Catholic reading Orthodox Study Bible

[Epistemes]

Hello,

As I mentioned in another recent thread, I am a Catholic who enjoys using the Orthodox Study Bible for personal use, primarily because I not only appreciate using the Septuagint but also find the commentary spiritually edifying. Also, I hope that using this Bible for my personal use on a regular basis might allow me to foster better relations with my EO brothers and sisters.

What are your thoughts on someone from a different church utilizing this Study Bible? Does it strike you as odd, perhaps?

Also, would you ever consider using a Catholic Study Bible?

Fraternally,
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[Musa80]

I'm still a catechumen so take it for what it's worth. It doesn't seem odd to me at all considering I read from a Catholic study Bible, multiple "Protestant" Bibles, as well as the Orthodox Study Bible (NT only) prior to the existence of the Orthodox Study Bible (OT included).

 

[Bessie]

I use the Jerusalem Bible (not the New Jerusalem Bible), at the direction of my priest. Actually it was the first thing he ever told me to do, at our first meeting. At the time I was technically speaking RC, and had my old New American Bible. When he asked me what Bible I was reading I said, "New American" he said, "Oooh.. let me give you a different one." We then walked off to his office and he produced the Jerusalem Bible.

He explained to me that there is no official Orthodox Bible. The Orthodox Study Bible is a good start I think, and we do use it at our Bible Study, but he (and many Orthodox you talk to) are not afraid to say that it was disappointing in many ways. Still, I'm glad to hear it works for you and gives you some insight into Orthodoxy.

Bessie

 

[Protoevangel]

Hello,

As I mentioned in another recent thread, I am a Catholic who enjoys using the Orthodox Study Bible for personal use, primarily because I not only appreciate using the Septuagint but also find the commentary spiritually edifying. Also, I hope that using this Bible for my personal use on a regular basis might allow me to foster better relations with my EO brothers and sisters.

What are your thoughts on someone from a different church utilizing this Study Bible? Does it strike you as odd, perhaps?

Also, would you ever consider using a Catholic Study Bible?

Fraternally,
E

I think it's great that you're using the OSB.

I would use a Catholic translation, but probably not a Catholic Study Bible... Not for the Catholic-specific study notes anyway). Well, I'd use one before I'd use a Protestant Study Bible, though.

 

[E.C.]

Whatever is accurate and works.

I don't think there will be an Orthodox Bible, in English at least, for at least some long period of time. I remember one time one of our matushkas was almost lamenting saying "if we could have just ONE translation!"

 

[Kristos]

Hello,

As I mentioned in another recent thread, I am a Catholic who enjoys using the Orthodox Study Bible for personal use, primarily because I not only appreciate using the Septuagint but also find the commentary spiritually edifying. Also, I hope that using this Bible for my personal use on a regular basis might allow me to foster better relations with my EO brothers and sisters.

What are your thoughts on someone from a different church utilizing this Study Bible? Does it strike you as odd, perhaps?

Also, would you ever consider using a Catholic Study Bible?

Fraternally,
E

I don't think it's strange at all. Sometimes I think that it would have been better named - "The ECF Study Bible" or "The Ancient Christian Study Bible". Calling it "Orthodox" seems to be a deterrent to some people.

I lament every time I'm in a Christian book store and I don't see it on the shelf. Without prejudice, I think most people could benefit from it.

 

[Epiphanius]

I have an NAB, OSB, RSV and NASB myself. I like to be able to study the differences in the translation, often times it helps me understand some of the differences in belief systems. I think it's great you're using the OSB. I hope you won't take offense in my saying honestly that I hope it is a step that leads you toward the Orthodox Church, that would be wonderful.

 

[Gwenyfur]

Here I thought I was going to be strange for an O...I have a collection of KJV, NKJV, NASB, NLT, LIV, NIV, MSG....

Am looking at getting Bug an OSB for Christmas...that ought to throw her for a loop on her "Sword Drills" hehe

 

[ikonographics]

How about the Tyndale version (1534):
John 1:1-5 John 1:1 In the beginnynge was the worde and the worde was with God: and the worde was God. 2 The same was in the beginnynge with God. 3 All thinges were made by it and with out it was made nothinge that was made. 4 In it was lyfe and the lyfe was the lyght of men 5 and the lyght shyneth in the darcknes but the darcknes comprehended it not.

 

[Gwenyfur]

yikes...I had to struggle to read that

 

[Emmanuel-A]

Hello,

Also, would you ever consider using a Catholic Study Bible?

I use one actually, because we don't have Orthodox study bibles in French. The most popular study bibles here are oecumenical (translated and commented by catholics and protestant scholars, mostly) and are of good quality. Orthodox readers use them, even if they sometimes need to refer themselves to orthodox scholars on particular points where they don't exactly agree with the comments.

 

[ikonographics]

yikes...I had to struggle to read that

It dates from before there were spelling rules in English!
Try the Bishop's NT (1595)
Mark 1:1-6 The begynnyng of the Gospel of Iesus Christ, the sonne of God. 2 As it hath ben written in the prophetes: Beholde, I sende my messenger before thy face, whiche shall prepare thy waye before thee. 3 A voyce of hym that crieth in the wyldernesse: Prepare ye the waye of the Lorde, and make his pathes strayght. 4 Iohn did baptize in the wyldernesse, and preached the baptisme of repentaunce, for the remission of sinnes. 5 And all the land of Iurie, and they of Hierusalem, went out vnto hym, and were all baptized of hym in the ryuer of Iordane, confessyng their synnes. 6 Iohn was clothed with Camelles heere, and with a girdle of a skynne about his loynes: and he did eate locustes and wylde hony.

That is why I tend to stick to the original Greek

 

[Gwenyfur]

I gotta admit...I can read that easier than I would be able to read Greek LOL

 

[Ignatius the Evangelist]

An an inquirer, I have been edified by the OSB as you have. Not only has it helped me to 'see' our Lord in the scriptures better, but it has been an invaluable source to my prayer life as well!

 

[E.C.]

I use one actually, because we don't have Orthodox study bibles in French. The most popular study bibles here are oecumenical (translated and commented by catholics and protestant scholars, mostly) and are of good quality. Orthodox readers use them, even if they sometimes need to refer themselves to orthodox scholars on particular points where they don't exactly agree with the comments.

That's when you get the white-out and pen

 

[Komnenos]

http://www.orthodox-church.info/eob/
I wish they would finally finish this Bible! The OSB is as good as it will get until then I'm' afraid.