Who does the church believe wrote the bible?

[phil19034]

The translation is fine. The notes are the issue. If you are looking for a study bible to learn about the notes, then I would recommend a different Bible.

if you can ignore the notes, then it’s a good Bible.

 

[Crocus]

There was some discussion awhile back, seems mostly favourable, barring your objections to the notes you mentioned at the front.

CTS New Catholic Bible Sacred Scripture

Has anyone seen this. I hope this isn’t another NAB, inclusive translation. cts-online.org.uk/acatalog/info_SC100.html

 

[WingsOfEagles]

Many authors. All divinely inspired.

 

[Fraevo63]

Watch out because some Bible Scholars don’t believe any scripture to be TRUE.

 

[Tis_Bearself]

From what I understand, the main reason to have a CTS Bible is if you’re in the UK, the text matches what you will hear at Mass there (and in most of the world outside the US and Canada).
The footnotes and commentary are considered biased and suspect.

I agree with Phil, if you want to keep this Bible just for reading the text then that’s fine, but I’d ignore the footnotes. If you don’t want to spend money on a new Bible, be aware that there are several Catholic Bibles in English online for free that you can read.

Vatican website - New American Bible (2002 edition)

Douay-Rheims with Challoner notes - similar to the King James Version

Knox Bible, another old translation, on a site where you can compare with the Douay

 

[po18guy]

I can suggest and recommend the Revised English Bible (with the Deuterocanon/“Apocrypha”). It suffers from no such claims or defects. It is a translation made with the intent of removing denominational bias. It was done in conjunction with the Catholic Church in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

IMO, it is a fair bit better than the American bible currently in use. Sadly, there is no dedicated Catholic edition of it, but it does contain all of the Catholic books, with a few of the actual apocryphal writings.

 

[Rob2]

Some of the Pauline Epistles are referred to as the Pastoral Epistles . They are 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus .

This does not mean they were not written by Paul .

They are pastoral because they are addressed to individuals with pastoral oversight of churches .

 

[Dovekin]

This is, highly edited, how the NABRE puts it:

[Since the nineteenth century] the attribution of these letters to Paul has been questioned.
Most scholars are convinced that Paul could not have been responsible for the vocabulary and style, the concept of church organization, or the theological expressions found in these letters.
A second group believes, on the basis of statistical evidence, that the vocabulary and style are Pauline, even if at first sight the contrary seems to be the case…
Other scholars…suggest that the apostle made use of a secretary who was responsible for the composition of the letters.
A fourth group of scholars believes that these letters are the work of a compiler…
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…In spite of these problems of authorship and dating, the Pastorals are illustrative of early Christian life and remain an important element of canonical scripture.
NABRE

Please note that the majority opinion among scholars is that St Paul “could not have been responsible.” That is not just Catholic scholars, but all scholars; you will find the same opinions among Anglican scholars. You probably never noticed, and probably will never notice this opinion among Catholics ever again.

If the parish you are joining recommended the CTS bible, I recommend you use it. It will give you the same guidance as others you know, making it easier to understand what people are saying. CTS is a reputable group, with concern for the auhenticity of the Bible, and can be trusted, even if you have questions about what they say. Especially if you have questions.

If this forum is your principal place to discuss things like this, follow the recommendations of the people here. Notes and commentaries are always criticized by someone, so avoiding “suspect notes” is an impossible task. But sharing commentaries will save you from a lot of arguments about marginally important things.