The Catholic Youth Bible, Third Edition: New Revised Standard Version: Catholic Edition

by Brian Singer-Towns (Editor), Virginia Halbur

There's Only One . . . And it just got better
"The Catholic Youth Bible" will be a true companion, helping you find the answers you seek and helping you make connections to Catholic beliefs and traditions.
Over 700 lively articles help you....
• Pray It Use the Bible for personal prayer.
• Study It Understand and make sense of what the Bible says.
• Live It Apply the Bible to real-life situations you're facing now.
This New Edition Features:
•"New "40 expanded "Catholic Connection" articles that provide a more complete presentation of those Catholic teachings that are scripturally based
•" New "28 articles that address the seven principles of Catholic social teaching
•" New "40 pages of 4-color inserts that help you pray, study, and live the Bible and Catholic teachings
•" New "Illustrations throughout to provide a visual context for the biblical stories
•" New "Over 275 articles updated to reflect contemporary issues and biblical scholarship
Plus:
• Introductions to the major sections of the Bible and all the books of the Bible
• Biblical connections to many different cultures, illustrating the universality of the Catholic Church
• Insights into how the Church has interpreted key Scripture passages throughout history
• A glossaryof Scripture-related terms
• Five special indexes; Sunday readings for cycles A, B, and C; 10 color maps; a four-page color timeline; and three pages of full-color biblical art

Genres: Religion, Nonfiction, Reference, Spirituality, Christian, Catholic, Classics

1542 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2000

Reviews

[Kaity ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve always had a relationship with Jesus but it was rekindled in recent years and my mom and I began to read our Bible every single day last year. This was my first time reading the Bible cover to cover, from Genesis to Revelation, and it changed my life. It’s the best book ever, a book full of God’s love and promises fulfilled to us through His Son. My mom and I are going to keep reading this every day together and we are grateful for our one year with His Word! ❤️

“If God is for us, who is against us?”

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Honestly this book (or collection of books) should get 6 stars. It tops anything else I've ever read. Just simply amazing...

[Big · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book ever written. Read from cover to cover. It's a must read for everyone of all ages.

[Angie · Rating 5 out of 5]

OK so I stole this bible from my sister! Can you believe I stole a bible? But this bible is great... all these little entries along the way to make the bible not so boring. So when I need guidence or something I can skip the actual bible stories and read the advice columns. Thanks Laura

[Stacie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Never believed I would actually finish!!! I'm glad I had written out a schedule, otherwise I would never had gotten this far! Were there days when I read nothing? Of course! Were there days that I read that I was a maniac and played catch-up? Of course! Am I glad I took the time to finally read it? Absolutely!

[Equinn · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is such an amazing bible!!! it gives you everything you need to know on the margins and fun facts too. way better understanding of the word of God. helps me teach my kids in the class i teach so much better!!!

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Let's be honest, I'm never going to finish this at the rate I'm going. I like this translation and the font is slightly larger than normal.

[Neville Ridley-smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

What?

3 stars for the Bible?

Ok, so actually, I didn't read this whole thing. It was a just a to-hand copy of the Bible which has the Apocrypha in it. I've always been curious to read these extra books to see what's in them.

My star rating reflects the apocryphal sections, where 3 stars basically means I'm not interested in reading them again.

They're fine. I don't regret reading them. But I can definitely see why they're considered inessential to be included in the canon of the Old Testament.

[Eric · Rating 5 out of 5]

OH YEAH. CAN YOU FEEL THE JESUS IN YOU?

But really, it's been a very insightful and wonderful journey of Faith in really reading Scripture from end to end. How can we attempt to defend our faith when we have yet to even read up on our own beliefs? (hint hint: on to the Catechism!)

When I began, I doubted God and His merciless acts towards Moses in the desert. But after a challenge from my sister, I really learned. I sought to prove myself wrong and it's been eye-opening, to say the least.

The Catholic Youth Bible, specifically, has a lot of relate-able quotations and cultural connections to make the text a lot more relevant to an adolescent's day-to-day struggles. They can be helpful but, for the most part, more distracting.

All-in-all, read this. Any version. :)

[Melissa Reagan Love · Rating 5 out of 5]

This bible has a user friendly format, great anecdotes, stories to help illustrate scripture and has been an invaluable resource for over 17 years. Wonderful edition for teens and adults. Cannot recommend enough!!!

[Sara]

Reading the New Testament all summer. Am not going to update page #s.

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

excellent for high school & college students

[Nataly Cervantes · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's very inspiring and helps me reflect on things I've done wrong

[Carol Hardesty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kind of like the "Extreme Teen Bible", except for young adults.

[Bonnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has been a great resource over the years for my grandson. We started when he was around 8, and every vacation he got to spend with his Nana & Papa, this was part of our visit.

[Taylor]

there is a lot more to the bible than you think there is

[David Horney · Rating 5 out of 5]

good book