The Revised Standard Version Catholic Bible Reader's Edition

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The Revised Standard Version Catholic Bible's New Testament appeared in 1965, and the whole Bible was published the following year. The RSV remains the translation used in official Church documents, and served as the basis for the scriptural text used in the Catechism of the Catholic Church . The Reader's Edition is perfect for anyone needing a straightforward text Bible, whether for reading or personal devotions. It includes a ribbon marker, presentation section, prayers and devotions of the Church, and the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (Dei Verbum ). This binding features a sturdy, easy-to-operate zipper closure that offers extra protection to the gilded page edges.

The Revised Standard Version Bible is the English translation and text used in all Vatican documents.

The translation recognized by most orthodox Catholic scholars as the best combination of the literal and the literary.

Approved for liturgical use in the United States.

None of the awkward gender-neutral language of some modern translations.

Retains much of the phrasing and beauty of the King James Bible, in modern spelling and usage, while remaining faithful to the Church's teaching of the councils of Carthage and Rome in retaining the deuterocanonical books of the Old Testament Canon.