--- product_id: 16444064 title: "Douay-Rheims Bible (Black Leatherette): Standard Print Size" price: "37760 Ft" currency: HUF in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.hu/products/16444064-douay-rheims-bible-black-leatherette-standard-print-size store_origin: HU region: Hungary --- # Words of Christ in red ink Historic 16th-18th century translation Genuine black leather cover with gold edges Douay-Rheims Bible (Black Leatherette): Standard Print Size **Price:** 37760 Ft **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > πŸ•―οΈ Own the Bible that shaped centuries of faith and scholarship ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Douay-Rheims Bible (Black Leatherette): Standard Print Size - **How much does it cost?** 37760 Ft with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hu](https://www.desertcart.hu/products/16444064-douay-rheims-bible-black-leatherette-standard-print-size) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Timeless Sacred Text:** Experience the most accurate English Catholic Bible translation since the 16th century. - β€’ **Red-Letter Christ Words:** Instantly identify Jesus’ words with elegant red ink highlighting. - β€’ **Study-Ready Annotations:** Navigate scripture with Catholic-focused notes, cross-references, and historical indexes. - β€’ **Premium Leather Elegance:** Carry tradition in a durable, genuine black leather cover with gold gilded edges. - β€’ **Visual & Practical Enhancements:** Includes full-color New Testament maps, religious art, family record pages, and a ribbon marker. ## Overview The Douay-Rheims Bible is a historically revered Catholic English translation, originally completed between 1582 and 1610 and revised in the 18th century. This edition features the words of Christ in red, premium black genuine leather binding with gold edges, and includes study aids such as annotations, cross-references, and full-color maps. It preserves traditional Catholic doctrine and language, making it a distinguished choice for serious scripture study and devotional reading. ## Description The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible, translated between the years 1582 and 1610 and revised by Bishop Richard Challoner from 1749-1752, is the most accurate English translation of the Bible available today. It was the only Catholic translation of Scripture commonly in use for over 200 years and we maintain that it is still the best and safest version of the Bible in English. Translated with profound respect for every word, the beautiful style of the Douay-Rheims Bible will instill in the reader a deeper understanding of the Word of God. Annotations, references and an historical and chronological index make it convenient for study as well as meditation. Our Douay Rheims Bible is the only edition available with the words of Christ in red! Includes updated full color New Testament maps, and beautiful pictures depicting the life of Christ. Complete with Family record and Presentation pages. This beautiful Bible is available in a black genuine leather cover, with gold edges and a ribbon marker. Review: Not Your Father's Bible - Maybe your Grandmother's, though. This is the Catholic classic: the Douay-Rheims Bible, with minor revisions by Bishop Challoner during the 18th Century. It is Catholic through-and-through without the slightest whiff of Protestantism in the text, or modernism in the notes (which the "official" New American Bible, Revised Edition can't say). It's language is similar to the King James Bible (which came after the Douay-Rheims), so you'll have to get used to it at first, but it isn't hard. (In fact, having to slow down just a bit when reading either to yourself or aloud to the family keeps you focused and alert.) Why would you choose the DR, instead of one of the modern versions? There's nothing really wrong with the RSVCE2, RSVCE or NABRE (except the execrable notes that the American Bishops will not permit it to be published without). But there's just something about the Douay-Rheims. It breathes tradition, and it is illuminated by St. Jerome's great Latin translation. (In fact, it's a translation of Jerome's Latin, not the original languages, but I have confidence in St. Jerome.) Is it a legitimate choice for serious study? Of course it is. And why run the risk that some Protestant translation is playing fast and loose with something about justification, or a modernist Catholic edition note is going to explain why St. Matthew was just making up stuff. It is a good choice for reading scripture the traditional Catholic way: literally, analogically, morally and anagogically.) Every chapter has a short introduction, and there are headers at the top of every page, and notes at the foot, as well as cross-references. The notes are unashamedly Catholic. There are very limited maps, chronologies and tables in the back which probably won't see much use. There are also numerous illustrations. Everything is in black and white. Physically, the page signatures are glued, but it looks and feels sturdy enough. It is hardcover, not floppy leather. The front cover has the obverse imprint of the famous St. Benedict jubilee medal, and the back cover has the reverse. It is quite dignified, as befitting God's word. The book is handy: lightweight, and not too big. The dark text is easy to read. It is a pleasure to curl up on the couch with and read. It has a single ribbon oddly offset in the middle of the Old Testament, instead evenly between the covers. This is a reasonably priced Douay-Rheims which is easy to read and a joy to possess. Review: Quality bound book, be aware of psalm numbering - This book is a faithful