I had that leather-bound RSV-2CE edition, with the zipper. I was dissatisfied with it, because the print was so small.
It’s been a long time since I spewed out my opinion about Bibles, and such. You might get by with a Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and all that under $60, total.
but, I suggest that people decide on a figure in their mind, about how much they want to spend, let’s say, in the next ten years, on Bibles and commentaries.
Or to put it another way, how much SHOULD you spend?
The problem I’ve run into is my runaway spending. I always find something new in the next book I buy. I’m just hooked on that. I can’t get enough.
I have the Jewish Study Bible, The NIV Study bible, Strong’s concordance, RSV-2CE, Ignatius Study bible (NT only, so far). Everybody doesn’t need that, or have time to look over these. At times, though, I’m off on a chase from one book to another – and for good reason – translations vary, and the RSV-2CE is (let’s politely say) vague or incomprehensible here or there. Sometimes, the meaning is altogether different in different Bibles, or just unclear.
the footnotes in Bibles vary, of course, and sometimes they leave you will questions that just hang there. Read about the cities of refuge, in the Old Testament. If a man accidentally killed another, he would flee to a city of refuge and stay there until the death of the high priest in Jerusalem. OK, so you have no footnotes, etc., why does this make sense, that the man can go home after the death of the high priest?
I found a possible answer to this question, but it was not even in a study bible. So, what do you do with these verses, when you come across them? Why is this particular verse important? (And, I know, who cares?) I’ve probably passed the $1500 level of spending, to finally find a proposed answer to this question about the death of the high priest. Well, I’ll be seeing you later, I guess.
I am unable to reply though but thanks to anyone who can help.