The Catholic Youth Bible: New American Bible Including the Revised Psalms and the Revised New Testament

Bought a few of these for each of the students in my CCD class (second and third graders), figuring they could use them to start practicing now and use it more later. They received them at the Christmas party we had, and got the biggest hugs out of them. A few had guessed what I got them since I had mentioned a couple months before that I would look and see if I could find some after they mentioned not having a bible (sure there homes probably had at least one, but not a personal one. The content is more for probably fifth grade plus, in my opinion.

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I thought the background information is very good. The translation of the book of Proverbs was ok. I wanted the students to get more meaning from this Wisdom book.

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I like a lot of the sidebars and information that you get from this Bible however there are errors in which the verses do not match up where they are placed in different spots. The book of a Hosea is a perfect example of this in the beginning part of one of the chapters is written as the beginning part of another chapter verses seven and eight aren’t below six and above ten, they are off to the side next to 16, so there’s just a few areas that are really big mistakes.

I just wanted to say that for me one of the things that really makes this Bible stand out is how it shows the similarities other cultures and religions have found in their quest for the truth. It points out beautiful beliefs and ideas from Asia, Native America, Africa etc. I think this is wonderful because it helps Christians relate to people who may not share exactly the same beliefs but essentially esteem the same values. I think it's important for us to remember when trying to spread the Gospel that Jesus didn't preach to people without first sparking their interest in a subtle way wether through actions or comforting words. In today's world beliefs can be a cause of separation but LOVE is the universal language that all religions worthy of the name can understand. I was given this Bible as a gift and had been thinking of getting a Douay/Jerusalem Bible, but I kept this one particularly for the Multicultural links and the other notes as well.Also reccomended: Disputed Questions and The Way of Chuang Tzu by Thomas MertonGod Bless