Holy Bible, Good News Translation, Catholic Ed.

by Anonymous

· Endorsement of the Roman Catholic imprimatur · Complete text of Good News Translation with Deuterocanonicals is accurate and easy to understand—makes the meaning of the Bible plain, even if you’ve never read it before · Nearly 600 simple line-drawings by illustrator Annie Vallatton highlight important passages · “How to Seek God” suggests first steps toward finding God · “Summary of the Bible” tells briefly the broad story of the Bible in its own words · Five-year lectionary · Study helps, including glossary, maps and map index, subject index and more The Bible shows us who God is and reveals his plans for us. It is a collection of ancient books written by various writers over many centuries. But its true Author is eternal, and its message is as relevant and powerful today as in ages past. However, the English language into which the Bible has been translated continues to change. That’s why the Good News Translation was developed. It uses contemporary language to make the Bible clear and accessible to today’s generation of readers.The Good News Translation is · A true translation, meaning it was actually translated from the Greek and Hebrew languages in which the Bible was originally written · Accurate and reliable · Easy to understand—even if you’ve never read the Bible before

Genres: Religion, Reference, Theology, Spirituality, Christianity, Christian, Nonfiction

1664 pages, Hardcover

First published October 11, 1976

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Reviews

[Cristina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Its an absolute page turner! You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll be comforted and you'll have the shit scared out of you!

[Joshua Pearsall · Rating 3 out of 5]

Though I certaintly have STRONG disagreements with Rome, I find it refreshing to read truly good text despite the errors of Roman teaching and the essays in this study Bible were such a case. This isn't a proper study Bible, but it does have a series of essays to help the reader have a basic grasp of how to Study Scripture and some places it points you toward. Clearly, it's geared toward Roman Catholics, but if you're looking for something that is more a guide on how to read Scripture than a Bible with study notes or commentaries this is a nice little book.

[Damian · Rating 5 out of 5]

At heart I will always be a recovering Catholic, so my Bible of choice is this Catholic version with all the extra good stuff that the Protestant reformers decided wasn't canonical.

[Sylvia · Rating 5 out of 5]

thats the complete bible...if you're gonna do something, do it well. love it

[Lydia D · Rating 4 out of 5]

My first Bible and the first time I have read the Bible through. Easy to understand English, however some of the renderings/translations differ from how most other versions render them and it can at times lack poetic quality, such as in the Psalms. It does contain all of the Catholic canon, however many of the Books have Protestant names and the order of the books is the Protestant order, with the Deuterocanonical books shoved in a section at the end of the O.T. This is particularly frustrating when the extra parts of the Book of Daniel and Baruch are not placed with their respective texts. So in some respects, this is a Protestant Bible that has been Catholicised. All in all, not a bad start to reading the Scriptures, however I will probably opt for the RSV-CE in future.

[Matt Maples · Rating 3 out of 5]

Each year I read through the entire Bible, and I usually read a different translation each time I read through it. So in 2024 I chose to read through the Good News Bible, and it's a pretty good translation. I'm glad that I read through it. It's not my favorite, nor is it the one I'll use to study the most, but I am glad that I have read through it.

[Pusang_Gala · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not quite sure when exactly I started to read the Bible and vowed to read it entirely. It took me years but was finally able to finish it.

Will read it again and take heart. Again.

[Berry Zhang · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some parts were definitely drawn out (such as when they start listing family lineages). Overall great book. The main character in the New Testament was definitely my favourite guy.

[Dominique Liongson · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I wanted a grownup Bible, I wanted something with pictures. It's sweet that my Confirmation godmother got me an edition of this Bible with cartoons, maps, quick reference tabs, glossary, and a zipper case with clear display of front and back covers. Although it is not exactly like the cover display on GoodReads, it is still The Good News Bible in contents. Not all the editions have the cartoons and tabs and glossary, but it is worth looking for one with these perks. Zipper case sold separately.

[Marcos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Bible to Read!

As a blind text-to-speech user on Fire tablet with VoiceView screenreader, I really enjoy how Tobit 5:9 is translated in this Good News Bible with deuterocanonical books! The spoken text is very understandable! The navigation menu works great with VoiceView! This bible is an excellent read in its entirety!