In this installment, we look at some of the introductory material. I go on and on about a couple obscure things, but bear with me! The Dedicatory Unless you are into academic theology or monitoring the Twitter accounts of British theologians who like to show you pictures of placid ponds Continue Reading
The David Bentley Hart Translation of the New Testament — Guest Post by Bob Short (Part 1)
David Bentley Hart has emerged as quite the controversialist these last few years, and I suppose it’s time to bring the controversy to the pages of Catholic Bible Talk with a multi-part review of his translation of the New Testament. In 2016 David Bentley Hart was an Eastern Orthodox academic Continue Reading
New Editions of the ESV-CE in Development at the Augustine Institute
Many thanks to two readers who alerted me to this news. The National Catholic Register recently interviewed Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. Mark Giszczak of the Augustine Institute about their newly-published Augustine Bible (ESV-CE). Here’s a link to the transcript. The interview covers a wide range of topics related to Continue Reading
In-Depth with the New Catholic Bible (Part 3 — Footnotes and Introductions)
The giant print edition of the New Catholic Bible (NCB) organizes the footnotes at the end of each biblical book. There are no separate cross-references, although the footnotes frequently refer to parallel passages or cross-references. Similar to most editions of the NABRE, the NCB uses an asterisk (*) in the Continue Reading
In-Depth with the New Catholic Bible (Part 2 — Translation)
According to the short, one-page introduction to the New Catholic Bible (NCB), the goal of the translators was to “render as perfectly as possible a translation of literal or formal equivalence. Numerous translations were consulted and decisions were made by consensus according to accepted principles of textual criticism.” What does Continue Reading
In-Depth with the New Catholic Bible (Part 1)
In late October of 2019, I reported on the recent release of the complete New Catholic Bible (previously called the New Catholic Version) by Catholic Book Publishing Company. This project was in progress for several years. The Psalms were published in 2002, followed by the complete New Testament in 2015, Continue Reading
Eastern Orthodox Bible Zippered New Testament
Thanks to a reader for sending me a link to this edition. The Eastern Orthodox Bible (EOB) is currently a work in progress, although it has gone well past its original goal to have a completed bible by the year 2008. It is intended “to provide an English text of Continue Reading
Eugene Peterson Owned a Knox Bible? — Guest Post by Bob Short
Timothy, the publisher, moderator, and all around mensch of Catholic Bible Talk’s predecessor Catholic Bibles Blog has done more than anyone I know in this post-Liturgiam Authenticum world of defending dynamic equivalency as an acceptable way of translating the sacred text. It was my interest in the Knox Bible that Continue Reading
A Brief Comparison of the ESV w/Apocrypha and the ESVCE
A couple weeks back I decided to order the Augustine Bible (ESVCE) from the Augustine Institute. I was initially skeptical of this release, mostly due to the high price point for a paperback and my overall curiosity as to why so many are attracted to the ESV. I also had Continue Reading
Coming in June: Word on Fire Bible (Volume 1)
Two years ago, Bishop Robert Barron announced in a podcast that his ministry, Word on Fire, would be publishing a study bible aimed at opening up the Bible’s message to a modern audience. Since that time, Word on Fire has been quietly working to bring the project to press. Today, Continue Reading