What Bible Should I Buy? | Fr. Patrick Briscoe & Fr. Bonaventure Chapman

What Bible Should I Buy? | Fr. Patrick Briscoe & Fr. Bonaventure Chapman
In this episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Patrick and Fr. Bonaventure cover what's beneath the cover of a few Bibles to help you decide what Bible you should buy for yourself. Reflecting on memories of their first Bibles, the friars also review their favorite translations to refer to today sharing insights along the way. Do you have a favorite Bible?
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[@ryrylamby]

If Barbara Walters was still doing her "10 most fascinating people" list, Fr. Bonaventure Chapman would make that list.

[@gail4721]

The New St Joseph Catholic Bible. I love

[@chadrobert116]

Does it have an imprimatur?

[@gail4721]

@@chadrobert116 yes it does. Nihil Obstat Fr Oscar Alunday, SVD IMPRIMATUR Most Rev. Arturo M. Bastes, SVD, DD. May 15; 2007 Thanks for asking. God bless you 🙏🏻📿

[@michellecrossley9151]

Would you recommend for a first time Bible reader? My nonpracticing daughter is showing interest in reading the Bible

[@gail4721]

@@michellecrossley9151 yes, I definitely would recommend it. I have given my 2 grandchildren the New Testament with psalms, after I discovered it and then purchased myself the Full bible also. I lik the layout and feel of it also. Purchased it on Amazon.

[@chadrobert116]

@@michellecrossley9151 I would suggest the Great Adventure Bible. It has a very good reading plan that gives you the bible story in 14 books of the bible that you can read in 3 months. Plus, it's the bible used for the very popular podcast "the Bible in a year" by Fr. Mike Schmitz. The bible can be daunting and confusing, and support can be very useful.

[@Davcramer]

I'd never heard that explanation of the different renderings of the word "love" used by Jesus in John 21 when Jesus asks Peter "do you love me". That alone made this worthwhile listening to.

[@stevennowak6504]

Currently my go to Bible, the one I read 95% of the time is the RSV , but specifically the Spiritual Warfare Bible from Saint Benedict press. I absolutely love all the extra Spiritual Warfare content. Especially the prayers. This Bible has bigger text, jesus words in red, and a really nice cover and spine . But I also love the Douay-Rheims Bible. I read that while I have my morning coffee

[@margaretbearsley7439]

I'm a John fan too. Go, Fr Bonaventure ❤❤❤

[@jemmadwyer259]

I collect Bibles of different editions, both the King James editions, Catholic Editions & the Hebrew Bible. I have the early Douay version in Old English, too. I am definitely buying the New Ignatius Bible Edition from the St. Paul Center.

[@roddumlauf9241]

Make sure you get the Septuagint in English !

[@suzannederringer1607]

I had no idea there are so many! I've intended to order the Ignatius, but what I have - and like very much - is the Douay-Rheims. This is because I'm OLD. I grew up before Vatican II. Left the Church for many years, and when I returned, the Douay was familiar. I have a paperback King James because a nice young woman in a Café whom I'd never seen before and haven't since, gave it to me. It was an odd moment.

[@xthinker88]

I grew up in Prot churches where the KJV was still prevalent. I like the Douay too but the trap with both is that we don’t speak the same language as the people for whom they were translated. I can’t read Shakespeare without a good explanation of some of it and that drives home to me that 16th century English and modern English are not the same. Still, I have many verses that I memorized in my head that are still in KJV.

[@suzannederringer1607]

@xthinker88 Actually I've read Shakespeare easily since childhood - the language has always been natural to me and easy to understand. Ditto the Douay-Rheims. I was a strange Nerd-Child. Languages have always been my Thing. Where the Bible 'loses' me is those interminable Genealogy lists in Genesis etc. I don't know who they were and don't care!

[@Zeppflyer]

I have that same NAB. It was given to me by the parish where I was confirmed as an adult in college. That picture of St. JPII, though was bittersweet as I was confirmed the week after Easter, which was the day after he died.

[@1penianne]

I, personally, love the New Jerusalem Bible.

[@anthonylangford7797]

The original Jerusalem Bible is better. Non of the inclusive language.

