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The Jerusalem Bible: Reader's Edition |
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Published: 2000-02-15 |
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I really didn't like this product. I didn't like the layout of the book on the inside, hard to follow. I would not recommend this to others.
 A Good Edition with Few Minor Flaws
THE JERUSALEM BIBLE:READER'S EDITION is a useful translation for the Catholic Bible from which both Catholics and non-Catholic can benefit. This edition, the Reader's Edition, is edited by Father Jones and designed for those who are interested in reading the Bible but may not be interested in more comprehensive biblical scholarship and history.
The introduction briefly explains the reasoning of this less comprehensive edition of THE JERUSALEM BIBLE. Father Jones infomed his readers for the purposed of this translation. Each book of the Bible has a very good inttroduction. For example, the introduction to the PENTATEUCH or TORAH which are the first five books of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy)explains why many bible scholars dispute the claim that Moses wrote these books. Scholars argue that different authors and traditions were edited or redacted by those who may have reconciled these traditions to give a presentable compilation of these books. Readers should know among the Ancient Hebrews and Jews, the TORAH is most important part of TANAK or Hebrew Bible or The Old Teatament for Christians.
Father Jones gives readers intrductions to the other books of the entire Bible which inform the reader of the history, social background, and cultural mileau of each book. This helps readers understand what each book was trying to convey. In other words, these presentations clearly indicate that the books of the Bible were not written in a vaccum. There are also brief notes with each book of this bible to explain more precisely phrases and words that may seem unusal or obscure. The editor is honest enough to state that there are still uncertainties.
There are nine useful maps at the end of this bible that assist readers in understanding where events and books of the Bible were written. This edition also has a surprisingly good chronological table which helps readers with a more detailed understanding events in "The Holy Land" and events within the Ancient Greek and Roman empires.
This reviewer also has criticisms of THE JERUSALEM BIBLE:READERS EDITION. The translators made excessive use of the word Yahweh or a name for God or the Deity. This word for God is based on The Tetragrammaton or Sacred Four Letter Word for God. This may have been an error because this word,in Hebrew, was only to be used on special occassions by the early chief priests and later, the rabbis. The Ancient Hebrews substituted the word Adonoi which translates into English as Lord. The continued use of this word may be historically inaccurate.
Other criticisms of this edition of the Bible are that it lacks a concordance and a bibliography. Even though this is not a "scholars'bible," this edition should have at least contained these items. Some of these problems are mitigated by the fact that the margin notes and other notes at the bottom of the pages are useful.
THE JERUSALEM BIBLE: READERS EDITION is still a good translation in spite of the above criticisms. Readers will be assited if they can get THE NEW JEROME BIBLE COMMENTARY. Father Graham's small book titled WHERE WE GOT THE BIBLE is also helpfu. Bernard Anderson's book titled UNDERSTANDING THE OLD TESTAMENT is very comprehensive and well written. A combination of these sources will give readers a solid understanding of THE JERUSALEM BIBLE: READER'S EDITION.
 Fresh, literary translation
"Come in, let us bow, prostrate ourselves,
and kneel in front of Yahweh our maker,
for this is our God,
and we are the people he pastures,
the flock that he guides."
- Ps 95
I love the freshness of this translation.
Great for learning
Great translation, easy to understand. I bought it for my daughter because the translation is aesy to understand in modern english. Subtitles also help with the understanding of the text.
Wonderful Catholic Translation
This is a wondeful Catholic translation, and like the Revised Standard Version, it does not include "inclusive" language. I wish this particular translation were available in a leather bound edition, but until it is this is a nice copy to have. The type set is not state of the art digital, but is clear and easily read. It is a "readers edition" and contains only minor footnotes on particular phrases or words in the text. This is not an extensive study bible. It is a very nice Bible for sitting down with, reading and reflecting on the Scriptures. The different english translation which varies from the form used at mass may yield new insights and refresh the way you hear the word of God in the Bible. Those that love reading scripture would do well to acquire this version of the bible.
4 stars are for the less than wonderful binding. But the written text is what is most valuable of course.
This is the version that Mother Angleica reads from on EWTN in her classic live broadcasts.
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