Thanks to two readers for alerting me that Mark Brumley (CEO of Ignatius Press) shared some photos of the upcoming complete Ignatius Study Bible on his Facebook page. The image above shows both the hardcover (left) and leather (right) editions. The next two images show the hardcover edition next to ..read more

Thanks to a reader for alerting me that there is a new promotional video for the large print thinline RSV-2CE from Catholic Bible Press (which will be published in mid-November). The video is accessible on the Amazon product listing page also. I covered the early marketing information on this edition ..read more

A few months ago, I came across a new book (published in 2023) by Fr. Frank Matera entitled Praying the Psalms in the Voice of Christ: A Christological Reading of the Psalms in the Liturgy of the Hours. I purchased the Kindle edition of the book. I have often struggled ..read more

Catholic Bible Press (part of Harper Collins Christian Publishing) published an extra-large NABRE in 2022 as a follow-up to their Large Print NABRE which I reviewed here. The large print edition has been one of my favorite bibles for the past few years. The text is easy to read, and ..read more

Last month, the owner of Riggins Rights Management, a company that represents the rights for the RSV, NRSV, and NRSVue translations, posted on the Fans of the NRSV Bible Facebook group to confirm that the National Council of Churches (NCC) has applied for an imprimatur on the NRSVue from the ..read more

Many thanks to Matthew Kudija for his excellent review of the new ESV Quentel shortly after it released a month ago. I pre-ordered the full yapp crimson red calfskin edition (with apocrypha) and received it about a week after Matthew wrote his review. Printing Irregularities Before anything else, I’d like to cover the printing irregularities that multiple commenters and reviewers have reported. In the comments on Matthew’s original review, both Fr. JT and Matthew noted that the print was noticeably faint on several pages in Matthew and Mark. Fr. JT found pages in his copy where the text was so ..read more

Psalm 110 is prayed by the Church every Sunday evening at Vespers in the Liturgy of the Hours. It has long been seen as a prophecy of Christ and his victory over death, evil, and the powers of this world. It is cited or alluded to in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 22:44), the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 2:33-35), the letter to the Hebrews (Hebrews 1:13, 5:6, 10:12-13), and the first letter of Peter (1 Peter 3:22). Most New Testament citations refer to verse 1, which prophecies that Jesus would be seated at the right hand of the Father. Hebrews also applies verse 4 of the Psalm to Christ and his ..read more

Thanks to James for pointing out in the comments that pre-orders for the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible (ICSB) are now publicly available on the Ignatius Press website. The hardcover edition is listed for $64.95, and the leather edition is listed for $79.95. The release date is expected to be November 15th. It appears that anyone who signed up for email updates on the promotional website for the ICSB received a 15% discount for pre-orders. If you signed up for updates already, be sure to check your email before processing a pre-order to take advantage of the discount ..read more

I just noticed that the genuine leather over board hardcover edition of the NRSV-CE Illustrated Catholic Bible is currently listed at the lowest price ever recorded on Amazon — $74.39. For the past year and a half, this edition has generally been listed between $110 and $140. I don’t own a copy of this bible, but it has received glowing accolades from a couple of well-known protestant bible reviewers on YouTube: Tim Wildsmith (who reviewed the leathersoft version of the same text block) and A Nickel’s Worth Bible Reviews. It is a very large edition—generally in the same size class as large fam ..read more

There is a new option now available for Catholics looking for a premium Bible thanks to the recent release of the updated Schuyler Quentel ESV with Apocrypha. Schuyler released the RSV with Apocrypha (reviewed here) several years ago, and announced earlier this year that the ESV Quentel was being redesigned and rereleased with some options including the Apocrypha. My first impression of the new Schuyler ESV Quentel with Apocrypha is that it is an incredible and beautiful Bible, though I would prefer a smaller version for daily use. For the last year I have been reading from the Cambridge ESV ..read more