The Jerusalem Bible (Standard Edition)

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For example, in Deuteronomy 32:8–9, not only is "Lord" translated as Yahweh, but a phrase "sons of Israel" is corrected to "sons/children of God" on basis of the Qumran and the Septuagint texts. Last updated in 1998, the French La Bible de Jérusalem is currently the subject of a revision project operating under the title The Bible in its Traditions.

It is commonly held that the Jerusalem Bible was not a translation from the French; rather, it was an original translation heavily influenced by the French. any use of these elements (singularly or in combination) shall be severely prosecuted according to the existing legislation. New Testament: La Bible de Jérusalem, Eclectic text with high correspondence to the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece with major variant readings from the Majority text and sacred tradition (i.

But for a Reader’s Editionof The Jerusalem Bible, I was not too keen on this type of verse referencing. This volume presents the full New Testament and the Psalms, and a comprehensive set of study notes, cross-references and book introductions.

You may have heard and read about the New Revised Standard Version (Catholic edition), the New American Bible Revised Edition, the Douay-Rheims Bible (that I reviewed last month)… but today, I am reviewing a Bible containing a beautiful Catholic translation, the Jerusalem translation.Since the launch of the Jerusalem Bible more than fifty years ago, one of the most important elements of the JB and the NJB has been their comprehensive study footnotes and book introductions. The revised text is accompanied by new introductions, and textual and liturgical notes, supplemented as needed with material from the notes to the New Jerusalem Bible. Any unauthorized use, without prior written consent of Catholic Online is strictly forbidden and prohibited. 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.