James Earl Jones Reads The Bible

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.

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James Earl Jones reading New Testament, 2010-03-11
Product arrived ahead of schedule and as advertised. Sounds great. Great quality. James Earl Jones' voice is perfect for this.


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James Earl Jones reads the Bible (New Testament), 2010-03-11
THis item arrived rather quickly and it was in excellent condition. A little less base would definitely have been appreciated.


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excellent, 2010-02-21
James Earl Jones Dose a great job reading.
This was delivered sooner than be expected.


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Background Track Distracting, 2010-02-16
Listening to James Earl Jones read the New Testament is not be missed. However, this particular version has background music which is sort of new agey and irritates me a lot. It's the same synthesizer music played over and over and has no connection to the words, so it gets loud where the passages he's reading are soft and vice versa. If you want to hear James Earl Jones read the bible (which I highly recommend), I'd get The Complete Audio Holy Bible: King James Version version, where the Old Testament is read by Jon Sherberg and the same James Earl Jones New Testament is included without the background track. I will add, though, that I gave this version (the one with the background track) to my mother and she loves it. She not only doesn't mind the background music, she finds it soothing. So it's definitely a matter of taste.

As for the reading itself, though Mr. Jones is not as compelling as I might have wished and it's obvious that he's merely reading through much of it rather than expressing the meaning of the words, it's still wonderful to listen to. His voice is, as always, deep and soothing and the words themselves make up for any lack in the delivery. An excellent version which is acted rather than simply spoken with multiple people reading the different characters and interesting background sound effects is The Word of Promise: New Testament Audio Bible. There is also a The Word of Promise: Complete Audio Bible, but I've only purchased the new testament version.

I like both versions of audio bibles. The KJV version with Sherberg and Jones is wonderful for soothing background when you're concentrating on something else, like doing the dishes or cooking. The Word of Promise is wonderful when you want something that actually captures and holds your attention for a period of time, like when you're driving. I listen to the Word of Promise on the bus in the mornings and it's a wonderful way to wake up and start the day. Both versions have value, you just have to decide what you want.


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THE BIBLE, 2010-02-10
IT WAS GOOD HOWEVER I THOUGHT IT WAS THE WHOLE BIBLE ONLY THE OLD TESTAMENT

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