Does anyone use the Douay-Rheims Bible published by St. Benedict Press? Feedback?

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I’m thinking of buying the Douay-Rheims Bible in black leather from St. Benedict Press.

books.benedictpress.com/index.php/page/shop:flypage/product_id/778/

I’d appreciate your feedback if you own this Bible.

Does the cover “droop” so that the pages lay flat? What about the binding and ribbon? What is your overall impression on quality?

Any feedback at all would be appreciated.

-Tim-
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I own a very similar Bible from the same publishers, except that it’s burgundy rather than black.

It’s a very convenient size, and the cover is flexible enough to make reading easy.

Print size is small but readable, and the words of Christ are printed in red.

The footnotes from Bishop Challoner are reproduced intact, and there’s also a helpful timeline, and some traditional Catholic art at the end. I’d recommend this one. 👍
 
That’s a great looking bible. I want the one with the Latin on one side and English on the other.
 
TimothyH said:
I’m thinking of buying the Douay-Rheims Bible in black leather from St. Benedict Press.

books.benedictpress.com/index.php/page/shop:flypage/product_id/778/

I’d appreciate your feedback if you own this Bible.

Does the cover “droop” so that the pages lay flat? What about the binding and ribbon? What is your overall impression on quality?

Any feedback at all would be appreciated.

-Tim-
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Hi Tim…I do not own this Bible (yet) but here are a couple of reviews about it that might help…

Scroll down to the Oct 17th, 2009 post…

catholicbibles.blogspot.com/search?q=St.+Benedict+Press

And here is a review with photos…

absnospin.blogspot.com/2009/08/review-tans-new-paperback-douay-rheims.html
 
TimothyH said:
I’m thinking of buying the Douay-Rheims Bible in black leather from St. Benedict Press.

books.benedictpress.com/index.php/page/shop:flypage/product_id/778/

I’d appreciate your feedback if you own this Bible.

Does the cover “droop” so that the pages lay flat? What about the binding and ribbon? What is your overall impression on quality?

Any feedback at all would be appreciated.

-Tim-
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Try to get a hands on look at it first. I had one years ago and the English was 17th cent. English which made it difficult to read and the print was so small it hurt your eyes.
A few years later I bought the Fr. Haydock commentary edition which was based on the Channler translation and the English was O.K. but was still a very literal translation from the Latin but I prefer a literal translation. What I really liked was the verse by verse commentary.

I would take a close look at the Ignatius Bible with the commentary. or the RVS Revised also. Its all a matter of taste I guess. Just try to get one that is approved. 👍👍
 
I bought this exact Bible.

There’s this weird effect on all the pages, where the pages are “warped,” making these weird bumps across the top and bottom of the pages, and the corners curl a little bit. If I curl the Bible back and forth while it’s closed, I can hear a “crack” from the warped pages. This doesn’t happen with my NAB or NIV bible.

When I e-mailed St. Benedict Press, I was told the pages would eventually flatten out with use. I would appreciate it if anyone else could confirm that for me, because it’s really distracting.
 
minion said:
I bought this exact Bible.

There’s this weird effect on all the pages, where the pages are “warped,” making these weird bumps across the top and bottom of the pages, and the corners curl a little bit. If I curl the Bible back and forth while it’s closed, I can hear a “crack” from the warped pages. This doesn’t happen with my NAB or NIV bible.

When I e-mailed St. Benedict Press, I was told the pages would eventually flatten out with use. I would appreciate it if anyone else could confirm that for me, because it’s really distracting.
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This is good feedback. Thanks!

-Tim-
 
The Bible of which you speak is my most prized Bible. I’m a bit of a collector, but for my linguistic taste and method of spirituality (rabid traditonalist) the flavour of the Douay-Rheims is the only one for me. I love it. I have the black ultrasoft Bible, beautiful. The pages stick a little, at first, so you’ll need to flip through them. I’ve owned my Douay for several months now and read from it several times daily. I try to read upwards of five pages a day. The binding stands up to daily use, I’ve had cheaper Bibles that simply don’t stand up. But it’s the language and historicity of the Douay that makes her so attractive. Get yourself a Douay, Bud, you won’t regret it.

God bless,
 
np Tim 🙂
John_Carlton said:
The Bible of which you speak is my most prized Bible. I’m a bit of a collector, but for my linguistic taste and method of spirituality (rabid traditonalist) the flavour of the Douay-Rheims is the only one for me. I love it. I have the black ultrasoft Bible, beautiful. The pages stick a little, at first, so you’ll need to flip through them. I’ve owned my Douay for several months now and read from it several times daily. I try to read upwards of five pages a day. The binding stands up to daily use, I’ve had cheaper Bibles that simply don’t stand up. But it’s the language and historicity of the Douay that makes her so attractive. Get yourself a Douay, Bud, you won’t regret it.

God bless,
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Hmm, I got the Leather cover rather than the ultrasoft. Did your Bible have the same problem mine had, mentioned in an above post? I’m considering returning it if I just happen to have a defective copy.
 
John_Carlton said:
The Bible of which you speak is my most prized Bible. I’m a bit of a collector, but for my linguistic taste and method of spirituality (rabid traditonalist) the flavour of the Douay-Rheims is the only one for me. I love it. I have the black ultrasoft Bible, beautiful. The pages stick a little, at first, so you’ll need to flip through them. I’ve owned my Douay for several months now and read from it several times daily. I try to read upwards of five pages a day. The binding stands up to daily use, I’ve had cheaper Bibles that simply don’t stand up. But it’s the language and historicity of the Douay that makes her so attractive. Get yourself a Douay, Bud, you won’t regret it.

God bless,
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I appreciate your response.

With all due respexct, five months seems like not enough time to tell if the binding stands up to daily use or not. I wonder what it will look like after ten years of airport travel, sitting on the passenger seat of the car and daily reading at the breakfast table?

Keep us posted.

-Tim-
 
Timothy, I don’t know if you’ve bought your Bible yet or not, I just saw this today.

I have this Bible in burgundy, with the leather cover (not the ultrasoft). Mine is the large print edition.
  1. Yes, the cover is flexible enough that it ‘droops’ and the pages lay flat. I look for that feature in a Bible, also.
  2. Minion, I also have that warped page effect that runs along the top of the pages. It’s only at the top, and it’s not really bad, but it’s there.
  3. Another issue I have with this Bible is that they didn’t leave enough inside margin, so the print is too close into the center. You have to press the pages down to easily read when you get to the inside edge, especially towards the middle, like Ecclesiasticus or Isaias.
  4. The font size is awfully small. Like I said, I have the ‘large print’ edition and the font is barely larger than the regular print in my other bibles.
I’m a bit of a collector, too, and this is probably my 2nd to least favorite bible. It’s not nearly as bad as my black leather New Jerusalem Bible, Standard Edition by Doubleday. It literally has a 1/4th inch inside margin.
 
Thanks 👍

Mine’s pretty bad in most of the Old Testament, but the bumps get better when it starts getting near the New Testament.

Still, at least I don’t feel as bad banging it up since the pages are messed up anyway 😛
 
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