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I just ordered a Bible off of Amazon. Problem (maybe) though: I didn’t see a picture of it. The pic that it had didn’t match the dimensions or description or title of what I actually ordered. I got a NRSV-CE Bible (red “leather” edition). I love this translation (not up for a debate on gender inclusiveness, sorry) but the picture (though a NRSV) was a paperback, blue edition. The title and description were agreed that I was ordering an imitation red leather Bible. I searched on Google for a picture of such a Bible and got this:

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This is the actual item profile of what I ordered:

amazon.com/NRSV-Catholic-Standard-Revised-Version/dp/0195282698/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201321103&sr=1-5

I was looking at the dimensions and trying to visualize it–but I couldn’t.

Do you think I made a wise choice? It was a good price and a good translation in any case.
 
While I have nothing against the NRSV-CE, For a good Literal text I would suggest the Douay-Rhiems, while the archaic English can be hard to understand it is good for refuting cetain theological attacks posed by “dynamic” tranlations by our seperated bretheren.
 
You can’t expect us to disentangle mislabelling stupidity by Amazon. If you don’t like what arrives send it back and tell 'em it’s their fault entirely.

For what it’s worth I have noticed that Amazon sometimes calls Leather editions ‘paperback’. This is usually easy to spot because they cost more than the hardback and have a picture of a leather/bonded leather bible.

And you ain’t gonna post on here that you bought an NRSV without receiving a torrent of anti -inclusivity rhetoric and exhortations to get a Douay Rheims and so forth.

If you really want a Catholic Edition of the NRSV, I’d recommend this one. I love its square shape and its optimal print size.
amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/102-6023308-0938513?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=nrsv+xl+catholic
 
St_Aloysius said:
I just ordered a Bible off of Amazon. Problem (maybe) though: I didn’t see a picture of it. The pic that it had didn’t match the dimensions or description or title of what I actually ordered. I got a NRSV-CE Bible (red “leather” edition). I love this translation (not up for a debate on gender inclusiveness, sorry) but the picture (though a NRSV) was a paperback, blue edition. The title and description were agreed that I was ordering an imitation red leather Bible. I searched on Google for a picture of such a Bible and got this:

massbible.org/sales/covers2007/0195288300.gif

This is the actual item profile of what I ordered:

amazon.com/NRSV-Catholic-Standard-Revised-Version/dp/0195282698/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201321103&sr=1-5

I was looking at the dimensions and trying to visualize it–but I couldn’t.

Do you think I made a wise choice? It was a good price and a good translation in any case.
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It is a good choice, but the Douay Rheims is better, or you may want to consider my favorite, the Confraternity Bible:

www.sinagtala.com

The DRB and Confraternity Bible use traditional language in key passages that support a Catholic understanding of the text.

While the NRSV is generally reliable, fairly literal, and represents good modern scholarship, it relies too much on ideologically-driven inclusive language, and in a few places gives a water-down translation for key passages.

I suggest that if you use your NRSV on a daily basis, have something else like the original RSV or the Douay Rheims for your second bible, as a check.

One good thing about getting the NRSV you did rather than the one you were trying to order, is that you have a fuller “Apocrypha,” with even more books than our in typical Catholic bibles. This edition contains Psalm 151, 3rd & 4th Maccabees, and other books recognized by Orthodox Churches. It is good to have them, even though we Catholics do not recognize as canonical some of these extra books. I would recommend keeping the one you got if you like it.
 
Did you try the American Bible Society 1-800-32-BIBLE because often you can order a case of bibles for the cost of one in a store or online. The others you can share with your church or with new converts.
 
I like NAB for the foot notes, the New Jerusalem for the language…DRB because of the poetic flow.
 
this has been my experience with amazon in general with book orders, you have to know exactly what you are ordering, preferably with isbn #, even the picture is not good enough to rely on. and they charge you return shipping even when it is their fault.
 
I have never ordered from Amazon.com; I have, however, ordered books from the Barnes and Noble site, and been very, very satisfied with them. They’re usually cheaper than Amazon, too.
 
puzzleannie said:
this has been my experience with amazon in general with book orders, you have to know exactly what you are ordering, preferably with isbn #, even the picture is not good enough to rely on. and they charge you return shipping even when it is their fault.
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Just to give another pov on Amazon. 🙂
I have ordered a number of books from Amazon. My experience has been satisfactory. If your order is over $25.00 you can get free shipping if the item specifies it’s eligible. Most of the books I have seen are. I rarely have to pay for shipping on my orders. I have only had one time were a book I received was not what I ordered. Amazon was not the one that mailed the book. It was though another company that used Amazon. The messed up order was not Amazons fault. There was no problem with returning the book. I was not charged.

I have also ordered from Barnes and Noble and also Borders with no problem. In fact Borders uses Amazon as their ordering server. When you hit order it will take you straight to Amazon.

Ok, I checked out the op’s Amazon link. When you ordered did you actually order from Amazon or did they give you a list of sellers like they do in the link? If they gave you a list of sellers than the mix up was not Amazon’s fault. It was the sellers fault. This is exactly what happened with my mix-up. It was the seller that messed up the order not Amazon.

I see the seller on there is storecat. Was that who you ordered from?
 
puzzleannie said:
this has been my experience with amazon in general with book orders, you have to know exactly what you are ordering, preferably with isbn #, even the picture is not good enough to rely on. and they charge you return shipping even when it is their fault.
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Sometimes I will take down the ISBN, then go to the library and find the book. Then I know which book to order because I actually have seen it. I did that when I wanted to order a dictionary. Oxford has so many dictionaries that I was not sure which one to get. I found one I liked in the library, took down the ISBN, then ordered that one from amazon.
 
(I prefer the RSV-CE to the NRSV, but– that is another thread…).

It isn’t clear to me::confused: Did they send you a nicer edition of the Bible you wanted? Or did you think you were getting a leather one, and they sent a paperback??
If they sent a cheap ppb, & charged for leather, I would be upset. But it looks like you simply got a really good buy on the [bonded] leather one…(I actually had this happen once, with a special order at Borders, and they said, it was the publisher/supplier, not them, & that the price they had quoted me was the right price for this edition.🤷 ).

I paid almost exactly what you paid when I bought my RSV-CE [2nd edition] from Amazon; it was cheaper to get the bonded leather (instead of HB), because I got free shipping. I think the price is a reasonable one, IMO, for a bonded leather Bible.
I guess it is your call as to whether you got a good deal, or they overcharged you…
If you like the Bible, I don’t see a problem.
 
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