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The Revised Standard Version Catholic Bible Imitation Leather – .zip, February 17, 2005

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The Revised Standard Version dramatically shaped the course of English Bible translation work in the latter half of the Twentieth Century. It is still the translation used in official Church pronouncements, and serves as the basis for the scriptural text used in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Featuring a zipper closure, the Oxford RSV Catholic Bible features a Presentation Section, the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (Dei Verbum), a section of Prayers and Devotions of the Catholic Faith and a table of Weights and Measures in the Bible.

This beautiful compact bible is available at a surprisingly affordable price. It also features a protective two-piece box. The Compact Edition is perfect for travelers, students and hospital visitors, and readers on the go.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; Compact edition (February 17, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Imitation Leather ‏ : ‎ 1280 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 019528853X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0195288537
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.18 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.94 x 1.3 x 5.2 inches

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Johnny Dangerous

Great Compact Bible

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2024

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They say the best bible is the one you find yourself reading the most. This compact bible has been great for carrying around and traveling. Below I added a few pros and cons of this bible.

Pros:
- The Bible is definitely compact, making it great for packing into a bag in comparison to a standard sized bible.
- The print size is pretty standard without any difficulty reading. I have had previous compact bibles with significantly small print, too small for my liking. This one is nice and easily readable.
- The RSV CE is a great translation for the Bible. Much like translations like the ESV, the RSV takes a literal translation approach, rather than a dynamic translation used in NABRE used in the liturgical mass. While I enjoy the NABRE, the RSV makes for a great study bible to reference. I personally use the Bible while listening to Fr. Mike Schmitz’s Bible in a Year podcast. While the podcast from Ascension uses their Great Adventure Bible RSV 2nd Catholic Edition, this one follows with minor differences. The 2nd edition uses some more modern language in books like the Psalms, such as “you,” whereas this version uses some old English language such as “thy.”
- This is a beautiful bible that would make for a nice gift or a personal bible. While I’m not a big fan of imitation leather, the cover is a beautiful color, and the zipper is a nice addition. The zipper makes this bible a bit more durable when packing into a bag, and the zipper pull has a nice miraculous medal. The edges of the paper are golden lined which always adds a nice touch.
- The price is great for what you get. When looking around for a good personal bible, I considered the Great Adventure bible from Ascension Press. While that one is a great choice, the Bible is $60, while this one is nearly a third of the price.

Cons:
- The one thing I don’t enjoy about this bible is the lack of section headings over the passages of scripture. This is one of the ways Ignatius uses to keep a compact size for the Bible. Rather than section headings, the Bible contains break lines between sections of scripture to identify different passages. A minor complaint, but something to consider when looking at this bible.
- There aren’t many appendix notes, which is expectable for a compact bible. If you are looking for a bible with a lot of references for studying like the Great Adventure bible, this one doesn’t really have much. There are some notes in the end appendix, as well as some dogmatic notes and popular prayers which is a nice addition. Since it is advertised as a compact bible rather than a study bible, I would not really consider this a negative, but again something to consider when looking at this bible.

Overall I think this is bible is great and a great choice that I would recommend buying.

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N.A.M.

A great tiny tiny bible for people on the run!

Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2014

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I have to give this edition of the Bible 5 stars.

I bought this so I would have a small Bible to take with me to work, and I'm impressed.

Translation: This Bible uses the RSV-CE (Revised Standard Version - Catholic Edition). In short, the RSV is a new translation first published in 1952 with the aim of creating a more readable translation of the Bible from the King James Version (KJV) while preserving some of the literary greatest of the KJV. What resulted was a very readable, yet still poetic version of the Bible. In 1966 a Catholic version was added, including the deuterocanonical book (known by most protestants as the apocrypha, of doubtful origin, texts present in the historic Christian Septuagint Greek version of the Old Testament but not in the current canon of Jewish Scripture) and a more traditional translation of Isiah 7.14 (changing "young woman" back to "virgin"). Unlike the New American Bible (NAB), Maccabees is placed at the end of the Old Testament as in the Vulgate and the Douay–Rheims, presumably because it was written after the other books. The NAB places Maccabees after Ester, closer to the other historical books.

This translation is both easy to read and faithful to the literary tradition of English Bibles, keeping the translation choices used by most Christians for hundreds of years. It is superior in it's readability to the Challoner revision of the Douay–Rheims Bible from 1752 and is less "sterilized" than the New American Bible (NAB).

