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Inspired By … The Bible Experience Audio Bible—Today's New International Version, TNIV: New Testament

By: Inspired By Media Group
Narrated by: Angela Bassett,Cuba Gooding Jr.,Samuel L. Jackson,Blair Underwood
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Editorial reviews

Why we think it's Essential: The Bible's stories were meant to be heard. They are powerful accounts of passion and drama. This recording, with an all-star cast, glorious music, and full sound effects, weaves the stories into a rich and compelling theatrical presentation. Whether you know the Bible well or haven't read it in quite some time, you will be captivated by this edition. — Beth Anderson

Publisher's summary

Some of Today's Leading Black Voices—Including 3 Oscar® Winners, 23 Grammy® Winners, 8 Emmy® Winners, and 5 Golden Globe® Winners—Performing Today’s New International Version (TNIV)

This ambitious and critically-acclaimed presentation of the Bible is set to an original musical underscore performed by the Prague Symphony Orchestra and a Hollywood-style sound design created by Technicolor Studios. Listen as the voices of Idris Elba, Blair Underwood, Taraji P. Henson, Tyler Perry, Tyrese Gibson, Terry Crews, Eartha Kitt (Serpent), Common, Tia and Tamera Mowry, Vanessa Williams, Keke Palmer, and featuring Samuel L. Jackson as God in the New Testament, bring the stories and lessons of the Bible to life.

Honored with a nomination for an NAACP Image Award, this complete dramatized audio Bible has been grateful to also be awarded the 2007 Audies Audiobook of the Year (highest honor of the Audio Publisher’s Association) and an AudioFile Earphones Award.

New: Now includes an interactive table of contents with books and chapters of the Bible for easy audio navigation!*

Features:

  • Complete dramatized audio New Testament
  • World-class talents, including Blair Underwood, Common, Samuel L. Jackson, Alfre Woodard, LeVar Burton, Idris Elba, and Terry Crews, among others
  • Original music by the Prague Symphony Orchestra

Cast of full Bible includes…

Yolanda Adams, Paul Adefarasin, Erika Alexander, Tichina Arnold, James Avery, Obba Babatunde, Ogie Banks III, Angela Bassett, Ivory Belk, Eric Benét, Ahmed Best, John Bentley, Bishop Charles Blake, KD Bowe, Yvette Lee Bowser, James “JB” Brown, Wren T. Brown, LeVar Burton, Marcus Byrd, Ron Canada, Willie Carpenter, TC Carson, CCH Pounder, Alvin Chea, Common, Jill Conners, Terry Crews, De Mann, Cedric Dent, Alex Désert, Loretta Devine, Gary Dourdan, Karim Dulé Hill,Donna DuPlantier, Charles S. Dutton, Idris Elba, Faith Evans, Dustin Felder, Aurora Ferlin, Kirk Franklin, Matt Gibson, Tyrese Gibson, Meagan Good, Cuba Gooding Jr., April Grace, Khamani Griffin, Eva Gutierrez, Regina Hall, Anthony Hamilton, Leonard Harmon, Hill Harper, Heavy D, Taraji P. Henson, Russell Hornsby, Israel Houghton, Alexis Fields Jackson, Kevin C. Jackson, Samuel L. Jackson, Bishop T.D. Jakes, Juanita Jennings, Rhomeyn Johnson, Bishop Noel Jones, Joseph Jay Jones, Priscilla Jones, Star Jones, Malcolm David Kelley, Joey Kibble, Mark Kibble, Eartha Kitt, Boris Kodjoe, Nikki Kodjoe, Eriq La Salle, Sanaa Lathan, Adam Lazarre-White, Harry J. Lennix, Leon, Dawnn Lewis, Felicia Lister, , LL Cool J, Shana Lloyd, Bishop Eddie L. Long, Nia Long, Victor Love, Antonio David Lyons, Tisha Campbell Martin, Donnie McClurkin, R.L. McCray, Gwen McGee, Claude McKnight, Mo’Nique, Tia and Tamera Mowry, Lana “MC Lyte” Moorer, Debbie Morgan, Tommy Morgan, Garrett Morris, Phil Morris, Keke Palmer, Evan Parke, Danita Patterson, Tyler Perry, Sandra Prosper, Darryl Alan Reed, Doran Reed, Robi Reed, Tim Reid, Corey Reynolds, LaTanya Richardson, Bumper Robinson, Shaun Robinson, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Rodney Saulsberry, Kelvin Shepard, David Smallwood, Nancy Sprow, Mark E. Swinton, David Thomas, Bishop Kenneth C. Ulmer, Blair Underwood, Blake Underwood, Brielle Underwood, Kamden Underwood, Khloe Underwood, Paris Underwood, Iyanla Vanzant, Denzel Washington, Pauletta Washington, Tico Wells, Forest Whitaker, Deniece Williams, Ellis Williams, Vanessa Williams, Mirron Willis, Pastor Marvin Winans, Alfre Woodard, Jeffrey Wright, Marvin Wright-Bey, and more.

