Thanks to a reader for alerting me that Scepter Press has released a pocket-sized Confraternity New Testament with a leatherette cover. This edition measures 3.5 X 5.25 inches (according to Scepter), and it is printed in single-column format with verse numbers in the margin and section headings in red print. Continue Reading
Coming Soon: Catholic Reader’s Bible from Sophia Institute Press
Thanks to a reader for alerting me that Sophia Institute Press will release the Catholic Reader’s Bible New Testament in two volumes on July 16th. Here are links to the product pages for the first volume (The Four Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles) and the second volume (The Continue Reading
Update on Ignatius Catholic Study Bible Progress
Last year, rumors were spreading in the Catholic Bible world that the remaining Old Testament volumes of the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible (ICSB) would be released in 2020. A few commenters mentioned this in a post on the ICSB Isaiah volume. One of the commenters referred to a video of Continue Reading
Concluding Thoughts on the Word on Fire Gospels
Many thanks to all of you for a lively discussion on the Word on Fire Bible over the past few weeks! This is one of the most ambitious projects in the Catholic Bible world in recent years, and I’ve been reflecting on a few lingering questions that could have broader Continue Reading
In Depth with the Word on Fire Bible Part 2: Commentary
I will approach the commentary in the Word on Fire Bible from two different angles: First, it’s worth summarizing Bishop Barron’s stated goals for the commentary and the overarching principles he describes in the introductory essays. Then, I’ll delve into my personal impressions of the commentary and offer some examples Continue Reading
In Depth with the Word on Fire Bible Part 1: Physical Details and Typesetting
The release date for Volume 1 of the Word on Fire Bible is quickly approaching! Bishop Barron’s initial announcement generated lively discussion here and elsewhere, and several notable Catholic evangelists have featured unboxing videos on YouTube (a few notable examples are Matt Fradd, Fr. Casey Cole of Breaking in the Continue Reading
The David Bentley Hart Translation of the New Testament — Guest Post by Bob Short (Part 6)
It has been a long series. You have probably been through a roller coaster of emotions. I have as well—veering between a grudging respect of David Bentley Hart, his ideas and insight, and revulsion at his attitude toward his peers and the cavalier way he treats the theological tradition he Continue Reading
The David Bentley Hart Translation of the New Testament — Guest Post by Bob Short (Part 5)
After an endless series of articles talking about the philosophical basis (or is it bias?) of David Bentley Hart’s translation, and his singular perspective, it is time to get into the nuts and bolts of what readers experience when they open his translation. After some quick notes about the text Continue Reading
The David Bentley Hart Translation of the New Testament — Guest Post by Bob Short (Part 4)
In this episode, Hart revisits things he first communicated in his “Christ’s Rabble”, the article for Commonweal where he introduced many of the concerns that would consume him from 2017 to present: The New Testament’s animus toward the accumulation of wealth as such, universalism, and the inaccuracy of the “magisterial Continue Reading
The David Bentley Hart Translation of the New Testament — Guest Post by Bob Short (Part 3)
In this third installment on the David Bentley Hart version of the New Testament, we will be discussing the introduction to his translation. David Bentley Hart provides us with 22 pages of introduction to his New Testament—pages which offer us tremendous insight into this unusual translation as well as to Continue Reading