Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition Bible, Burgundy Leatherette
By Saint Benedict Press · Published by TAN Books
Overview
This deluxe leatherette edition of the Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition presents the complete Old and New Testaments with a Catholic understanding of Scripture, arranged according to the traditional ordering and enhanced by study aids, maps, and a lectionary for the three‑year cycle of Sunday readings. With Our Lord’s words in red, gilt page edges, embossed emblems, and a ribbon marker, it supports prayer, study, and veneration of God’s Word rooted in the Church’s tradition.
- Complete Catholic Bible in the Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition translation that is formal, literal, and readable.
- Includes a three‑year cycle of Sunday readings and full‑color maps to aid liturgical and personal study.
- Our Lord’s words are printed in red to focus the reader on Christ’s teachings.
- Deluxe burgundy leatherette cover with embossed emblems and gilt edges elevates devotional use.
- Ribbon marker helps keep place in daily prayer or study.
Intended Audience
This Bible is suited for Catholics seeking a durable, tradition‑rooted edition for personal prayer, devotional reading, parish or school use, and for anyone desiring to engage Sacred Scripture with study tools that foster understanding and reverence.
- Scripture rooted in Catholic Tradition
- Liturgical and devotional support
- Study aids integrated with biblical text
- Beauty and reverence in presentation
- Pages:
- 1547
- Publication Date:
- 1/1/2009
- Product Format:
- Deluxe Leatherette
- Imprint:
- Saint Benedict Press
- Height:
- 8.13
- Width:
- 5.50
2 Reviews
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RSVCE Revised Standard Version
This Bible is excellent for studying the Deuterocanonical books. The deuterocanonical passages in the canonical books (Song of the Three, Bel and the Dragon, and Esther are in their correct places within Daniel an Esther) Although the standard promotional description of the RSVE say that the OT is exactly the same as in the Protestant edition, there is one exception. A single unique deuterocanonical verse from the Vulgate is also in the text, clearly identified. Latin Portions of Judith and Tobit that differ from the Septuagint are referenced in the appendix. These are from the Aramaic texts that St. Jerome found in Palestine, which are no longer extant. The NT is different from the Protestant text in the following: alternate readingsù from the original Greek NT mss that support Catholic doctrine are moved to the main body of the text, and the Protestant accepted mss readings become the alternate readings.ù Overall, I prefer this edition of the RSVCE to the editions of the RSV. One caveat: The books of the Greek Ezra, The Prayer of Manasseh, and the Ezra Apocalypse were declared apocryphal at the Council of Trent in the15th Century, and have not been printed in any Catholic Bibles (except the Clementine Vulgate)?since the mid 1600s. Thus, six of the apocryphal books of the RSC are missing î the 2 Ezra pseudegrapha, 3 and 4 Macccabees, and Psalm 151. The best praise I can give is that it is possible to read Esther with full comprehension, as the text of the book is not cut up. These are valuable. They were out of print for a long time. I only became a proud owner by obtaining an old used paperback copy from the Catholic Truth Society, printed in England.
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Scripture without the Spin
The RSV - CE with the second person "intimate pronoun" forms while addressing prayer to God merits the high regard the translation holds among English language readers. This is NOT RSV - CE2 which is as dumb an idea as presenting German with no distinction between formal and intimate expression. A problem with this product is a strangely uneven quality of the printed pages resulting from apparently too little ink applied in the printing process. Some pages are at the limit to even read under any light. Sad turn out for a nicely formatted presentation of a brilliant work of translation. RSV avoids the trap of "dynamic translation" and so is a reliable guide to the actual text of the Canon of Sacred Writing.
