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From the incomparable imagination and lucid visions of Sandman creator
Neil Gaiman and acclaimed artist and director
Dave McKean -- and the innovative minds at The Jim Henson Company -- comes
MirrorMask, a breathtaking journey through a strange and magical looking-glass world where anything can happen ... and frequently does.
Here is the complete film book of the new high-water mark in family fantasy entertainment. The story of young Helena, daughter of the circus, comes vividly alive as we accompany her on her remarkable mission to a place far beyond wonder; a phantasmagorical quest to rescue a realm from the devouring forces of chaos and shadow in order to win back her stolen "real" life from a runaway interloper from the other side.
Containing the full screenplay and more than 1,700 illustrated storyboards of the major motion picture -- as well as movie stills, comments, appreciations, and memories from the authors and filmmakers -- this one-of-a-kind volume is destined to become a classic, a keepsake to be cherished by fans of all ages.
For all who believe in the glorious reality of dreams, for everyone who longs to ride their imagination to miraculous places, the door is now open wide. See the world anew through the MirrorMask ... and nothing will ever look the same again.
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Amazing!!!.......2006-03-08
It was delightful to read and look at. Since I also enjoy reading movie scripts- it's even better to SEE what's going on in the movie at that time. Plus, there's a load of deleted scenes, and fantastic movie pictures as well. This is a MUST for all MirrorMask fans.
One day you'll see a strange little girl..........2005-10-28
...in black...
If I had to sum up MirrorMask in one sentence, I would describe it as 'an allegory about Individuation'. This was Jung's term for the process by which we integrate or align the personal with the universal consciousness and ultimately become whole.
If Neil's script seems lacking in emotional fluidity at times, it is probably a deliberate mechanism to convey the varying degrees of emotional shutdown that people experience when transitioning between developmental states.
Just as with Alice In Wonderland, Snow White, Peter Pan and The Wizard Of Oz, the story involves a young female's transition to womanhood and all of the pantheon of archetypal combatants that invokes.
While Dorothy needed the mechanism of the ruby slippers (the moonblood of the Sacred Feminine) to get back 'Home' and restore order - the sacrificed Feminine - it is the magic of the MirrorMask itself that enables the healing of spiritual wounds (identity/alienation) in Neil and Dave's visually striking masterpiece.
The bottom line? Oz is Kansas.
Lord knows when I'll get to see the film, but having read this stunning 'guide', I can't wait, damn it. Ten stars.
There's a light, over at the Gaiman place...
Helena in wonderland.......2005-09-22
Writer Neil Gaiman has crafted dozens of dark fantasy books and graphic novels over the years; the only thing to expect from him is stuff that is a bit twisted and bizarre. In a good way, that is.
But in 2001, he embarked on a different kind of creative journey: Penning "Mirrormask," a Carroll-ian fantasy movie, directed by book illustrator (and Gaiman collaborator) Dave McKean. While the movie isn't yet out, the screenplay is a lavish affair with concept art, photos and background information.
Helena is a bored young girl in the circus, wanting a taste of real life. But then real life strikes: During a performance, her mother falls seriously ill and is hospitalized. Unhappy and directionless, Helena falls into another world -- a bizarre place full of masked people, griffins, orbiting giants and malevolent shadows.
She is soon told by the Prime Minister that an evil princess (who resembles her) has stolen a magical charm, sending the Queen of that city into a coma -- and her city into chaos. With the comically mercenary Valentine at her side, Helena finds herself sent on a dangerous quest to find the charm -- the mysterious Mirrormask.
Half of "Mirrormask"'s appeal is the eerie presentation, along with an archetypical heroine and opposing light/dark kingdoms. And it's a credit to both McKean and Gaiman that their screenplay is a good read on its own, letting eager fans know what to expect when the film finally sees the light of day.
What sets "Mirrormask: The Illustrated Film Script" apart from most screenplays? The fact that Gaiman and McKean included storyboard pictures with the dialogue. It's not easy to visualize what's happening in a movie just by reading the script, and so the storyboard images let the readers follow the dialogue more easily.
