Best bible for sister?

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So My sister is 18 and just started her senior year at high school. I would like to get her a bible for her to read. Right now the only bible she has is an NIV bible given to her by her dad. It is decent but would like to know if there is a better bible at least for her, including her age.

I don’t want to give her a Douay-Rheims because it will be to complex for her to understand, I would like to giver her a bible with modern English so that she can understand it. It would be nice if the bible has an Orthodox translation though.
 
The NAB (now the NABRE) is probably the most readable Catholic-approved edition of the Bible. There are several “youth” versions that include extras that are geared towards youth (like this one from St. Mary’s Press). The translation itself is fine. I don’t necessarily have complete confidence in the “extras”, though

I think the RSV-CE (Revised Standard Version-Catholic Edition) is also doable. The 2nd edition put out by Ignatius Press cleaned up some of the archaic language (the “thee’s” and “thou’s”) and also includes headings and the like. So I’d probably go with that over the 1st edition. There’s no youth-oriented “extras” though. It would basically just be the text of Scripture. That’s not always a bad thing, though.
 
My kids, ages 12-16 all have the NABRE which is great. My 7 yr. old has the GNT Break Through bible which is also good. They can easily understand the text and it has so much extra explanation and commentary to really help them through and understand what they’re reading. This version is also the official version used in Mass which makes it easier to follow along during services. I myself am not happy with some of the translations. For example, Luke1:28 - Instead of “Hail, Full of Grace” when the angel Gabriel makes his announcement the translation changes it to, “Hail, favored one.”. I guess I’m old fashioned but, I think that’s a pretty important quote to go messing with. In any case, the message is the same and it is much easier for teens and young adults to understand.
 
I agree with Joe5859. The NAB is a good choice. My parish has used it for RCIA and RCIA–YAC(Young Adults and Children), and have found it to be easily understood. Also, since the lectionary is taken from the NAB, Mass preparation is easy.
 
I think The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible is fantastic. Unfortunately, they haven’t come out with the complete OT yet. So, it’s just the NT. But the “extras” are great, with maps, doctrinal essays, and word studies for all those triksie words, like WORKS. It uses the RSV 2nd addition.

However, my NAB is what I take notes in and highlight ('cause it was cheap!), and it is what I use if I’m just gonna sit down and read. But you’re right about some of the translation problems. ie Gen 2:7 “The Lord God formed man out of the clay of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and so man became a living being.” Should be living SOUL in my humble opinion. :coffeeread:
 
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so my sister is 18 and just started her senior year at high school. I would like to get her a bible for her to read. Right now the only bible she has is an niv bible given to her by her dad. It is decent but would like to know if there is a better bible at least for her, including her age.

I don’t want to give her a douay-rheims because it will be to complex for her to understand, i would like to giver her a bible with modern english so that she can understand it. It would be nice if the bible has an orthodox translation though.
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Revised Standard Version-Catholic Edition
 
I Love the Christian Community Bible.
This is not available on Amazon.com, but is available through many catholic bookshops.
It has an easy to read modern translation. It is a fully Catholic translation (not an ecumenical one).
It contains a “Pastoral Commentary” - i.e. the commentary is about how to apply what you’re reading to your life, more so than a academic study of the contents of the text.

When I use 2 bibles I use this and the RSV-2CE by Ignatius Press. (Ignatius Catholic Study Bible)
 
New Oxford Annotated bible. Catholics and Protestants agree on that one. Lots of foot notes to tie stuff together. I like to read it along with the standard Catholic bible, especially the RSV-Catholic edition.
 
Old Testament Douay Rheims Challoner–New Testament Confraternity–Psalms–an English translation of the New Latin Psalms authorized by Pope Pius XII (Bea Psalter).

With this combination bible you get a bible that is Catholic not Protestant and as polished as the Vulgate can be without resorting to modernism.

It contains traditional notes and traditional introductions to each book in the bible.

It has “A virgin will conceive” in Isaiah 7:14–“Hail Full of grace” instead of Hail favored one".

