The Catholic Study Bible: New American Bible (Hardcover)

by Donald Senior (Editor) "The Pentateuch, which consists of the first five books of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy), enjoys particular prestige among the Jews as the..." (more)
Key Phrases: one silver plate weighing, filled with fine flour, deuteronomistic writers, Old Testament, God of Israel, Jesus Christ (more...)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal
Several years ago, the New American Bible was issued as the official Roman Catholic text for public reading. Based on the original languages, it included introductions and notes from a Roman Catholic perspective. Edited by ecumenically recognized Roman Catholic scholars, but deliberately reflecting Roman Catholic teaching, the present volume includes the complete text of the New American Bible, along with updated essays on the Bible generally and guides to individual books. Each of these guides gives the historical background to the book as well as a bibliography for further reading; for the longer books, a section-by-section commentary is offered, often including a discussion of its current, and Christian, relevance.
-Augustine J. Curley, Newark Abbey, N.J.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review

"The best single resource for exploring the world of the Bible."--John H. Donahue, The Jesuit School of Theology "An accessible, erudite but unstuffy volume representing the most up-to-date scholarship while providing countless spiritual insights for modern life....A one-volume treasure...every Catholic can benefit."--America


See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Hardcover: 2272 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; Indexed edition (October 17, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195283945
• ISBN-13: 978-0195283945
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.1 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,090,749 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

  Popular in this category: (What's this?)

  #99 in

  Books > Religion & Spirituality > Bible & Other Sacred Texts > Bibles > Specific Types > Catholic

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

43 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars O.K.--without the Psalms, June 2, 2004

By	Matthew W. Dunn "Matthew W. I. Dunn" (Sparta, N.J. USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Catholic Study Bible: New American Bible (Leather Bound)

This is a pretty substantial Bible--and, by that I mean heavy. There are lots of articles from "big names" in Catholic Biblical scholarship. So, one will get the most up-to-date thinking on authorship, dates, readings, etc. and so forth. The translation is the same reliable NAB for the Old and New Testaments. The translation of the Hebrew Scriptures can be a little too dynamic, rendering perfectly understandable Hebrew idioms into English. But, the literal Hebrew is usually referenced in the notes. The same could be said for the New Testament. For all its girth, it is not a pretty Bible, though, and the pages are thin. My great disappointment is the bowdlerized version of the Psalms which have been "inclusivized" to the point of mistranslation. It's one thing to translate the generic word for "man" as "human being" or whatever (no, I have no problem with that); quite another to change third-person address into second-person (i.e., "He is the LORD" becomes "You are the LORD.") This is not always done consistently, however, which makes the slipshod translation look even more inconsistent and slipshod. The Book of Psalms is where the NAB's translating committee's agenda trumped its duty to translate . . . and, it is a pity.

53 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Very Good Study Bible Overall, November 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Catholic Study Bible: New American Bible (Paperback)

The Catholic Study Bible is one of the best study bibles for students and scholars of biblical criticism. The biggest asset: the extensive Reading Guides, which are very helpful for gaining a historical perspective and general background on all books of the bible. The New American Bible translation and footnotes are understandable enough, but this study bible lacks an important feature: an index or concordance. This study bible is recommended mainly for those in serious critical bible study, not those in mainstream Christianity.

50 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Very Good Study Bible Overall, March 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Catholic Study Bible: New American Bible, No 4200 (Hardcover)

The Catholic Study Bible is one of the best study bibles for students and scholars of biblical criticism. The biggest asset is the extensive Reading Guides which are very helpful for gaining a historical perspective and general background on all books of the bible. The New American Bible translation and footnotes are understandable enough, but this study bible lacks an important feature: an index or concordance. This study bible is recommended mainly for those in serious critical bible study, not normally for the mainstream Christian.