The Word of Promise: Complete Audio Bible MP3-CD MP3 CD – Audiobook, CD, MP3 Audio Author: Thomas Nelson | Language: English | ISBN:
1418541923 | Format: EPUB
The Word of Promise: Complete Audio Bible MP3-CD MP3 CD – Audiobook, CD, MP3 Audio Description
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The elements of voice, sound, and music are densely woven together in this complete New King James Version of the Bible. Producer Carl Amari and director JoBe Cerny use many audio drama techniques (more than the average audiobook or even contemporary audio drama) to create the people and places found in the Bible. This production style is highly effective in retelling these stories--thanks to the many talented actors who populate the cast--but it can also be overused. The score is so dense and constant that it leads the listeners' emotions, instead of letting them come to their own understanding. The one audio storytelling element that's missing is silence, which is often where we find insight. Given the deeply personal messages often found in the Bible, a little more sonic room would give listeners the opportunity to find their own understanding of these words. S.Z. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine
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- MP3 CD: 90 pages
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson; MP3 edition (October 13, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1418541923
- ISBN-13: 978-1418541927
- Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 4.7 x 1.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
This is an outstanding Audio production that blows the Bible Experience out of the water. Allow me to explain why.
1. The actors are a little better. From the most important roles, (Jesus, Paul, Moses), to the minor roles, (Pilot, Abel, Ebed-Melech), the acting is superb. There are only a couple of places where the actors should have showed more emotion, but these occurrences are few and far between. The Bible Experience contained good acting, but they weren't quite as good as the actors in the WOP. I think this had a lot to do with coaching. JoBe Cerny has a lot of bible knowledge and he coached the actors throughout the project, paying careful attention to the smallest detail.
2. The sound effects are better. The Bible Experience tends to overdo the sound effects, which can be distracting. This is okay, but it can take away from the text. The Word of Promise has sound effects sprinkled throughout, but they're never overdone.
3. The music is much better. The differences here are night and day. The Bible Experience will sometimes throw in some rock, techno, and African beats. This is not right for the Bible, IMO. The Word of Promise, on the other hand, contains orchestral scores that are moving and always fit the mood of the event.
4. The NKJV is more literal than the TNIV. The TNIV is so modernized and the gender issue causes some passages to become watered down.The NKJV is a word for word translation that is very accurate and easy to read. I will point out though, that some of the actors struggle with the difficult passages. I think this was one of the reasons why Jim Caviezel sounded so awkward at times.
I will now rate the performance of the actors, music, and production values.
Martin Jarvis as the voice of God: 10/10
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