James Earl Jones Audio Bible

[arapahoepark]

Thought I'd share this Darth Vader (aka James Earl Jones) reads the Bible:

Amazon.com: The Complete Audio Holy Bible - KJV: The New Testament as Read by James Earl Jones; The Old Testament as Read by Jon Sherberg (Audible Audio Edition): Topics Media Group, Jon Sherberg, James Earl Jones, DZ Distribution, L.L.C., D.B.A. Top

Amazon.com: The Complete Audio Holy Bible - KJV: The New Testament as Read by James Earl Jones; The Old Testament as Read by Jon Sherberg (Audible Audio Edition): Topics Media Group, Jon Sherberg, James Earl Jones, DZ Distribution, L.L.C., D.B.A. Topics Media Group, Bellevue, WA: Audible Audiobooks

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[Wretched Man]

Thought I'd share this Darth Vader (aka James Earl Jones) reads the Bible:

Amazon.com: The Complete Audio Holy Bible - KJV: The New Testament as Read by James Earl Jones; The Old Testament as Read by Jon Sherberg (Audible Audio Edition): Topics Media Group, Jon Sherberg, James Earl Jones, DZ Distribution, L.L.C., D.B.A. Top

Amazon.com: The Complete Audio Holy Bible - KJV: The New Testament as Read by James Earl Jones; The Old Testament as Read by Jon Sherberg (Audible Audio Edition): Topics Media Group, Jon Sherberg, James Earl Jones, DZ Distribution, L.L.C., D.B.A. Topics Media Group, Bellevue, WA: Audible Audiobooks

www.amazon.com

I once bought this for my sister, hoping Darth Vader’s voice might entice her enough to listen to the Bible... I don’t think it worked.

 

[C. M. Sheffield]

I used to have it on a multi-CD set. I never listened to it and ended up giving it to an elderly woman in my church who is blind and can't read her Bible any more.

 

[C. M. Sheffield]

I much prefer the voice of Alexander Scourby.

 

[greenbaggins]

Although James Earl Jones has one of the most beautiful speaking voices I have ever heard, his reading of the Bible is atrociously bad. He reads with very little understanding of what is there.

 

[JM]

I use the reading by Johnny Cash.

 

[Daniel W. Newman]

I used to listen to Jones’ reading of the Bible to put myself to sleep.

 

[jwithnell]

No, no silly! Only a Scotsman can read the Scriptures aloud properly.

 

[C. M. Sheffield]

Although James Earl Jones has one of the most beautiful speaking voices I have ever heard, his reading of the Bible is atrociously bad. He reads with very little understanding of what is there.

I completely agree. He reads a frightening passage like the first chapter of Nahum as though it were the 23rd Psalm.

 

[PointyHaired Calvinist]

Sad but true on James Earl Jones. It should have worked.

I also prefer Johnny Cash.

Only a Scotsman can read the Scriptures aloud properly.

John Rhys-Davies is Welsh and has done wonderfully with portions.

 

[arapahoepark]

Sad but true on James Earl Jones. It should have worked.

I also prefer Johnny Cash.

Only a Scotsman can read the Scriptures aloud properly.

John Rhys-Davies is Welsh and has done wonderfully with portions.

You mean General Pushkin did an audio Bible too?

 

[Andrew35]

Although James Earl Jones has one of the most beautiful speaking voices I have ever heard, his reading of the Bible is atrociously bad. He reads with very little understanding of what is there.

Yah...

English teacher here. If you don't understand what you're reading, it doesn't work. Just try Shakespeare with an actor who doesn't "get it": nobody will get it.

 

[jwithnell]

Only a Scotsman can read the Scriptures aloud properly.

John Rhys-Davies is Welsh and has done wonderfully with portions.

Tongue-in-cheek (mostly )

 

[OPC'n]

I prefer Max McLean.

 

[C. M. Sheffield]

I prefer Max McLean.

Too often I feel like McLean is "over acting." For me, his affected enunciation is a distraction. Though I will say, he does better than James Earl Jones.

 

[J.L. Allen]

I much prefer the voice of Alexander Scourby.

I've got 'em loaded in my car's CD player! Anytime I'm cruising around, I've got it playing.

 

[C. M. Sheffield]

One of my favorite narrator is Simon Vance. I'd be very happy if he undertook a narration of the Bible. He has done a number of Christian and Puritan books like Baxter's The Reformed Pastor that are excellent.

 

[PointyHaired Calvinist]

You mean General Pushkin did an audio Bible too?

He did portions on the NLT Breathe Bible and on the Catholic RSV Truth & Life Audio Bible. He also narrated the KJB: King James Bible DVD some years back.