand. I bought a second one for my daughter and she loves her NowBible also. I can not express what a blessing this Electronic Bible is to me.

Reviews

Is great to have your bible available to listen anywhere. Very good and clear narration.

I had been researching audio bibles for a while. This one intrigued me because it was very reasonably priced. I wasn't sure if we had been duped but it turned out to be everything I expected and we got a great value.

I really enjoy the NLT version of the Bible. This CD set has great sound effects and music. It's not just a man reading, it's actually being acted out with various people reading. I love it!

I bought this product so that I could have the Bible on my MP3 player. However, it does not rip to the computer because of licensing so I cannot put it on my player :o( Sound quality is good as a CD.

Execellent value, and the Best Price, Fast Shipping! Needs Slightly more than 4GB to full load to your MP3 player. I like the simplicity and the limited dramatization. The voice is good and easy to understand. The NLT version is the best for audio presentation of the scriptures. I can listen to 5,10 chapters, or even a whole book at one setting which helps me to see the bigger picture and tie things together from book to book.

Reviews

If you want music, strange cadences, and over-dramatic readings skip this, but if you want voices that read clearly, without rushing, and with feeling appropriate to the meaning and drama of the text ... check this out. My only suggestion would be to increase further the diversity of voices and accents without loosing the English language quality. Good move in the right direction!

When I used to read the NIV printed Bible, I listened to Zondervan's Dramatised NIV (ISBN 9780310918639) - which is excellent. But having upgraded my Printed Bible to TNIV, I ordered this product to replace my Audio Bible. What an anti-climax! Moving from a dramatised Bible to a narration is like downgrading from a colour TV to a black & white. I've already sold this product privately for eur20. Firstly, the matching of voices to books is perfunctory. No-one knows who wrote the Letter to the Hebrews but the most likely candidate is a woman. For more information, read Ruth Hoppin's excellent "Priscilla's Letter" (ISBN 9781882897506) & its reviews. On this occasion, Zondervan have employed a MALE voice for Hebrews and a FEMALE voice for the Letter of James, which is anomalous. INTRODUCTIONS: These are read over some tacky, late-80s style background music. While the intros to certain books are mildly helpful (eg. Genesis, Exodus, Ephesians, 2 Peter et. al.), others are not. In some cases there's a lack of attention to detail so uncharacteristic with Zondervan. For example, we're told Paul wrote 12 NT letters when in fact he wrote 13. Also, the 'tone' employed can sound patronising. The intro to Song of Songs is worded for 10-year-olds. Adults simply don't speak that kind of language in the 21st century. Moreover, in attempting to "modernise" the presentation they've tried TOO hard to cite contemporary, everyday situations that are just not appropriate to the Biblical context. Below are just five examples... LEVITICUS (Traffic lights) 2 SAMUEL (Loan officers approving loans) 2 TIMOTHY (A golfer's shot off the tee) TITUS (Your car's overdue oil-change) 3 JOHN ("Muscle memory") Just to elaborate on 2 Samuel slightly; Reckless lending artificially inflates the cost of essential resources such as homes. Scripture does not support the notion that increased personal debt is a blessing. If anything, it argues the reverse (Isaiah 5:8). To give credit where credit's due, Zondervan have used voices from BOTH sides of the Atlantic, which helps to give the message a more 'global' flavour. And it's presented in the usual tastefully designed, zip-up case. But this Audio-Bible just doesn't "light my candle". Zondervan's TNIV 80-CD "Bible Experience" (see ISBN 9780310926306 & its reviews) is not without flaws, but it beats this one hands down.

With apologies to all who have winced upon reading 'God is my copilot' on the back of somebody else's car, this audio version of the Bible (Today's New International Version) makes car time like, well, like having God as one's copilot. Brilliantly read without the cutesie music and drama that are available on other recordings, this is just the Bible, read with the right amount of panache to bring out this great book's dramatic potential but without making anybody cringe or suspect that the reader needs to invest in an over-the-counter hemorrhoid remedy. Because I love the Bible and spend lots of time in my car, I am very excited about this product's recent arrival. To boot, it comes in one very handy carrying case, the whole shootin' match fitting in a small-to-medium-sized-purse in a masculine or neutral color that fits in any number of crevices in the average car. But of course nobody drives the average car. We each drive *our* car and *mine* just became a little bit better place for spending quality time. Good grief, life is good.