It contains the angel stirring up the water where the crippled man never could get into the pool fast enough to be healed and Jesus healed him.

It doesn’t have all the SUBTRACTIONS of many of the verses of the deuterocanonical books like Protestant translations have.

It is easier to understand than the King James because 1750 English is different than 1611 English.

It has St. Paul forgiving the incestuous Corinthian in 2 Cor 2:10 “In the PERSON of Christ” instead of “In the presence of christ” like Protestant translations other than the KJV and modern Catholic translations that attempt to be "Ecumenical do.

In Hebrews 11:1 it says "Now faith is the SUBSTANCE of things to be hoped for, the EVIDENCE of things that are not seen instead of Protestant translations that say ASSURANCE and conviction–the Catholic translation shows that our faith is not MERELY subjective as the Protestants claim but based on OBJECTIVE SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE!

It also in the Our Father in Matthew 6:11 in the footnote says "Give us today our SUBSTANTIAL bread.

I’m not saying that it is my opinion that this combination bible is perfect–it isn’t–I do believe it is less flawed than any other English translations out there and at least it’s Catholic not protestant and has good notes.
 
babs57 said:
I think The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible is fantastic. Unfortunately, they haven’t come out with the complete OT yet. So, it’s just the NT. But the “extras” are great, with maps, doctrinal essays, and word studies for all those triksie words, like WORKS. It uses the RSV 2nd
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Agree! Its the best $30 that you can spend. You are getting the NT and a very good commentary in one.
 
babs57 said:
I think The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible is fantastic. Unfortunately, they haven’t come out with the complete OT yet. So, it’s just the NT. But the “extras” are great, with maps, doctrinal essays, and word studies for all those triksie words, like WORKS. It uses the RSV 2nd addition.
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The Ignatius RSV 2nd has the best commentaries around. Many seminaries use this Bible. It is a more literal translation than the NAB, which is more of a “dynamic equivalency” translation, and has some issues in its commentaries.

I’ve heard great things about the Navarre and the original (avoid the revised) Jerusalem Bible. These two and the Ignatius RSV CE 2 with commentaries by Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch are considered orthodox Catholic versions. There is an Ignatius full Bible but babs is correct, the full OT isn’t out yet, just a few books so far, also with notes by Hahn and Mitch (the best, imho).
 
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Old Testament Douay Rheims Challoner–New Testament Confraternity–Psalms–an English translation of the New Latin Psalms authorized by Pope Pius XII (Bea Psalter).

With this combination bible you get a bible that is Catholic not Protestant and as polished as the Vulgate can be without resorting to modernism.

It contains traditional notes and traditional introductions to each book in the bible.

It has “A virgin will conceive” in Isaiah 7:14–“Hail Full of grace” instead of Hail favored one".

It contains the angel stirring up the water where the crippled man never could get into the pool fast enough to be healed and Jesus healed him.

It doesn’t have all the SUBTRACTIONS of many of the verses of the deuterocanonical books like Protestant translations have.

It is easier to understand than the King James because 1750 English is different than 1611 English.

It has St. Paul forgiving the incestuous Corinthian in 2 Cor 2:10 “In the PERSON of Christ” instead of “In the presence of christ” like Protestant translations other than the KJV and modern Catholic translations that attempt to be "Ecumenical do.

In Hebrews 11:1 it says "Now faith is the SUBSTANCE of things to be hoped for, the EVIDENCE of things that are not seen instead of Protestant translations that say ASSURANCE and conviction–the Catholic translation shows that our faith is not MERELY subjective as the Protestants claim but based on OBJECTIVE SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE!

It also in the Our Father in Matthew 6:11 in the footnote says "Give us today our SUBSTANTIAL bread.

I’m not saying that it is my opinion that this combination bible is perfect–it isn’t–I do believe it is less flawed than any other English translations out there and at least it’s Catholic not protestant and has good notes.
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I also love the Douay-Rheims. Despite the double translation process from which it resulted, the poetic and elegant language is unsurpassed.
 
The Revised Standard Version Second Catholic Edition (RSV-2CE) is probably the best Catholic Bible around.
 
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