And of course: the photographs -- weird ones, usually patched together with surreal CGI, computer animation and wild makeup. Valentine's masklike face in particular is odd, but strangely convincing. There are even some behind-the-scenes photographs, including bluescreen shots and faux-aged pictures of anti-Helena.
To add to the wealth of information, the correspondence between McKean and Gaiman about this film, abbreviations and grammatical errors intact. "Fantasy stories rely on cliche too much, fairy stories about fairies I think are pointless, fairy stories about the people who need to believe in fairies I think are fascinating," McKean writes in one letter.
"Mirrormask" seems to be what one would expect from a Gaiman creation: Weird, strange, and surreal, yet also funny and touching. And for anyone anticipating the film, "Mirrormask: the Illustrated Script" is a must-have.
excellent book idea! Whole script and storyboards........2005-08-12
This is a great book, not similar to illustrated graphic novel of McKean or a text book from Gaiman but this book has entire script and storyboards of the film. What a great share what a great book idea thanks. Very useful source for both cinema and design students or professionals beyond to get taste for makin of this magic film.
The World of Magic.......2005-07-08
First of all, i must say that i'm a big fan of fantasy, horror, and sci-fi book's, film's and graphic novel's.
As a painter, short stories writer, and graphic novella's author i may say that the Mirrormask is a great ''drive trough'' the world of magic, fantasy, and imagination of today's acclaimed writer Neil Gaiman, and my favorite painter, photographer, and one of a kind artist Dave McKean.
I'll make this short.
All of you that are interested in a way of making a good scenario, and a great storyboard, you SHOULD have this amazing book!
It helped me to see and to realise how to think, and how to make my own ideas come true!
Dave McKean is one of my favorite artists, and trust me, you'll like this book!
Also, i want to recommend you his earlier work, such as Violent Cases, Black Orchid, and Batman - Arkham Asylum.
So much about this now, and be well my friends!
Greetings from wounded city of magic: Sarajevo!
Book Description
An oversized, lavishly produced book, The Alchemy of MirrorMask takes readers inside the making of the feature film and allows them to experience the creative process. Animated by Dave McKean and written by Neil Gaiman, MirrorMask combines animation and live action with a compelling storyline to take the cinematic experience to a stunning new level.
MirrorMask is the story of Helena, a fifteen-year-old girl who works for her family's circus. She juggles, sells popcorn, and longs to run away and join the "real world." Helena also dreams, and one day she wakes up to find herself in a strange new world populated by mysterious creatures…a dream world where she embarks on an amazing journey.
Each chapter in The Alchemy of MirrorMask begins with an introduction by McKean and Gaiman and then guides readers through the different types of visuals used to create the film, including sketches, paintings, storyboards, 3-d models, photographs, texture maps, frame blow-ups, and more. Also included are photos taken on the set and during McKean's travels to Venice, Prague, Trieste, Warsaw, and other places that provided inspiration for MirrorMask. Gaiman and McKean's insightful commentary sheds light on the film's journey from concept to screen.
Gaiman and McKean fans, cinema buffs, and visual art enthusiasts will all delight in The Alchemy of MirrorMask, a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the making of an extraordinary film.
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A McKean masterpiece.......2006-11-03
Indispensable para admiradores/coleccionistas de la obra de Dave Mckean.
El libro está lleno de exhuberantes imágenes (principalmente un libro gráfico) y descripciones del proceso de creación de la pelicula, sus personajes, lugares, etc. Hermosamente diagramado por el propio McKean.
A must for any fan/collector of McKean's work. The book is full of gorgeous images (mainly a graphic book) and descriptions of the film creation process, its characters, places, etc. Beautiful layout by McKean himself.
