I know I asked this before...

[Dream]

I know I asked this before, but what versions of the Bible are accepted by the Catholic Church? I downloaded this program called e-sword, now I need to know what versions of the Bible to download. This are what they have: http://www.e-sword.net/bibles.html

 

[Carrye]

Douay-Rheims, Vulgate. Those are the only two I see on that list. NAB and NASB-CE are among those yet to be added.

 

[thereselittleflower]

I believe the King James with Apocrypha is also OK - it puts the deuteroncanonicals in their proper places in the Old Testament rather than lumping them together in their own group.


Peace in Him!

 

[Irenaeus]

Therese -
Peace to you!

I like all those Bible versions, myself. However, I greatly dislike the commentary of the NAB and I even dislike the wordings a little. I don't like translations that put "Happy" for "Blessed", like in Psalm one or in the Beatitudes.

<insert thumbs down smiley here>

 

[Dream]

Thanks guys, but the only Vulgate version is in Latin.

 

[cygnusx1]

I know I asked this before, but what versions of the Bible are accepted by the Catholic Church? I downloaded this program called e-sword, now I need to know what versions of the Bible to download. This are what they have: http://www.e-sword.net/bibles.html

Sorry to but in ........... but I recognise that avatar pic

pop into secular music sometime and post in the Dream Theater thread I started .....

 

[Dream]

Sorry to but in ........... but I recognise that avatar pic

pop into secular music sometime and post in the Dream Theater thread I started .....

I'm actually suprised by the number of Dream Theater fans in here. Nobody that lives by me has heard of them.

 

[thereselittleflower]

Therese -
Peace to you!

I like all those Bible versions, myself. However, I greatly dislike the commentary of the NAB and I even dislike the wordings a little. I don't like translations that put "Happy" for "Blessed", like in Psalm one or in the Beatitudes.

<insert thumbs down smiley here>

LOL

The NAB is not my favorite, but it does have some zingers! (Such as "Do you want proof, you ignoramus, that faith without works is useless?" (James, 2:20 NAB) )




Peace in Him!

 

[AMDG]

I don't like translations that put "Happy" for "Blessed"

Then you'd like the Ignatius Bible (and it actually translates "full of grace" instead of "highly favored one".) The Ignatius Bible is a reprint of the 1966 Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition--so there's no "inclusive language" as well. (Sorry, didn't see it in the list.)

Maybe an older version of the New American Bible (NAB) would be okay? I know the footnotes of the 1966 Jerusalem Bible are great. (Don't like the inclusive language of the New Jerusalem Bible.) Of course, with either Jerusalem, you'll find that "happy" for "blessed".

Oh, speaking of commentaries, have you seen the Navarre Commentary? Excellent! A Bible as well. (Again, not on the list. Rats!)

Made your "wish list" for Christmas yet?

 

[Bushido216]

LOL

The NAB is not my favorite, but it does have some zingers! (Such as "Do you want proof, you ignoramus, that faith without works is useless?" (James, 2:20 NAB) )




Peace in Him!

Personally I like how James 2:16 starts out the whole speech.

Comically, 216 is 6x6x6. These are two facts I found out after joining CF.

 

[Paul S]

Thanks guys, but the only Vulgate version is in Latin.

*doesn't see the problem*

If you want an English translation of the Vulgate, that's what the Douay-Rheims is. The NAB isn't usually available for Bible software because it's still under copyright.

Another program you might try is at http://vulsearch.sourceforge.net/index.html. It has the Clementine Vulgate (which is the one used at Mass and, unlike some others floating around on the Internet, has punctuation and capital letters) and the Douay-Rheims.

 

[wellab]

I bought and use the NAB, offical Catholic Bible edition. Bought it from a Catholic Supply store and it has the imprimatur.

 

[Brother Charlie]

Then you'd like the Ignatius Bible (and it actually translates "full of grace" instead of "highly favored one".) The Ignatius Bible is a reprint of the 1966 Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition--so there's no "inclusive language" as well. (Sorry, didn't see it in the list.)

I have that!

 

[Brother Charlie]

the navarre bible sounds like an excellent bible. Where could I get one?

 

[Bushido216]

I bought and use the NAB, offical Catholic Bible edition. Bought it from a Catholic Supply store and it has the imprimatur.

I bought mine from Barnes and Nobles (I own three Bibles, the NAB, NIV, and KJV). The Imprimatur was what lead me to believe that it was an official Bible of the CC.

 

[thereselittleflower]

the navarre bible sounds like an excellent bible. Where could I get one?

The Navarre is actually a work in progress . the full version is in multiple volumes, the whole New Testament is done and is broken down by book except some of the smaller epistles . .

Some of the Old Testament is done . . it is very expensive to own the whole set . .

There is a Readers Edition that has much of the original edition . . and is much cheaper . .

Then there is the Compact edition in which the whole New Testament is in one book . .. it is good for devotional use, and I have this one, but it lacks some of the material I was hoping for . . So I hope to be able to afford the Reader's edition at some point .. if not the full version .


Peace in Him!

 

[thereselittleflower]

I bought mine from Barnes and Nobles (I own three Bibles, the NAB, NIV, and KJV). The Imprimatur was what lead me to believe that it was an official Bible of the CC.

The NAB Catholic Edition is an official bible of the CC . . however, it is not necessarily recognized as the best translation . . it is easier reading for some . .


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[Bushido216]

Eh. So long as the main points remain intact I'm good. That's how I do my reading anyway.

 

[thereselittleflower]

Adn I like using several versions . . as no one translation is perfect . . it is iimpossible that one could be by the very nature of translation and what it requires, and what is possible and impossible when translating from one language family to another thousands oaf years after the works were written . . .


Peace in Him!

 

[Axion]

I would also recommend the Christian Community Bible - an official Catholic bible used a lot in the 3rd world, and with good notes. It can also be downloaded free off the net.

Other approved Catholic Bibles include the Jerusalem, the New Jerusalem Bible, and the older Knox Version.