Bible for Protestants, Catholics

[cheezey]

I have what may be a silly question for all you experienced people.
I have no money to spend on the answer, either.
Library is not an option. Terrible Library!

Besides the Apocrypha, what are the main differences between most traditional* Protestant tranlations and traditional* Catholic translations of the Bible?

Your help is greatly appreciated.

*Traditional, as in not “modern day/contemporary/today’s language” type.

 

[batman1973]

I haven’t noticed a huge difference in the King James and Douay-Challoner.There are a few word differences, but the doctrine really didn’t change. I also have an NRSV published by Cambridge that has the RC, and Orthodox DCs. (That one set me back over $100).So, that makes it kinda a Bible for everyone.

 

[cheezey]

I haven’t noticed a huge difference in the King James and Douay-Challoner.There are a few word differences, but the doctrine really didn’t change. I also have an NRSV published by Cambridge that has the RC, and Orthodox DCs. (That one set me back over $100).So, that makes it kinda a Bible for everyone.

Here’s the thing: someone somewhere said, with such dismay and as if appalled, “I was even reading the Protestant Bible” like it was sacrilegious in its entirety. No mention that most of it is the same; as I had thought, anyway. So I am confused… When I get some money…
Thank you!!

 

[batman1973]

Yeah… I don’t know about that. I don’t think it’s world ending or faith shattering to read a so-called “Protestant Bible” There is just no such thing. God is the Author of the Book. The difference is that careless printers (under the guise of saving money) removed the DC’s from the bible that we use. I think that the DC’s should be re-inserted. My reprint of the 1611 King James has them.

 

[Regina_Love]

The complete Catholic Bible is what the Holy Spirit inspired the Church to assemble and give to the world. Jesus entrusted the Bible to the Catholic Church, along with Sacred Tradition, and the Teaching Magisterium of the Church. One is not complete with out the others! Who better to explain what was ment by different verses than the Church which lived thm in the New Testament. The Catholic Church has echoed Christs teachings for 2000 years. She has had numerous life times to grow in knowledge. She is wise indeed.

My Catholic Bible also contains “The Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation” It gives back round information, and instruction on how to approach Biblical teachings. It has the Nihil Obstat, and Imprimatur, and numerous study guide explanations, tips, and cross references.

 

[Edmundus1581]

I am not a bible expert by the standards of some here, but I’ll contribute what I can.

I haven’t noticed a huge difference in the King James and Douay-Challoner.There are a few word differences, but the doctrine really didn’t change. I also have an NRSV published by Cambridge that has the RC, and Orthodox DCs. (That one set me back over $100).So, that makes it kinda a Bible for everyone.

From memory, I recall that there was some interplay between Doauy-Challoner and KJV. Possibly it was that Doauy incorporated some KJV in Doauy-Challoner (or maybe it was the other way around).

My favourite Bible as a Protestant was the RSV, which is a “traditional” translation oriented towards literal rather than dynamic equivalence.

As a Catholic I have been using the Jerusalem Bible, but I am considering buying a RSV-CE (RSV-Catholic Edition). It includes the deuterocanonicals and has a small number of other changes (listed here).

I don’t think that you can go wrong reading most of the mainstream Protestant translations (KJV, RSV, etc), so long as you exercise judgement in reading the footnotes and commentary. When I am travelling I daily read the Gideons Bible in the hotel. I wouldn’t purchase one, however, as it is seriously incomplete without the deutero-canonicals.

So, my recomendation: if you are reading a “traditonal” Protestant Bible, then go for RSV, or if your a purchasing a “traditional” Catholic Bible, go for RSV-CE

There is no single answer to your question about the differences between Protestant and Catholic Bibles, apart from the obvious that the Catholics include the deuterocanicals. The history of the translations are intertwined, and the differences are usually about a few words, based on linguistic knowledge and developments rather than theology. For any particular Bible, go to Wikipedia for more specific information.

Here’s the thing: someone somewhere said, with such dismay and as if appalled, “I was even reading the Protestant Bible” like it was sacrilegious in its entirety. No mention that most of it is the same; as I had thought, anyway. So I am confused… When I get some money…
Thank you!!