Is ESV appropriate for Catholic study?

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porthos11 said:
The original NAB fell within the dynamic side of the spectrum. With the revision of the New Testament in 1986, it moved somewhat to the center, but the NAB is still more dynamic than formal. It falls around the same point as the NIV.
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I would mildly disagree- I actually think that the 1986 NAB moved closer to a formal equivalance translation. It is more formal than the NIV, but maybe not as formal as the ESV or NASB.
 
I bought an ESV Bible back in 2005, because I liked the RSV-CE but not the (thees and thous - especially in the Psalms). But since the RSV-2CE came out in 2006, I havenā€™t looked at the ESV since. The RSV-2CE is approved by the Church, and it has all the Deutro-Canonical books in it.
 
CalCatholic said:
I bought an ESV Bible back in 2005, because I liked the RSV-CE but not the (thees and thous - especially in the Psalms). But since the RSV-2CE came out in 2006, I havenā€™t looked at the ESV since. The RSV-2CE is approved by the Church, and it has all the Deutro-Canonical books in it.
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smart move šŸ‘
 
taxes huh. what blood and sweat was plaed into each of those books. in war we learn on rememberence day less we forget.

i recall in bible study once if we were to add anything to the bible or take something away what would it be. i said the dead sea scrolls.

know i realize many would take away such things as the ending of corrinthians as so that movie with neo is in CONSTANTINE. many might as well chuck out revelations while there at it
 
tobinatorstark said:
To my knowledge the ESV has no Nihil Obstat or Imprimatur or Bishops Committee approval. Therefore makes it unacceptable to read and study for Catholics. Unless someone does have documentation of Church approval of the ESV
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// funny, my new jerusalem bible (3rd edition castillian version) does not have neither the nihil obstat and the imprimatur and it is a catholic bibleā€¦ šŸ˜‰
 
Jehuty_X said:
// funny, my new jerusalem bible (3rd edition castillian version) does not have neither the nihil obstat and the imprimatur and it is a catholic bibleā€¦ šŸ˜‰
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2nd, 3rd editions and so forth do not need an Nihil Obstat or imprimatur as they were contained in the original edition.
 
If you want to be a good Baptist read the ESV.

If you want to be a good Catholic read a translation based on the Vulgate.
 
Jehuty_X said:
// are you sure about that???

// i know the 2nd edition did contain bothā€¦
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is there any indication in beginning pages that is a Catholic Bible approved by the church?? (I know that it is, but I just am curious what all the beginning pages entails)
 
Jerry-Jet said:
If you want to be a good Baptist read the ESV.

If you want to be a good Catholic read a translation based on the Vulgate.
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Iā€™ll agree to a point. A Catholic should not even consider the ESV at all. I know you are Vulgate enthusiast like me, but some instance another translation not based on the Vulgate may be needed to get the point across. Both you and I know that the Vulgate is the most accurate
 
tobinatorstark said:
To my knowledge the ESV has no Nihil Obstat or Imprimatur or Bishops Committee approval. Therefore makes it unacceptable to read and study for Catholics. Unless someone does have documentation of Church approval of the ESV
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Not according to the Catholic Church.

There is no such requirement to read. One needs to be aware of possible translator bias etc and know oneselfā€¦but one can certainly make use of non Catholic Bibles.

One must know oneself and ones background and know the teachings of the Church of courseā€¦and know where the version is coming from.

Good to use several as Jimmy Akin points out ā€¦including protestant ones (as he does).

RSV CE etc is of course I think the best. But the ESV is 90% the 1971 NT RSV.
 
tobinatorstark said:
How do you figure??? I am sure that the ESV is a wonderful Bible. The fact remains it has no official approval by the Catholic Church means that it isnā€™t sufficient to read and study. You seem like a knowledgeable man. Why does one insist on reading non approved religious material???
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The Catholic Church does NOT require such approval for a book to be read.
One of course needs to use ā€œcommonā€ and ā€œtheologicalā€ sense in reading.

If one has a good grounding in the Faith and other good Catholic translations to compare with the textā€¦it can be very good to make use of various translations.

As does Jimmy Akin --head of the apologist dept of Catholic Answers.
 
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