Beautiful.......2006-04-25
I have often purchased these companion books to films I really like. After I finally rented MirrorMask and loved the design I figured this book would be worth owning, so I ordered it along with the DVD and the soundtrack. I am not disappointed, the quality of this book is amazing and truly "lavish". The comments along with the design and photos really help explain what the creators were thinking of for the film.
get inside mirrormask.......2006-03-17
if you liked the movie, then you'll surely be interested in this book which details pre-production, shooting etc. i must admit that even though i really like mckean's and gaiman's work, i didn't think the film was a masterpiece - but the book also gives a better understanding of what i think could've been but didn't happen because of budget constraints.
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MirrorMask: The Illustrated Film Script
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This special edition of MirrorMask: the Illustrated Film Script to the acclaimed film by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean, will be released later this year by Subterranean Press. It will include: * The full screenplay, plus dialogue and other material cut from the finished film * More than 1700 storyboards * Two sections of stills * The original back-and-forth emails and notes that formed the basis for the film * A deluxe sewn binding to ensure a lifetime of enjoyment * Each copy hand signed by Gaiman and McKean
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- An appealing, visually vivid format is presented.
- "Let them join the circus. I want to join real life."
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Helena is about to embark on a most amazing journey.
Raised in a family of circus performers, she's always dreamed of leading a more ordinary life. But when haunting music draws her into a strange and magical realm, one where anything can happen, her real life is stolen by a runaway from the other side. Helena must rescue the realm from chaos in order to win back her own not-so-ordinary life.
MirrorMask is a breathtaking film written by bestselling author
Neil Gaiman and brought to life through the vision of acclaimed artist and director
Dave McKean. This original novella is Helena's tale in her own voice, written by master storyteller Neil Gaiman and accompanied by original art by Dave McKean and images from the film; it is a stunning and magical journey.
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An appealing, visually vivid format is presented........2007-01-07
Helena has been raised in a family of circus performers and dreams of a normal life - until haunting music leads her far from home to a magical world where her real life is stolen. Her only hope is to rescue her new home from a threat - if she can. MirrorMask is a film: Gaiman's story here pairs with artist/director Dave McKean to provide a blend of novella and art, supplemented by images from the film. An appealing, visually vivid format is presented.
Diane C. Donovan
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"Let them join the circus. I want to join real life.".......2006-04-10
I personally found the fantastical MIRRORMASK to be an enjoyable read. The story itself wasn't too terribly gripping but I loved the way in which it was written. Neil Gaiman is a master at creating new worlds and painting vivid imagery with his words, captivating me as always. But please note that while this is called the "children's edition" I'd have to say it is more like a young adult read. Granted it's a short book with only 80 pages of storytelling intersperced with illustrations from Dave McKean as well as pictures taken from the movie, in a sense it is too grown-up for real young kids to enjoy.
Reviewing the Children's Book- not the Script Book.......2005-10-12
The Children's book, like all of McKean's work, is beautiful. The story is good and funny, although not as full or deep as some of Mr. Gaiman's work. I wish the movie had wider distribution. My children are enjoying the book.
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MirrorMask
Neil Gaiman
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When a rugged stranger darkens the door of her family ranch, Martha Jean Flynn can tell right away that Ridge Longtree is nothing like the other cowboys who usually show up in search of work. In the eyes of this raven-haired, half-Indian loner, Marty sees a hint of danger, the depths of sorrow-and the tiniest spark of untold passion. And when tragedy strikes, the two must set out on a dangerous mountain trail, where they'll discover a love that threatens to set their hearts aflame.
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MAYBE A 4 PLUS - NO DANGEROUS TENSION.......2006-08-08
First review hits the spot.
Excellent writing - enjoyable story - danger not strong enough or really present.
Ridge Longtree is half Apache, fast gunman and dangerously good looking.
Martha Jean Flynn recognizes an attraction but fights it, her attitude for a 23 year old doesn't quite fit, bull-headed, stubborn and she can walk among the men and not get propositioned?
So much angst against the absent mother, Nellie - what really happened between her and her husband?