Reviews

Keating's arguments rehash old, worn out arguments that weren't even good when they were first raised. Better arguments could be made. Certainly, tradition plays a role in our faith and Protestants are erroneous to hold the contrary. After all, the canon of Scripture is based on tradition. And Protestants purport to be bible centered. Not only is the canon of Scripture based on tradition, the theology which Protestants defend was preserved by the tradition of the Apostles Creed. Most importantly, Protestants ignore the tradition our Lord Himself gave us of the bread and wine. Although they claim to be bible centered, the most conservative branches of Protestantism has imported a smorgasbord of heresies. To name a few, is the Gnostic dogma of E. W. Kenyon's Positive Confessionalism, the Judaizer dogma of Scofieldism, the Kingdom Now theologies, and so on. Although there have been heretics, the Roman Catholic Church has never departed from the Trinitarian orthodoxy of the Apostles Creed. Whereas, due to its eschewing of the Creed, Protestants are generally unable to articulate these doctrines with any sophistication if at all. And that is a statistical fact. Catholics unite the Trinitarian theology with the atoning work of Christ on the cross with the brilliant tradition of blessing themselves with the three-pronged sign of the cross. Sure, there have been bad Popes, but, unlike evangelicalism, there have never been woman ministers in the Roman Catholic Church, something which, contrary to their purported favorite the Apostle Paul, Paul himself condemned. Moreover, the most conservative branch of Protestantism is the Southern Baptist Convention, which is also affiliated per member with the Masonic Lodge. Although there have been and are Masons in the Catholic Church, it has never had official endorsement in the Catholic Church. It has and still is officially condemned by Papal encyclicals. Jerry Falwell's moral majority united with Mormons and Muslims but avoided Catholics like the plague. Why? Evangelicals call the Juwes the chosen people, people who blaspheme our Lord in every form of media; but damn the Catholics who recite the Trinitarian theology of the Apostles Creed every Sunday. Contrary to Protestant belief, the Talmud does not represent Old Testament Judaism. We're told by testimonies "I never heard the Gospel in the Catholic church," but we're not told how many haven't heard the Gospel in the Protestant church. The universal condemnation of Roman Catholics testifies to the presence of the Holy Spirit for Catholicism to convict a sinful world. Protestants say, test everything by Scripture. I agree. Scripture is my authority too. Jesus said, you will know them by their fruits. Why is the fruit of the reformation a secular Europe? Why is the fruit of evangelicalism in America, not only a smorgasbord of heresies (mentioned above), but separation of church and state, abortion, elimination prayer in schools, the teaching of evolution, and so on. Montgomery's sly thesis on American thinking in his "The Shaping of America" fails to conceal this fact. Some will argue, look at the more prominent of Protestant scholars. But, what will you find? B. B. Warfield denies miracles occur today, contrary to Scriptural teaching. John Warwick Montgomery recognizes Teilhard De Chardin as a viable Christian according to his tapes on evolution in the tape set Sensible Christianity, naming Chardin as an example of a Christian who believes in evolution. The Roman Catholics have regarded Chardin as a heretic. Montgomery will sue Greece in International Criminal Courts for its anti-proselytizing laws but is silent about the harsher anti-proselytizing laws in Israel. Indeed, Montgomery borrows his whole apologetic from Jean Guitton, a renowned Catholic scholar whose writings have never been translated into English. Montgomery rather snobbishly eschews anybody's credentials if they graduated from "Podunk" university. It is the Ivy League universities, which Montgomery invests so much respect for, that are sabotaging our morals, politics and theology in this country (see Sensible Christianity). Montgomery scoffs at conspiracy theories by traditional Roman Catholics regarding juwes and freemasons in his book Principalities and Powers even though juwes and masons produce a vast amount of literature testifying to such a conspiracy. If you hide the name of our chief enemy, then whose side are you on? The Cabala and Masonry are historically behind every major cult we have today: Mormonism, Jehovah's Witnesses, Scientology, Christian Science, Children of God, Jim Jones, and so on. Even Masons admit, via Fire in the Minds of Men, that Juwes and Masons fathered the communist revolutions in the 20th century. But, Protestants will rightfully counter that Pope John Paul's teachings regarding the world religions, Nostra Aetate, the new order mass, and so on testifies to the same weaknesses existing respectively in the Catholic Church. Roman Catholics, who are devout, will defer to the Pius X and sedevacantist as examples of internal criticism by Catholics regarding these issues, an internal affair committee which is virtually non-existent amongst Protestants. However, Protestants will rightfully show the flaw in Pius X for its treatment of Bishop Richard Williamson. Nonetheless, the