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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful: Beautiful, May 4, 2007 By  Athanasius the Portly (Central New York) - See all my reviews First, as regards the translation. The Revised Standard is the preferred translation of scholars. The fact that it is the Catholic Edition speaks of the RSV having been changed only in so far as is necessary to comply with the Vulgate. As a translation, this is without peer. Second, as a book, this is gorgeous. But, of course, this is what one expects from Oxford. Third, the price. $20. How can you go wrong?  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful: Excellent bible, but this is NOT the zippered edition, December 26, 2007 By  Steven Quigley (Pasadena, MD USA) - See all my reviews    The "Ignatius Catholic Bible, Revised Standard Version - Compact Edition" is very well crafted, cleanly printed, leatherbound, has beautiful, gold-guilded edges, is saddle-stitched (not glued--so pages won't fall out), and is VERY compact for travel--only 7"h x 5.3"w x 1" thick. HOWEVER, there are two versions: the "Zipper Duradera" version with a zipper to keep it closed ("Ignatius Catholic Bible: Revised Standard Version, Burgundy, Zipper Duradera"); and the "Pacific Duvelle" version with a normal leather cover ("Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version, Ignatius Catholic Bible, Brown/ Tan"). Both are shipped in what appears to be the exact same box (shown in the product photos), with the exception that the version name is in small type at the bottom right corner of the cutout window through which the brown leather cover shows. As of 12/27/07, the Amazon photo is incorrect for this version, the "Pacific Duvelle." As far as the print goes, the type is set in a 6 point font with what appear to be 4-5 point footnotes/references. That's pretty small for aging eyes and long periods of reading. Most newspapers are 9 point type or larger. So remember, this IS a COMPACT edition, and that's how they fit the entire old and new testaments into such a small package. I love the translation; the only drawback I find is that it doesn't include story headings throughout the chapters. It does however have a ribbon marker that some reviewers say is not in the zippered version.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: Re-ordered, July 7, 2007 By  William R. Colbert - See all my reviews    This is certainly a good value. We purchased this as a High School graduation present for a nephew who is on his way to collage, along with the accompanying Catechism, and we certainly were pleased with the quality. The leather cover and size are ideal for travel and the translation is to my personal liking... neither to old fashioned nor to modern. And although the print is small that is OK as it slows one down to reading the Bible in a meditative demeanor. As a matter of fact we were so pleased that we went back and ordered two more copies, one for my wife and one for myself.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)