In June, I reported on my quest for more details regarding the New Living Translation – Catholic Edition(NLT-CE) and the English Standard Version – Catholic Edition (ESV-CE). The press releases for both translations stated that a team of scholars reviewed the bible text and made revisions. I’m very interested to know what verses Continue Reading
First Look: RSV-CE Full Bible from Dynamic Catholic
Thanks to reader Mike Borges for alerting me that Dynamic Catholic has now published their complete RSV-CE Bible. This Bible is available in paperback for $19.95 and leatherette for $39.95 (plus shipping) from the Dynamic Catholic website. I contacted Dynamic Catholic to request a review copy, and they generously offered Continue Reading
REB vs. NABRE: New Testament Letters (22nd Sunday in OT)
Welcome to the twelfth week of comparing the New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) with the Revised English Bible (REB) for the second reading at Sunday’s Mass. This is a chance to compare a strongly literal translation like the NABRE New Testament with a much more dynamic translation like the REB. As the translators Continue Reading
Update on the ESV-CE
Reader Biblical Catholic recently asked if there has been any recent news on the English Standard Version – Catholic Edition (ESV-CE) which was announced in India earlier this year. I sent an email to Crossway, which owns the copyright to the ESV, asking if there are any plans to publish or license Continue Reading
A Few Days with the Revised English Bible: Part 2
Over the past week, I’ve carefully worked my way through the Gospel of Matthew in the Revised English Bible, comparing its language verse-by-verse against the NABRE (a much more literal translation) and keeping notes of any notable differences or discrepancies. In the process, I’ve gained a much more precise understanding Continue Reading
REB vs. NABRE: New Testament Letters (21st Sunday in OT)
Welcome to the eleventh week of comparing the New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) with the Revised English Bible (REB) for the second reading at Sunday’s Mass. This is a chance to compare a strongly literal translation like the NABRE New Testament with a much more dynamic translation like the REB. As the translators Continue Reading
A Few Days with the Revised English Bible: Part 1
At the request of reader Devin, I’m going to repeat the analysis I just performed with the New Living Translation – Catholic Edition (NLT-CE) for the Revised English Bible (REB). I’ll be reading the Gospel of Matthew and 1 Corinthians over the next few days and making comparisons to the NABRE Continue Reading
A Few Days with the New Living Translation – Catholic Edition: Part 3
There are two things left to cover about the NLT-CE: the book introductions and notes, and the physical quality of the hardcover edition printed by Tyndale. Introductions and Notes The introductions to each biblical book are quite short. Most of them take up about half of a page. The introduction Continue Reading
REB vs. NABRE: New Testament Letters (20th Sunday in OT)
Welcome to the tenth week of comparing the New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) with the Revised English Bible (REB) for the second reading at Sunday’s Mass. As mentioned in the introduction, this will be a chance to compare a strongly literal translation like the NABRE New Testament with a much more dynamic translation Continue Reading
A Few Days with the New Living Translation – Catholic Edition: Part 2
I’ve now had a chance to read the Gospel of Matthew and 1 Corinthians in the NLT-CE. This translation reads very smoothly and easily. In its best moments, it does a good job of expressing the emotional and rhetorical strength of a passage in a way that many literal translations Continue Reading