Any problem with a Catholic primarily using the Orthodox Study Bible?

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Any problem with a Catholic primarily using the Orthodox Study Bible?

orthodoxstudybible.com/

There’s something about reading the original Septuagint as the earliest Christians did that makes my appreciation of the Bible feel more wholesome. Also, the commentary is definitely in keeping with the teachings of the Roman Church, except for Matt. 16:18.
 
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Any problem with a Catholic primarily using the Orthodox Study Bible?

orthodoxstudybible.com/

There’s something about reading the original Septuagint as the earliest Christians did that makes my appreciation of the Bible feel more wholesome. Also, the commentary is definitely in keeping with the teachings of the Roman Church, except for Matt. 16:18.
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I checked it out at Barnes and Noble, it uses the Septuagint for the OT and the NKJV (New King James Version) for the NT. The history section in one of the introductions seemed to put down the Catholic Church and staked their claim as the true NT Church. This seemed a little odd to me because of all the eccumenical ties that Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict have established with the Orthodox Church over the last decade. The notes were a little basic, but the art is beautiful. If you like the Septuagint, they have some new copies out that use modern english that you can use to supplement your current Bible
 
I guess my question should be more specific:

Is there any problem with a Catholic using an Old Testament which is translated directly from the Septuagint?

Is there any problem with a Catholic using a NKJV New Testament?
 
Epistemes said:
I guess my question should be more specific:

Is there any problem with a Catholic using an Old Testament which is translated directly from the Septuagint?

Is there any problem with a Catholic using a NKJV New Testament?
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No, for personal study and devotion, the Church allows us to use most Bibles, and suggest that they should contain all the Deuterocannonicl Books, which of course the Septuagint does. As for the NKJV NT, again for personal use, the Church does not put any restrictions on what we use, nor any suggestions on what we should use. Catholics use many different translations of the Bible.
 
Why would a Catholic want to use a the NKJV NT when you have the Douay Rheims or the NRSV-CE?

If you are using it as a comparison to disprove the protestant argument that the KJV is the only “valid” bible version, then it could be helpful.

Go to Latinvulgate.com. This is a great website with the Latin Vulgate, Douay Rheims and KJV side by side

Mark
 
Is there anything doctrinally that I ought to be cautious about?

Any differences between Orthodoxy and Catholicism that might cause some confusion other than issues pertaining to the primacy of Peter and the Filioque?
 
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