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Which Bible/s do catholics read? Where can I get it’s digital version. I have CPDV (Catholic Public Domain Version) Bible.
 
Just Google “Catholic bible online” and you will find several versions, both current and older. I keep a link to the NAB on the USCCB site, but have referenced others as well.
 
The NAB is the translation read at Holy Mass. It certainly suffices for daily reading.

But, if you wish to engage in Bible study, The Ignatius Bible (RSV) is the way to go, or at least I am told ( I don’t own one).

I hope you find what is best for your purposes 🙂
 
I use the RSV Catholic Edition Ignatius Bible, although I’ve been looking into the Douay-Rheims which so far seems very nice. I have an Ignatius Catholic Study Bible and I really enjoy it, I would recommend it to anyone looking for a study bible. I’m pretty sure ignatius.com/ has eBook versions of their bibles for sale.
 
Here’s the gamut from oldest (translation) available to newest:

Douay Rheims Challoner - a translation of the Vulgate (so it’s a translation of the Latin, not of the original languages. I’ve got one from Baronius Press; Tan Books also publishes one. I like it but it is antiquated and hard to decipher some times.

Confraternity Version - This is an update of the Douay which was prepared in the 40’s, available on Ebay with ease. This is also a Vulgate translation but is easier to read than the Douay.

New American Bible, several revisions. 1970, 1983 and 2010 (I think) last one is called the NABRE. It’s generally (except for the Psalms) the one we read at Mass. It’s a translation of the original languages, not the Vulgate so uses better scholarship. The notes are often problematic and I don’t know why they still print some of them. It’s a solid translation and certainly Catholic but compare some of the translation to other, more poetic, translations and you’ll see how clunky it can be. Fr. Richard John Neuhaus published 2 criticisms of the text that are available online. Just search Neuhaus New American Bible and see what an erudite individual thought of it.

Jerusalem Bible (1966) and New Jerusalem Bible (1980 I think) ery dynamic equivalent, thought for thought, not word for word. I’ve got both, very easy to read and a lot of people like them. Notes are superb in the first, a bit left leaning in the second.

Revised Standard Version - Catholic Edition and Second Catholic Edition. These are the ones you see as “Ignatius Bible” and are published by several houses (Ignatius Publishing and St. Benedict Press). They are orthodox editions, the 2nd being one where the thee’s and thou’s and heareths are smoothed out and are the basis for the various Ignatius Study Bibles.

There is also a New Revised Standard Version which is easy to read and is favored in Canada. It tries its best to be gender neutral.

That’s all I can think of off the top of my head.
 
The Navarre Bible has super commentary, but is very expensive.

If you go to the link below, you can sign up at “edit my membership” and select some variations on how to receive these Navarre daily Mass readings and commentaries by email or RSS feed.

groups.google.com/group/catholic-faith-list/topics?pli=1

It’s not like you have the whole thing in front of you, but I find the commentaries quite useful.
 
Wretched_one said:
Which Bible/s do catholics read? Where can I get it’s digital version. I have CPDV (Catholic Public Domain Version) Bible.
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Just be aware the Bible you mention was done by a guy called Ron Conte and it is NOT approved by the Church.

Stick to the ones mentioned by the other posters here.
I also like The Douay-Rheims with the Haydock Commentary.
 
ricmat said:
The Navarre Bible has super commentary, but is very expensive.

If you go to the link below, you can sign up at “edit my membership” and select some variations on how to receive these Navarre daily Mass readings and commentaries by email or RSS feed.

groups.google.com/group/catholic-faith-list/topics?pli=1

It’s not like you have the whole thing in front of you, but I find the commentaries quite useful.
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The Navarre Bible is a commentary, not a Bible translation. It uses the New Latin Vulgate and the Revised Standard Version but adds copious commentary.
 
I use the original 1966 Standard version of the Jerusalem Bible . It’s good for footnotes and introductions to the books of the Bible .

I have a personal bias towards it because I attended the college where the idea of producing it was first conceived .
 
JRRTFAN said:
The Navarre Bible is a commentary, not a Bible translation. It uses the New Latin Vulgate and the Revised Standard Version but adds copious commentary.
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It indeed has the Vulgate and RSV-CE translation, and copious commentary.

I guess I was confused because it says on the cover “The Navarre Bible.” Silly me.

In my mind, when someone is looking for a Bible, they should be interested in both the translation and the commentary. I suggested The Navarre Bible because it seems IMHO to be very good in both areas.
 
I know people will disagree with me, and it is NOT a Catholic Bible, but for readability, New Living Translation is really easy to understand. I have Catholic Bibles too, but if I get a little stuck on a passage, or not able to understand things clearly, I pick up the NLT and it is like a charm. For example, Jeremiah or Ezekiel are much much easier to read in this translation.
 
ricmat said:
It indeed has the Vulgate and RSV-CE translation, and copious commentary.

I guess I was confused because it says on the cover “The Navarre Bible.” Silly me.

In my mind, when someone is looking for a Bible, they should be interested in both the translation and the commentary. I suggested The Navarre Bible because it seems IMHO to be very good in both areas.
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Sorry if I offended you.
 
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