The Revised Standard Version Catholic Bible: Reader's Version | 
|  | | | Title: | The Revised Standard Version Catholic Bible: Reader's Version | | Author: | | | Publisher: | Oxford University Press, USA | | Type: | Book / Leather Bound | | Publication Date: | 15 December, 2006 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0195288653 / 9780195288650 | | List Price: | $59.99 | | You Save: | $22.20 | | Amazon Price: | $37.79 | |
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Product Description
The Revised Standard Version Catholic Bible's New Testament appeared in 1965, and the whole Bible was published the following year. The RSV remains the translation used in official Church documents, and served as the basis for the scriptural text used in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
The Reader's Edition is perfect for anyone needing a straightforward text Bible, whether for reading or personal devotions. It includes a presentation section, prayers and devotions of the Church, and the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (Dei Verbum). Gilded page edges and a ribbon marker make for a thoughtful gift.
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Customer Reviews:
• A Great Bible! 09 April, 2008
I got this bible as a gift and I have many other bibles so I wasn't very excited about it until I opened it and looked it over. It's been great. I like the tabs and the leather is very nice. It is an attractive bible that is nice to hold and easy to find the books I am looking for. Not for the old eyes though! LOL!
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2C64ME68UUVS7
• Nice Bible Even Though It's Bonded Leather Instead Of Real Leather 21 October, 2008
The bible is nicely made. Very clear and easy to read font. Bleed free paper with a nice warm color. I'm just disapointed at the cheap high gloss 'bonded leather' that Oxford describes as 'Genuine Leather', even though it is sometimes allowed to be called so, it is more straight forward for a manufacturer to call it for what it is, 'bonded'. Real leather is more durable and has a warmer more flexible feel to it then the cold plastic feel of bonded material.
Overall it is a nice bible, I really enjoy the thumb tabs for easy navigation. You should not be disapointed with this bible, especially if easy to read is important to you. And of course the RSV CE translation is beautiful. I also have the Oxford 50th anniversary addition with the genuine cowhide cover, nothing compares to REAL leather. Also look at the Baronius Press Douay Rheims leather bible, now THAT bible is of family heirloom quality!
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2MKJBBLJQSMPH
• Love This Version Of God's Holy Word! 20 April, 2008
I have looked for awhile for a "reader-friendly" bible. I have used the NAB for quite a few years, but wanted something that seemed a bit more "formal" in style. I really like this one, the type is very readable and thus far I have enjoyed this translation (more than the NAB.)If you are looking for a specific "study" bible (with notes, etc,) this particular one doesn't have a lot, although there is a small appendix in the back. Now I am trying to find an RSV Concordance to help continue my learning!
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2WKCSA71J8T8W
• Excellent Bible, Both Translation And Material Quality! 19 March, 2008
This is an excellent Bible! I made the decision to read "the Bible" something less than a year ago, and then immediately got into the issue of "which Bible?" I vaguely knew there were multiple translations around, but didn't really have an appreciation for just how complex that question is until recently.
The Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSV-CE) is a good choice of translations to read. It retains some of the classical language that many people find familiar from the King James Version (KJV), but loses some of the very difficult idiomatic phrasing from the KJV that dates back to the time of Shakespeare.
The RSV-CE edition, completed in the 1960s, updates information based on more recent biblical scholarship than the 400 year old KJV. It does not, however, include even more recent biblical scholarship that is available in the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV). However, the language in the NRSV may not feel "quite right" to those who expect to hear or read well-known Bible passages and have them "sound" like they have sounded before.
The fine points of why all of these differences exist are best left for Theologians, Bible Scholars, and Evangelists to debate (which they often do). And of course, being a Catholic Edition, the RSV-CE contains the Deutrocanonical Books that the current KJV does not, for those who are interested in that.
But the point is that the RSV-CE is a comfortable read, the passages have the classic feel, but without the complexities of trying to figure out the Old English of the KJV.
The material quality of this Reader's Version of the RSV-CE is excellent! In my search through the various Bible translations, I now own more than a dozen Bibles. Type-size and paper thinness are always issues. The type size of this Reader's Version is better than average, though not in the category of "Giant" or "Large" print. But it is acceptable for my 50-year old eyes.
The paper is thin, but not too thin. The cover is soft and the binding is such that the book lays open easily. It "feels" like a very high quality Bible. It's size is a fairly typical average size for Bibles these days. It's not a very large Bible, but certainly much larger than the many pocket sized versions around.
So, I highly recommend purchasing this Bible. It is among the top quality Bibles available.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2NAHCB4YW70WF
• Great Quality, Reasonable Price 01 March, 2008
Great craftsmanship. The leather cover is so soft, and even tho the pages are thin the print doesn't bleed through from the other side. I'm reading another book that references passages in the Bible, so I'm constantly moving around to read a passage here and a passage there, and the indexed pages make it easy to find the book I'm looking for. I'd like more notes though, and a few maps.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1GLEPFY7HP77L
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