Publisher's Synopsis
Accurate. Beautiful. Trusted.
Renowned for its beautiful balance of scholarship and readability, the NRSV faithfully serves the Church in personal spiritual formation and in the academy. The foremost Bible translation vetted by Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, Evangelical, and Jewish scholars invites you to deeply explore Scripture. This edition bears the imprimatur of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and includes the 73 books of the Roman Catholic Canon in an anglicized text.
Features:
- The text of the New Revised Standard Version (Catholic Canon), vetted by an ecumenical pool of Christian academics and renowned for its beautiful balance of scholarship and readability
- Imprimatur of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Anglicized text
- Introductory materials for every book of the Bible
- A timeline of Church and world history
- Concordance for finding key verses
- Sixteen-page map section
- Hardcover edition
