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| | Description | This latest edition of the Navarre Bible includes extensive Catholic commentary for the entire New Testament all in one volume. It has wide-ranging general introductions, individual book introductions, a table of sources cited, maps, and informative notes. Compiled by the faculty of the University of Navarre, the commentaries draw on a huge variety of sources: Church documents, the writings of the Fathers and Doctors of the Church, and the work of prominent spiritual writers. Scholarly yet readable, the Navarre Bible commentaries offer a comprehensive intellectual, historical, and spiritual survey of the riches of the New Testament. They are a wonderful aid in the prayerful reading of Scripture (Lectio Divina). This hardback edition is larger (7 x 10 inches) to accommodate much more extensive commentary than in the Compact Edition. The commentary is also new. It avoids repetition between the Synoptic Gospels and pays more attention to the sense of the text. The larger trim size and more ample margin allows for easier reading and note-taking. This is the first edition of a Navarre New Testament with all of the following features: - Commentary utilizing the Catechism of the Catholic Church and other recent Church documents including those of Pope Benedict XVI.
- Extensive New Testament commentary all in one volume; large-format
- Printed in two colors throughout (red and black)
- RSVCE (English) and New Vulgate (Latin) texts on the same page | |
| | Product Details | | Author: | Faculty of the University of Navarre | | Hardcover: | 1066 pages | | Publisher: | Four Courts / Scepter | | Publication Date: | November 01, 2008 | | ISBN: | 1594170754 | | Product Weight: | 5.0 pounds | | Package Length: | 9.9 inches | | Package Width: | 7.7 inches | | Package Height: | 2.1 inches | | Package Weight: | 4.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 17 reviews |
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79 of 79 found the following review helpful:
A Treasure for the Church Jan 25, 2009
By Rich Leonardi
The Navarre Bible New Testament Expanded Edition is a treasure for the Church. In the event you own previous Navarre volumes -- the compact edition of the NT or individual books -- the "Preface and Preliminary Notes" section explains how this edition fits into the overall scheme of things: "The present volume does not replace the twelve New Testament volumes. Its commentary is different, although it overlaps with theirs to a degree; it often draws on the Catechism of the Catholic Church (which they do not); it is also shorter, but it covers the biblical text passage by passage." So in a nutshell, it covers much of the same ground as earlier volumes, and with the same thoroughness, but incorporates more recent insights from magisterial sources published since 1985 (when the first volume went to print), e.g., the Catechism, papal encyclicals, apostolic exhortations, etc. The commentaries themselves now take the form of short meditative essays rather than passage-by-passage notes. And the spiritual writings of St. Josemaria Escriva, the founder of Opus Dei, are used more sparingly -- a welcome development. This new edition is aesthetically pleasing and well made, with a tight binding, excellent typesetting, and clear translations (the original was written in Spanish.) Highly and unreservedly recommended.
44 of 44 found the following review helpful:
Could It Be Bigger? Feb 09, 2009
By Gil Garza
Very thorough New Testament edition. Commentary is excellent and mostly taken from Church Fathers and Teaching Documents of the Catholic Church including the Ecumenical Councils. A subject index is brief and the maps greyscale. Wide margins and textbook paper make note taking much easier. This edition is a sturdy hardback bound and makes for a huge, heavy book. It is more than 2 inches thick and weighs almost 4 1/2 lbs! Fonts are large and uniform with headings and cross references in red. Great for study. Difficult to carry around. I give high ratings for content and wish for better binding.
44 of 45 found the following review helpful:
A Catholic Scripture Survival Guide! Jun 03, 2009
By James M. Thomas
What's a Catholic to do? John Hagee says one thing, Todd Friel says another, and the Jehova's Witnesses say yet another. How is a Catholic to survive in the midst of a tempest of poor interpretation of Sacred Scripture?
The answer is the Navarre Bible. This series offers a reliable translation (the RSVCE) along with the Latin Vulgate, and topped with some of the most authentic commentary available. Much of the commentary comes from Church documents, writings of the Early Church Fathers, Doctors of the Church, and great Saints. Now it is finally possible for the laity to grasp even the most difficult passages of scripture with a true Catholic perspective.
This has also been a valuable tool when Jehova's Witnesses come knocking and want to discuss scripture.
21 of 21 found the following review helpful:
Belongs in the Hands of Every Catholic Dec 19, 2009
By john
This volume is large and heavy, but for those of you mulling it over because of its size, that is no reason for not owning this edition. You won't be sorry.
The book has a strong binding with a single red ribbon. Off-white, thick stock and large print make this easy on the eyes. The verses run along the top third of the page, with the commentary usually filling the bottom two-thirds, separated by 3-4 lines of the New Vulgate in serviceable 5 or 6 pt font - but don't plan on using this as your Latin text.
There is a general, multi-section introduction to the New Testament, and each book has its own more specific introduction. The books are separated into logical sections that many times run across chapters or even verses, and have heading asterisk notes that should be read before delving into that section (asterisks within the text itself are from the original RSV-CE notes that this edition uses and are in the back of the book)
The major sections are broken down further into subsections and it's best to read the verses first, then the commentary on that subsection. The length of the subsection depends on the flow of the bible text and the exposition it demands. Some subsections may be two verses in length yet require a page or so of commentary to fully explain its meaning.
As I mentioned earlier, the Navarre does use the RSV - not my favorite, but it is up to the task. A general measure I apply for fidelity to tradition is Chapter 1 of Luke, particularly 1:28, the Annunciation. The Douay-Rheims rendering is:
"Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women."
The RSV translation is:
"Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you." It drops the second clause, "blessed art though among women." To its great credit, though, it includes a footnote with the dropped clause, signaling the reader that a translation decision has been made.
More importantly, the Navarre commentary spends a good page or so explaining the importance of this verse in Catholic Tradition, and the reader is instructed in no uncertain terms that Mary is indeed blessed among women, going as far as to include a passage from Pius IX's encyclical "Ineffabilis Deus." For me, this is not only valuable but necessary. The Catechism instructs us in the four ways to interpret scripture with the couplet, "The Letter speaks of deeds; Allegory to faith; the Moral how to act; Anagogy our destiny." The Navarre commentary, unlike many, takes all the senses of meaning into account and doesn't unfasten the literal (Letter) meaning from the others. Priceless.
I do want to point out that there are some typos here and there: spelling errors, missing words, half-sentences, mismatched commentary-verse numbers, and misplaced headings - things like that. I hope these get fixed in later editions. This is a fairly minor issue though, and I'll admit a bit nit-picky.
Assessing this volume on the whole, I have to say that if you want a deeper understanding of the Word as explained by the Magisterium of the Church, the Early Church Fathers, and Saints both ancient and recent, this volume is the perfect guide. It will take you closer to the Truth if you read with your heart open. You'll absolutely cherish it.
26 of 29 found the following review helpful:
The NT with the most authentic commentaries Jan 11, 2009
By Frederick A. Costello
The beauty of this edition, in addition to the large print, is the extensive use of commentaries by people who lived near the time of the Apostles. These commentators knew better than modern commentators what was in the mind of the Apostles.
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