reprinting of the 1899 americ version of the Douay-Rheims Bible, The New Testament originally published in 1582 at Rheims, France; The Old Testament in 1609 at Douay, France. This version of the Bible being a direct translation of the Latin Vulgate, compared to original language versions. The Old Testament is translated from the Septuagint, the oldest intact version of the scriptures, though in Greek, having been compiled by the Jewish community in Alexandria, Egypt. Phisical printing: a beautiful imprint. I have yet to see any flaws in the printing. The text is clear on the Bible stock thin paper with guilded edges and a handsome black leather cover. It includes a black ribbon bookmark for ease of use. They included several glossy pages, a family register, presentation page, a blurb about Saint Benedict who is the patron saint integr and namesake of the printer. At the end there are several cool colored glossy pictures of religious art and New Testament maps. In the Gospels, the words of Christ are in red ink to help the reader recognize when Jesus is speaking. The text itself: The text itself includes an introductory preface from the 1899 edition extolling scripture study and explaning the decision of Jerome to use the Septuagint text along with the deuterocanonical (called aporapha in Protestant traditions) books. There are some Bible helps at the end including a historical and chronology of both Testaments, a table of scripture reading for the pre-vatican 2 misal, a list of common prayers and a listing of the popes. Important notes : 1. The Septuagint text numbers the Psalms differently than the Masoretic text. The Masoretic text was compiled about a thousand years ago and is what contemporary rabbinical Judaism uses. This is not an error but is a different tradition of how the Psalms are divided as chapters and verses were introduced to the Bible much later than the earliest sources available. 2. The New Testament includes several passages that are sometimes relegated to notes in more modern translations. This represents several passages that are not found in the earlier codices (parchment texts) and are most likely glosses, that is notes, that were incorporated into the text. These verses are also included in the King James version (authorized version) and generally are minor changes, like a message in the Gospel according to Matthew, that includes a verse not found in the earliest versions of Matthew, but found in the companion passage in Mark. The most significant of these glosses is a note in the First Letter of John called the Johannine Comma. This can be seen as an illustrative comment referencing the Trinity to the previous verse. This review is not the place to write an extensive treatment of this passage, but essentially is in the Latin manuscripts but not the Greek. This verse is also included in the King James version 3. Some of the spellings and book titles are different than what modern Bibles use. Joshua is Josue, Elijah is Elias, Jeremiah is Jeremias. This is a result of the Hebrew name is being transliterated into Greek and then into Latin. It's the same process that gives us Jesus from Yeshua, Greek and Latin don't have some of those sounds! In addition, some other books have differing names such as Samuel and Kings are listed as Kings 1 through 4, and Chronicles is listed as Paralipomenon. 4. There are not many explanatory notes. While there are some explaining what a certain term means, there are no notes about the historical critical analysis of the text. I personally would recommend having a New American Bible handy in case you're uncertain of a certain passage and want to compare it with a more modern transmission. The value in this translation is that the Septuagint is what the early church used, including the apostles and its more beautiful archaic language. This is the third version of the Bible I use along with the New American Bible and the RSV CE. This is very much the " Catholic King James version" far as language and certain conservative elements considering it to be the valid text. In the case of this version, it truly is based on the Vulgate, which is truly the authoritative text the Vatican uses, but by no means should you limit yourself to this version only and I would encourage you to compare different versions (approved by the church with an imprimatur) for a broader understanding of the text. I enjoy reading this version for the beauty of the text, which is something the NAB sorrowfully lacks, but this is not necessarily a better translation or a worse translation, simply a different translation. Watch out for those songs though, that can throw you for a loop if you're not expecting the numbering to be different. ## Features - Douay-Rheims Bible (Black Genuine Leather) St. Benedict Cross ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #11,132 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #81 in Prayer (Books) #109 in Catholicism (Books) #318 in Christian Bibles (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,324 Reviews | ## Images ![Douay-Rheims Bible (Black Leatherette): Standard Print Size - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81mN1xoxcnL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not Your Father's Bible *by C***R on December 20, 2014* Maybe your Grandmother's, though. This is the Catholic classic: the Douay-Rheims Bible, with minor revisions by Bishop Challoner during the 18th Century. It is Catholic through-and-through without the slightest whiff of Protestantism in the text, or modernism in the notes (which the "official" New American Bible, Revised Edition can't say). It's language is similar to the