*where supported

©2006 Inspired By Media Group (P)2006 Zondervan

Critic reviews

Winner of Audio Publishers Association 2007 Audie Award, Audiobook of the Year

Winner of Audio Publishers Association 2007 Audie Award, Inspirational/Spiritual

2007 Audiobook of the Year Winner, Audio Publisher Association

What listeners say about Inspired By … The Bible Experience Audio Bible—Today's New International Version, TNIV: New Testament

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Worth It!!!

For those who would rather have the names of the books instead of the generic part 1,2,3... labels, here is the info you so you can relabel it in itunes.

Part 1: Matthew-Luke
Part 2: John-2 Corinthians
Part 3: Galations-Revelations

Also enter the numbers accordingly for each part in the disc number criteria so the books will be sorted in the proper order on your ipod/iphone.

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THE BOOKS AND CHAPTER WHERE IT BEGINS ON iTunes

Where does Inspired By...The Bible Experience rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Inspired By...The Bible Experience: New Testament
• Part 1:
• MATTHEWS 1
• MARK 30
• LUKE 46
• JOHN 70

• Part 2:
• ACTS 1
• ROMANS 29
• CORINTHIANS 45 61
• GALATIANS 74
• EPHESIANS 81
• PHILIPPIANS 87

• Part 3:
• COLOSSIANS 1
• THESSALONIANS 5 11
• I II TIMOTHY 15 21
• TITUS 27
• PHILEMON 30
• HEBREWS 31
• JAMES 44
• I II PETER 49 54
• I II III JOHN 57 62 63
• JUDE 64
• REVELATION 65

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Books by Chapter

What did you love best about Inspired By...The Bible Experience?

1 Matthew
30 Mark
46 Luke
70 John
91 Acts
119 Romans
135 Corin~1
151 Corin~2
167 Gala
176 Ephe
183 Phili
188 Colo
193 Thessa~1
200 Thessa~2
205 Tim~1
212 Tim~2
220 Titus
223 Philemon
224 Hebrew
237 James
244 Peter~1
251 Peter~2
255 John~1
261 John~2
262 John~3
263 Jude
264 Rev

Enjoy!!!

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    3 out of 5 stars

Good Content but lacking quality.

After listening to the sample, I was excited to download The Bible Experience and start listening to it. I was disappointed that the audio quality did not sound as good as the sample. I really wish audible.com used a high quality encoding process instead of their current 32kbps 22khz setting. Most of the time the lower bitrate is fine for spoken word audio but since this book contains spoken word mixed along with music and sound effects, the lower quality bitrate sounds like listening to it on a AM Radio. May be best to purchase the physical MP3 CD version since it is encoded at a much higher quality.

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not user friendly

I like the narration on this audio Bible but I don't like the fact that they don't announce chapter/verses and you can't search it. It just chapter 1, 2, 3 instead of which book of Bible it is. It's a pain if you are interested in just listening to a particular part because you can't find it. I won't be buying the Old Testament as I had planned.

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Feelin' Cheated

My 'one-star' rating is because this is NOT IN STEREO. If I had purchased this from iTunes, in parts, it would have cost more but it would have been IN STEREO. Don't buy the whole NT here. Buy it somewhere else or from iTunes. This wonderful production is completely ruined in MONO.

Maybe someone should NOTE THAT THIS PRODUCT IS NOT IN STEREO in the product description so that customers wouldn't unnecessarily waste their money! Hear me O Audible! Or am I just the voice of one crying in the wilderness?

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  • Overall
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ANGELS not zombies

Great! Finally a recording that does not exude what I feel is mediocrity, that makes angels sound somewhat awe-inspiring rather than echoing zombies, and a recording with music other than elevator music. There are nice transitions here between narrators and some great juxtapositions between gospel music and the meaning of the verses it accompanies. The narrators provide excellent interest and emotion to the verses.

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Lacks ability to find books and chapters

The dramatization is great. However, if you want to listen to a particular book you are out of luck. It is not, that I can see, search-able so if you want to just listen to Romans then it's hugely time consuming to find. Wish I had known that before I purchased it. I am somewhat disappointed.

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Brought the Bible to Life

This was well done! My husband and I listened to the new testament on our road trip this summer. We found that the time flew because we were so involved in the stories of the Bible. It made it real to me. The emotions conveyed by the voice actors were well done, rarely corny (although there were a few times). The only negative thing was that the background music and noises sometimes detracted from the story rather than adding to it. All in all, well done!

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Opens up the Bible like never before

This is a semi-dramatised version featuring some of the biggest names in Hollywood. It brings the Scriptures to life and is unlike any other audiobook of the Bible you'll have heard to date. I enjoyed the energy in this and found that it carried you along with enthusiasm and actually got me 'feeling' the book rather than reading it (if that makes any sense). Highly recommended for those who are finding their path and attempting to read the Bible for the first time, young people, and anyone who want's a new breath of life from the book.

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