Your primary bible

[porthos11]

I voted for the DR, but its a toss-up between the it and the RSV-CE. The one thing I dislike about the RSV-CE is that there is no spacing, making it harder to read. One thing I like about the NAB is the spacing and topic sub-headings, which makes it nice when I’m trying to find a passage but can’t remember the verse (almost compensates for the crummy commentary ).

If you want spacing, get the RSV-CE as published by Oxford University Press or the Ignatius RSV-2CE. The Ignatius even adds section headings.

 

[maria_rose]

I have heard great stuff about the Douay Rheimes that I can’t wait to get one. I also own a NAB but find it not peotic enough in its translation. I love old style English so I know I’ll enjoy the DR.

 

[Epistemes]

I have heard great stuff about the Douay Rheimes that I can’t wait to get one. I also own a NAB but find it not peotic enough in its translation. I love old style English so I know I’ll enjoy the DR.

I own 3 Douay-Rheims now, actually! Which is funny if you look back at some of my older posts in which I bash it! But I’ve come to accept it as a very Catholic translation, even if not completely correct from a philologist’s standpoint.

 

[demerzel85]

the Good News Translation and Today’s English Version, according to American Bible Society who sells both, are two different translations, by two different groups, using different methods.

The GNB is the TEV. (bible-researcher.com/tev.html)

I have both the 1979 and 1992 (inclusive language) editions and both are labelled as GNB / TEV. The copyright is held by the American Bible Society.

 

[demerzel85]

CCB was around for a while but the pastor of my previous parish pulled it out, don’t know why, it was way too big and expensive for classroom use anyhow, unless it comes in different editions.

Well if you pay in Philippine Pesos as opposed to US Dollars, its much cheaper. There are a few editions, but the Commentary is what makes it thicker.

bible.claret.org/bibles/eng_OT.htm
bible.claret.org/bibles/eng_NT.htm
bible.claret.org/bibles_files/ccb_pesoprice.htm

 

[lanceg]

I used to have dozens of bibles, but I have paired down, in the interest of space & simplicity.

I currently own only the following six Bibles and New Testaments, listed in the order of my recent preference:

1. The Douay Rheims Version
2. The Confraternity Version
3. The Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition
4. The Orthodox New Testament (by Holy Apostles Convent; not to be confused with the Orthodox Study Bible).
5. The New Testament by Ronald Knox
6. The Orthodox Study Bible (which uses the New King James Version)

I am coming to the point to which my main bible for study and devotion is simply going to be the Douay Rheims version, with supplement from the Confraternity version. I want to memorize more scripture, and keep it simple by focusing on one version, and using others only for reference. I know much of the bible, and can paraphrase several passages, but because I have changed versions so much over the years, I have relatively few passages memorized verbatim. So I want to focus on just one. The Douay Rheims is the most reliable and traditional for me.

I am leading our church’s bible study next fall, and we ordered RSV 2nd Catholic editions for people to use, so I will need to use that version for Sunday mornings.

 

[Verisimilitude]

I have used the New Jerusalem Bible for about about 25 years. I reference it to others occasionally to see how they differ, but love the footnotes and forwrds to each book.