I Need A New Bible

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To be honest you will need two Bibles. Why? You will want a litteral translation like the NAB for study. You will want a poetic version like the DRV for enjoyment.

I suggest you buy a NAB Study Bible and a RSV-CE Bible.

I like the DRV too by the way. It’s beutiful but written in an older language.

If you can only afford one bible, buy the RSV-CE. That way you can get the NAB and all its notes on the internet for free! I listed the link to it below.

Here are some links so you can compare them:

drbo.org/
usccb.org/nab/bible/index.htm
catholicapologetics.net/

Compare them to some Protestant versions that are incomplete and tilted on theology:

biblegateway.com/
genevabible.org/Links.html
jesus-is-lord.com/thebible.htm (notice how this site failed to put ALL the books in the AKJV on its site!:tsktsk: Talk about a coverup to justify 66 books.)
Avoid Protestant Bibles alltogether. Use them only if you need to ‘debate’ Protestants.
 
I have the majority of the Navarre Study Bible…
It can get pretty expensive, but is worth it I think.
While it is not perfect, it has much information that I wouldn’t otherwise even know to look for in the Bible.
It is not something I was planning to read all the way through, but I am using it (though not enough) as a reference when I need it.
I also have the Ignatius Bible and the Douay-Rheims Bible on hand. I like to this so I can use them back and forth as one or the other may be a bit confusing.
 
Any Bible you buy should have these two stamps of approval:

IMPRIMATUR: In accord with…permission to publish this work is hereby granted.

NIHIL OBSTAT: I have concluded that the materials
presented in this work are free of doctrinal or moral errors.

Without these two stamps you could be buying a Bible written by a homosexual king for all you know? A political Bible?:eek:

Buy a theological Bible approved by clergy LOYAL to the Church Christ founded and not a bunch of rebelious desinting editors reforming Gods Word when Gods Word should be unchangeing!
 
I am also looking for an easy read. What about The Way? I remember using them in grammar school in the '70s
 
Learn Latin and Buy the Nova Vulgata. Closest to accurate of any Bible on planet Earth period!

If you don’t want to learn Latin then buy the Douay Rheims Challoner Haydock bible with Haydock notes!

Closer to accurate than anything else in English with Real Catholic Commentary.

If you want the most modern New Testament that hasn’t been butchered by the liberals buy the Confraternity New Testament!

If you want the least bad Protestant Bible buy the RSV-Catholic Second Edition.

It’s had some Catholic polishing but is still Protestant regardless of what the ecumenical type modern language lovers here will tell you.

Lastly you could buy either the Jerusalem Bible or the NAB but don’t read any ot the notes that come with those bibles!

If there is ever a conflict between any of the Bibles go with whatever is closest to the Vulgate.

That may not mean a perfect translation–but it will at least be one that doesn’t have any doctrinal error.

And if you’re really frustrated that Catholics don’t have good Engish tranlations then Fund any Conservative Catholic group of reputable scholars so they can translate for us a Real Catholic Bible.

One that doesn’t conflict with the Nova Vulgata in terms of Doctrine and one that does not bow down and worship at the altar of Inclusive language, liberal modernism, or Protestantizing of the scriptures.

We don’t currently have a modern Catholic English Bible like that. Let’s pray that one day we will!
 
dlp said:
I am also looking for an easy read. What about The Way? I remember using them in grammar school in the '70s
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Welcome to CAF dlp! :wave:I strongly advise against “The Way” which is a Catholic edition of the Living Bible. The Living Bible is a paraphrase—not a translation—based on the American Standard Version of 1901. It is quirky and inaccurate and written at a grade school level. Please see this article on the Living Bible.
 
For yours, the Revised Catholic Edition, for your wife, the New International Version.
 
urquhart said:
The Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition
The Jerusalem Bible
The New American Bible

All good sound choices for Catholics, in my order of preference. You might check them all out of the library and see which you prefer.
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Add to these titles to the one’s listed above:
  • The New Jerusalem Bible
  • the Confraternity Bible (available at www.sinagtala.com, and well worth it).
  • The SECOND edition of the Catholic RSV
  • The Christian Community Bible
  • Douay Rheims Bible
Any of them will be good for a Catholic.
 
Primitive said:
I have the majority of the Navarre Study Bible…
It can get pretty expensive, but is worth it I think.
While it is not perfect, it has much information that I wouldn’t otherwise even know to look for in the Bible.
It is not something I was planning to read all the way through, but I am using it (though not enough) as a reference when I need it.
I also have the Ignatius Bible and the Douay-Rheims Bible on hand. I like to this so I can use them back and forth as one or the other may be a bit confusing.
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Are they at some point going to publish a single volume edition of the Navarre Study Bible? They already have for the New Testament, but it is somewhat pricey at $44.95.
 
Fidelis said:
The NIV may have a bias inherent in the translation itself:

catholicconvert.com/Portals/57ad7180-c5e7-49f5-b282-c6475cdb7ee7/Documents/NIVbias.doc

When I look to see if footnotes/commentary have an anti-Catholic bias, there are several specific passages I always look up: Luke 1:28ff (usually there is some downplaying of the person and role of the Blessed Virgin), Matthew 16:18ff (Peter’s primacy is denied or seriously called into question), and John 6:47ff (any interpretation except a literal one is set forth). Some of these study Bibles (for example, the McArthur Study Bible) are blatantly anti-Catholic; some are more subtle.
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Besides being anti-Catholic, the McArthur study bible gets to be ridiculous. McArthur just can’t accept that Baptism is salvific; so confronted with a passage like Roman 6, he comes up with a convoluted commentary and says that “baptism” in this passages refers to a spiritual baptism and not water baptism. The NIV study bible and the NKJV Study bible engage in similar convoluted arguments to try and undermine clear passages on baptismal grace, such as 1 Peter 3.21.
 
