This morning, Word on Fire released the first photo of the cover design for volume 4 of the Word on Fire Bible: This volume will be entitled “The Promised Land” and will include Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel, and 1 and 2 Kings. The contents will be similar Continue Reading
NRSVue Audio Bible and SBL Study Bible Delayed Until Fall
In late May of this year, I reported on a couple of upcoming NRSVue editions that were due to be released over the summer: the NRSVue Audio Bible with Apocrypha from Hendrickson Publishers, and the SBL Study Bible (the successor to the Harper Collins Study Bible). The product listings on Continue Reading
Dicastery for Divine Worship Confirms ESV-CE Lectionary for England, Wales, and Scotland
In Late July, the Vatican’s Dicastery for Divine Worship (DDW) confirmed the new lectionary based on the English Standard Version – Catholic Edition and the Abbey Psalms and Canticles for England, Wales, and Scotland. Here is a link to the press release announcing the news. The Catholic Truth Society (CTS) Continue Reading
Comparing the RSV-CE, ESV-CE, and NRSVue in First Corinthians
In recent weeks, I’ve been working on a mini comparison of the RSV-CE, ESV-CE and NRSVue in the first six chapters of 1 Corinthians. I worked my way verse-by-verse, comparing the three translations and noting any significant differences between them. This is my preferred way of understanding how translations differ Continue Reading
New NRSVue Resources Coming in Late Summer
NRSVue Audio Bible with Apocrypha Hendrickson Publishers plans to release the complete NRSVue with Apocrypha in audio format on August 8th. Currently, I can only find a product listing for the CD set. I’m hoping an Audible or MP3 version will also be available. The pre-order price for the CD Continue Reading
How I Pray with the Word — Guest Post by Bob Short
At least since the Second Vatican Council, the Church has invited the whole flock return to the ancient and medieval practice of praying with Scripture. Since then, Lectio Divina has been big business—at least as far as Catholic publishing goes. Books on the subject have been published by everyone from Continue Reading
Kindle Sale on Oxford Study Bibles
Currently, the Kindle editions of the New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha (5th edition) and the Catholic Study Bible (3rd edition) are available for $9.80 each. The list price for the Kindle editions is near $28, and the current price is the lowest in the past 30 days. I have Continue Reading
Happy Easter!
Therefore the whole House of Israel may know for certain that God has made him Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified. Acts 2:36 RNJB In fact, however, Christ has been raised from the dead, the first-fruits of those who have died. As it was by one man that Continue Reading
Review: NABRE New Testament and Psalms from Pauline Books and Media
In 2017, Pauline Books and Media published a New Testament and Psalms featuring the New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE). I found this edition several months ago in a Christian bookstore and have used it intermittently over the past few months. There are so many things to like about this Continue Reading
Q&A with Michael Pakaluk, Translator of the Gospel of John — Guest Post by Bob Short
One of the finest perks of a vocation in teaching is the time off around Christmas. My wife and I were lucky enough to stay with my parents and relive my New England childhood for nine December days last month. On the feast of Saint John, my mom and I Continue Reading