The will, the will - who gets the ranch now that Flynn is dead?
Who will Victor Claunch actually marry?
Who killed Seamus Flynn? Did he know his killer?
Her sister, Dani, appears to be flighty, and ready to fall into some man's arms. It didn't take Sanza long to seduce her. It just doesn't fit.
Sanza didn't rough Dani up even a little - doesn't make sense. Even if he was smitten with her he would have been a little agressive.
Still, a very enjoyable read - Will definitely recommend.
Under Apache Skies - Great Book!.......2004-09-26
This was the first Madeline Baker book I've read. I'm really partial to the Native American books so when I ran across this one I thought I'd give it a try. WOW, I couldn't put it down! I'll be shopping for some more of her stuff, it was great!
Madeline Baker cooks up another winner!.......2004-09-09
Ms. Baker's novels are so well-researched and historically accurate that it's surprising to find that she isn't Native American herself. This book gives a fascinating insight into Apache culture set against a rich romance with characters both sexy and sympathetic. Highly recommend!
fine western romance.......2004-09-08
Ridge Longtree is a highly regarded gunfighter, but is weary with no place to call home. Marty Flynn allows him to spend the night in the bunkhouse while she and her sister Dani worry that their father has not come home. When they find blood on her dad's horse, Marty hires Ridge because she believes their neighbor Victor Claunch bushwhacked her father. Ridge finds her dead dad.
Victor tells Ridge he will be unemployed once he marries Marty, who writes a letter to her estranged mother that her husband is dead and Dani needs her. Victor informs Marty she will marry him, but she avoids the topic by saying that her dad just died. That night Dani meets her beau Cory. Nettie arrives, but Marty fails to welcome her. They realize Dani is not home. Ridge figures out that Apaches have taken Dani and Cory.
Apache Sanza speaks English with Dani who he decides he will make his wife. Ridge and Marty follow. The Indians recognize Ridge from when he lived with them. He and Marty go to the Apache camp. Ridge tells Marty that Cory is dead. Sanza proposes marriage and Dani accepts. Ridge proposes to Marty who accepts, but first they must prove Victor killed her father and their mother feels she can.
The lead couple is a fine pairing that readers will enjoy because their growing love provides different types of redemption for them. The insight into the Apache relationship between in-laws is quite interesting. The villain is obviously sneaky which leads to readers wondering why townsfolk think highly of him. Though the estranged mother seems too innocent while the deceased father too guilty, fans will enjoy this exciting western romance.
Harriet Klausner
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Under Apache Skies
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Singer from the Sea
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Sheri S. Tepper has crafted a far-future fantasy that reads like the best of whodunits: murder, religion, treason, a mysterious ailment called batfly fever, interplanetary spies, true love, and planetary consciousness are the strands that make up this colorful tale. She limns the culture of this new world so skillfully that the reader never has cause to doubt its 1000-year history.
A nontechnology planet, Haven was seeded by one of the Ark ships that carried humanity away from a dying Earth. Purchased by a consortium of wealthy men who chose peace over progress, the planet and its people appear to be thriving--all except young noblewomen. In the millennium since Haven was settled, it has become a sad truth that these women often die in childbirth or shortly thereafter, while commoners flourish and produce bountiful offspring. Noblewomen are raised to live, marry, and give birth as custom demands, adhering to strict religious and cultural tenets, for they "have been taught that women are happiest in gracious submission to the covenants."
Lady Genevieve, motherless from a young age, experiences visions and knows that somehow she is fundamentally different from those around her--but how different she is may surprise even the most experienced Tepper reader. An ancient voice is calling Genevieve to her destiny, although her path continues to be unclear. Together with the gentle Colonel Aufors Leys, she pieces together a horrifying revelation that will change their lives forever--but don't fear: there is good and wonder mixed in here as well.
