Remains faithful to the meaning of the original scriptures while avoiding traditional male bias of the English language. Your Catholic Voice Foundation has been granted a recognition of tax exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. With language as exquisite but more modern than the King James Version, THE JERUSALEM BIBLE is the one they can trust.

This handy-sized Pocket Edition presents the New Jerusalem Bible in an easily accessible and manageable form suitable for everyone. According to the notes, more weight will be given to the Septuagint in the translation of the Hebrew Bible scriptures, though the Masoretic Text will remain the primary source. That’s not a bad thing, I think it’s a great balance to have 2 bibles, a very literal, and then a very dynamic translation.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

Using definitive original language texts such as the Dead Sea Scrolls, biblical scholars of L'École Biblique in Jerusalem produced a meticulously accurate, wonderfully readable French translation of the complete canon of Scripture (La Bible de Jérusalem). I like the Jerusalem Bible translation, but this edition is honestly more of Bible for home study, for those who want to read and use a Catholic translation with a separate commentary. The French reference for The New Jerusalem Bible, and the source of its study notes, is the French La Bible de Jérusalem, last updated in 1998, a new Bible project is currently operating under the title The Bible in its Traditions.Saw this listed in a list of 'must reads' for conservatives and thought, how could a translation of the good book be on this list? All materials contained on this site, whether written, audible or visual are the exclusive property of Catholic Online and are protected under U. The biblical scriptures were written to be proclaimed, so the RNJB uses linguistic style and speech patterns best suited for being read out loud.