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CSB (Holman) - Ultrathin Reference Bible - Brown Leathertouch

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The Christian Standard Bible is a new revision of the Holman Christian Standard Bible.  They have made some changes, and it seems to me that many of those changes are toward a more literal translation, which is a good thing.  Here are some samples: In Matthew 19:28 the HCSB renders it: "Jesus said to them, 'I assure you: in the Messianic Age, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne…"  This new revision has it as,  "Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, In the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne…'" - CSB Not that I'm disputing that the renewal of all things references the Messianic age, it's just that "the renewal of all things"  is a more literal rendition of what Christ said, more toward a formal equivalence rather than a dynamic one - which I believe is a safer route. To some degree the same holds true with the following: Daniel 9:25: "Know and understand this:  F