Navarre Bible New Testament 12 volume set question

[xman]

Hello all,

Does anyone happen to know if the Navarre Bible New Testament 12 volume set is based upon the first or second edition? It seems like the picture of the covers indicate the first edition, where as the individual volumes appear to be the second edition.

scepterpublishers.org/category-exec/category_id/12/nm/Navarre_New_Testament_Series

I’ve tried contacting the publisher serveral times about this and never got a reply.

Surprisingly it looks like Buy.com has this bundle for a great price, but I want to make sure the bundle is the second edition before I order.

buy.com/prod/Navarre_Bible_New_Testament/q/loc/106/202803613.html

Thanks!

Dave

 

[richardeekw]

1. I trust that you are aware that there is the NT 12-ol set as well as the single volume (which I suppose, does not contain the additional “Teaching articles”
   (Cause for Price difference")
2. I have been speaking to Harmony Media, and they are currently working towards get the Navarre Bible and its full works onto CD-rom.

 

[Hiromu]

Any news from your conversations with Harmony Media and the Navarre Bible?

 

[Rolltide]

1. I trust that you are aware that there is the NT 12-ol set as well as the single volume (which I suppose, does not contain the additional “Teaching articles”
   (Cause for Price difference")
2. I have been speaking to Harmony Media, and they are currently working towards get the Navarre Bible and its full works onto CD-rom.

There is also the 3 volume hard-cover set of the New Testament as well…

 

[MarcoPolo]

I just got the 12-volume set from a bookstore who ordered from the publisher, Scepterpublishers.org

In looking at the copyright page of the commenteray on Matthew for instance, there is the following verbiage:A catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library.
First edition 1988; Second edition 1991, reprinted many times;
Third edition (reset and repaged) 2005So the way I understand that is that this contains the text of the 2nd edition, and the formatting of a 3rd edition which preserved the text of the 2nd edition.

 

[Bible_Reader]

(Apologies for reviving an older thread, but this is a question that also occurred to me.)

In the 2nd edition of the paperback series, the English (RSV-CE) text and the Latin (New Vulgate) text were put on the same page. In the 3rd edition, the Latin was moved to the back, and the notes were changed from being a single column to be two columns in slightly smaller font.

The main difference is that if one wishes to compare the English to the Latin, one has to do some page flipping. Also, although the content is the same, the newer edition has fewer pages. If you wish to see this for yourself, use the Amazon “Look Inside the Book” feature of the second edition of the Gospel of St. Luke (you can search for a particular passage, such as “In the days of Herod”) versus the 3rd edition available at Google Books.

The formatting of the 3rd edition of the paperback is quite similar to the formatting of the omnibus hardcover editions for the New Testament, which also contain 2 column notes and the Latin at the back of the volume.

When we turn to the hardcover edition, the situation becomes a bit more complicated. There are two hardcover presentations of the New Testament: a three volume “Reader’s Edition” set and a single volume “Compact Edition” set. I address these in turn:

For the three volume “Reader’s Edition set”: The hardcover Gospel and Acts “Reader’s Edition” came out initially in an edition without the Latin; but the 2008 edition included the Latin at the end. The other two hardcover “Reader’s Edition” volumes (Pauline Letters and Hebrews-Catholic Letters-Revelation) contain Latin at the back. Thus, as long as one has the latest version of the hardcovers, one has identical content to the 12 volume paperback set. These volumes are also very similar in format to the seven volume hardcover Old Testament set (which substantively differ only in including Latin and English on the same page.) The bottom line is the current version of the three volume hardcover set is cheaper than the paperbacks, contains the same contact, looks sharper, and is uniform with the Old Testament set, should you later desire to add that to your collection.

For the single volume “Compact Edition”: the single volume New Testament omits the Latin, the lengthy book introductions, and has an abbreviated commentary. I think this is a substantial drawback, and cannot recommend this single volume.

As you can see, I recommend that you buy the three volume hardcover New Testament set (and if your desire, the seven volume hardcover Old Testament set).

Happy reading!

 

[NotWorthy]

As you can see, I recommend that you buy the three volume hardcover New Testament set (and if your desire, the seven volume hardcover Old Testament set).

Happy reading!

I am one NT book short of having the complete set and I heartily second your recommendation. The OT set is wonderful and the NT set has so far been very enlightening!