FINALLY! An actual date for the Ignatius Study Bible

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As most people already know, the Ignatius Study Bible (NT only) came out in 2010. The OT has been in the works in the meantime. People are always wondering WHEN will the complete Bible be issued?

Yesterday, in my newsletter “Breaking the Bread” from the St. Paul Center, Scott Hahn writes that the entire Ignatius Study Bible is FINISHED! and has been sent to the publisher. The final Bible (God willing) should be “rolling off the presses by the end of 2020.” It was 21 years in the making (less time than elapsed between the NT and OT of the original D/R Bible (27 yrs.) And although the two bibles were delayed for different reasons, it will be soon forgotten once we have them!

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I held off on purchasing the NT only version for years waiting to buy the whole thing. Finally after hearing nothing for years, I went ahead and bought the NT one last month.

Figures, lol.

It’s awesome this is finally done.
 
There are many of us in that same boat. I assume there will be an OT only version at the same time as the full Bible version. One hopes 🙂
 
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Finally is right! This is great news! Many of the OT books were complete, but I know they had a few to go. I purchased a couple of the OT books independently when I wanted to research something more. I already own the Ignatius Study NT and have been waiting for the complete version like many others.

And finally, a complete Catholic Bible with orthodox and spiritually uplifting footnotes unlike the other stale offering (starts with N, ends with B) which has been around for decades.
 
Great great news I just a few weeks ago finished the NT which I read straight through including all the essays, intros, word studies and footnotes.
 
That is awesome news. I own the New Testament already and I’ve been waiting so anxiously for this.
 
Tolle_Lege said:
Finally is right! This is great news! Many of the OT books were complete, but I know they had a few to go. I purchased a couple of the OT books independently when I wanted to research something more. I already own the Ignatius Study NT and have been waiting for the complete version like many others.

And finally, a complete Catholic Bible with orthodox and spiritually uplifting footnotes unlike the other stale offering (starts with N, ends with B) which has been around for decades.
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But what’s so wrong with The Didache Bible, Ignatius Bible (RSV-2CE) Edition edited by the Midwest Theological Union? It too contains very orthodox footnotes plus wonderful orthodox apologetics and commentaries — all based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

The Ignatius Study Bible edited by Dr. Scott Hahn will more likely have more detailed footnotes (based on the Ignatius New Testament Study Bible) but the The Didache Bible, Ignatius Bible (RSV-2CE) Edition is a wonderful, completely orthodox Catholic Bible in its own right.

https://www.amazon.com/Didache-Bible-Commentaries-Catechism-Catholic/dp/1939231140/
 
That’s awesome. I love the NT edition. Can’t wait to pick this up!
 
PeterT said:
But what’s so wrong with The Didache Bible, Ignatius Bible (RSV-2CE) Edition edited by the Midwest Theological Union? It too contains very orthodox footnotes plus wonderful orthodox apologetics and commentaries — all based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
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Thanks for the comment. I actually own the Didache RSV2CE and find it to be a solid, orthodox edition of Scripture. But I look at it more of a “bridge” between the awful NAB and the Ignatius Study Bible.

I find the Ignatius Study notes to be much more in-depth, plentiful, and spiritual than the Didache’s notes. Don’t get me wrong, the Didache is a very good edition and the tie-in to the Catechism, along with the 100 or so special topic sections, is great. Where I find the Didache very lacking and unfortunately, at times disappointing, is in the book introductions. They are just one page each, so there’s not a lot of room to discuss the historical backdrop and main themes. Also, while the Didache almost always confirms traditional authorship of the New Testament books, it’s quite hit-or-miss with the Old Testament books; in fact, some of the OT authorship claims are downright skeptical. However, the Didache is leaps and bounds better than the NAB.

One would hope that the complete Ignatius Bible will be affordable enough to reach as many folks as possible, but seeing that the NT alone is over $20, I won’t be surprised to see it released around the $60-$70 price point.
 
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Thanks very much to you and the others who recently “gave up waiting” and purchased the NT. Like washing a car and making it rain, it is folks like you who are responsible for the release of the OT. 👏
 
I cannot for the life of me find a copy of this alleged Breaking the Bread newsletter, either on the St. Paul Center website or on their app.
 
Thucydides said:
I cannot for the life of me find a copy of this alleged Breaking the Bread newsletter, either on the St. Paul Center website or on their app.
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I know! 😉

I wanted to post the news directly from their website, but discovered that the print version of the “Breaking the Bread” newsletter (which comes once a week with that week’s scripture notes,) is not available online. You must get the print newsletter from the St. Paul Center.
 
Thucydides said:
I cannot for the life of me find a copy of this alleged Breaking the Bread newsletter, either on the St. Paul Center website or on their app.
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Upon reading this I searched and found no information either. I searched and found an email address for Scott Hahn to inquire about it. Here was a quick response from someone identitfying as a research assistant:

“The Old Testament will be published in two volumes, separate from the New Testament Volume. Yes, the end of 2020 should be about the right time to see these come out.”
 
Zach said:
“The Old Testament will be published in two volumes, separate from the New Testament Volume. Yes, the end of 2020 should be about the right time to see these come out.”
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Is that a confirmation that there will never be a complete Ignatius Catholic Study Bible? Because that will massively reduce the usefulness of the entire project and pretty much guarantees that we’re never going to get a suitable one-volume Catholic study Bible for general use, which is depressing.
 
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