Singer from the Sea begins with a deceptively simple storyline and evolves into an ecofeminist tale of the struggle to save the women of Haven, and indeed the planet itself, from a uniquely hideous end. --Jhana Bach
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A good and proper aristocrat on the isolated, seemingly backward planet of Haven, Genevieve has been carefully instructed in the Covenants -- the ancient, inflexible laws governing the women of her class. She knows what is expected of her: marriage in her mid-twenties to a groom of her father's choosing, childbirth at age thirty. And then soon afterwards -- as has been the lot of so many noblewomen before her -- perhaps death.
But there is another Genevieve within who longs to heed the call of the sea -- though she has never once seen the vast waters that cover most of her homeworld's surface. For an unheard voice is crying out to her across the centuries, drawing her ever-closer to a terrible truth hidden beneath a smoke screen of rules, tradition, and propriety. And it is Genevieve who must fulfill a forgotten destiny -- something inborn passed for untold generations from daughter to daughter -- or she and the entire civilization of Haven will be swept away on a cosmic wave of oblivion.
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Back to 1972.......2007-01-18
Sheri S Tepper's books are very enjoyable romps back to 1972, when feminism was passionate, ferocious and militant. This book is a perfect example of how Tepper has adjusted to the post-feminist world: she is irritated. The protag is a girl on the cusp of womanhood, Genevieve, who is used and abused by the men of the ruling elite -- her father included -- for what she can offer them. She is rescued from this fate by an amiable, handsome, working class fellow, Aufors. Of course the obvious metaphor here is that young women are exploited by the male power class for their youth, beauty and fecundity. But Tepper does not stop there! She takes this opportunity to rail against women who line up for this benign exploitation! Women who choose to breast feed for a year, women who choose to stay home and tend their children, women who (no kidding) keep a clean house, are all in line for Tepper's criticism. She is one of the last flagbearers of the feminism that seeks to punish women who agree to be ... well .... exploited by becoming housewives and mothers. The last time we heard this kind of ferocity was from Gloria Stienam.
So read it and enjoy one of the last angry women in America. Yikes!
What she is not.......2003-08-21
Alright, I feel compelled to voice my opinion about a certain and very annoying habit of professional reviwers. Sheri S. Tepper, and Ursula K. LeGuin, and several other female authors have been compared to and put upon the same pedestal as C. S. Lewis and Tolkien. First of all, the mythmaking of these two men are firmly rooted in their Christianity, bringing about stories that attempt (and I think brilliantly succeed)to reveal deep eternal truths and very close brushes with the numinous. That is what made their work so transcendant and unique. Tepper and LeGuin, in contrast, reveal a kind of petulent agnostisism, egoistic femenism (where men are depicted as stupid or evil), and irrational environmentalism. Although they are both excellent writers, they should owe their success to the initial success of Lewis and Tolkien who have paved the way for them.
To compare them to these deeply Christian men is to imply similarity of purpose. Nothing can be further from the truth! Two completely opposed worldviews are in conflict here!
I hope people will take note of this.
Started re-reading it as soon as I was done.......2003-03-28
I have been reading sci-fi and, to a lesser extent, fantasy for many years and have found some books that just grab me (where I lock myself in the bathroom to have undisturbed reading time). But this book has achieved something that no other book has ever don - two days after I finished the book I started to read it again.
Too often I skim through novels because I get sucked into the plot - this was definitely the case with Singer from the Sea. Rereading it again has given me a better appreciation of the style of writing, the pace of the story and characterizations. I am enjoying it even more the second time through!
FASCINATING!.......2002-02-09
A very different kind of story. Written very well. I enjoyed reading it.
Beautiful, complex but not entirely convincing..........2001-12-24
First, this book really has to be read in one sitting (two hours or more, depending on your reading speed, and your distractions). Secondly, the story follows the usual Tepper formula, in that there are a number of men who are *really evil* (the motive differing from book to book) and the heroine of the story is a woman. Of course, not all men are evil in this book. I just thought I should warn the unwary reader, who may not have read any of her other books.