King James Bible (which came after the Douay-Rheims), so you'll have to get used to it at first, but it isn't hard. (In fact, having to slow down just a bit when reading either to yourself or aloud to the family keeps you focused and alert.) Why would you choose the DR, instead of one of the modern versions? There's nothing really wrong with the RSVCE2, RSVCE or NABRE (except the execrable notes that the American Bishops will not permit it to be published without). But there's just something about the Douay-Rheims. It breathes tradition, and it is illuminated by St. Jerome's great Latin translation. (In fact, it's a translation of Jerome's Latin, not the original languages, but I have confidence in St. Jerome.) Is it a legitimate choice for serious study? Of course it is. And why run the risk that some Protestant translation is playing fast and loose with something about justification, or a modernist Catholic edition note is going to explain why St. Matthew was just making up stuff. It is a good choice for reading scripture the traditional Catholic way: literally, analogically, morally and anagogically.) Every chapter has a short introduction, and there are headers at the top of every page, and notes at the foot, as well as cross-references. The notes are unashamedly Catholic. There are very limited maps, chronologies and tables in the back which probably won't see much use. There are also numerous illustrations. Everything is in black and white. Physically, the page signatures are glued, but it looks and feels sturdy enough. It is hardcover, not floppy leather. The front cover has the obverse imprint of the famous St. Benedict jubilee medal, and the back cover has the reverse. It is quite dignified, as befitting God's word. The book is handy: lightweight, and not too big. The dark text is easy to read. It is a pleasure to curl up on the couch with and read. It has a single ribbon oddly offset in the middle of the Old Testament, instead evenly between the covers. This is a reasonably priced Douay-Rheims which is easy to read and a joy to possess. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Quality bound book, be aware of psalm numbering *by N***. on June 24, 2024* This book is a faithful reprinting of the 1899 americ version of the Douay-Rheims Bible, The New Testament originally published in 1582 at Rheims, France; The Old Testament in 1609 at Douay, France. This version of the Bible being a direct translation of the Latin Vulgate, compared to original language versions. The Old Testament is translated from the Septuagint, the oldest intact version of the scriptures, though in Greek, having been compiled by the Jewish community in Alexandria, Egypt. Phisical printing: a beautiful imprint. I have yet to see any flaws in the printing. The text is clear on the Bible stock thin paper with guilded edges and a handsome black leather cover. It includes a black ribbon bookmark for ease of use. They included several glossy pages, a family register, presentation page, a blurb about Saint Benedict who is the patron saint integr and namesake of the printer. At the end there are several cool colored glossy pictures of religious art and New Testament maps. In the Gospels, the words of Christ are in red ink to help the reader recognize when Jesus is speaking. The text itself: The text itself includes an introductory preface from the 1899 edition extolling scripture study and explaning the decision of Jerome to use the Septuagint text along with the deuterocanonical (called aporapha in Protestant traditions) books. There are some Bible helps at the end including a historical and chronology of both Testaments, a table of scripture reading for the pre-vatican 2 misal, a list of common prayers and a listing of the popes. Important notes : 1. The Septuagint text numbers the Psalms differently than the Masoretic text. The Masoretic text was compiled about a thousand years ago and is what contemporary rabbinical Judaism uses. This is not an error but is a different tradition of how the Psalms are divided as chapters and verses were introduced to the Bible much later than the earliest sources available. 2. The New Testament includes several passages that are sometimes relegated to notes in more modern translations. This represents several passages that are not found in the earlier codices (parchment texts) and are most likely glosses, that is notes, that were incorporated into the text. These verses are also included in the King James version (authorized version) and generally are minor changes, like a message in the Gospel according to Matthew, that includes a verse not found in the earliest versions of Matthew, but found in the companion passage in Mark. The most significant of these glosses is a note in the First Letter of John called the Johannine Comma. This can be seen as an illustrative comment referencing the Trinity to the previous verse. This review is not the place to write an extensive treatment of this passage, but essentially is in the Latin manuscripts but not the Greek. This verse is also included in the King James version 3. Some of the spellings and book titles are different than what modern Bibles use. Joshua is Josue, Elijah is Elias, Jeremiah is Jeremias. This is a result of the Hebrew name is being transliterated into Greek and then into Latin. It's the same process that gives us Jesus from Yeshua, Greek and Latin don't have some of those sounds! In addition, some other books have differing names such as Samuel and Kings are listed as Kings 1 through 4, and Chronicles is listed as Paralipomenon. 