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 For me this is the standard. June 13, 2007
C. Schwab
3 out of 9 found this review helpful
Great bible. Traditional translation. The sparse footnotes tend
to be more factual in content. Not much doctrine.
very good basic bible October 25, 2007
Y. Lim
2 out of 9 found this review helpful
I take this bible around with me for all of my Bible studies and find that it is very convenient and simple enough to use.
Catholic Bible January 9, 2007
Jennifer Hansen Zahm (Maple Park, IL USA)
1 out of 8 found this review helpful
Christmas Gift for my sister, reasonable shipping charges, she enjoyed it very much.
My favorite Bible!!! November 22, 2004
Pompey Scipio 'the lesser' (Hawaii, USA)
6 out of 20 found this review helpful
I own the Amplified Bible, the New International Version Bible, the Oxford's World Bible KJV, and the Jewish Tanakh Old Testament, but this is my favorite Bible by far.
There are some problems with this Bible ofcourse. Goliath, who was killed by King David, was not 6 feet tall only. Atleast, I think he was quite a bit taller--atleast 8 feet tall. And I don't care for a lot of the notes written in this Bible by Catholic scholars. If you have ever read the Golden Legend, you know that Leviathan spoken about in the Book of Job is actually a dynosaur like T. Rex. yet the notes written in this Bible make him out to be just a crocodile. There is a lot of Catholic dogma written in the explanatory notes that I just don't care for, and that I probably will never care for.
However, besides the above mentioned problems, this Bible is one of the best translations ever--in fact, it is the best for me since it is so easy on my eyes. I love this Bible. I love the smell of the tan paper and printed ink in this Bible when you flip through the pages quickly that you can't find in many other Bible's out there. It smells fresh off the press.
There is also one problem that I don't like in all the Bibles I own: the editors love to subtitle and write notes into the Book of Revelation, and we Christians have been warned to never add anything, or take away anything, from the Book of Revelation. It's a sad generation that we live in when sholars just dismiss such a warning as superstition.
 A Useful Study Bible April 14, 2004
Barry E. DeWalt (Redding, CA USA)
42 out of 49 found this review helpful
The NAB translation is the one used for the reading of the Mass. I have purchased the NAB Bible for my class of RCIA students (potential converts to the Catholic faith) for the last three years. Over all, it is easily readable, and I find no major flaws in interpretation with the footnotes. There have been three or four footnotes in the Gospels that raised an eyebrow, but overall I have no complaint with the integrity of this interpretation and biblical exegesis.That being said, this is not a 5 star because there are better study bibles available; however, not at the same price. The Navarre Bible is probably the best available and the Ignatius Study Bible is excellent as well. Nonetheless, you can't beat the price on this Bible and they serve wonderfully in a class and/or bible study setting. For the price and the quality, I will, without reservation, continue to purchase these.
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