where do i buy a catholic bible to start my own studies of the bible?

Question

I was sort of raised catholic and have decided to retry my hand after finding out the druidism did not satisfy my blood lust, and the church of Satan had some good ideas but I did not look to far in to it sense I still have some faith in god.

I would go to my church to buy one but all they have are Spanish bibles...and yet I live in an American town with a healthy community of both Hispanic and English Catholics...so why not English bibles?

I plan getting the bible reading it and decided what it says for my self, sense I think the church miss intrepid what some of it says. once I get the bible I will try to never enter a church again unless needed such as getting my future children bathtized and their first communion. Why not go in to the church unless needed? I don’t believe in entering any church unless you believe 100%

I plan on worshiping my body sense if I rember correctly we are mad in the image of god and so if one takes poor care of their body they are taking poor care of god. Therefore, I will try to exercise and eat right and keep as pure as possible. I will also try to make things better in the world in my own way, which now my death would probably be best. I plan to call my religion human catholism, the main point will be for me to be mostly catholic and if I ever think I can be completely catholic then I will go 100%.

Answer 1

Any bookstore, Catholic or not, should have Bibles. You can even to to Amazon.com.

I recommend the New American Bible. It is the version read in all English Masses in the United States. Here is a link to an on-line version: http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/bible/

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

Resources first

www.scripturecatholic.com
www.salvationshistory.com

When it comes to the Bible, I would suggest that you buy a study version so you can have notes to go with it.

The Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition by Catholic Biblical Association is a Good version but it doesn't have any notes.

If you are looking for more indepth study I highly recomend the Navarre bibles which split the bible up into several books. For example the Gospels and Acts is 908 pages in length.

When you look for a Catholic Bible, is should say Catholic on it. The Protestant bibles use the Jewish canon of 90 AD that was compiled as a responce to Christianity and is thus missing the Greek books that were used at the time of Jesus and which the Gospel writers quote from (both in terms of the Greek only and the other books).

I would suggest staying away from NAB (New American Bibles) because, though suposidly Catholic, the notes are often wrong and not in accord with the fullness of the faith. Some of the language in it is also not accurate. The NAB in a modified form in the US English Lectionary (the Vatican had to modify it to fix the problems).

Here is a good help for picking out what translation you want
http://www.ewtn.com/expert/expertfaqframe.asp?source=/vexperts/conference.htm

In the end I would suggest getting a translation that is readable by you, contains the Catholic canon, has good notes, and then read it alongside of the Catechism.

I would also read
Dei Verbum
to better understand the usage of the Bible by Catholics
http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19651118_dei-verbum_en.html

Answer 3

You can get it at most book stores, a Christian book store, and at a Catholic church. Many times after Mass is said on Sundays, there is a sale of missals, bibles, other Catholic books, saint jewelry, prayer books and prayer cards, etc.

The difference between Catholic and Protestant bibles is that the Catholic bible has more books in the Old Testament, whereas the Protestant bibles don't. The Catholics call these books the Deuterocanonical books, the Protestants call these books the Apocrypha. Other than that, the rest is the same.

Answer 4

Wouldn't bother with a Catholic or Protestant Bible for now.
From reading your little intro. I think it would be wise to get Catechism of the Catholic Church first. Much of the catechism is derived from the Bible and is quite beneficial to truly understanding the Catholic faith. My personal favorite is the Baltimore Catechism No. 3. Everything is in question and answer form. From there you'll get a good understanding of what it means to be Catholic.
Try www.tanbooks.com
Good luck.

Answer 5

The Catholic Bible you're referring to is called the New American Standard Bible...that is the translation that Catholics use. You can find it usually in major book stores.
Now if you are wanting the basis for Catholic faith(as in sacraments, dogma, things of that nature), then you need a catechism...which is not the Catholic "bible" although some say differently. Other than that, happy hunting.

Answer 6

Considering that your other two questions are about spiritual beings and pornography, I'm not sure how seriously to take you. But I'll wish you well on your journey, wherever it takes you.

The NAB or NASB is the standard used in most Catholic parishes based on clarity of wording, accuracy of translation, and the inclusion of the entire canon.

In our Bible studies I usually bring an NIV, NKJV or TEV along with me, plus a Strong's concordance, in part to get a better idea of particular dense passages, and in part to understand why a difference in some translations would lead to differences in theology between Catholics and other Christians.

Anyone who tells you the KJV is the only true Bible has a really backwards idea of history .... and probably would also tell you "if English is good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for me."

In Christ,
V17

Answer 7

You can get the New American Standard Bible at amazon or most Christian book stores. please note that this is different than the King James Version (what some call the Christian Bible).

If you do not have any luck finding one, please contact me via my profile with your address and I will send you mine - I live blocks away from a Catholic University and can pick one up at the campus bookstore.

If you are looking to find out more about the faith and what it means to be Catholic, I would suggest The Catechism of the Catholic Church. I got mine at Wal-Mart for $8.00 Well worth it.

Answer 8

Barnes and Nobels, Borders and any major book chain will have them. Catholics usually use NIV (New International Version), New American Bible and The Good News Bible, these bibles are updated every so often so the language is up-to-date as opposed to the KJV which contains all NT books but not the OT. You can try catholic web sites and ask someone at your church, they can order you one if they don't have them in stock.

Answer 9

You can buy it at Borders or Barnes and Nobles. Catholic bookstore is one.

www.biblegateway.com if you want to look up the bible online. You can even search keywords in it and get the verses you want instantly.

PS. Catholic and Christian bibles are exactly the same. I usually read the new international version.

Answer 10

I would not start with the douay version to know the Bible. Maybe you could start by comparing catholicism with what the Bible actually says. Try this site.http://www.acts1711.com/jesus2a.htm I used to be catholic in my youth. I also made the serious mistake of in-depth study and practise of witchcraft.