HCSB Holman Christian Standard Bible
By Holman Bible Publishers
- Release Date: 2006-02-01
- Genre: Bibles
Description
This updated text edition of the HCSB is optimized for easy reading on digital devices. Free from the visual clutter of footnotes, cross references, and other links, this edition is fast to navigate and easy to use.
The HCSB was developed by 100 scholars and English stylists from 17 denominations, who prayerfully translated what is one of the most significant Bible translations available today. The HCSB reflects linguistic advances in vocabulary, grammar, punctuation and formatting while it retains meaningful theological terms. In the HCSB you'll find God's personal name (Yahweh), the use of "Messiah" in the New Testament, and the use of "slave" in the New Testament, just to name a few examples. Also, you'll notice the contemporary speech patterns in the HCSB mean that words like "behold" and "shall" are not used. Instead, words or phrases that are common today can be found in their place.
The HCSB employs a first-of-its kind translation philosophy known as Optimal Equivalence, which seeks to achieve an optimal balance of literary precision and emotive clarity through a comprehensive analysis of the text at every level. This process assures maximum transfer of both words and thoughts contained in the original.
Reviews
HCSB bible
5By Pegasus8765Easy to understand and read. I’ve used this bible for years.Like it a lot
4By D McQueenI didn't have any trouble getting the links to work. I think the issues discussed in earlier reviews have been fixed.Awesome try it
5By GGwvuI love it and I am glad the publisher put efforts in to making this the best it could beThe holy bible
4By Hcsb text editionVery easy to readTOC dont work
1By Buckdancer1Please fix!HSBC bible
3By TlbgigiI really enjoy reading this version of the bible but when reading it, does not show what book and chapter you are reading. At top or bottom of page that you are reading. If publishers would add this, it would be awesome!Is this it?
1By StrawberryButterflyDoes this app only load chapter names and numbers, no contents?Great book
5By Debeck dyIs an awesome book and I love it. Makes reading very easy.Bible
4By philbusgeThis is a excellent bible. Easy to read and easy to follow. The references are easy to use. GTable of contents works fine, don't see what book you're in
3By Rjs1179First, as with all books, you have to let it calculate # of pages with current font before all the links work properly. For a Bible this takes a little longer, you will see the progress at the bottom of the page. Once this is completed you will be able to use the table of contents to jump to any book, go back, etc. The problem is with the slider bar at the bottom of the page. The books are not linked in properly, so no matter what book you are reading the slider lists, "Introduction to the HCSB". So, while this free edition is perfectly usable, it's also fairly annoying. You can use it to determine if you like this translation; In which case, I recommend paying $9.99 for the properly formatted digital reference edition. Otherwise, the NET Bible (noteless) is a great free Bible. If you enjoy it, the full version is only $5.
