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Dec 18, 2017 · Here’s a list of approved translations an English-speaking Catholic can choose from in chronological order of publication date. New American Bible: Revised Edition – 2011 – Optimal Equivalence. Ignatius Bible – 2006 – Formal Equivalence. Good News Bible: Catholic Edition – 1992 – Dynamic Equivalence. New Jerusalem Bible – 1990 ...
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Which brings me to the question I seem to get more often than any other: Which Bible should I use? Ever since Vatican II, interest in Scripture has been growing as Catholics answer the call to make reading the Bible — not just listening at Mass — a part of their lives: “The Church forcefully and specially exhorts all the Christian faithful … to lea...
A well-bound, leather Bible can last a lifetime. Or at least a couple of decades if you read it all the time, and you can have it re-bound then if you need to. Invest in one for reading that you can take with you in the car, to mass, on the airplane. E-versions are okay in a pinch, but you’ll find that the more time you spend in an “actual” Bible, ...
The first Bible class I took in college, the professor told us to buy a new Bible to use for class. He recommended the RSV as being good for study and told us to get a paperback so we wouldn’t mind marking it up. I mark up my good Bible too, but mainly to draw attention to passages that move me or things that I’ve learned. Getting that other Bible ...
Here are a few notes regarding the more popular Catholic translations of Scripture: Some are made with ease of reading in mind: such as the New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) and the New Jerusalem Bible(NJB). The NABRE has the advantage of being the version we hear at mass, so sounds familiar and is the most widely-read Catholic Bible. Publ...
For personal reading, I have for many years used a good quality leather-bound Bible (RSV-CE, Oxford University Press) that has no notes or commentary, mainly because notes tend to lure me away from prayerful meditation and into study mode. It also keeps the size down, so as an added benefit it’s easy to read in bed or carry with me. An excellent ne...
1. St. Joseph Edition (NCB) The author’s survey found the St. Joseph Edition of the New Catholic Bible the most popular choice, especially for families. Its features made it particularly appealing for those with children and grandchildren, and therefore a common choice for multi-generational reading.
Christmas is preceded by the Season of Advent, a time of preparation, and the celebration of the Nativity itself is extended in the Christmas Season. This season begins on Christmas Eve, as Catholics rejoice in the Lord’s Birth on December 25th, and extends to the Baptism of the Lord, on the Sunday after the Epiphany.
1 day ago · The History of Christmas To understand better the meaning of the Lord’s Birth I would like to make a brief allusion to the historical origins of this Solemnity… Hippolytus of Rome, in his commentary on the Book of the Prophet Daniel, written in about A.D. 204, was the first person to say clearly that Jesus was born on 25 December.
Dec 16, 2023 · At last, the day to celebrate arrives: The Father has answered our prayers, sending his Son as one like ourselves, humbly immersing himself in human life and speaking words we can understand, inviting us to love. At Christmas, we celebrate God’s gift of Jesus to the world. The very name of the day and the season — “Christ’s Mass ...
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The Catholic Bible consists of 27 books in the New Testament and seven books in the Old Testament: Tobit, Judith, Maccabees 1 and 2, Wisdom, the Wisdom of Ben Sira, and Baruch. Catholic Bibles also include sections in the Books of Esther and Daniel. The Church believes these Old Testament books are part of the canon of Scripture, inspired by ...
