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Is the Douay-Rheims Bible a good Catholic Translation? I know its old English (like the KJV), but I like that kind of language! Call me old-fashion! šŸ˜ƒ Its it faithful to the literal Greek Texts? Are they any errors? Some Catholics believe this translation to be ā€œfree from all errorsā€, must like the KJV-Only club.

Also, which site, that is trusted, can I go to buy a Good Douay-Rheims Bible? I am thinking about buying one from this siteā€”> ā€œWhy Should You Read Only the Douay-Rheims Catholic Bibleā€

But I donā€™t know if this site is a trusted one.

Thanks.
 
DarkMark said:
Is the Douay-Rheims Bible a good Catholic Translation? I know its old English (like the KJV), but I like that kind of language! Call me old-fashion! šŸ˜ƒ Its it faithful to the literal Greek Texts? Are they any errors? Some Catholics believe this translation to be ā€œfree from all errorsā€, must like the KJV-Only club.

Also, which site, that is trusted, can I go to buy a Good Douay-Rheims Bible? I am thinking about buying one from this siteā€”> ā€œWhy Should You Read Only the Douay-Rheims Catholic Bibleā€

But I donā€™t know if this site is a trusted one.

Thanks.
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Yepā€¦ I have a couple and wouldnā€™t trade 'em for anything. Barronius Press has some beautiful editions and I donā€™t think youā€™ll find better.

The RSV-CE is equally as good.
 
I think the Douay Rheims is a direct translation of the Latin Vulgate as opposed to from the Greek, hence where some of the views on it come.
 
Yes, the Douay-Rheims (also known as the Challoner-Rheims) Bible is a good translation of the Bible. In fact, Iā€™d venture to say that it is one of the best if not the best. šŸ‘
 
You can read more about the DR Bible here
drbo.org/preface.htm

I use several Bibles for reading and study, but if I am curious about a passage or verse I double-check it against the Douay-Rheims Bible
 
Hi !!
The Douay Rheims Bible is a wonderful Bible.
I have a couple of copies of it,
one the TAN padded black hardbound version I bought in 1992,
and the Douay Rheims Bible with Haydock Commentary.
The Douay Rheims with Haydock Commentary
is a GOLD MINE. The BEST of all.

There are several places which sell it,
just GOOGLE the words Douay Rheims Haydock
and you should be directed to where you can purchase the Douay Rheims Bible with Haydock Commentary. I urge you to get it, you will definitely be glad you did !!
God bless,
Jaypeeto4
+JMJ+
 
DarkMark said:
Is the Douay-Rheims Bible a good Catholic Translation? I know its old English (like the KJV), but I like that kind of language! Call me old-fashion! šŸ˜ƒ Its it faithful to the literal Greek Texts? Are they any errors? Some Catholics believe this translation to be ā€œfree from all errorsā€, must like the KJV-Only club.

Also, which site, that is trusted, can I go to buy a Good Douay-Rheims Bible? I am thinking about buying one from this siteā€”> ā€œWhy Should You Read Only the Douay-Rheims Catholic Bibleā€

But I donā€™t know if this site is a trusted one.

Thanks.
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I donā€™t know about the site. But the Douay Bible is the best translation of the Latin Vulgate which is the official Bible of the Latin Rite Church. I believe it is he best theology study Bible because it does not translate anything in ā€œloose languageā€.
 
Jaypeeto4 said:
Hi !!
The Douay Rheims Bible is a wonderful Bible.
I have a couple of copies of it,
one the TAN padded black hardbound version I bought in 1992,
and the Douay Rheims Bible with Haydock Commentary.
The Douay Rheims with Haydock Commentary
is a GOLD MINE. The BEST of all.

There are several places which sell it,
just GOOGLE the words Douay Rheims Haydock
and you should be directed to where you can purchase the Douay Rheims Bible with Haydock Commentary. I urge you to get it, you will definitely be glad you did !!
God bless,
Jaypeeto4
+JMJ+
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I just googled with Haydockā€¦those are a little pricey arenā€™t they?
 
