The Book Shed

Printing of 1984. Lightest shelf wear, gift inscription to presentation page, family records pages blank. Well illustrated. With many helps for Bible reading including the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation of Vatican II; a handy Bible dictionary, a Doctrinal Bible Index, Liturgical index of Sunday readings, full color maps of the Holy Land.. Roman Catholic. Imprimatur of Patrick Cardinal O'Boyle, Archbhisop of Washington. Introduction by Pope Paul VI. White and gilt decorated imitation leather, full color illustrations, silk marker, all edges gilt. The text of the first edition of the New American Bible is composed of:The New Testament directly translated from Greek, appearing in portions from 1964 and completed in 1970.The Old Testament (except Genesis): the Confraternity Bible text translated in stages between 1952 and 1969 from the original languages, with minor revisions to the text and notes in 1970.Genesis newly translated from the Hebrew in 1970, replacing the 1948 translation.The spelling of proper names found in this edition departs from the ones found in older Catholic Bible versions, such as the Douay, and instead adopts those commonly found in Protestant Bibles. The notes in many places present 20th century theories still current, for example the Q source or different sources for the Pentateuch. Catholic scholars translated this version with collaboration from members of other Christian denominations. The NAB is one of the versions authorized to be used in services of the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997.