Bible Translations

[Fish and Bread]

A lot of folks aren't aware that there are Catholic bibles out there other than the New American Bible. There are many other translations that offer "Catholic Editions" or versions with "w/Apocrypha", though, including the Jerusalem, New Jersusalem, Revised Standard Version (1st and 2nd Catholic edition), and New Revised Standard Version translations, and, of course, the classic Doubey-Rheims translation.

Which do you all prefer?

I like the NRSV.

[Protinus]

I have NJ but I always refer to my grandmother's (she passed in 1980) "Open Bible", New American Standard, Nelson. The words of our Lord are in red. I was just talking about this in WWMC with Gabriel. I discovered a 4 leaf clover on the first page of Matthew!!

[JasonV]

I'm a fan of the so-called Authorized Version (King James). Mostly because that's the Bible I was reared with, but my current copy deviates from the Protestant/Mormon norm with the fine addition of the Apocryphal books.

I have a special place, however, for the Peshitta.

[Protinus]

Are you back from NV? Could you tell me about the Peshitta?

[JasonV]

Back from Nevada, yes. It was just a quick trip out to Wendover. Lost some money, but managed to pick up a few new books for my library. :)

The Peshitta is an Aramaic translation of the Bible. It is used mainly by Eastern Churches (especially those not influenced by the LXX) I have Lamasa's translation. More info is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peshitta

[Protinus]

Amazing reading!!

"Theodoret (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodoret), bishop of Cyrrhus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrrhus%2C_Syria) on the Euphrates (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphrates) in upper Syria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Syria) in 423 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/423), sought out and found more than two hundred copies of the Diatessaron, which he 'collected and put away, and introduced instead of them the Gospels of the four evangelists'."

[Fantine]

RSV for me, too.

The NAB is pedestrian, completely lacking in poetry.

[longhair75]

I read the New Third Edition Oxford Annotated Bible (with Apocryphia) NRSV for study and the King James Version for enlightenment

[Protinus]

I read the New Third Edition Oxford Annotated Bible (with Apocryphia) NRSV for study and the King James Version for enlightenment

I take my "Open Bible" to church. My sons are at the age that they are annoyed by this..."no one else does, would should you bring one?" These are altar boys mind you.

The bible is a major crossed-referenced, heavily indexed "learning bible" with beautiful maps and charts.

[JasonV]

While we're discussing interesting Bibles, I have an 1840 Douay Bible printed in in Belfast by Simms & M'Intyre, with the Imprimatur of a +Cornelius Denvir. It needs work done as the boards are loose and the spine is breaking up. An interesting old Irish Catholic Bible nonetheless.

[Loki]

I read the New Third Edition Oxford Annotated Bible (with Apocryphia) NRSV for study and the King James Version for enlightenment


I like that as a study bible also; lots of annotations for the clueless like me.

I've got NAB that gets referenced sometimes, simply because the aforementioned NRSV copy is rather unwieldly.

I've also got an old KJV with apocrypha, that I love dearly, at least partly because it smells like old book.

[PaladinGirl]

I like the NRSV. :)

[fragmentsofdreams]

My primary Bible is NRSV, the preferred version of theology department at my Catholic undergrad. I sometimes use my NAB when the smaller size is desirable.