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This is the first in a two-part series on the Confraternity Version — the predecessor of the New American Bible. Several years ago, I found a used Confraternity Bible (copyrighted in 1963) in a Catholic gift shop. It caught my eye, because my home parish was using a Stations of Continue Reading
Welcome to the fourth week of comparing the New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) with the Revised English Bible (REB) for the second reading at Sunday’s Mass. As mentioned in the introduction, this will be a chance to compare a strongly literal translation like the NABRE New Testament with a much more dynamic translation Continue Reading
I just found the first single-column edition of the NABRE I’ve ever laid eyes on. Behold the Catholic Journaling Bible from Our Sunday Visitor press! This edition has generous margins with ruled lines for notes and a beautiful single-column type setting. The footnotes are printed in double-column format in a Continue Reading
In 2 Corinthians 11:16, Paul begins his “foolish boasting.” Rather than giving the Corinthians a summary of impressive accomplishments to prove his legitimacy as an apostle, he launches into a list of his struggles and humiliations. At the very end of chapter 11, he includes this final boast, highlighted by Continue Reading
Welcome to the third week of comparing the New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) with the Revised English Bible (REB) for the second reading at Sunday’s Mass. As mentioned in the introduction, this will be a chance to compare a strongly literal translation like the NABRE New Testament with a much more dynamic translation Continue Reading
I’ve been reflecting on the variety of Bible editions available for Catholics, and how it has changed over the ten years since Timothy began the Catholic Bibles Blog. We’re living in an exciting time for Catholic Bible study! Just in the past few years, we’ve witnessed two new catholic editions Continue Reading
Readers James and Jonny alerted me in the comments to the single-column RSV-CE New Testament published by Dynamic Catholic. The edition comes in either paperback (free plus $5.95 shipping) or leatherette ($24.95). Like many editions of the RSV-CE, this edition has endnotes rather than footnotes. Jonny reports that the pages Continue Reading
Welcome to the second week of comparing the New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) with the Revised English Bible (REB) for the second reading at Sunday’s Mass. As mentioned in last week’s introduction, this will be a chance to compare a strongly literal translation like the NABRE New Testament with a much more dynamic Continue Reading
I recently contacted the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) to inquire about the changes made to the English Standard Version (ESV) and New Living Translation (NLT) to create the new Catholic editions. I received the following cordial response from Nigel Fernandes, CEO of ATC Publishers, which published both Catholic editions. Continue Reading
When it comes to study bibles, there are three basic options available: The study notes can be printed as footnotes or endnotes, or the commentary can be printed in a separate book altogether. There are many options to choose from! Most editions of the New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) feature footnotes Continue Reading