What English Bible translation do Catholics use?
The New Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition
Translation Background The New Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition (NRSV-CE) is a Bible translation approved for use by the Catholic Church, receiving the imprimatur of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops in 1991.
Is the Holy Bible English Standard Version Catholic?
In 2018, the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India published the English Standard Version Catholic Edition (ESV-CE), which includes the deuterocanonical books. With permission from Crossway, the ESV text in this edition was modified by a team of Catholic scholars to adhere to Catholic teaching.
What is special about the Douay-Rheims Bible?
The Douay–Rheims Bible is a translation of the Latin Vulgate, which is itself a translation of Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts. The Vulgate was largely created due to the efforts of Saint Jerome (345–420), whose translation was declared to be the authentic Latin version of the Bible by the Council of Trent.
Is ESV a literal translation?
The ESV is an evangelical revision of the RSV. It is an “essentially literal” (formal equivalent) translation. The NASB is one of the most literal (formal equivalent) translations available.
What religion uses King James Version Bible?
Five large denominations of Christianity — Baptist, Episcopalian, Presbyterian, Latter-day Saints and Pentecostal — use the KJV today.
Which came first Douay-Rheims or King James?
Consequently, this translation was replaced by a revision undertaken by bishop Richard Challoner; the New Testament in three editions of 1749, 1750, and 1752; the Old Testament (minus the Vulgate apocrypha), in 1750….Names of books.
| Douay–Rheims | King James Version |
|---|---|
| 1–8 | |
| 9 | 9–10 |
| 10–112 | 11–113 |
| 113 | 114–115 |
Is Douay-Rheims Bible the best?
But I believe the Douay-Rheims is generally more accurate and faithful to the original text than other English Bibles. It’s a good idea to have some reference source or commentary (even if it’s just the Douay-Rheims footnotes), or access to more than one version for comparison.