The New Testament of the New Jerusalem Bible

by Henry Wansbrough (Editor), Anonymous

An easy reading format of the New Testament; introductions to each book, notes to the reader, single-column text, boldfaced subheading, cross-reference to parallel passages, verse numbers in the margins, and poetic passages in verse form.

544 pages, Paperback

Published October 7, 1986

About the author

Born Joseph Henry Wansbrough, the Very Reverend Dom Henry Wansbrough, OSB, MA (Oxon), STL (Fribourg), LSS (Rome), is an English biblical scholar and a monk of Ampleforth Abbey, England.

He was General Editor of the New Jerusalem Bible. He has written twenty books, more than sixty articles, around ninety book reviews, an edition of the Synoptic Gospels, with an accompanying textbook, for 'A'-Level students, and more than fifty electronic booklets, essays, and lectures, as well as editing, co-editing, and translating other volumes. Today he resides at Ampleforth.

Reviews

[Paul Jellinek · Rating 5 out of 5]

This seemed like the right time to re-read the New Testament in its entirety. It is a different experience from just reading isolated sections every week. Among other things, the differences among the four Gospels become clear, as does the arc of the narrative from the Gospels through the Acts and the Epistles. Some disturbing elements here and there that were not so obvious before, but a remarkable work nonetheless. Does feel weird to give it a rating, though...

[Erin]

This is the version of the New Testament I'm reading for Bible Study. It's the version assigned back in one of the religious history classes I took in college. I've always loved this translation: the prose is elegant and there are a bazillion footnotes. Just the thing for a nerd like me.

[Laura]

I started with Matthew's prayer, and I'm using this for morning prayer. This format of the bible, soooo tiny, is really nice and not overwhelming to me. I also appreciate the slight differences in translated language. Oh, and it also brings back good memories of travels with the Emmanuel Community.