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Johenz
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I’m considering a major expenditure to purchase one of these sets and would like some feedback from folks who have experience with either. Pros and cons of each set are welcome. Thank you.
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CatholicCajun
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I can only speak of the Navarre Bible, I LOVE them, I finally got the whole set and am in the process of buying them one at a time for my son. We own 3 religious stores and they sell well in all of them. God Bless and hope this helps.
CatholicCajun
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Ok, forgot something, if you choose the Navarre Bibles, the Ignatius Study Bible has a study series from Ignatius Press where they break the Bible down by books and have studies, I don’t think that they are that expensive so that may be a way of getting both of them, I went look on my shelf and I don’t have a one left (guess I will have to make an order
) but I think the Scriptures are in the study guide. Have a blessed evening.
) but I think the Scriptures are in the study guide. Have a blessed evening.
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yinekka
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Both the Ignatius and the Navarre bible use the Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE) translation.
Both the Ignatius and Navarre comments are Faithful to the mind of the Church. The Navarre comments use the Church Fathers and St Josemaria Escriva a lot and Ignatius uses more biblical scholars e.g. Scott Hahn . I use both when I study the bible because I find that the two different emphases compliment one another.
Both the Ignatius and Navarre comments are Faithful to the mind of the Church. The Navarre comments use the Church Fathers and St Josemaria Escriva a lot and Ignatius uses more biblical scholars e.g. Scott Hahn . I use both when I study the bible because I find that the two different emphases compliment one another.
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teachccd
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I second that!!
Both are unique within themselves and both are really informative and well done.I have both and it would be hard to rate one higher than the other!! Just my :twocents: …teachccd
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Rolltide
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Biggest con…
The Navarre Bible is complete, whereas the Ignatius Study Bible is still incomplete. Hopefully, the New Testament will be complete by the end of 2008, with a single volume version released sometime next year. However, work hasn’t even started on the Old Testament yet.
That said, both are GREAT and completely complement each other due to the different emphases.
The Navarre Bible is complete, whereas the Ignatius Study Bible is still incomplete. Hopefully, the New Testament will be complete by the end of 2008, with a single volume version released sometime next year. However, work hasn’t even started on the Old Testament yet.
That said, both are GREAT and completely complement each other due to the different emphases.
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Johenz
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Thanks for the advice everyone. Y’all sure aren’t making this easy…LOL. Currently, I’m leaning towards the Navarre Bible, since it’s available in a complete set immediately.
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teachccd
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Yea, when you ask for us to decide on two great pieces of work it is not easy. So either way you win and if you can get both someday you get the grand prize! God Bless…teachccd
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NotWorthy
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This is exactly what I’m doing. I love them both.
The Navarre, IMO, concentrates on the message of the author. It doesn’t explain a lot of the minutae, such as many of the meanings of each Jewish phrase, but it gives great commentary on what the early Church taught.
The Ignatius, helps explain so many of the phrases that do come across well in translation.
They both work very well together, and teach sound Church Doctrine - a nice change from reading the NAB.
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NotWorthy
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One additional note:
You can get a good sampling of the Navarre commentary here: Simply go to the search engine and type in the NT book and the chapter (narrowing it down to verses doesn’t seem to help). You’ll get 10-20 topics to choose from (they are separated into Gospel readings), but you’ll find the verse or verses you’re looking for.
The only thing missing from this online commentary are the large chapter commentary. For instance, Romans 9-11, has a commentary over the 3 chapters as a whole. This commentary doesn’t overflow into the online commentary.
You can get a good sampling of the Navarre commentary here: Simply go to the search engine and type in the NT book and the chapter (narrowing it down to verses doesn’t seem to help). You’ll get 10-20 topics to choose from (they are separated into Gospel readings), but you’ll find the verse or verses you’re looking for.
The only thing missing from this online commentary are the large chapter commentary. For instance, Romans 9-11, has a commentary over the 3 chapters as a whole. This commentary doesn’t overflow into the online commentary.
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