Navarre Bible's new look

[Madia]

Is the Navarre Bible’s new look only for the softcover or also the hardcover?
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I’m interested in getting Gospels & Acts and was wondering if I should wait a while until the new look. Also, is there any reason why the hardcover edition of Gospels & Acts is cheaper than buying the 5 (softcover) individually? Is it possible to get the entire New Testament in hardcover or only Gospels & Acts/The Letters of St. Paul?

Also is the compact edition worth getting or am I better off with the other editions?
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[Fidelis]

Madia:

Is the Navarre Bible’s new look only for the softcover or also the hardcover?
scepterpublishers.org/product/index.php?keywords=Navarre

I’ve only seen the new soft-cover. I think it’s an improvement.

I’m interested in getting Gospels & Acts and was wondering if I should wait a while until the new look. Also, is there any reason why the hardcover edition of Gospels & Acts is cheaper than buying the 5 (softcover) individually? Is it possible to get the entire New Testament in hardcover or only Gospels & Acts/The Letters of St. Paul?

I don’t own the hardcover, but it is my understanding that it is a somewhat abridged version of the content of the soft-covers. If that is the case, I’ll hang on to my softies until they fall apart and don’t make 'em anymore.

Also is the compact edition worth getting or am I better off with the other editions?
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If the info I have about the abridged format is accurate, unless you have a space issues or really want more portability, I’d at least start with the soft-covers.

 

[Madia]

I don’t own the hardcover, but it is my understanding that it is a somewhat abridged version of the content of the soft-covers. If that is the case, I’ll hang on to my softies until they fall apart and don’t make 'em anymore.

The Latin Vulgate text is not included in the hardcover edition. Is that what would explain the page number difference (927 vs. the softcover’s 1275)?

The omission of the Vulgate text doesn’t bother me but if I bought the hardcover it seems that I’d still have to buy Hebrews-Revelation softcover if I wanted the entire New Testament.

If the info I have about the abridged format is accurate, unless you have a space issues or really want more portability, I’d at least start with the soft-covers.

So put the money toward other Navarre Bibles or the Haydock instead?

 

[Fidelis]

Madia:

The Latin Vulgate text is not included in the hardcover edition. Is that what would explain the page number difference (927 vs. the softcover’s 1275)?

Last time I looked at the hardcovers, the Latin Vulgate was there, but the text was much smaller than in the original soft-covers.

The abridgement of the hardcover texts that I heard about wasn’t due to the omission of the Latin. If I’m not mistaken, there were less articles and the commentary had been somewhat pared down.

 

[Shiann]

So if one were to begin collecting the Navarre Bibles, which would you recommend I begin with?

 

[Fidelis]

Shiann:

So if one were to begin collecting the Navarre Bibles, which would you recommend I begin with?

If it were me starting all over again, and if I could swing it financially (the hard-covers run $39.95), I would just start with the hardcovers now that they are all out (I started getting the softies as they were published). I have almost all the the hard-back single-volumes and they are easier to physically handle (no running back and forth to the bookcase to cross-reference), and they seem to be more durable (and attractive).

If you are a starving student or otherwise of limited income, I’d either save for the hardbacks or, if you can’t wait, get the softies one by one. They make nice Christmas presents too, if you have a special Santa you can drop a hint to!

 

[anawim]

Shiann:

So if one were to begin collecting the Navarre Bibles, which would you recommend I begin with?

For the New Testament, start with the book of Revelation because it has both an apologetic index for the other 11 volumes of the NT, as well as an index of essays, and which volumes they appear in.

 

[MrS]

Actually, only the OT is now done in 7 hardcover (burgundy) volumes.

There is one “entire” NT (green hardcover) that is the “shorter” version. And there are two (blue hardcover) NT books: 1]Gospels and Acts, and 2]Epistles of Paul

10 hardcovers in all so far

The individual soft covers of the NT are the more complete, plus many have some great added sections in the front that a filled with good information, history, etc. Even though the price has gone up from the $14 original to almost $18 each,… they are worth it.

Trivia: Fr John Corapi received his STD from Navarre Theo Univ

 

[anawim]

Actually, they were only $12 when I started buying them 10 years ago.

 

[Madia]

Can anyone confirm whether or not there’s any difference (other than the omission of the Latin Vulgate) between the New Testament hardcover (Gospel & Acts/Letters of St. Paul) and the softcover?

So if one were to begin collecting the Navarre Bibles, which would you recommend I begin with?

If you’re on a budget have you considered the Haydock commentary which contains both the Old and New Testament for around $100? The complete Navarre (Old and New Testament) would be about $475 (hardcover Old/softcover New).

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For the New Testament, start with the book of Revelation

How is the Revelation commentary? I got my mother “Trial, Tribulation and Triumph” (which is ~700 pages) for Christmas so should I let her digest that before getting her the Revelation commentary? Does it mention the destruction of the temple in 70 ad?

 

[anawim]

Madia:

How is the Revelation commentary? I got my mother “Trial, Tribulation and Triumph” (which is ~700 pages) for Christmas so should I let her digest that before getting her the Revelation commentary? Does it mention the destruction of the temple in 70 ad?

I tend more towards a preterist view than the Navarre commentary. After reading David Currie’s book on the rapture, I thought he had some of the best explanations of end times prophecy.

I’ll take another look at the introductory pages, and get back to you tomorrow.

 

[anawim]

Madia:

How is the Revelation commentary? I got my mother “Trial, Tribulation and Triumph” (which is ~700 pages) for Christmas so should I let her digest that before getting her the Revelation commentary? Does it mention the destruction of the temple in 70 ad?

O.K., after outlining the 4 views (preterist, futurist, etc.) it describes ch 4 onwoard as “tending toward the final outcome”. It also takes the position of a later, rather than an early date of composition. While it certainly presents a Catholic view, it basically concentrates on only one of those views.