Be advised this is not the version used at Mass or the Liturgy of the Hours, ICEL (International Commision on English in the Liturgy). The Mass in the USA uses a highly edited version of the NAB and the LOTH uses the Grail psalter. That being said this translation is still an excellent one for study. It has comparably fewer notes than the NAB, which is both a pro and a con. A con as more notes would help to contextualize the content, a pro as some of the NAB notes are from rather dated revisionist scholarship from the 70s,

Extra-scriptural content: As this is a compact version, it does not have much by the way of "extras". There are no maps, few essays, only an introduction and Dei Verbum (Vatican II document on Sacred Scripture). If you are looking for a Bible with maps of Israel/Palestine or the route of Exodus, you should consider the normal edition of this Bible, the compact edition, being compact, contains little more than the text. It does have a family register in the front, which I found superfluous for what I consider a more utility Bible, this is not the kind of Bible you want as a family heirloom. It has no pictures or illustrations. It does contain a weights and measures conversion chart in the front. Unlike the normal version of this Bible, there is no picture on the front.

Binding: This is where this particular edition shines. It's a little bigger than a paperback novel, and a lot thinner. Think Moleskin journal, it fits in my back pocket. The cover is leather and surrounds the pages on the sides and has a zipper that you can use to zip up the cover. It has gold gilt pages worth of the Word of God. It does not contain a ribbon page marker. I can't make up my mind if the Miraculous Medal zipper pull is gold colored plastic or gold painted base medal. It's print is very small, so be warned.

Pros:

Size: I see many people complaining about the size of the Bible and the size of the print. This is because it's a compact edition. Amazon needs to fix it's title, it's a Compact Edition. "Burgundy, Zipper Duradera" refers to the binding, the picture clearly shows it's a compact edition and Amazon should say this on it's title or description. Do not buy this if you have trouble reading small print, it's a waste of your money. If you have good eyes and need a portable Bible (say if you're a priest who is on the go, or a business man who wants something to fit in his laptop bag, or a soldier needing something to take with him) it's perfect. If you are a 65 year old who needs a magnifying glass to read the paper, don't bother, buy a large print version instead.

zipper: The zipper is great, it help you keep your book marks in place when on the go. This is a Bible I can drop in my backpack and go.

Cons:

zipper pull: It looks cheap. Time will tell, but I'm worried it's going to fall off, it doesn't feel very sturdy. This isn't entierly fair, it hasn't fallen off yet, but I'm a little worried, but time will tell.

Presentation section: It wastes about 6 leafs of space on a glossy presentation/family history section. I can understand a single page presentation section, this could be a gift. The family register makes no sense for a Bible this size. No one is going to use this as their family Bible, it's a utility Bible for reading on the go. This space would be better used on maps.

Maps: or lack there of. Again, they should have ditched the family register for some maps.

No ribbon marker: The description says there is a ribbon marker, there is not. It could really use a ribbon marker to keep your place, right now I'm using a Holy Card. My concern is the card likes to fall out and as it's such a small version, the spine doesn't separate from the cover to allow me to put in a ribbon marker. Use a non-glossy bookmark/holy card.

This isn't a con, but it's advertised as having a beautiful box. It's box is functional, but it's not something you would keep. Not that it matters as this is a travel-sized bible! who keeps it in a box!

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Andrew Lindwall

Least expensive

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2024

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Needed to read the septuagent. Didn’t want to spend a lot of money. Like the ESV.

Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2024

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Great Bible to accompany the Bible In A Year Podcast.

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great quality

Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2024

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just a good quality pocket book

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L'escribe

Beautiful Catholic Bible!

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2024

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I had one of these, in red, that I had purchased at a religious supply store ten years ago, when the spine began to fray a little this year. It was still nice enough to use, but, one day, while searching on Amazon, I found the identical bible in black. I immediately ordered it. It is a wonderful compact bible, gilt edges, sturdy imitation leather, zippered with a miraculous medal on the end, just as pictured.
I love love love this bible. I put loose prayer cards in it as well, plenty of room, and is just so beautiful. If you are looking for a lovely Catholic bible with sturdiness that you can zipper up, this is it. There are no maos or pictures, some may prefer that, but this bible is the best for me. Highly recommend it.

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Githin James

Excellent!

Reviewed in India on April 3, 2024

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I wanted an RSV-CE version since some time. It was after being informed about the unnecessary agenda-serving language used in NRSV. NRSV was the one I was suggested when I really started reading the Word. For some misguided reason people here in India commonly think NRSV is THE recommended catholic version, whereas it is only one of many.
This is RSV and the product in itself is excellent. The zippered gild edged compact Bible is something I will really cherish and will be able to carry with me to work daily. The print is small but not a problem for me at all.
This bible is too beautiful and I am proud to own it. But then, nothing can really be beautiful enough to hold the living and active Word in it!
Also, thanks to the Amazon seller Atlantic publications.

