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Hi! I am a theology student trying to find some good reference material. Mostly I am looking for a good Catholic bible concordance (its like a huge glossary for the Bible). I would like to get a NAB one and a RVS-CE, so suggestions for either will help. Does any one have any suggestions on where to find these?

I am also looking for a good Theology Dictionary, and a copy of the Summa Theologica that wont cost me an arm and a leg.

Thanks!

David
 
*…Another thing I am asked to recommend is a Catholic concordance. Again, my response is, “You don’t need one.” First, the existing Catholic concordances are based on lousy, non-literal translations and are inferior to Protestant concordances. Second, you shouldn’t waste your money on a concordance at all, because Bible study software blows concordances out of the water and makes them obsolete.

*You can do far more powerful and precise searches with software and save yourself an enormous amount of time compared to using a concordance. There is basically no point in spending money on a concordance anymore. Either get yourself Bible software (some of which is inexpensive or even free) or just use the search features at **www.biblegateway.com…

source: catholic.com/thisrock/2004/0409bt.asp

Also, have you seen this site?:

newadvent.org/

(Summa & Catholic Encyclopedia online)
 
Thanks for the (name removed by moderator)ut! I am a frequent visitor to newadvent.org—very helpful website. I am looking for a hard copy of the summa. They have one on Amazon but it is $225.

As for a concordance and/or software—does any one have any particular recommendations?

-David
 
You should take a look at e-Sword . It is free software and it seems to be pretty powerful. I can’t say that it is a Catholic package - I haven’t looked too close yet but it looks like mainly protestant editions.

They do have the Douay-Rheims and the Latin Vulgate, but they don’t seem to yet offer the RSV (CE or otherwise) or the NAB.

The search and concordance features seem pretty cool. At first blush it seems to be better than the web-based services like Bible Gateway.

Take a peek, the software and bible/concordance/etc downloads are free. You might like it.
 
there is a concordance to the NAB I got mine from Autom, it is a thick blue and yellow paperback. There is also a dictionary of biblical theology, I got it from Emmaus Road (Word Among Us). WAU uses RSV in its devotional and bible study, don’t know if the dictionary is tied to that version or useful for all Catholic bibles.
 
The NAB does have a concise concordance available amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0195282760/104-6790379-1068702?v=glance
with the emphasis on concise. It is *nowhere * as extensive as Strongs, but it comes in handy sometimes. As far as I know there is no concordance for the RSV-CE (or even the RSV) but I’ve found that Strongs, that was made for the KJV works pretty well with the RSV-CE since the latter translation was basically meant to be an update of the former.

I know there is software and online resources available, but I’m something of a bibliophile and I just like books.
 
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Fidelis:
As far as I know there is no concordance for the RSV-CE (or even the RSV) but I’ve found that Strongs, that was made for the KJV works pretty well with the RSV-CE since the latter translation was basically meant to be an update of the former.
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I have two problems with Strongs:
  1. None of the “Catholic” old testament books are included.
  2. I looked at a Strongs cross-reference bible a long time ago and chose to leave it in the bookstore. It appeared to me at the time that, by their verse selection, the writers of Strong’s were anti-Catholic. I may be judging too harshly, however.
I’m making do with a good searchable RSV-CE bible on CD, but then I’m tied to the computer. If you find a good concordance for the RSV-CE, I want to know about it.
 
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You should take a look at e-Sword . It is free software and it seems to be pretty powerful. I can’t say that it is a Catholic package - I haven’t looked too close yet but it looks like mainly protestant editions.

They do have the Douay-Rheims and the Latin Vulgate, but they don’t seem to yet offer the RSV (CE or otherwise) or the NAB.
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E-Sword is great - mainly protestant but great. Easy to use. And free. Or cheap if you want a CD sent to you rather than downloading it all. Apparently the writers have asked the RSV copyright owners for permission to include it but that permission was refused. Hopefully one day they will change their mind. If the copyright holder for the Message (yuk!) can give permission, why not the RSV one day?
 
You should check out Amazon, Ignatius Press or A1 Books for the Summa. I just checked on Amazon and there is a seller with a used set for aorund $60. I would double check on the condition and make sure all five are included though. Thanks and God Bless.
 
Try Powels.com They have absolutely the biggest book store I have ever been in.The main store is two stories and covers one city block. The techical books are located in another building.
 
Re: software recommendations, I use Libronix/Logos (www.logos.com). It’s not free, but the amount of resource available is staggering. I would think this would prove very useful to a serious theology student. A couple of considerations however:
  1. Theology students are often times poor 🙂 so eSword could be better for your budget
  2. Logos is a little light on Catholic resources. But they do have RSV-CE and NAB, and there about 3 or 4 good Catholic oriented commentaries. I like reading non-Catholic commenaries also, but that may not be to your liking if there isn’t more Catholic stuff.
The search tools, concordances, tools to compare Bible versions, exegetical guides, browse by topic, cross reference, fuzzy search, notes tools, and graphical analysis tools are bar none that I have seen.

My .02…
 
Liguori offers a CD, The Bible Library for Catholics. It has three different Bible Translations, a Naves Topical Index , and some definitions of Greek and Hebrew words. One can search by verse or by keyword. Notes are included. I notice thr price label says $99.00, but I think I paid more like $65.00. That was several years ago and like much computer stuff it may have come down in price since then. It works well for cutting and pasting Biblical Quotes into a talk or sermon.
 
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