I really like the idea of audio Bibles. I really do. I like having the ability to put a CD in the car radio and listen to the Bible as I drive down the road. I used to have a complete set of NIV disks and a set of NLT disks, but both of them sat mostly untouched in the trunk go bag of my car. I eventually felt so guilty about not using them, I gave away the NIV set to a blind friend. But the NLT disks are still back there, haunting me…There is nothing at all wrong with this product. If you’re looking for a teenager focused, accessible translation audio version of the New Testament, I suppose this would be as good a choice as any other product. I simply question whether or not a teenager would actually use it. Just because some famous teenagers are reading this version doesn’t necessarily mean other teenagers will make proper use of it. But while the idea of listening to Sean Astin (the Sam character from Lord of the Rings) and others read the Bible holds little or no appeal to me, perhaps a teenaged kid might give this audio Bible a chance just for the novelty factor.
Whatever works I suppose. But as a middle aged guy, I just found the young voices distracting after awhile. (How shallow is that?!) And the version of the Bible used was not my preferred one. (I know, I know - really petty!) This product obviously wasn’t designed for a guy like me. But don’t let that stop you…the Bible is always the Bible! Far be it from me to critique or discourage anyone from embracing the Book of books!