Teeliumtrozzle said:
For yours, the Revised Catholic Edition, for your wife, the New International Version.
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If your wife wants a simpler translation, I would recommend the Good News Bible, Catholic Edition rather than the NIV, because:
  1. It is available with the Dueterocanon
  2. The NIV has some watered down ecclessiology in it (e.g., translating “traditions” as “teachings” in 2 Thess. 2:13, even though the Greek word is tradition).
 
Jerry-Jet said:
Learn Latin and Buy the Nova Vulgata. Closest to accurate of any Bible on planet Earth period!

If you don’t want to learn Latin then buy the Douay Rheims Challoner Haydock bible with Haydock notes!

Closer to accurate than anything else in English with Real Catholic Commentary.

If you want the most modern New Testament that hasn’t been butchered by the liberals buy the Confraternity New Testament!

If you want the least bad Protestant Bible buy the RSV-Catholic Second Edition.

It’s had some Catholic polishing but is still Protestant regardless of what the ecumenical type modern language lovers here will tell you.

Lastly you could buy either the Jerusalem Bible or the NAB but don’t read any ot the notes that come with those bibles!

If there is ever a conflict between any of the Bibles go with whatever is closest to the Vulgate.

That may not mean a perfect translation–but it will at least be one that doesn’t have any doctrinal error.

And if you’re really frustrated that Catholics don’t have good Engish tranlations then Fund any Conservative Catholic group of reputable scholars so they can translate for us a Real Catholic Bible.

One that doesn’t conflict with the Nova Vulgata in terms of Doctrine and one that does not bow down and worship at the altar of Inclusive language, liberal modernism, or Protestantizing of the scriptures.

We don’t currently have a modern Catholic English Bible like that. Let’s pray that one day we will!
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Good advice!
I would also add that depending on your use, if you choose the Vulgate, there is the Nova Vulgata and the Clementine Vulgate.
If you want to study early Church Fathers/Theologians and also have it coincide with the Tridentine Mass, then the Clementine Vulgate is the one to get since that is what they used/is used.
I have never seen or read one, but was told by a Latin professor that the The Nova Vulgata is an accurate faithful/translation, but since it has been "modernized’ or “updated” it isn’t always going to work out with the previously mentioned studies.
Even though the Nova Vulgata is “official” I’d still prefer the old one personally since I will need it for those particular studies.
 
pkmksk said:
I would like as in depth a bible as I can find with lots of extra Catholic stuff(church fathers, traditions, etc.) on the side. 😃
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Please do not buy the New American Bible (NAB). Although it has lots of footnotes, they were written by people seemingly steeped in the “historical-critical method” of bible study. This results in notes which often seem to challenge one’s faith regarding things like miracles and prophesy. The notes on the Annunciation describe Mary as “doubting”, in contrast to Catholic tradition. And if you read footnote 3 in Matthew chapter 5 you will be surprised to learn that Matthew “probably” composed half of the beatitudes of the Sermon on the Mount himself! None of this speaks to the deficient translation itself. More on that can be read at the link in my sig. Let me just say here the NAB revised Psalms (in all current editions) are so egregiously riddled with inclusive language that the Holy See prohibited their use in the lectionary.

I agree with those who have suggested the Douay-Rheims. It is very literal and faithful, being an English translation of St. Jerome’s magnificent Vulgate. The Haydock version contains copious authoritative notes (half of most pages), many from the early church fathers.
pkmksk said:
My wife has a hard time reading the bible so for her, a simpler translation would be best. Something easy to read and understand, more like a beginners bible. Not a children’s bible, :confused: but the next step up I think would be more appropriate.
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Resist the urge to perhaps pick up The Good News Bible, otherwise known as Today’s English Version. It is a dynamic equivalence translation, not a literal one. And it was translated by someone who believes the bible is neither inerrant nor infallible. Here I guess I would say go with the RSV Second Catholic Edition.
 
Wow, this thread has been a great discussion about the differences between the many versions of the Bible.

Just my $.02 to the original poster - If you’re looking for a very approachable Catholic Bible that’s easy to read and understand, I’d recommend the New Catholic Answer Bible. It’s the NAB version, but I think that would be just fine for your wife because most of the controversy surrounding this version seems to be focused on the footnotes(which she may not read anyway).

I usually recommend this Bible to new Catholics or as a Confirmation gift because in between each book is an insert that explains different aspects of our faith. The explanations use material from the Catechism and Bible verses to show the foundations for our beliefs, so it gives the reader the tools they need to defend the faith(which is becoming increasingly important these days).

This also makes an excellent gift for young people, who probably won’t go out and buy a separate book explaining Catholicism and may one day need to reference it in order to reaffirm their faith(especially if they’re college bound, where most young Catholics are forced to defend their faith). It’s not great for theological study, but it’s very good for most people’s needs. 🙂
 
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