my ongoing daily Scripture reading...
the longer i read the CJB, the more my love for God's Word grows. beautiful turns of phrase, understanding of scripture in light of Hebrew culture and its impact on what is being said. love it!

really enjoy the cultural realities evidenced in various new perspectives of known scripture ~
new light exposes some wrong western thought and theology.
helpful in clarifying misunderstood teaching... ( )

An okay translation. There are some significant turns of phrase or word-choice here that makes Stern's translation interesting and illuminating, but there are other times when he takes a few liberties. We don't know, for instance, when the Greek word kurios in the New Testament represents the Tetragrammaton, yet Stern decides to make several of these "ADONAI," which represents the Tetragrammaton. Eh. Using Hebrew names for biblical characters is, sometimes, annoying, but sometimes illuminating. I will say, for intense biblical study, especially if you're looking at the Hebrew roots of the New Testament, put this on your shelf. ( )

I have read this version cover-to-cover 3 times including once side-by-side with the King James Version (my baseline version) and I am very impressed. It is an excellent and highly-readable version. I bought multiple copies to give as Christmas gifts last year. ( )

Interesting for studying the Hebrew roots of and references in the New Testament. I would not recommend it as a primary Bible. The author may have some theological axes to grind. I'm also not entirely comfortable with removing the Greek cultural setting of the New Testament, nor with the idea of correcting mistranslations caused by "anti-Jewish bias." ( )

"Bible standard" for Messianic Jews. Includes Weekly Torah reading schedule. Is a very good text to compare with KJV or NKJV for serious Bible scholars. ( )