sedevacantist position stands as a deeper critique holding even this in check. The weakness in Protestantism is its lack of a monolithic structure, which they confuse with being its strength. The lack of a hierarchy of departments of criticism lends itself to a smorgasbord of heresy that cannot withstand the winds of cultural change. The strength of Protestantism is its emphasis on Jesus Christ as our One and Only Savior. However, Christian education stops at that in the Protestant world. As its best exponent has said, John Warwick Montgomery: "evangelicals seem to suffer from endemic adolescence (teenage decisions for Christ but few grownup churches, etc.)" (Principalities and Powers, page 167). Dr. Montgomery notes further that evangelicals are subject to kookishness, as seen in tent revivals. There is also an emphasis on cults of personality, far worse than any Catholic's reliance on a bad Pope. Montgomery criticizes miracles in the Catholic church as being suspect as to their origin, yet, in regard to so-called Protestant supernatural experiences, as Alfred Metraux noted in his scholarly study of voodoo, "A Pentecostal preacher describing his feelings when `the spirit was upon him,' listed to me exactly the same symptoms as those which I had heard from the mouths of people who have been possessed by loa.'" ("Voodoo in Haiti," page 357). Ironically, Montgomery quotes this same passage. John Calvin criticized Thomas Aquinas for his appropriation of Aristotelianism, yet he hypocritically used Seneca's Stoicism to dictate his entire understanding of Predestination to the point of arriving at a deterministic heresy that predetermines the damned and which, as Sir Robert Filmer pointed out, gives "saved" Christians a license to sin (in modern parlance, "once saved, always saved"). John Warwick Montgomery notes that Luther and other reformers tolerated and even practiced astrology because it hadn't yet been distinguished from the genuine science of astronomy and so were victims of cultural blindness. Is that so? The relative contemporary of Luther, the Roman Catholic Pedro Calderón de la Barca, clearly regarded astrology as an intolerable heresy in his "Life is a Dream." With all do respect to Dr. Montgomery, his two volume apologetic "The World-View of Johann Valentin Andreae," doesn't successfully extricate the reformers from Rosicrucianism. Indeed, Dr. Montgomery's endorsement of the freemason Charles Williams and A. E. Waite's secret society of the Golden Dawn belies his purposes (Principalities and Powers, page 107). Not to harp too much on Dr. Montgomery, but when he quotes Jesus as saying, "Other sheep I have which are not of this fold" and says this probably refers to leprechauns, elves, dwarfs, goblins, faeries, his Th.D. goes by the wayside (Principalities and Powers, page 135). Jesus was referring to the "other covenant" mentioned in Isaiah, which is for nonjuwes who were to be engrafted into the body of Christ. That is why, in the book of Acts, Peter was told by God in a dream to eat unclean animals, meaning, preach the Gospel to the Gentiles as well as the Juwes. We are saved from hell upon faith in Christ, we are being saved from the affects of sin as we grow in holiness, and we will be saved from the presence of sin upon the final resurrection of the dead. Of the second, Catholics interpolate the doctrine of Purgatory. Of the third, Protestants interpolate a heresy of a second resurrection under the appellation of "the rapture." Protestants don't commemorate the tradition of the bread and wine our Lord left us with (except by poor imitation of Catholicism in only some of the churches). Not only does this contravene the Protestant thesis against the role of tradition in the Christian life, but it shows a dangerous negligence on the part of Protestants who fail to recommit themselves to Christ every Sunday. Christ our Lord inserted this tradition in the Christian life to aid in our perseverance. The most devout Protestants have one alter call in their whole life, whereas Catholics, who are devout, make that alter call every Sunday when they receive Christ in the bread and wine. On Easter, Catholics have Stations of the Cross, and Protestants match this with just another Sunday church service indistinguishable from the rest of the church services on the most sacred day on the Christian calendar. I could go on and on for a several hundred pages for further potent criticisms of the best representations of Protestantism, criticisms which Karl Keating passes over, overlooks, or is simply too caught up in outdated apologetics in this area to see the forest from the trees. But, I will end this review on a deeper note; namely, the fundamental tension between Protestants and Catholics, which precludes ecumenism. The most vitriolic critiques of Roman Catholicism come from juwes Dave Hunt, Robert Morey, Keith Green, and others. Why? The most vitriolic critiques of Protestantism come from one place, the Jesuits, most of whom are juwish. Why? There is a common thread here. There is a common source that is dividing the body of Christ. While Christians of any stripe can fall into all kinds of error (something I'm sure God acknowledges if anyone takes a brief perusal of church history), it is the teachers, James counsels us, who will be judged worse.

