Looking for a new Bible

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In high school I had the Catholic Youth Bible and now I am halfway through college and looking for a Bible that is geared more toward young adults- adults. Anyone have any suggestions? I love that the Catholic Youth Bible had side notes and other prayers that related to certain passages.
 
Lincat said : "In high school I had the Catholic Youth Bible and now I am halfway through college and looking for a Bible that is geared more toward young adults- adults.
Anyone have any suggestions?
I love that the Catholic Youth Bible had side notes and other prayers that related to certain passages."


So, are you searching for
  1. a NEW Bible “Version” like the New American Bible (or the New Jerusalem Bible) … or
  2. Are you seeking a Bible which has “BETTER” side-notes and prayers in it?
 
Lincat said : "In high school I had the Catholic Youth Bible and now I am halfway through college and looking for a Bible that is geared more toward young adults- adults.
Anyone have any suggestions?
I love that the Catholic Youth Bible had side notes and other prayers that related to certain passages."


So, are you searching for
  1. a NEW Bible “Version” like the New American Bible (or the New Jerusalem Bible) … or
  2. Are you seeking a Bible which has “BETTER” side-notes and prayers in it?
I don’t necessarily want a new version, I am looking more for one that has better door toes and prayers in it for a more adult age group. My other is for young people and I’m ready for a more adult version.
 
If you like the NAB, I recommend The New Catholic Answer Bible. It’s a good apologetics version. No prayers or “door toes”-whatever those are.
 
A good all-around bible would be the Little Rock Catholic Study Bible.

It has both study notes as well as little prayer guides within it. I’m not the biggest fan of the NAB-RE translation or the standard NAB-RE notes, but the extras in the LRCSB more than make up for its deficiencies. Plus, I think the NAB-RE translation is a bit easier to read than some of the more formal translations (Douay, RSV), and the New Testament readings will be essentially identical to what you hear at mass (the Old Testament was updated in the NAB-RE, but the updates haven’t made it to the Mass lectionary).

My recommendation is to see if you can check out a copy of any Bible before you purchase to check and see if you like the features and the translation. If you own library doesn’t carry it, they may be able to get it through inter-library loan. Or, someone at the parish (or the parish itself) may have copies you can borrow. I like doing this because I’m poor and don’t like spending monies on a Bible safari (with the exception of finding under $5 copies at Goodwill - don’t mind spending that and if I don’t like, re-donating back to the store).

Generally, ordering site-to-store through Walmart’s website offsets some of the expense of getting one (if that is a major consideration). It comes in paperback and hardback (the limited edition leather cover appears to be no longer available). Since it was first published in 2011, the odds of finding a copy in the local Goodwill or used bookstore isn’t good yet.
 
Although I do not have one (yet! 🙂 ) I have read many reviews on the RSV-Catholic Edition. I would like to get a copy of the 1966 version.

However, currently I have the New American Bible (official Bible of the Church) as well as the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible (RSV-CE 1966). I just bought this study bible and have found it to be invaluable! Also on Ignatius Press website, there are free .pdf downloads with self-study questions for every book in the New Testament. The only downside to this study bible is that it is only the New Testament. They do have a couple of the OT books completed but it will be quite a while before they complete it. My understanding is that it took 10+ years to do the NT.

Here’s a link to it…
ignatius.com/promotions/catholic-study-bible/

Btw, I am in no way affiliated with Ignatius press! 😃
 
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