RSV-CE Second Edition

[Mattjolley]

Hi there,
sorry to ask what may seem like a dumb question, but whats the difference between the Second edition of the RSV CE and the original version? just that i like the looks of the oxford university press smaller version but it isn’t the second edition like the one offered by Ignatius which i have on my bookshelf. id like to get a lighter version, the hardback Ignatius one is a bit heavy to read casually! Thanks for your help
Matt

 

[Jaypeeto4]

If I’m not mistaken,
the first edition uses thee, thou, and thy
instead of you, You, and your.
I think in the 2nd Catholic edition it uses non-Shakespearean English. I have the 2nd Catholic edition of the RSV.
I wish the print font size were a little bigger, other than that,
I love it.

Jaypeeto4
+JMJ+

 

[mmortal03]

We really need to make a sticky for this.

To answer your question, the following link shows basically all the differences we have found so far. There are a couple slight revisions that need to be made to the list, but nothing major (I don’t have access to change the page at the moment):

umsis.miami.edu/~medmunds/RSVCEdiff.htm

 

[Crumpy]

I don’t particularly like either the first (compact) edition or the second.

I think the Church is rushing to adopt this version, because it was published by the National Council of Churches. So, this is, if you will, an ecumenical Bible.

But neither version is really a full study bible, with cross references, commentary, maps, drawings, dictionary, and all that.

There’s lots of politics in these decisions, and, having reluctantly spent $26 on the first edition (compact) for the sake of the translation, I’m not spending any more until a much more friendly bible comes out. I think they’d make their money back, if they put out a good version. So, I don’t know why they are holding back.

 

[mmortal03]

I don’t particularly like either the first (compact) edition or the second.

I think the Church is rushing to adopt this version, because it was published by the National Council of Churches. So, this is, if you will, an ecumenical Bible.

But neither version is really a full study bible, with cross references, commentary, maps, drawings, dictionary, and all that.

There’s lots of politics in these decisions, and, having reluctantly spent $26 on the first edition (compact) for the sake of the translation, I’m not spending any more until a much more friendly bible comes out. I think they’d make their money back, if they put out a good version. So, I don’t know why they are holding back.

And, as you probably know, the compact edition that you have isn’t even really the original RSV:CE. I like it better, but it is actually basically the 1971 RSV with the 1965 CE changes added on top. Hence the point of a good portion of the “RSV:CE Needs Corrections” thread. I would actually be happier if they would have adopted this version in the certain locales instead of the 2nd Edition, but then I’m not the one calling the shots.