After Keating is done addressing the objections to key Catholic doctrines, one is left asking "How can a truly honest objection remain?" The answer is that smart people can always come up with something to argue and they have. Distancing oneself from Truth for the sake of argument must be uncomfortable. as an fyi, the following is from Martin Luther. Since he said these words Protestants have strained to reject so much in the interest of being "correct": In his sermon of August 15, 1522, the last time Martin Luther preached on the Feast of the Assumption, he stated: "There can be no doubt that the Virgin Mary is in heaven. How it happened we do not know. And since the Holy Spirit has told us nothing about it, we can make of it no article of faith . . . It is enough to know that she lives in Christ." "The veneration of Mary is inscribed in the very depths of the human heart." (Sermon, September 1, 1522). "[She is the] highest woman and the noblest gem in Christianity after Christ . . . She is nobility, wisdom, and holiness personified. We can never honor her enough. Still honor and praise must be given to her in such a way as to injure neither Christ nor the Scriptures." (Sermon, Christmas, 1531). "No woman is like you. You are more than Eve or Sarah, blessed above all nobility, wisdom, and sanctity." (Sermon, Feast of the Visitation, 1537). "One should honor Mary as she herself wished and as she expressed it in the Magnificat. She praised God for his deeds. How then can we praise her? The true honor of Mary is the honor of God, the praise of God's grace . . . Mary is nothing for the sake of herself, but for the sake of Christ . . . Mary does not wish that we come to her, but through her to God." (Explanation of the Magnificat, 1521).

"Catholicism and Fundamentalism" is a helpful introduction to the basic differences between Catholicism and evangelical Protestantism, but the big drawback is that Karl Keating, who's usually accessible, goes for the obscure sources and writes more densely than Immanuel Kant. Unfortunately, the Critique of Pure Reason is a bit more user-friendly. Apologetics books OUGHT to be helpful for the non-theologian. This book reads like a dry treatise. Keating deals with the usual anti-Catholic arguments on infant baptism, papal infallibility, and Marian doctrine... but it's pretty dry reading. He goes for obscure evangelicals, instead of the popular ones like Dr. James Dobson or Pat Robertson. This book could also use some updating, with folks like Joel Osteen It's Your Time: Activate Your Faith, Achieve Your Dreams, and Increase in God's Favor and Rick Warren Rick Warren's Bible Study Methods: Twelve Ways You Can Unlock God's Word Evangelical Christianity has changed. The term "fundamentalism" has fallen out of favor. "Catholicism and Fundamentalism" is a useful book, it is well-written... but it's also boring. Perfect for Lenten reading.

Interesting, concise, readable intelligent and informative. This is a book that should be read not only by Catholics to better understand and defend against unjustified attacks on their beliefs but also by " Bible" Protestants who may wish to examine the falsity of some traditional"Bible" attacks on their fellow Christians

The book is a bit borish in some aspects and may not appeal or be the ideal choice for someone who is converting to Catholicism from a Protestant faith in that this treatment deals with some archaic psuedo-history and related publications that most are not familar with. Otherwise a strong presentation of the truth and defense of the Catholic faith against the false attacks of Protestantism. A recommended book for a Catholic audience to be sure.

Reviews

Oh my gosh, I love this. I saved the CD's to my MP3 player and listen to it at work and the sound effects are awesome. Sometimes I look out the window thinking it is pouring down rain, all the while it is the background to the reading of the bible. You can hear people chanting and storms it makes you feel like you really are there. And what a better way to read - listen to the bible. You will love them!

When it come down to understanding the Bible it can be a little hard. But the way it comes to life,Yea you must get it to understand what I'm saying.