DarkMark said:
Is the Douay-Rheims Bible a good Catholic Translation?
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Yes. Rather it seems to be the only Catholic translation in English. šŸ˜‰
DarkMark said:
I know its old English (like the KJV)ā€¦
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The DR and KJV are both in Early Modern English. ā€œOld Englishā€ is Anglo-Saxon, and hasnā€™t been used since the 13th century.
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Some Catholics believe this translation to be ā€œfree from all errorsā€ā€¦
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The DR was declared free of doctrinal errors, not from any other kind of error. Iā€™ve never heard anyone claim the DR is ā€œfree from all errorsā€.
DarkMark said:
Also, which site, that is trusted, can I go to buy a Good Douay-Rheims Bible?
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baroniuspress.com
 
DarkMark said:
Is the Douay-Rheims Bible a good Catholic Translation? I know its old English (like the KJV), but I like that kind of language! Call me old-fashion! šŸ˜ƒ Its it faithful to the literal Greek Texts? Are they any errors? Some Catholics believe this translation to be ā€œfree from all errorsā€, must like the KJV-Only club.

Also, which site, that is trusted, can I go to buy a Good Douay-Rheims Bible? I am thinking about buying one from this siteā€”> ā€œWhy Should You Read Only the Douay-Rheims Catholic Bibleā€

But I donā€™t know if this site is a trusted one.

Thanks.
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Hereā€™s a great article that should be of help to you:

lumengentleman.com/content.asp?id=82
 
Yes, those Haydock Douay-Rheims Bibles are expensive, but you can get one for considerably less than the $125 that most sites charge. Check this link out:

Oops, it wonā€™t copy the whole linkā€“just go to www.allcatholicbooks.com and put ā€œHaydock Douay-Rheimsā€ in their search box on the left side of the screen. Youā€™ll come up with a whole group of Bibles, with the Haydock one the last in the listā€¦
 
The DR was declared free of doctrinal errors, not from any other kind of error
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I feel obligated to clarify this. The Vulgate (Latin translation of the Bible made by St. Jerome) was declared free from moral and theological error, though it was still prone to other errors.

The Douay-Rheims is a translation from the Vulgate, rather than from the Koine Greek (the language the New Testament was originally written in), thus, like the Vulgate, it is free from moral and theological error.

Hereā€™s an article on the issue: catholic.com/thisrock/2002/0202bt.asp
 
The preface was already posted, but the same site has the whole Douay-Rheims Bible with a search engine:
drbo.org/
 
I have translated some of the OT books from the Septuagint, and I do know some things about translating and translations. I love the Douay-Rheims, it is very faithful to the Latin Vulgate from which it was translated. It could use a revision into an up to date English text, though I am fine with the older English. But some people may find it difficult to read.
 
Does anyone know if there is a parallel Douay-Rheims king james bible including the extra books?
 
Is anyone familiar with this: realdouayrheims.com/
ā€¦the Challoner and Haydock (and others) based on Protestant versions of the Bible inside a cover which falsely says ā€œDouay Rheimsā€.
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There is a lot there, but I only copied this little snippet. Any thoughts?
 
E.E.N.S said:
Is anyone familiar with this: realdouayrheims.com/

There is a lot there, but I only copied this little snippet. Any thoughts?
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Heā€™s trying to sell his transcription. So he makes a lot of wild claims about the 1582/1610 DR. But the facts are that 1) the Challoner revision is used in the latin mass, and 2) it contains no ā€œprotestantā€ theology or doctrines. So other than academic interest, there is no need for the 1582 NT and 1610 OT.

Having said that, I think that he shouldā€™ve retained the original spelling, and then released the transcription into the public domain.

Joel
 
E.E.N.S said:
Is anyone familiar with this: realdouayrheims.com/

There is a lot there, but I only copied this little snippet. Any thoughts?
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I own the set and use it as my primary bible for looking up passages. Once you get rid of the wild spelling conventions from the era, you get a translation thatā€™s actually very readable, and the notes are great.

The cons:
Costs way too much compared to other bibles.
VERY bulky - four volumes, 8.5x11, something like 700+ pages each volume.
Itā€™s not a perfect transcription. Iā€™ve done some minor comparisons between this edition and the scant few resources for the original DR available on the web. In some cases, it seems von Peters just went with his gut on how to update a certain word. The only example that sticks in my mind at the moment is ā€œunctionā€ becoming ā€œfunctionā€ at one point, or maybe it was the other way around. So as much as I appreciate it as a whole and treat it as my go-to translation, I always reference it against another version to avoid getting caught in a typo-trap.
Also, the typsettingā€™s a bit off here and there. In one volume, part of the title page is left-justified while the rest is centered. I think thatā€™s the same volume that has the page numbers way in the inside margin, making them impossible to find without taxing the bookā€™s spine. Iā€™ve never seen this kind of thing in a LuLu book before, but I imagine itā€™s possible that this is their error rather than his.

I donā€™t agree with his criticisms of Challoner, but those bits about ā€œChristā€ and ā€œJesusā€ were definitely food for thought.
 
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