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52 of 53 people found the following review helpful: An excellent, compact edition of the RSV-CE, January 12, 2006 By  Wayfarer (Singapore) - See all my reviews This is an excellent compact edition of the Catholic edition of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible. I highly recommend it as a gift, or for personal devotional reading, and especially for commuters and helpers of the sick and dying. Its slim size and light weight is also ideal for those who move around with a lot of books or papers. The excellence of the RSV(CE) is well known: it is a highly accurate translation of the Scriptures, combining the best of literal fidelity and literary quality. It is well received ecumenically by Catholics, Orthodox and many Protestants, and is well-recognized by the academic community. This Catholic edition contains all the books of the Catholic canon of Scripture according to the traditional Vulgate order and features original notes (limited though, especially when compared with the New Jerusalem Bible and New American Bible, but accessible to non-technical readers) from the RSV-CE first published in 1966, as required by the Church. This particular edition is a joint effort between Ignatius Press and Oxford University Press. The print is clear (though small - as expected from a compact edition) and crisp, with no bleeding through, and features easy-to-read type, benefiting from Oxford's expertise. It comes with beautiful full-color family record pages and a printed icon of Christ the Teacher at its front. This Bible is well-protected with an easy-to-pull zipper (even around the corners!) that comes with a miraculous medal as the zipper pull. One thing lacking in this edition is a ribbon page-marker, but one could easily compensate for this by making one himself, or by using holy cards. The RSV-CE does not involve radical or questionable use of so-called 'inclusive' language, present in many modern translations such as the NRSV; and it still retains the occasional use of thy-thee-thou, usually in reference to God, which can be a plus or minus depending on one's preference (makes reading aloud somewhat odder on the ears though it does increase the poetic quality of a text, I think). I've been looking for a well-crafted, compact edition of the RSV-CE for a while, and I've found it in this present edition.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful: Just what I was looking for., January 29, 2006 By  James E. May (Ft. Wayne, IN) - See all my reviews    This is an RSV edition of the Bible with the apocrypha. There are not many Bibles sold anymore with a zipper. This is a great addition because I carry mine around everywhere and sometimes the pages gets crumpled or mangled. They are protected and the RSV is a decent translation. The only negative is that the font is small but hey, it is compact.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful: Very lovely binding but TOO SMALL to read for long, March 30, 2007 By  Jennifer Cline "Veteran Internet Shopper" (Seattle, Washington, USA) - See all my reviews    This Bible is a lovely, compact size for bringing church, beautifully bound in leather. Unfortunately the print is VERY small, and the lines are too close to together. I'm only in my thirties and I find it unpleasant to read for any length of time. This would not be a good study bible for that reason. It's best recommended as a bible to bring to church or work. I do not advise you to order this unless you really are sure you want it, because it comes sealed, and Amazon will not accept opened returns.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)