What I love about Tepper is the intricacies of the worlds and the myths she crafts. SIX MOON DANCE featured a remarkable creation and destruction myth (which turns out to be real), a mystery, and several non-human species. SINGER FROM THE SEAS makes the creation myth less explicit (because it has been forgotten by some of the people who should have remembered it), and there is a definite mystery developing.
The very basic plot is that Genevieve, a noblewoman and the daughter of a high-ranking military commander, is left motherless and is packed off by her father to school. There she is to be trained to be a suitable wife, in a rigid and apparently unchanging society where women have virtually no rights, where the mortality rate among young women is surprisingly high, and where young women of her rank are forbidden to sing.
In the first part of the novel, Genevieve is very naive but quickly learns more and more about the complexities of her society, becoming an accomplished hostess (completely unappreciated by her father). She also falls for a commoner, her father's equerry, but knows that marriage between them is not according to tradition. Even a strange request from an older relative does not completely shake her sense of security, although she does begin to question some incongruities. Then, the Prince (heir to the ruler) asks for her hand, sending her into panic. To accept him means a) that she will be parted from her love, and b) that she might die young in childbirth, as do nearly all noblewomen. To refuse him means disaster for herself and her father. Her father is the stereotypical seasoned warrior, completely naive about court politics, but also completely indifferent to his daughter's feelings and aspirations.
So Genevieve runs away (i.e. begins her quest), and has a number of adventures, some resembling Bilbo Baggins's encounter with Gollum (THE HOBBIT). And then, she has a mystical experience with a creature in the seas who tells her to go back to the Prince. Before she does, she has an affair with her lover who has come to rescue her, and falls pregnant. To her puzzlement, the Prince does not stand in the way of their marriage, and even seems pleased by her pregnancy. And the couple, together with the Prince, her father and some other high officials, sets sail for the other major island on their world.
And there, events are set in motion leading to a horrific revelation about why so many young mothers die, and why the leaders of their world are so long-lived. By the end, the sinners are punished, and Genevieve emerges victorious and practically unscathed with her husband and new-born child. The quest has ended, or has it?
Parts of this novel are truly remarkable, including the prologue which might give you a wrong impression of who has married whom until the middle of the novel, the scenes in the desert, the penultimate confrontation between Genevieve and her father. Other parts are alas, less than satisfactory, including the transformation of the Marshal (Genevieve's father) from a not-very-smart but skilled warrior and leader into an inhumane man willing to sacrifice his own flesh-and-blood. The change is too quick, too easy, and too stereotyped. Furthermore, the motivation of the leaders is understandable, but they are all (with a few exceptions) stereotyped, in that they have sacrificed the lives and happiness of so many others without any qualms, and even, no nightmares. It would have helped, for example, to have shown more of the qualms faced by one youngish nobleman Willum who spares someone he loves - but has no qualms about killing others.
Making the leaders and their immediate followers a bit more multidimensional would have helped. The oldest leaders were clearly infantile, but showing the transformation of some others would have added so much more to this book.
I also admit to be one of those people who is not entirely happy with the metaphysical concepts advanced by Sherri Tepper to explain the rise and fall of worlds. It seems that worlds can be destroyed quite satisfactory through mankind's stupidity, without needing any abstract explanations. Also, for a greater sense of purpose, it would have been very interesting to see if Genevieve had been able to get out of her trouble alone (or with the help of her friends), rather than depending on the creatures from the seas.
Rating = 4.3
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A Singer From The Sea
Amelia E. Barr
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Singer from the Sea
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Suspended dust over the Dead Sea was measured and analyzed during three dust storms in the spring of 2001. The dust was collected in a ''Staplex'' high-volume air sampler mounted on a tripod, placed at Ein Gedi on a rock promontory about 4m above sea level, at a distance of 2m from the water. During removal from the filters, soluble salts in the dust were lost. Suspended dust concentration varied from
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Title: Sea Dios quien me retire.(Celia Cruz, cantante de salsa)(TT: It's up to God to retire me.)(TA: Celia Cruz, salsa singer)(Entrevista)
Publication:
Semana (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 13, 2001
Publisher: Spanish Publications, Inc.
