My Daily Catholic Bible: 20-Minute Daily Readings (Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition) [Paperback]

Paul Thigpen (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2004

Ever read the entire Bible? You can now. Here's the Bible that shows you how.

There's never been an easier way to read the Bible. You don't have to start on January 1st. Begin reading on any calendar date and twelve months later you'll have made your way through all seventy-three books of the biblical canon. And a place for a check mark next to each entry makes it simple to keep track of your progress. Plus, you'll know exactly where to start in again if you miss a day or two!

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About the Author

Paul Thigpen is editor of Our Sunday Visitor’s The Catholic Answer magazine. He is the author of many books, including Building Catholic Family Traditions (Our Sunday Visitor) and The Passion: Reflections on the Suffering and Death of Jesus Christ (Allegiance Press).

Product Details

• Paperback: 1530 pages
• Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor; Catholic Ed edition (September 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592760678
• ISBN-13: 978-1592760671
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #477,061 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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158 of 158 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent new Bible, February 10, 2005

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This review is from: My Daily Catholic Bible: 20-Minute Daily Readings (Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition) (Paperback)

I purchased this book after having used an early daily Bible put out by Our Sunday Visitor, the _One Year Bible Catholic Edition_ (NRSV), and I much prefer this Bible, _My Daily Catholic Bible_. Since it uses the RSV-CE there's no inclusive language, which means that the meaning of Messianic psalms isn't muddled as it is in the NRSV. This Bible is truly Catholic, as well. Protestant Bible through the Year books use the Protestant Old Testament Canon, not giving all the books found in the Catholic canon, and the _One Year Bible Catholic Edition_ merely adds the deuterocanocal books at the end, but this Bible includes them in their proper place.

Furthermore, _My Daily Catholic Bible_ lists the saint of the day, if there is one, and provides a quote from that saint or a from another saint or patristic source which matches the theme of the readings. Thus, each days readings are prefaced with a spiritual saying the reader can ponder on in connection with the Scripture. The Bible's editors estimate it takes 20 minutes to read each day's selections (several chapters from the OT, a smaller section from the NT), but it will take fast readers less time.

This Bible goes through the Old Testament books in the expected order, but one surprise for me was that the New Testament selections don't follow the usual order. Rather than beginning with Matthew and ending with Revelations, the editor arranged the New Testament readings so that you begin with Mark, followed by Romans and Hebrews, then Matthew, followed by more epistles, etc. before the next Gospel. My suspicion is that this may have been done so that the Gospels are more evenly distributed throughout the year, or to follow a certain theological logic which would present the reader with the most important aspects of the New Testament message right away, through the Gospel narrative, then Romans and Hebrews, both of which are theologically "weighty" epistles. In any event, I don't find the order disruptive, but I did want to warn possible purchasers so that they wouldn't be suprised by the ordering of the New Testament readings.

One drawback of the Bible is that while it includes the textual notes of the RSV, it does not include commentary. Personally, I'd like a daily bible that gave some commentary for each day's readings, but as far as I know, such a Bible does not exist yet for Catholics. In the meantime, this is the best daily Bible I've seen, and I recommend it strongly.

Edited to add: since I began using this volume, it has developed some serious binding problems with pages falling out. I hope Our Sunday Visitor improves the binding!

88 of 88 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HIS word for busy Catholics on the go, May 22, 2005

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D. M. Childs "ignatiusdmc" (Central Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Daily Catholic Bible: 20-Minute Daily Readings (Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition) (Paperback)

What I like about this Bible is:

1. The translation used (Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition) that allows me to read all 73 books of the Catholic Bible.

2. The format (short opening quote from a Saint, Old Testament reading followed by New Testament reading) that allows each day's reading to be accomplished in just about 20 minutes.

3. I also like the fact that it is just the Bible text itself without notes or commentary. Just straight forward and uncomplicated...which I think is what is needed for this type of devotional...other types of Bibles have thier place for thier purposes.

There are blocks that you can check-mark to keep track of the days you have read if you choose to use them. Each day I've read leaves me feeling closer to God and gives me food for thought as I continue my day. An excellent resource for catholics who want to read the Bible in it's entirety as part of thier devotional practices...

48 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a Catholic version of the one year Bible!, November 23, 2004

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Edward Prisby (Jacksonville, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Daily Catholic Bible: 20-Minute Daily Readings (Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition) (Paperback)

This is a great way to read through the entire Bible in one year. The RSVCE translation is also approved by the Church. I encourage every Catholic Christian to buy this Bible and develop a daily discipline of reading God's Holy Word. It will change your life for the better!