Subject: Popular Bible version for Catholics? |
Bible Note: Wow! Thank you, Emmaus, for that very insightful introspective of not only your life, but of the history of communal Scripture reading in the Catholic church. Mass every single day! :-) I would also be hard pressed to attend church daily, my friend! I believe that it is safe to say that there is not so much "division" or dissention among the Catholic faithful as there is presently amongst the Protestants regarding Bible versions and translational issues. Some of the Bibles that you have mentioned (the NAB, the New English Bible, the Jerusalem Bible [which I agree is a very good translation] and the Douay-Rheims) have been widely ignored by the Protestant faithful as a whole, and it just might be to our disadvantage to neglect to see how Bible translation has matured and grown under the guidance of translators who are life-long Catholics. But, at least, we can be thankful for those like you who have offered to others a rare glimpse into what that world is like, and how it has evolved over time. Blessings to you, Makarios |