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Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb. She saw that the stone had been moved away from the entrance, and ran to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. ‘They have taken the Continue Reading
About a year ago, I reviewed the personal size New Catholic Bible (NCB) in black dura-lux imitation leather. The biggest drawback for me in that edition is the glossy color illustrations and information pages, which are printed on thicker paper than the biblical text and interspersed throughout the Bible. These Continue Reading
In 2021, Ascension Media’s Bible in a Year podcast, hosted by Fr. Mike Schmitz, was released to great response and acclaim. At several points in 2021 and 2022 it was the most dowloaded program on Apple Podcasts. I do not mean the most dowloaded Catholic podcast or most downloaded religious Continue Reading
At the top of my Bible wishlist is a Lectionary Bible: a portable Bible annotated with the Lectionary readings at Mass for the 3-year Sunday cycle and 2-year weekday cycle. Such a Bible, once it exists, will be a valuable aid to the study of Scripture and living of the Continue Reading
Blog reader CatusDei recently purchased a copy of the paperback RNJB Reader’s Edition which was published by Darton, Longman, and Todd (DLT) and is now available through Hodder Bibles. The product listing for this edition shows that it measures approximately 8 X 5.6 X 1.7 inches. CatusDei finds it a Continue Reading
Here’s a roundup of a couple of recent developments which readers have shared with me by email and the comments: Updates to the ESV The English Standard Version Translation Oversight Committee announced in early February that they would be releasing a small update to the ESV text in 2025. The Continue Reading
About a month ago, I purchased an imperfect navy blue copy of the R L Allan NRSV1 (with Apocrypha). Allan has been offering imperfect copies (which they refer to as “special purchase”) in all four colors from their 2024 printing. All four colors are still available as of this writing. Continue Reading
Cambridge Bibles has released its 2025 product catalog, and it includes a list of new Diadem reference editions of the NRSVue with Apocrypha which are expected in late 2025. Timothy reviewed the Diadem edition of the ESV with Apocrypha here on the blog in 2022. The Diadem is a portable Continue Reading
Thanks to a reader for alerting me that Dr. Mary Healy, a distinguished American Catholic Scripture Scholar, has been appointed to the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (often abbreviated DDW). The list of appointments to the dicastery is given in this article from Vatican News. Continue Reading
R. L. Allan is currently offering imperfect copies of their recent 2024 printing of the NRSV reference editions with apocrypha at a discounted price (£140, which equates to approximately $175 at current exchange rates). This may be one of the best chances to buy an Allan bible at a lower-than-normal Continue Reading