Welcome to the continuing series comparing the Revised English Bible (REB) with the New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) for the first reading (usually from the Old Testament) at each Sunday Mass. This series complements the comparisons earlier in 2018, which focused on the New Testament letters. I’m interested in exploring whether the REB’s Continue Reading
First Look: Ancient Faith Study Bible from Holman Bibles
Last week, reader Deacon Dave sent me a link to the new Ancient Faith Study Bible from Holman Bibles — the publisher of the Christian Standard Bible (CSB) translation. I quickly ordered a copy. The description promised study notes and commentary from the early church fathers, a sewn binding, biographies Continue Reading
A NABRE for all Seasons — Guest Post by Bob Short
Thanks to Marc for maintaining this blog! Back on Timothy’s site, I wrote a couple of comparisons between the New American Bible and the Lectionary. It is a topic that interests me, firstly because I love hearing the readings proclaimed at Mass, but also because the New American Bible is Continue Reading
REB vs. NABRE: Old Testament (5th Sunday of Lent)
Welcome to the continuing series comparing the Revised English Bible (REB) with the New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) for the first reading (usually from the Old Testament) at each Sunday Mass. This series complements the comparisons earlier in 2018, which focused on the New Testament letters. I’m interested in exploring whether the REB’s Continue Reading
New Single-Volume Biblical Commentary from Paulist Press
About a month ago, a reader alerted me to a brand new single-volume commentary from Paulist Press, which was recently released in the fall of 2018. I emailed the publisher to request a review copy, but that attempt yielded no fruit. The price has been running between $105 and $115 Continue Reading
Saint Benedict Press RSV-CE New Testament and Psalms for Men
While Timothy becomes familiar with using this new blogging platform, he sent me his first post to share with you. Here is his review of the new RSV-CE New Testament and Psalms for Men from Saint Benedict Press: Well, for my first review on this site I wanted to look Continue Reading
REB vs. NABRE: Old Testament (4th Sunday of Lent)
Welcome to the continuing series comparing the Revised English Bible (REB) with the New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) for the first reading (usually from the Old Testament) at each Sunday Mass. This series complements the comparisons earlier in 2018, which focused on the New Testament letters. I’m interested in exploring whether the REB’s Continue Reading
A Warm Welcome to Timothy
I’m excited to announce that Timothy, our founding father from the Catholic Bibles Blog, will be joining us as a contributor to this blog! His work was a major influence in sparking and fanning the flames of my own interest in Bible study. I think his blog served an important Continue Reading
Audio Lectures from Now You Know Media
I received the following information from a reader: Timothy posted a few times on the old blog about the audio lectures sold by Now You Know Media, many from Catholic academics. But he never mentioned that pretty much anyone in the United States or Canada can listen to nearly all Continue Reading
REB vs. NABRE: Old Testament (3rd Sunday of Lent)
Welcome to the continuing series comparing the Revised English Bible (REB) with the New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) for the first reading (usually from the Old Testament) at each Sunday Mass. This series complements the comparisons earlier in 2018, which focused on the New Testament letters. I’m interested in exploring whether the REB’s Continue Reading