Landloper

Dei verbum.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 7, 2024

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(RSV-Catholic Edition, Compact, Zipper, Duradera, Black, Oxford University Press, Boxed. £25.99 [06/03/24])
This is a compact Bible and necessarily has thin paper; the paper is of reasonable quality and relatively opaque, and is no more likely to be torn than other bibles of a similar size. The binding is of a faux leather, the name of which is 'duradera', a Spanish word meaning hard-wearing, durable, rugged. I have no idea how 'duradera' the binding actually is. The covers are perimiter stitched, and the pastedown interior is well-executed. The zip is nylon and seems as if it will last. The book is well-made and appears to be structurally sound. I don't know if the signatures are sewn or simply glued. The bible comes in a 'window' keep box. The print is small but readable, and black throughout, no 'words of Christ in red' (strange given that this an North American publication.) I have to wear spectacles for reading and have no difficulty using this bible in reasonable light. This is a Catholic edition so it contains the deuterocanonical books in the traditional Catholic order. There are no maps, but there are two appendices at the back, the first contains explanatory notes on the text, the second lists the changes between the New Testament text of RSV-CE and the RSV. The references are kept to a minimum as adding refrences throughout the text would mean either a larger book or smaller print. There then follows a short section of prayers and devotions. At the front of the bible there is a section for entering family details, an introduction, and the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation [Pope Paul VI, 1965]. After this is a section on weights and measures found in the bible. Of the modern translations I have used the RSV is my prefered version. I used the ESV-CE for a while and read the same texts in the RSV as a comparison. Naturally the two versions are very much alike, the former being largely the child of the latter. Where differences do exist they generally redound to the literary credit of the RSV. For example, ESV: 'to Abraham's side', RSV: 'to Abraham's bosom'. I do not say that where there are differences the RSV is more accurate, I suspect the ESV is the closer text of the two. The RSV simply reads better. Both the RSV and the ESV are preferable to the NRSV, especially in the area of gender accuracy. The RSV is untroubled by such modish concerns and is all the better for it. Frankly I thought I would not like this edition and expected I would end up returning it for a refund, instead I consider the price money well spent, and am happy to grade it as 5/5.

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Marie-Claire Martinsson

Good quality and easy to carry on anywhere

Reviewed in Sweden on January 4, 2023

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I wasn’t expected to be so little and having very small word. But I think I can deal with it. This little Bible is so lovely. I recommend to everyone especially for those people who travel a lot. But I also this Bible because it has prayer and devotion to pray, I don’t need to have my prayer book with me. Please like if my view help you somehow.

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No es como se anuncia

Reviewed in Spain on February 3, 2020

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La encuadernación NO es de piel sino de un material plástico. Además pedi 3 y me han partido el envío en dos entregando dos hoy y 1 dos días después.

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Gonzo

Eine zuverlässige Übersetzung in Englisch

Reviewed in Germany on January 26, 2020

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Eine Rezension der Oxford University Press Katholische Bibel-RSV-Kompakt.

ISBN-10 0195288513
ISBN-13 978 0195288513

Die RSV-Ausgabe ist eine Überarbeitung der King James-Bibel in ein moderneres Englisch und im Allgemeinen eine Wort-für-Wort-Übersetzung.

Da diese Ausgabe das RSV-CE ist, d. H. Die katholische Ausgabe, enthält sie die deuterokanonischen Bücher, Sirach, Weisheit, Baruch, Makkabäer usw. —Das RSV-CE ist die Fassung, aus der die englische Ausgabe des Katechismus der katholischen Kirche ihre biblischen Verse zitiert.

Die Bibel ist gut gebaut und die Bindung ist gut genäht. Ja, die Schrift ist eher klein, aber ich gab meinen Augen ein paar Tage Zeit, um mich anzupassen, und ich kann sie jetzt sehr gut lesen. - Und ich trage eine Lesebrille.

Die Bibel hat keine Karten oder Querverweise. Am Ende jedes Testaments befindet sich der Kommentar für bestimmte Verse. Sie hat ein schwarzes Lesebändchen.

Die RSV-CE kompakt ist auch als ein Gebundenes Buch bei Amazon erhältlich:

ISBN-10 0195288564
ISBN-13 978-0195288568

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