I just became aware that Liturgical Press is currently offering substantial discounts on two of their NABRE Study Bibles:
Little Rock Catholic Study Bible — Deluxe Edition (ISBN 9780814636497)
This is one of the few editions of the NABRE which is printed in single-column format, and cross-references are listed in the margin, rather than in a dense wall of text at the bottom of the page. To my knowledge, the deluxe edition (with gold gilded page edges and an imitation leather cover) is the only edition of the Little Rock which is printed with a sewn binding. I have rarely seen the deluxe edition offered with more than a token 5% discount in the past. It is currently listed at the Liturgical Press website for 50% off ($44.98).
Liturgy and Life Study Bible (ISBN 9780814664353)
Recently published in 2023, this Bible contains comprehensive footnotes cross-referencing verses of Scripture with every place where they appear in the Church’s liturgical prayers. It also contains essays by liturgical and biblical scholars. I have never seen a discount on this edition before. It is currently listed at Liturgical Press for about 40% off ($69.95).
With the announcement from the USCCB that the Catholic American Bible (CAB) will be published in 2027, I suspect that good quality editions of the NABRE will be available at good prices over the next several months.
Great to know. I’ll think about getting the Little Rock one. I do have a study Bible I like a lot (it’s an Abingdon Press one, technically more a Protestant Bible with apocrypha that are included in the Catholic Bible at the end of the Old Testament, Judith, Tobit, Habbakuk, etc.) it doesn’t have attached bookmarks though. It was an assigned book for my brother, who attended a Nazarene school (Nazarene Church is related to Wesleyan and Methodist church). Has Abingdon ever published a Catholic Bible which you may have reviewed? Just wondering.
I have a copy of the New Interpreter’s Study Bible which they publish. It uses the NRSV translation, contains the deuterocanonical books, and the editors and contributors were an ecumenical group including both Catholic and Protestant scholars. But Abingdon is traditionally a Methodist publisher, and to my knowledge, they have not published a specifically Catholic edition.
What is the difference between the Little Rock Deluxe Edition and the Standard Edition?
I expect to see publishers start offering NABRE editions at a steep discount to get rid of their inventory before publication of the new Bible next year.
As far as I know, the contents are exactly the same between the deluxe, hardcover, and paperback editions. The deluxe has an imitation leather cover, sewn binding, and gold gilded page edges. The hardcover and paperback have glued bindings.
I hope they update the Little Rock Study Bible with the CAB translation. If they do, I plan on buying one then.