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Now it happened that when the angels had gone from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this event which the Lord has made known to us.’ So they went in haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying Continue Reading
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; on the inhabitants of a country in shadow dark as death, light has blazed forth. You have enlarged the nation, you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at harvest time, as they exult when Continue Reading
The Revised New Jerusalem Bible (RNJB) has been a relatively frequent topic on this blog since the complete translation was published in 2019. I purchased the hardcover study edition published by Darton, Longman, and Todd (DLT) and wrote a review here. I also did a weekly series of posts quoting Continue Reading
Word on Fire has now released the third volume in Peter Kreeft’s Food for the Soul series. These books feature the Sunday Mass readings for every Sunday of the year (along with Holy Days of Obligation), and Peter Kreeft’s reflections on those readings. I reviewed the first volume that was Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
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