Catholic Book Publishing NABREs are out!

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I was pleasantly surprised to find that the CBPC has released all its various editions of the New American Bible, Revised Edition, and that they are beautiful and much less expensive than the other offerings. In fact, they use the same cover on their medium-size bible as they used on the 1970 edition, which is really pretty sweet. No bells and whistles here, just their beautifully made and laid out Bibles, for under ten bucks! Available at your local Catholic bookstore! The NABRE is quickly growing on me. The OT is quite beautiful (you and I just have to get over the “young woman” stuff from Is. 7:14)
 
Sounds good. I already own the Oxford version of the NABRE (leather-bound), and it’s great to read from.

As for the oddities in translation (Isaiah 7:14 is the big one, but there are others - Genesis 3:15, Psalm 45, and so on) and the notes (which are definitely the most “liberal” of all the Catholic Bibles I own), I just ignore them - and pray that, someday, we’ll get an NABRE 2nd Edition in which these errors are smoothed out.
 
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Sounds good. I already own the Oxford version of the NABRE (leather-bound), and it’s great to read from.

As for the oddities in translation (Isaiah 7:14 is the big one, but there are others - Genesis 3:15, Psalm 45, and so on) and the notes (which are definitely the most “liberal” of all the Catholic Bibles I own), I just ignore them - and pray that, someday, we’ll get an NABRE 2nd Edition in which these errors are smoothed out.
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Yeah, our very liberal and leftist Catechist Certification Program instructo required us to buy this Bible. The notes can be horrible.
 
I use the NABRE a lot in RCIA and Bible Study. I like it and think it is a big improvement over the NAB! I also use the RSV-2CE and the Jerusalem Bible.
 
Barbkw said:
Luke 1:28

IMO, that’s unacceptable in a Catholic Bible.
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I just read that was a complaint about the NAB that was published in 1970. Evidently the error has been carried along. I agree with you; the fullness of grace in our Blessed Mother is one of the most important teachings of the Church, it goes back to the Greek (I checked), and although I like much of the language used in the NAB (as compared to Douay-Rheims) I am very unhappy to find out that “full of grace” (which is a title) has been translated as “favored one.”

Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with thee!

Mary was absolutely full of grace even before she accepted her mission. “Favored one” doesn’t even come close to describing the glory of her being.

And that is a shame. 😦
 
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