Page: 42
Article Type: Entrevista
Distributed by Thomson Gale
Book Description
Some Christians proclaim that the King James Bible alone is inspired. The author refutes this view, explaining how texts differ and are used in translation.
Customer Reviews:
If the KJV is the Word of God in English then..........2007-07-29
Does that mean that all translations of the Bible other than English are not the Word Of God?
It really makes me laugh when I hear people say the KJV is perfect. It is a translation of the Hebrew and Greek manuscripts. It was the original languages that were perserved not english. Modern english didn't even exist at the time when Jesus was walking on the earth.
Balanced, Factual, Excellent.......2006-04-29
Forget the reviews that simply attack the authors viewpoint. Weather you are KJ-Only or not, take the challenge and read the book. It is a very scholarly, yet easily understandable treatise on the biblical text. It is balanced, factual, and an excellent study that every Christian should read. It will no doubt help you to understand the difficuly of translation, and the reliabilty of modern translations. It will also help you to see the fanatacism of the King James Only advocates if you read with your mind instead of your emotion.
THIS BOOK IS FULL OF LIES .......2006-02-09
Either Jesus Christ, the Son Of God spoke the Truth in Matthew 24:35 and we have a "Perfect Bible" preserved today in the Authorized Version, commonly called The King James Bible or he lied----which this book purports to.
THIS BOOK IS GARBAGE !
A Plea For What?.......2005-09-14
What kind of realism is it when the author asks, "Since all translations have errors, how can we know what the Holy Spirit's inspired words are?" and then he never answered the question in all of his 178 pages. All modern version advocates claim that no Bible translation is inerrant. Then they say that we can be certain of what God said. It is obvious to anyone with a pea brain in their head that one of those statements is not true. What kind of realism is it to make two contradicting statements and pass it off as scholarship while ignoring everything the BIBLE says about the subject. Here is my plea for realism: The Bible is my authority. For some people, the 'scholars' are their authority. You decide what your own authority is - God and his word or men and their words. But don't say that God's word is your authority while you don't believe that any book on this earth is God's certain (Proverbs 22:20-21), absolute, final authority for christians for all matters of faith and practice. It's really simple - if you believe that all Bibles and translations have errors, then admit that you have no written final authority and therefore you have to trust the 'scholars' or your own brain for all matters of faith and practice. The position of D.A. Carson, James White, etc. is anti-Biblical and deception from start to finish. Quit lying!
Not a fair assessment.......2005-09-12
To say that the texts used in Wescott Hort are superior is just a matter of opinion. Many in the KJV only camp contend that those texts were corrupted by the Catholic church, which was why Erasmus used what became known as TR.
I grew up on KJV, used the NASB for 20 years, but when I started comparing even the NASB to the NIV, I was deeply disturbed by the NIV (thought for thought translation). I have found the NKJV to be very close to the KJV in the NT, although it used additional texts in the OT not used by the KJV. I find that with NASB, NKJV,or the newer ESV, the essential doctrines of our faith are very much intact, as they are in the KJV.
I also found in reading the newer ESV, that although it is 'essentially literal', there is a beauty in the words, such that it is nearly poetic, a feature loved in the KJV.
In reading this book and others written by KJV only folks, they are all 'black and white', but let's get real here and not make 'mountains out of molehills'. The translations are so close, with people pulling isolated verses out in piecemeal, to propagate whatever agenda they have.
This viciousness between both camps serves only to plant doubt and confusion in people's minds over whether they have the real 'word of God'. Satan is the 'author of confusion', and IMO, is the only winner as confusion mounts among many saints.
I would stay away from 'the message' and the 'CEV' paraphrases, however. They are absolutely abysmal and if any Bibles are 'New Age' they are.
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