Which bible do you use?

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Which bible do you use?

Which study bible is best for Catholics to use?

I use the New American Bible (NAB) The Catholic Study Bible
 
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Catholic Answers is selling the Ignatius Bible and they recommend it for Catholics, but does the Ignatius Bible come in a Study Bible. If it does I’ll probably get it
 
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Which bible do you use?

Which study bible is best for Catholics to use?

I use the New American Bible (NAB) The Catholic Study Bible
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DRV-Challoner and also Haydock.
I have an NAB Study Bible and it’s okay, but has some really fouled up notes. I also have a “Common Bible” RSV w/DCs and it’s not bad, but I wouldn’t trust it’s commentary…
TAN books has a better commentary called “A Practical Commentary On Holy Scripture”
Pax vobiscum,
 
I use many Bibles. They are all written in different ways to get accross different points/opinions. Of course, I know that only Catholic Bibles are correct and only the Catholic Church has the authority to write them.

Lack of authority has led to the vast confussion of Bibles in the protestant world where every whim and fancy is acceptable. Don’t like the Bible? Just rewrite it like King James, Joseph Smith, JW’s, Zondervan press, Calvin, Luther, Zwingli, etc. did. Rewrite, add or delete? Who cares? If it feels good it must be the Holy Spirit guiding you so it must be right? Right? (We know Satan would never make us feel good about rewritting Scripture and deleting 7+ books from it, etc. ?)
 
The Haydock Douay-Rheims Bible will always be my first choice. Second would be the RSV-CE aka Ingantius Bible. On a side note, why hasn’t there been a modern translation of the Latin Vulgate?
 
Church Militant:
Maybe the DRV is THAT good?
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Hey Church Militant! The Douay-Rheims Version is a solid 100% Catholic Translation. But I believe that people stay away from it because they find the Elizabethan English hard to understand. That is why I wondered why there has not been a more recent translation of the Vulgate into modern tounge?
 
I recently got a RSV-CE from Scepter press with black leather binding which I like much better than the Ignatius Bible. Its available in Indexed version for $49.95 or w/o indexed tabs for $29.95.
 
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I recently got a RSV-CE from Scepter press with black leather binding which I like much better than the Ignatius Bible. Its available in Indexed version for $49.95 or w/o indexed tabs for $29.95.
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Hey Phil,

How does your Scepter compare to the Ignatus (paper, margins, typeface, durability)?
 
I prefer the DRV. Not only is it translated directly from the Latin Vulgate, the language allows me to be more contemplative of what I am reading. It makes me think about what I am reading, and helps me avoid the tendency to quickly read something and fail to understand it. The language keeps me in a more prayerful mood to be able to meditate on and digest the scripture that I am reading. Does that make sense?
 
There is an older poll on this same subject, with better options.

In any case, I’m a fan of The Jerusalem Bible.
 
**Can anybody tell me, what is the best and most accurate Catholic Study Bible? 🤓 **
 
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Hey Phil,

How does your Scepter compare to the Ignatus (paper, margins, typeface, durability)?
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I like it better. However, its essentially same size, same size margins as far as I can tell and includes the same endnote at the end of each Testment by the Bishops. the only difference is the black leather binding, and the gild edges. However, for that alone its stpe up for me. It can had for $29.95 (w/o Index Tabs) which is same price that Hardback Ignatius Bible runs for.
 
From Jimmy B:
"Can anybody tell me, what is the best and most accurate Catholic Study Bible?"
**I don’t think you’ll find one good, all inclusive Catholic study bible. However, I use the DRV Haydock study bible and complement it with the Scripture commentaries from the Navarre Bible series (available from Four Courts Press - but I get mine from the local Catholic bookstore). Between these two sources, I generally get what I think is a good interpretation of scripture. Sometimes I supplement it with a tape series by someone like Tim Staples, or Scott Hahn, but not always. However, the tapes sometimes add a lot. Scott Hahn is good, but I really enjoy Tim Staples - his studies just make sense to me for some reason. I’d especially recommend the one on Galatians. God Bless, **
MBS1
 
I forgot to add, the Navarre Series is based on the RSV-CE. That is actually the Bible I read the most when I simply want to read and not necessarily get into deep study of scripture.
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Well… We have a Jeruselem as well as three other makers that I am not sure of… total of nine Bibles @ home

God Bless–JMJ
Laura 🙂
 
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The Haydock Douay-Rheims Bible will always be my first choice. Second would be the RSV-CE aka Ingantius Bible. On a side note, why hasn’t there been a modern translation of the Latin Vulgate?
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There is a new version of The Latin Vulagte but our course its in Latin so for the uneducated in latin it doesn’t do me much good.
It has not been translated in the veracular if that’s what your getting at. If you know Latin knock yourself out and get the new Latin Vulgate. TO bad no one has redone the Douay although I head Sugeneis is doing it right now but he only has Matthew done. OF course he’s just an individual catholic the church has not sanctied a new version of the Douay that would have been nice although the Confranternity was really and update of the Douay but you don’t see them around anymore.
 
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