What version of the Bible do Catholics use?

[Faithdancer]

Well, replace “religion” with “denomination” and that’s what I’m trying to say. lol

Cool

 

[janeway529]

Currently going through the RCIA. As well as copious protestant Bibles (NIV, NLT, KJV, RSV, CEV, NCV, NRSV etc) I have the RSV-CE, the Jerusalem Bible NT & Psalms that I keep in the car and the Harper Collins NRSV Catholic Edition - I like this despite its many, many shortcomings partly due to having used it at University not long after it was first published but also because it has the excellent Grail Psalms included in the volume.

I thought that the RSV and NRSV were Catholic?

 

[ianjmatt]

I thought that the RSV and NRSV were Catholic?

The original RSV was a revision of the ASV, which was a revision of the KJV - there was a later Catholic edition, and a second edition that corrected some of the problematic passages. The NRSV was a revision (almost a completely new translation really) of the RSV by the US National Council of Churches.

 

[codefro]

Cool

There is no such thing as denominations in Christianity. Catholicism is Christian and Christian is Catholicism. Denominations exist in Protestantism alone, and bear no connection to the Catholic Church.

This is so because Christ established one church. He established a hierarchy with St. Peter and his successors as the head. Anyone baptized in the tributarian formula is initially baptized into the one Church. Yet, until full reception into the Church one is not Catholic, but maintains some Christian identity. It doesn’t matter the denomination, because any theology outside of the magisterium is not the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. There is one Church- one can be officially tied to it, unofficially tied to it, or outside of it completely.

 

[Faithdancer]

There is no such thing as denominations in Christianity. Catholicism is Christian and Christian is Catholicism. Denominations exist in Protestantism alone, and bear no connection to the Catholic Church.

This is so because Christ established one church. He established a hierarchy with St. Peter and his successors as the head. Anyone baptized in the tributarian formula is initially baptized into the one Church. Yet, until full reception into the Church one is not Catholic, but maintains some Christian identity. It doesn’t matter the denomination, because any theology outside of the magisterium is not the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. There is one Church- one can be officially tied to it, unofficially tied to it, or outside of it completely.

Protestants are not Catholic, agreed. But surely you are not saying that Protestants are not Christians, or are in any way second-class Christians…

 

[codefro]

Protestants are not Catholic, agreed. But surely you are not saying that Protestants are not Christians, or are in any way second-class Christians…

No I’m not saying they are second class. I am saying they are separated brethren who may or may not be unofficially tied to Christ’s one holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.

 

[Faithdancer]

No I’m not saying they are second class. I am saying they are separated brethren who may or may not be unofficially tied to Christ’s one holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.

Indeed, there is one body of believers in Christ. Though they meet in different buildings, under different names- Roman Catholic, Evangelical, Baptist, Methodist, etc, all are equally Christian if they confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Only with solidarity as Christians can the real enemy and all his works be challenged.

 

[codefro]

Indeed, there is one body of believers in Christ. Though they meet in different buildings, under different names- Roman Catholic, Evangelical, Baptist, Methodist, etc, all are equally Christian if they confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Only with solidarity as Christians can the real enemy and all his works be challenged.

Yes and no. For the sake of not getting this thread closed I will end there.

 

[MorEphrem]

Anyway, an interjection from the Catholic Orient, the Maronite Church (for instance, in her offices) uses the Peshitto (if you ever look at the alternative sources in footnotes its abbreviated Syr).

 

[Filii_Dei]

Is there no way we can ever hold a discussion on Catholic Forums without getting sidetracked by some detail or other?

 

[andrewstx]

The original RSV was a revision of the ASV, which was a revision of the KJV - there was a later Catholic edition, and a second edition that corrected some of the problematic passages. The NRSV was a revision (almost a completely new translation really) of the RSV by the US National Council of Churches.

There is a Catholic version of the NRSV, I got mine from Leaflet Missal. I had a post related to this on this thread, but it vanished in the ether. Why?

Yes the NRSV has some inclusive language in it, but only to restore the genders back to the original Greek and Hebrew. It is not there for PC reasons but for accuracy.