NRSV, The HarperCollins Catholic Gift Bible, Imitation Leather, White - Hardcover

Zondervan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061244880 ISBN 13: 9780061244889

Publisher: Zondervan, 2008

Synopsis

The gift that will last a lifetime.

The perfect gift for your most important spiritual milestones, including First Communion and Confirmation. The NRSV HarperCollins Catholic Gift Bible will be a cherished lifelong companion. Beautifully designed for readability and compact enough so that you can take it with you everywhere, this inspiring edition will help you to better understand the Bible’s divine message—a most treasured keepsake for life’s most holy moments.

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
• Full color presentation pages for dedication and recording of family history
• Sixty-four pages explaining the Catholic rites of initiation and what it means to be a Catholic
• Introductions to every book of the Bible
• Sixteen pages of Bible maps
• A detailed time line of world and Catholic history
• A concordance for finding key verses
• Satin ribbon marker
• Readable two-column design
• Anglicized text

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This unique Catholic NRSV, the perfect first communion or confirmation gift, boasts the following special features: *8 Four-color pages for dedication, recording of family history, picture of pope, etc. *64 page special section introducing people to Catholic practices, beliefs, and rites, including First Communion and Confirmation *Ribbon marker *Popular profiles of Bible heroes, key Bible terms, and guides for prayer *Catholic Church and World History Timeline *Introductory Articles to Every Book Scripture *Concordance *Bible Maps *This edition is available in two colors--burgundy and white. The New Revised Standard Version is the most accepted English translation used by the global Catholic Church.

About this edition

• Publisher: Zondervan
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0061244880
• ISBN 13: 9780061244889
• Binding: Leather Bound
• Number of pages: 1568