The NRSV is not really a good translation, because it trys to gender nuetral. It replaces the brethren with brothers and sisters and also replaces Christ a lot with He. A good place to read on how to choose a translation and the differences between the translation is at catholic.com library, they have a bible translation guide in the scripture and tradition section. I have found this most helpful.
A good study bible that I have been using is the Navarre study bibles. The way it works is the new testament is all in one book and the old testement is divided into more than one, for example one of my old testaments ones has the first five books of the old testament, and so on. I really like them, and they are the good translation as well as have the study commentary to go with the verses.Not necessary but
Ignatius Press has a RSVCE study bible being released book by book (so far). What I mean is that : the Gospel of Matthew is alone as a book, Mark alone, Luke etc
they are up to Romans I believe. Excellent study bibles. Word studys, maps, topical essays, etc. done by Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch. my understanding is that when they are done with new testament, then a one-volume will be released.
they go for about 8-10 dollars.
My Navarre is divided into separate volumes, both OT and NT. The NT is 12 volumes (some books are combined). The OT is not done being translated yet (I think they are at Song of Songs).
My Navarre NT has all the books of the NT in one volume. And the OT is separated into a few books in each volume. The one OT that I have has the fisrt five books of the OT in it. I also saw in our Catholic book store two more volumes. One of which contained I and II Macabees. You are definitly correct well worth the money!!!
St. Jerome created the Vulgate. Hebrew/Greek into Latin…
I take it these Bibles are not from from the same authority?The NASB is my favorite Bible for Bible Study! (None better in the English Language for a word for word translation!)
My second favorite for Bible Study is the ESV.
And for just general reading my favorite is the NIV.
So what it the Bibles are from a “different authority”! Having different translations from different authorities is actually a good thing! With the fact that many different “authorities” are translating the Bible for us gives us a perfect chance to compare the translations and help us make sure we are reading God’s Word without translators biases!
If you knew, you would not ask that question for you would know that the 66 Books are the only true recognized Word of God!Here is a bit of useless info…
Number 6 give to man because GOD created Man on the Sixth Day
Number 7, GOD, because He Completed Creation on the Seventh Day
Number 3, is referred to in the Bible as perfection, no doubt because of the Trinity.
Protestant Bible has 66 Books.
Catholic Bible has 73 Books.
Which one appears to be man made?
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RSV CE
Because there is one GOD, one Savior, one Church one Baptism one Bible.
Perhaps you could tell me? Should I believe you that there is only 66 books? Maybe I should believe Martin Luther? Or maybe I should believe the Church that kept all the Sacred writings, assembled and cannonized them?
Says who? On what authority do you base that? Is there an inspired “Table of Contents” I don’t know about. As St Augustine said “I would not believe the Scriptures are the Word of God had not the Catholic Church told me so.”
It trys to be gender neutral, and replaces words like brothren with brothers and sisters, and also replaces God and Jesus with He. If you want to know more see catholic answers bible translation guide, it goes through the majory ones and gives the pros and cons of each bible.
You must be careful with different translations. Not meaning like from one language to another. But as far as the person doing the traslation. Such as in the Living Bible when the Angel Gabriel comes to see Mary it is translated as Congratulations…like your the hundreth person to come through that door would you like to carry the Lord for nine months? It takes away a lot of the meaning. Also with some versions there is a bias as far as when it comes to having to do with anything that may seem like speaking about “works” words will be changed around to favor the some protestants positions as you don’t need works. And there is only one authority for interpreting the Bible.
If you knew, the catholic with the duetorocanonical books is the correct one, it was accepted as the True Word of God up until the reformation, and then Martin Luther removed them. One of the reasons was because some of them refured to purgatory. He also didn’t like the book of James. There are instances where Jesus was speaking from books that the protestants don’t have. The septuigant(with the duetorocanonical) is what Jesus was raised with. As I am sure you are aware that the Jews didn’t really have a standard OT. Some Jews used only five books from the OT. The jews that were where Jesus was used the septuigant.
Well the NRSV that my presbyterian church uses has HE in place of God. Not in all places, but in most.