Is the Orthodox study bible ok

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Hi,
I read some where that this bible was ok for Catholics to study with. So far it seems ok. I have a question… is it ok? I noticed in Jeremiah that chapter 29 ends with verse 7 while in the DR it ends with verse 32. Chapter 30 in the DR seems different also. The chapters seem to be different or numbered differently .from about chapter 25 or so.
What say you all???

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I’ve heard it does make some quite anti Catholic comments in the scripture commentary. Nonetheless, doctrinally it is mostly correct and one Catholic website recommended its use.

It does not have an imprimatur or nihil obstat, so it is not approved by the Church. But if you so wish, you may use it.

I’d personally recommend the Didache Study Bible, which is approved by the Church, has a nihil obstat and imprimatur, and an in depth commentary from the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Hope this helps.
 
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Maybe speak from firsthand experience instead of a third-party characterization. That Catholic website may be evaluating it unfairly.
 
Sure, why not?

I use the Orthodox Study Bible. It has great commentary from the Fathers (a lot from St Ambrose).

I’m wondering where people get the idea that it is anti-Catholic? Because its commentary does not align with the Catholic idea of the Papacy?

ZP
 
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I own the Orthodox Study Bible. The only thing I see in it that is remotely “anti-“Catholic (I wouldn’t call it that, but…) are references to Orthodox doctrine. 😲 shocking! They explain why the papacy isn’t needed in one of the references in the back, and their Church history shows Catholicism branching away from them, but otherwise, it’s fine. (I mean, what would you expect from an Orthodox text?)
 
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I believe that it’s the most common for Eastern Catholics in the US.

In fact, using Orthodox printed materials for ECF (our parallel to CCD) is quite common.
 
I haven’t noticed any anti Catholic commentary yet. I think their notes are ok. What about the different or at least I think the chapter numbering is different in the book of Jeremiah from about 26 on. Chapter 29 ends at verse 7 while in the DR it ends at verse 30??

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The canon of scripture is slightly different (you notice the extra books, I presume?) and thus the numbering may not perfectly align. I can’t recall and my copy isn’t handy at the moment…how does the text (actual words) work out? Anything omitted?
 
Just the missing verses in chapter 29 of Jeremiah. I haven’t had time to compare two bibles yet.
 
I just compared. It’s all there. (Mind you, my comparison was NABRE to Orthodox, but…)

NABRE Chapter 29 and Orthodox Chapter 36 match for the book of Jeremiah. Maybe it’s just the numbering that gives the appearance of something missing?
 
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I’m wondering where people get the idea that it is anti-Catholic? Because its commentary does not align with the Catholic idea of the Papacy?
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I own this Bible too. A primary reason I got it was for “the text of the Old Testament, which is the Saint Athanasius Academy Septuagint, newly translated for this edition.” That’s very cool. And the Orthodox OT canon is more extensive than Catholics or Protestants. The NT just uses the NJKV, which is elegant prose (whatever else we may fault it for).

However, the final chapter in the prologue is titled “Introducing the Orthodox Church,” and this chapter carries the typical Orthodox spin on history. In that sense, it can justifiably be identified as “anti-Catholic” in its treatment of both the schism and the “further divisions in the West.” But, as @Cor_ad_Cor states above, this is hardly shocking to find within the pages of an Orthodox study Bible. It is an historical slant, but we Catholics have our own historical slants in these regards. The church you’re apart of does, to some extent, determine how you “read” history.
 
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