4. There are not many explanatory notes. While there are some explaining what a certain term means, there are no notes about the historical critical analysis of the text. I personally would recommend having a New American Bible handy in case you're uncertain of a certain passage and want to compare it with a more modern transmission. The value in this translation is that the Septuagint is what the early church used, including the apostles and its more beautiful archaic language. This is the third version of the Bible I use along with the New American Bible and the RSV CE. This is very much the " Catholic King James version" far as language and certain conservative elements considering it to be the valid text. In the case of this version, it truly is based on the Vulgate, which is truly the authoritative text the Vatican uses, but by no means should you limit yourself to this version only and I would encourage you to compare different versions (approved by the church with an imprimatur) for a broader understanding of the text. I enjoy reading this version for the beauty of the text, which is something the NAB sorrowfully lacks, but this is not necessarily a better translation or a worse translation, simply a different translation. Watch out for those songs though, that can throw you for a loop if you're not expecting the numbering to be different. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Price For What You Get *by D***L on September 2, 2017* The best Bible I've ever owned. The translation is beautiful and has more depth than any other I've seen. The use of "archaic" language is not a minus; it is a must for the sake of accuracy, and it's not as though you need a college degree to make sense of it. The Bible's physical dimensions make it perfect for holding in one hand while turning pages with the other. The binding is split-leather, which is a step up from the imitation leather-bound Bibles that seem to be common. In comparison to the other two Bibles I own, this Bible is significantly lighter and smaller, likely due to how few annotations grace its pages. Annotations in Bibles are typically a bad thing, as they attempt to interpret the Word of God for you, which is very dangerous as they're not always correct, and there's also usually more to the verse than what the annotation says. If you want insight on a passage of the Bible, talk to a priest or other clergyman. Annotations are an eyesore anyway, and can very easily distract the reader. I've also noticed that despite this Bible being a bit slimmer than my others, it actually has more text. For reference, my other two are NRSV CE and NABRE. In Sirach/The Wisdom of Ben Sira (also known in this Douay-Rheims translation as Ecclesiasticus) 23:27 of the NABRE version it says: "Thus, all who dwell on the earth shall know, all who remain in the world shall understand, That nothing is better than the fear of the Lord, nothing sweeter than obeying the commandments of the Lord." In the NRSV (23:27) it says: "Those who survive her will recognize that nothing is better than the fear of the Lord, and nothing sweeter than to heed the commandments of the Lord." However, in this (D-R) version, it says (23:37): "And they that remain shall know, that there is nothing better than the fear of God: and that there is nothing sweeter than to have regard to the commandments of the Lord." For the first two translations, that verse marks the end of chapter 23 of Ecclesiasticus/Sirach. But for the D-R version, there is one extra verse (23:38): "It is great glory to follow the Lord: for length of days shall be received from him." This verse is not present at all that I can see in my other Bibles. This is a grave matter, because at what point does the Word of God cease being the Word of God? If I remove/change a letter, does that make it no longer the Living Word? How about a word? An entire verse, like in this case? I argue that any removal of text from the Word of God prevents it from being the Word of God. Also, there is no inclusive language in this translation. It has not been tarnished by contemporary movements like feminism. Always a plus. All in all, this is the best Bible translation for any Christian, especially a Catholic, to have. If in doubt, take the plunge. Edit: It has come to my attention that there are a few shortcomings with the construction quality of this Bible. Namely, the binding is glued and not sewn. This impacts the longevity of the book negatively, as glue breaks down over time (and much faster than thread used in sewn bindings). This is still a good Bible to have for its translation, Christ's words in red, and the prayers in the back of the book, but if longevity is what you're looking for you might try Baronius Press' D-R Bibles. ## Frequently Bought Together - Douay-Rheims Bible (Black Genuine Leather): Standard Print Size - Catechism of the Council of Trent - Catechism of the Catholic Church: Second Edition --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - πŸ›’ **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** β€” Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** β€” Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - πŸ’° **No Hidden Fees** β€” All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - πŸ”„ **15-Day Free Returns** β€” Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - πŸ”’ **Secure Payments** β€” Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** β€” Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hu/products/16444064-douay-rheims-bible-black-leatherette-standard-print-size](https://www.desertcart.hu/products/16444064-douay-rheims-bible-black-leatherette-standard-print-size) --- *Product available on Desertcart Hungary* *Store origin: HU* *Last updated: 2026-09-06*