Since the beginning of Advent, I’ve been featuring a comparison between the REB and NABRE for the first reading of each Sunday Mass to survey the overall flavor of the REB’s Old Testament translation. We’ve reached a good stopping point for that series, since all the Sunday Mass readings in Continue Reading
Bruce Metzger on Catholic Translations of the Bible — Guest Post by Bob Short
Bruce Metzger (1914-2007) was a giant of biblical scholarship, of the sort we are unlikely to see again. A scholar of the Greek New Testament, he was on the board of both the American Bible Society and the United Bible Society and taking part in the judgement of textual variants Continue Reading
Comparing the Confraternity NT to the NAB 1970 NT for the Easter Vigil
As a follow-up to Bob’s excellent comparison between the 1970 and 1986 NAB NT readings for the Easter Vigil, I thought it would be interesting to compare the Confraternity New Testament with the 1970 NAB to see how close or different they are. In theory, the two translations could exhibit Continue Reading
The Epistle and Gospel of the Easter Vigil — Guest Post by Bob Short
What began as a project trying to discern possible futures of the New American Bible has recently become an investigation of its past. Last time, I looked at the psalms and canticles of the Easter Vigil lectionary. What interested me was the evolution of the NAB Psalter from its beginnings, Continue Reading
Coming Soon: Baylor Annotated Study Bible (NRSV)
A few weeks ago, I received a tip from a reader about a new NRSV study bible that will be published in August 2019. The Baylor Annotated Study Bible combines commentary from 70 biblical scholars who are “faculty, graduates, affiliates, and friends” of Baylor University — an institution affiliated with Continue Reading
Update on Scepter RSV-CE Travel Bible
At the beginning of February, I reported on the upcoming RSV-CE travel bible from Scepter Press. At the time, Scepter estimated that it would be published in late March or early April. I just received a note from a reader with an updated timeline of late May or early June, Continue Reading
A Few Days with the Ancient Faith Study Bible (CSB): Part 2
In part 1, I discussed the study notes in the Ancient Faith Study Bible, which are selected from the the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture by InterVarsity Press. All of the notes are excerpts from the early church fathers, and the amount of commentary is very generous. In this second Continue Reading
Comparing the NABRE, the Lectionary for Mass, and the 1991 NAB Psalms for the Easter Vigil — Guest Post by Bob Short
The Psalms and Canticles of the Easter Vigil This is a continuation of a series highlighting the Lectionary text of the Tridiuum liturgies, at least the NAB Lectionary used in the United States. It is a text rarely appreciated for its beauty and oft-criticized on the internet, so several years Continue Reading
A Few Days with the Ancient Faith Study Bible (CSB): Part 1
I’ve now had a chance to read through the Gospel of John and all the accompanying study notes and articles in the Ancient Faith Study Bible (check out the first look if you’d like to know more about the physical construction of this bible). Overall, this bible is an amazing Continue Reading
Confessions of an Ugly-Bible Reader — Guest Post by Timothy
Those of you who frequented The Catholic Bibles Blog know that one of the recurring themes/questions I would propose was whether it was more important to use a particular bible translation or to have a bible edition that was readable, durable, and met the needs of the particular Catholic reader. Early Continue Reading