The Didache Bible with Commentaries Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church Bonded Leather – May 28, 2015

Best Catholic bible I've ever had. Solid translation. Study notes are super helpful and everything is referenced back to the Catechism. Its a must for every Catechist.

I teach Salvation History to people who want to convert to the Catholic Church as part of the conversion process (not the typical American RCIA program; we spend an academic year on the Bible before approaching the Catechism directly). The first thing I recommend is that they get a good Catholic Bible, and if they want one in English, to get the Didache. I tell them that if they are only going to get ONE English-language Catholic Bible in their lives, this is the one to get. It is easy to read (good font size), has two ribbons and color maps, hard-bound - so it's a book that doesn't put you off but invites you to read it. It IS heavy and substantial; you'll want another, smaller Bible if you want one to carry around. But this one has good footnotes and most importantly, many pages with explanations of Catholic teachings and references to the Catechism. ALL of my students who have bought one have been delighted with it, and so happy to have such a helpful Catholic Bible to read and refer to in classes as well as to see them through decades of Bible-reading and study. Our pastoral community has been blessed with the donation of a number of these Bibles, so even when our people can't afford to buy a Bible, or would rather get one in their native language (my students are from all over the world), this is the Bible we use in our classes so everyone is reading from the same translation. I have a number of different translations, and have only begun teaching using this one, but I'm very happy with it as a classroom Bible that I know will be a good 'family Bible' for my students in their future after reception into the Catholic Church. If anyone asked me to recommend 'a good Catholic Bible', this is the one I always suggest for people who want to see how Catholic teaching can be found in the Bible. (If they already have this one, and want one with more notes on the text itself, I recommend the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible - New Testament and whichever of the published OT books the Ignatius project has put out. The Didache is more Catechism-oriented, so those two together would be about all the average Catholic would need to read and study the Bible and find Catholic teaching in scripture.)

I have been looking for a good Catholic Bible for so long that I thought I would never find one. Then I discovered the Didache Bible. I wanted the beautiful RSV Catholic Edition translation in a leatherette hardcover with commentaries relevant to the Church's teachings. I was stunned that the Didache Bible contained everything I wanted. It is worth every penny. It is such a pleasure to read and learn more about the Catholic faith. Highly recommended.

What can I say about this bible but WOW! I received it yesterday and as I was putting the tabs in I fell more in love with this bible. The paper is a little thicker than most bibles so underlining and highlighting shouldn't be a problem. There are a LOT of references to the Catechism and lots more maps that most bibles don't have. The bible is beautiful to look at, I ordered the leather edition and while it is still a hard cover, it is soft. Glad I paid a little more and got the leather one. It is very nice. The print is large enough for my old eyes, and has two ribbons. I can't wait to get to using it.

Looks and feels nice, can't wait to use it for my confirmation classes

This is a beautiful & informative study Bible with extensive conmentary & apologetic notes with references to the Catechism. I got the leather bound edition which is a treasure and encourages you to pick it up & read, it's a joy to use. I got a great deal off Amazon at $51, it was despatched super and arrived well packaged in just over a week, excellent service considering I live in Thailand. This is a beauty and a keeper, it will strengthen you in the word and the Catholic faith and is a great resource for our non Catholic brothers & sisters to discover the truth & beauty of the Catholic Church. Thank you so much🙏

Reviewing the Bible seems like a bit of a foolish endeavor. To religious people, it would probably seem blasphemous. To non-religious, it would seem at least useless. However, without venturing to review the Bible itself, it does seem worthwhile to review this particular edition of the Bible, and that's what I'm setting out to do here, however briefly.This edition makes use of the Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition translation, which is a well-respected Catholic translation of the Bible. Overall, I think that's the best translation to balance elegance of language with readability in modern English. Admittedly, I sometimes prefer to read some of the more poetic passages in an older translation like the King James Version purely for the linguistic aesthetics, but I think this translation does an excellent job of balancing the various needs of the text.More importantly with regard to this specific edition, the annotations and cross references throughout are extremely useful. Each book is introduced with a one-page note regarding its authorship, contents, and intended audience. The text, then, is well-annotated with notes on almost every page that help the reader understand the subtleties of translation, references to other books or historic events, and so forth. Reading the Bible is all well and good, but surely the goal of reading any text is to understand its meaning, and given the complexity of a text like the Bible, I found these notes quite useful.

First, I like the RSV edition. It didn't try to make the language more acceptable. Also the notes relate to the Catechism of the Catholic Church. If you're Catholic this may be the only Bible yoo'll need.

The best Bible I have possessed so far. Beyond expectations.

I communicated with the seller to enquire if there were any marks on the book and they were very quick to respond. Even though the book was described as "Used, Very Good" it could have been brand new. It arrived very quickly and I am very happy with my purchase.

Updated to my original view. I originally wrote:"Excellent bible resource and faithful to the majesterium." and gave the Didache bible 5 stars.However after doing more research comparing what the catholic church traditionally teaches, some of the introductory essays to the books in the bible, call into question matters of the Catholic faith, that the writings are not the inspired word of God, since it questions the authorships. The Pontifical Biblical Commission under the authority of the majestium declared the authorship of Genesis, Isaiah and Daniel to be true, as well as Paul writing the book of hebrews and 2 Peter.While footnotes and apologetical essays are faithful to the majesterium, the authors took liberties in using the modernist historical critical method to write about these books, which casts doubt on the faith.This bible has gotten rave reviews, however modernists are wolves in sheep's clothing and do dodgey things like this.

Wish it had pictures and larger print but it is a great book!