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Saint Joseph Bible-NABRE-Large Print-Illustrated

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I recently bought two of these Saint Joseph Edition New American Bibles (NAB) in hardcover, by Catholic Book Publishing Corp., one in green cloth: The New American Bible, ISBN 978-0-89942-963-2, No. 611/67, the other (this one) in black cloth ISBN 978-0-89942-964-9, No. 611/22. I have had one of these for about two decades and it is finally falling apart. I like these editions for my own personal use. They are rugged, have nice sewn bindings, they can take quite a beating. They have large print. They open nicely and stay opened without pages flipping back or forth.

The translation is the one that people hear each Sunday in the Catholic Church at Mass. I believe this makes it the preferred one to use in Bible Study in the parish. Besides the Sacred Scriptures, these editions come with what I believe is one of the essential Vatican II documents supporting the study of Scripture, the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation: Dei Verbum: Solemnly Promulgated by His Holiness Pope Paul VI on November 18, 1965, (Documents of Vatican II). It also has a very nice section, "How to Read the Bible." There are a fair number of good illustrations, maps and other tables. It has a basic Bible Dictionary, lists the Readings for Sunday Mass for the entire 3-year Cycle, and has a useful Doctrinal Index wherein the Scripture texts underlying Church Teachings can be found.

The Saint Joseph Edition of the NAB is very reasonably priced. Having bought both new Bibles as "used" in "very good" condition, they were only a fraction of the normal price, arrived in excellent condition looking like new Bibles, with the durability to last another 10-20 years with lots of use, I say these are a real bargain anyway you look at it.

This, the Black hardcover only, also has a section for Family Records in-between the Old and New Testaments.

Perfect translation of the Bible for Catholics. Nice looking and well priced. Highly recommended!

The Bible came in perfect shape from seller. It is one of the best modern versions of the holy bible there is. My family and I read it together as a devotion for our love of Gods Holy Word.

My daughter is using this for her religion classes in High School and is finding it very easy to navigate

Great price for a bible with such nice illustrations and large print to boot! Just ordered another one for a friend for our upcoming bible study class. There were only 3 left in stock when ordering the second one, so they must be a big seller!

This is a beautiful Bible. It's actually larger than I had invisioned. At near 2 plus inches thick, it's a handful to have in your lap to read...text is also a little small. But the quality is top notch! This Bible would be well suited in a Bible study environment where a desk or table would be available to lay this, or set this Bible on and easily page thru it. It will last me for the rest of my life, and will make a wonderful hand-me-down Bible for my grandchildren!