Late last year I was able to review Cambridge’s first offering in the NRSVUE translation, its edition of the Apocrypha. Up until that point, I hadn’t spent that much time looking at the updated edition of the venerable NRSV. But having spent some time perusing through various books in the Continue Reading
Review: St. Benedict Press Black Leatherette NABRE
Tan Books was recently offering their black leatherette NABRE for a sale price of $20 (plus shipping). This Bible has been on the market for several years, but I never purchased a copy. Timothy hosted a guest review in 2011 on his blog. I decided to take advantage of the Continue Reading
Review: The Bible and Reconciliation by James Prothro
Drs. Tim Gray and John Sehorn of the Augustine Institute are the editors for a new series from Baker Academic entitled A Catholic Biblical Theology of the Sacraments (CBTS). In December, the most recent volume of the series on the sacrament of reconciliation (written by Dr. James Prothro of the Continue Reading
Review: Personal Size New Catholic Bible (NCB)
I recently purchased a Personal Size edition of the New Catholic Bible at a Catholic bookstore. When the complete Bible was first released in 2019, I received a review copy of the Giant Print edition from Catholic Book Publishing Corporation. They have subsequently released a full range of gift editions, Continue Reading
Thinline Large Print RSV-2CE Coming in November from Catholic Bible Press
Thanks to reader Devin for linking to an exciting new product listing in the comments on the previous post! Thomas Nelson Catholic Bible Press will be releasing a large print thinline edition of the RSV-2CE in November. It will be available in three colors of imitation leather: black, brown, and Continue Reading
Complete Ignatius Catholic Study Bible Planned for Release in Fall 2024!
At long last, the complete Ignatius Catholic Study Bible (RSV-2CE) is officially scheduled for publication later this year. Ignatius Press has created a new website to promote the upcoming release with lots of information and sample images. Of note, the complete study Bible will be released as a single volume Continue Reading
Review: Cambridge NRSV New Testament and Psalms (Anglicized)
Every once in a while over the past several years, I’ve paused to consider buying the pocket New Testament and Psalms by Cambridge University Press. The long and thin form factor is unique, and I expected the imitation leather to be good quality, judging from past experience with their imitation Continue Reading
Happy Easter
For I handed on to you as of primary importance what I received: that Christ died for our sins, in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried and that he was raised to life on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, Continue Reading
Good Friday
So they took Jesus, and carrying the cross himself he went out to what is called the Place of the Skull, in Hebrew, Golgotha. There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, with Jesus in the middle. Pilate also had an inscription written and put Continue Reading
Review: Douay-Rheims Large Print Edition from TAN Books — Guest Post by Fr. Jedidiah Tritle
TAN Books recently released an “ultra-soft leatherette” large-print edition of their Douay-Rheims (DR) Bible. While this edition is certainly not without its defects, it is overall a well-done product that satisfies the need for a large-print Douay-Rheims that doesn’t feel clunky. The book measures in at almost exactly 9 ½ Continue Reading