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As a general rule I look up the book of Luke and I view two things to know if a Bible is accurate 1. The Annunciation (Luke Ch1 vs 28) 2. The Magnificat (Luke Ch1 vs 48)
In the Annunciation you should see "Hail, Mary Full of Grace"
In the Magnificat you should see "All generations will call me blessed."
Why? Because that is what you find in the Douay Rheims which all Catholic Bibles stem from (read below to see the significance).
I have seen versions of the bible that say
The angel came to her and said, “Peace be with you! The Lord is with you and has greatly blessed you!” GNT of Luke 1:28
That is an inaccurate translation leaving out much.
In the Magnificat
...From now on all people will call me happy GNT of Luke 1:48
The word "Happy" is a completely different meaning than the word "Blessed." The first is an emotion that comes from within yourself and the latter is a gift given from almighty God.
If these are inaccurate who knows what else is. This is not what Saint Jerome Translated from the original into the Vulgate* (read under Douay Rheims for more about that.)
I find this helpful due to the fact that It was Saint Jerome who first translated the original languages of the original
documents that consist of the Bible and brought them together into what
was the common language of the day, Latin. That version is known as the
Vulgate of which the Douay Rheims is translated from. The Douay Rheims
is the first English version of the Bible.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSV-CE)
The footnotes for each book of the New Testament are great. They help you have an understanding as to what the scripture passages are meant to convey. It is similar to the Navarre Bible. I find this very helpful and easy for the average person to understand.
This is a great version as well that is the same version used in the Catholic Liturgy in the United States. This has the same text as any other of the NABRE's out there by other publishers, but what really makes the publisher Fireside stand out are the brief one page inserts within it. Through out this bible are page inserts that explain and defend the Catholic Faith in matters that Catholics are often challenged on in terms of their faith. (Example, What the Church Teaches about Traditional Marriage, Euthanasia, Abortion, Contraception and a vast array of topics Catholics are often challenged about. Each insert is a brief page explanation as to why Catholics believe the way they do, all the scriptures that back it up, and References to the Catechism to learn more in-depth about the topic. The Topics are easy to find should you be challenged and have 'the good book' on hand.
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