Douay-Rheims Version (The Holy Bible: Translated from the Latin Vulgate)

Nice product and came on time

Definitely would recommend it's become so popular that so many buy only this title Bible and year

This is the work of some very spiritual people who lovingly recreated the works of God in such a wonderful style.I am no scholar but I like my Bible reading and this is it.Buy it,it is well work it.Thees,thous,thou,fineneth,etc.wonderful.Why change what is exceptional.

Excellent service. Beautiful Bible.

This Bible is perfect. It looks great and has many beautiful pictures. This Bible is my favourite translation and is kept on my night stand. I 100% reccomend this Bible to all Catholics lapsed and practicing.

Bought this bible because I was seeking a reliable reference I could add to my library at home. The soft leather cover has a nice feel to it and the gilded page edges only adds to the prestige of this bible.

This is my preferred version and can be used for both worship & contemplation Recommend A+++

This is mostly a very accurate translation. Although a translation of a translation this does not detract from its accuracy, and far surpasses modern versions intended to replace it. Readers of modern/protestant versions will find some of the names of the books a bit odd and the numbering of the Psalms becomes slightly out of sync, but again does not detract from it. Readers will find the Georgian English slightly more intelligable than that of the King James Bible and there are notes at the bottom of each page to explain passages of text that would be lost to all but the most erudite of scholars. There are lovely woodcut drawings scattered throughout and a super bible atlas in the back. This is a very valuable historical alternative to the King James Bible, whose original first edition actually pre-dates the KJV. If only folk knew how inaccurate modern versions are. Interestingly some of the wording is similar to the Wycliffe bible of 1395. And just one more thing. Since this Bible is translated from Jerome's Vulgate, it is well to remember that the Vulgate was translated from texts more akin to the Textus Receptus than the modern perversions translated from the Nestle/Aland text originally made up by a couple of blokes in the 19th century. However it is not the textus receptus and Jerome must have used some texts no longer available to us as well as something like the Alexandrian type texts prevalent at the time.

Which Bible Catholics should read? Catholics should read Douay Rheims Bible. And reason behind this is the statement by the Catholic Church made regarding the English edition of the Bible of the Church. According to the Catholic Church: "Douay Rheims Bible is the English edition of the Latin Vulgate Bible, which is an accurate translation of the original languages of the Scriptures. The Vulgate Bible is and has been the standard edition of the Bible in Catholic Church for ages. As text Douay Rheims Bible is truest to the Vulgate Bible, and even after four hundred years, Douay Rheims is the most trustable edition of the Bible. Therefore the Catholic Church ordains and proclaims that, out of all the English editions, now in circulation, Douay Rheims is the most authentic edition of the Bible."

This is a very nice Bible. Excellent translation, good size, nice cover, thick paper, easy to read type. The only defect for me is that the ribbon markers seem a little cheesey compared to other premium Bibles.

My favorite print of my favorite translation. I bought one for my brother on Christmas.

This is the second version I have purchased of this wonderful bible. Ten or so years ago, I bought the pocket sized edition, and read it every day. Unfortunately, my eyesight isn't what it was a decade ago, and I realized that I needed a larger print. Hence, I purchased the personal sized volume, and I love it! With the aid of my reading specks, the print, and font type are very comfortable for my aging eyes. In addition to, The pages are thicker than those in most bibles, which makes for ease in page turning - No more sticking together like they do in some bibles printed on very thin onion paper. Finally, I very much enjoy the Papal writings located at the beginning of the volume, as well as the artistic biblicial story pitcure plates which are placed neatly in the middle of the book.

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