navarre bible

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The Navarre bible, any opinions on this bible verses other translations?
 
I’ve been buying and using the Navarre Commentaries since they just came out, and use them extensively in preparing Bible studies and in my devotions. The translation is the RSV, which happens to be my translation of choice because it is both accurate and literate.

The other qualities that distinguish the Navarre from other commentaries are:
  1. Faithful to the Magisterium.
  2. Contains many quotes from the Saints, the Early Church Fathers, the Popes, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
  3. Tends to be on the devotional side, but not impractically so, and there is lots of “study 'Bible” quality material as well.Scholarly, but not stuffy and indecipherable to the average layman.
  4. The layout is clear and easy to read.
  5. The price is not astronomical, although there are a lot of volumes to by and by the time it’s all said and done you’ve put out a good amount of change.
  6. Lots of good articles about the Scriptures, the canon, the individual books found in the Bible, the various literary genres, and other helpful topics.
Probably the biggest downer for me is that it does come in several volumes rather than one economical volume. I don’t think, howver, that one volume would hold all the good stuff you get in the Navarre.
 
I’ve been enjoying the Navarre for the last few years. I’m on my last book of the 10 hard bounds - The Pentateuch (yes, I started the Navarre in the middle of my last Old Testament run).

There is one thing that is really bothering me about this one, which I haven’t experienced with any of the others. The commentator follows the Yahwehist, Elohimist, etc., etc. renderings of the writing of the Torah and lets it influence their writings. Isn’t this a 19th century invention of Old Testament interpretations? The authors act like the Torah wasn’t written until after the Babylonian Return (circa Ezra and Nehemiah).

But with the rest of the comments, I really, REALLY like the Navarre. Its been well worth the investment.
 
I love the Navarre! It’s one of the best in my opinion. Its Catholic scholarship that I am proud of!
 
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