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Posted: Feb 29 2008 at 4:30pm | IP Logged Quote JSchaaf
What versions of the Bible are approved for Catholic use? I googled that very question and the top link was to Jack Chick's site-not a pleasant place to be. So I thought I would check here!
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Posted: Feb 29 2008 at 5:51pm | IP Logged Quote CKwasniewski
I do not have a definitive list, but I can tell you that the 3 main ones used (and approved) are these:

RSV (Revised Standard Version)--"Ignatius Bible", considered very accurate and still very good English(NOT NRSV, which has inclusive language).

Jerusalem Bible--again, very scholarly translation, but with a more poetic feel.

NAB (New American Bible)-- this is what you are hearing at Mass and will be in most missals. It's actually a pretty poor translation *sorry* with lots of modernisms and even some downright errors.
I would NOT use this for a family Bible, it has no nuance in translation of any "adult" issues.

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Posted: Feb 29 2008 at 5:59pm | IP Logged Quote folklaur
EWTN has an article about this.

My favorite is the Jerusalem Bible.

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Posted: Feb 29 2008 at 6:51pm | IP Logged Quote chicken lady
The most accurate and correct translation is the Douay Rheims.
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Posted: Feb 29 2008 at 6:57pm | IP Logged Quote aussieannie
I second with Molly, here is some info on the Douay Rheims.

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