[@gillengland4061]

For me the best is the Jerusalem Bible

[@jdub3999]

RSV 2CE is the most reverent to the Greek. The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible is RSV 2CE.

[@climbinghumility]

Thank you Fr. Patrick, myself prefer Bible with no footnotes ❤️🙏🏻

[@heinrich.denzinger]

ESVCE BABYYY

[@chadrobert116]

Did they change back Genesis 3 to the normal reading?

[@dalecaldwell]

I was disappointed that you didn't reveal your whole stacks, especially Fr. Patrick's little red book.

[@emr2425introibo]

I pre-ordered my copy. I have many bibles. I think a Douay should be amongst a collection.

[@Chris-no8yb]

did you order hardback or leather? i can’t decide for such a thick Bible.

[@Chris-no8yb]

Also, a douay rheims haydock Bible is certainly on my wishlist

[@emr2425introibo]

​@@Chris-no8yb Leather.

[@LlywellynOBrien]

​@@Chris-no8ybI don't know about your country but in mine (Australia) they were common enough that op-shops/charity shops have them reasonably often if you are happy to go second hand. I have a few truly beautiful DR Bibles.

[@cupcake5000]

I have always used the RSV for study purposes, but I was also given the New American Bible for my Confirmation, so I am familiar with both! And I would definitely buy the Dostoyevsky Study Bible 😆 Also, hello Fr. Bonaventure! ;)

[@thatguyzwife]

What do you guys think about the Word on Fire Bible (in multiple books)?

[@WanderingWonderer14]

Father, which edition is your Diary of St. Faustina if I may ask?

[@bing.martinez]

How can I order. I'm from the Philippines

[@slowmoneytime1643]

Fr. Bibleventure goes with the Gospel of John. The Bread of Life Discourse, a great Catholic reflection! Fr Patrick goes with the Gospel of Matthew. The Sermon on the Mount, most excellent, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.” This helped me to join the Peace Corps in Sierra Leone, the Kambia District. Great beard, by the way! Slowmoney Time goes with the Gospel of Mark. Less is more, of course! The Church has blessed us with a whole year of reading from the Gospel of Mark! I tried before to plow into the Old Testament, but I only got stuck, then bogged down and finally abandoned the whole project. I have found with a course like, Bible in a year, I have a partner, who can explain, guide and inspire to keep the project on track. Yes, a modestly expensive Bible with a good binding that will lay open flat for you. We have a cheap Bible that loves to snap shut in front of your face and lose your spot, terrible. Some favorite highlights: “We don’t worship a book.” and “The Diary of St. Faustina” and “The Bible is the italics of the Summa.” Lastly, may the untouchable and most ferocious, cup of Christ’s Passion, strengthen our beloved Dominican priests and all of us!

[@Robbie-si1hw]

A friend of mine just gave me a Knowing Jesus NIV 😂

[@OPiguy35]

So a KJNIV? ;)

[@willw1753]

NABRE is a terrible translation. Watch the Douglas Beaumont video on why you should toss it out in favor of the new Ignatius Catholic Study Bible (RSVCE2). The ESVCE and RSVCE2 are excellent translations. If you like the KJV, go with the Douay-Rheims. The Word on Fire Bible from Bishop Barron uses the (NRSV-CE) which is decent but has some issues, but the quality of this bible is incredible, especially in leather, and worth the money.

[@LlywellynOBrien]

The flaws of the NAB (all of them so far, with another due next year I believe) are often greatly exaggerated. They are real but it is hardly a terrible translation. The Newest edition of the Old Testament is quite beautiful in some places.

[@Shlomayo]

Not an Anglican, so I don't care much about th KJV. It is tragic to hear that seemingly the Anglophone Catholic world mainly relies on protestant translations, and then "Catholicising" them.

[@LlywellynOBrien]

For the liturgy the US mostly uses the NAB, and until recently the rest of the Anglosphere mostly used the Jerusalem Bible. Both were fully Catholic produced and don't come from Protestant versions. We do now have a whole bunch of 'Catholic editions' available which is a good thing, but we have about four or five lines of Catholic Bibles in modern English.

[@BramptonAnglican]

NRSVCE

[@gregorolsavsky4661]

Vulgate in latin