I was really concerned about purchasing this product due to the possibility that individual chapters would not be accessible in the ipod menu. They are! It reads "Genesis 1, Genesis 2, Genesis 3," etc. I am using an ipod nano, 5th generation, 16 gigs. I found something in itunes that specifies how it will download under edit. edit -> preferences -> keep itunes media folder organized: places files into album and artist folders, and names the files based on the disc number, track number, and the song title. I simply checked the box next to these words and everything loaded as hoped for. My ipod is NOT providing written text with this program, which for my purposes, is preferable. I would not want to use my battery life to read it, plus, I am using it on the go, so it's great for me. I had the Bible Experience on CD first, and now, after purchasing the MP3 version, I am gifting the CD version to a friend. This is an incredible series that I would recommend to anyone! Hope this helps!

Love this reenactment of the Bible, with sound effects that are absolutely wonderful and brings it to reality when I am listening. The voices are surperb!!

When I purchades this I thought I was receiving an mp3 player, instead I received cd's that needed to be played on a compatable mp3 cd player. Very misleading. It even shows an mp3 player on the box.

Reviews

This looks a little like a paraphrase, like the Living Bible; but this is not a paraphrase, it is a real translation. I have been doing a study every week for almost 20- years, and my method is to look up almost every word in the original language given by inspiration (like dictation) to the physical writers. Doing this enables me to see what He really said. After looking at these original meanings and then looking at the Message, you see it is so accurate you shouldn't be without it, especially if you use one of the older translations. like the KJV. Some of my sample lessons are accessible at [...] if you would be curious.

The CD of Peterson's "The Message" took long to deliver (I think it came from the UK), but it was worth the wait. Peterson is a master interpreter into today's English.

Overall, the reason I got this audio CD/bible is because I heard a sample of the narrator and I was hooked. That part remains the best part about this product. What I dont like is the fact that this audio bible attempts to be 'hip' and modern by using modern day euphemisms and slang (e.g. 'lock, stock and barrel' - to attempt to mean 'in its entirety') An exerpt from: [...] "Since it professes to be in contemporary language, The Message abounds in modern expressions: "stuck up" (Pro. 30:13), "clean house" (1 Pet. 2:1), "get lost" (Gen. 19:9), "moonlighting" (1 Thes. 2:10), "said our piece" (1 Thes. 2:2), "slept with" (Gen. 4:1), "have sex with" (Lev. 18:6), "hanging out" (Pro. 7:12), "lock, stock, and barrel" (Mat. 4:9), "sponging" (1 Thes. 4:12), and "six feet under" (Isa. 38:18). Although such language is to be expected from a Bible that makes such a profession, the result is a Bible that does not read like a Bible at all..." It fails because many of the modern day equivalent slang are just way too corny, outdated and mess up the meaning and original intended translation. The author also strips many of the stories of their 'ludeness' and actual events by making the stories acceptable for a PG-13 audience. Such examples are: 1) (Genesis 19: 1) The story about how 2 angels stay the night with Lot and the men of Sodom come to the house and demand the men come out so they can have 'relations' with them. The Message bible literally says, "give us the men so we can have 'our sport' with them". What?!? That is a terrible translation and does not reveal the true intent of what the village men really wanted. 2) When Moses came back down from Mt Sinai after receiving the law, the Israelites were engaging in 'group relations' aka o.r.g.y. The Message Bible translates it as "they were having a 'very' wild party". Really? I would not have known the true nature of what really happened if I had not read the correct translation. Overall, I am very disapointed because the bible has finally made its way into the modern era of political correctness and has been stripped in many places of its true message. This product should NOT be called 'The Message' BTW, the narrator is the best Ive heard so far, I wish he would narrate a NASB version or something comparable. I would buy that product for sure.

Bought this for my Mother and she can't even play it because it is MP3 format, the add says CD. So was a waste of my time and money.

This is a great value! It's the whole Bible for about eleven dollars. Some car CD players will play MP3s, but most won't, so you have to convert them for an iPod or something that plays audio books. Or, you can listen to them as MP3s, but every chapter in the Bible is its own file. Granted, it takes a little work to put all the MP3 files together into bookmarkable audio books, but it's worth it. I use the shareware Audiobook Builder on the Mac. I put Genesis in an audio book by itself, the Gospels all together, Acts by itself, and all of Paul's letters together. I haven't gotten around to the other books yet. In fact, the next time I'm making an Amazon order, I'm going to buy the other set of The Message CDs for the same price featuring different Christian celebrities reading different portions of the Bible.