mentioned that he contacted Ascension Press to ask whether they plan to release this bible with a sewn binding in the future, and Ascension replied that the bible is already printed with a sewn and glued binding. At a price of nearly $60, this was a major disappointment, and it led me to recommend alternative bibles like the Oxford Catholic Study Bible (for serious study) or the HarperOne NRSV Standard Bible with Apocrypha (for a good quality bible with a nice type-setting).Ībout a month ago, reader Michael P. Unfortunately, the bible I received featured a glued binding, rather than a sewn binding. The imitation leather cover (called “alpha cowhide” on Ascension’s website) is very good quality, the paper is opaque, the printing is large and readable, and the colorful information pages and bible timeline tabs offer good resources for anyone who is beginning to study the bible.

Many aspects of the bible are very nicely done. I purchased a copy soon after the initial release, and I posted my review here. Get the Bible that will help guide you through it.Īdd this new weapon to your Catholic spiritual arsenal.Ascension Press released the Great Adventure Catholic Bible (based on Jeff Cavins’ influential Great Adventure Bible Study) in September of 2018, and the first printing quickly sold out. Thank you very much for your creation of this fantastic product.' 'I am loving this product, I shared it with my Knights of Columbus friends and I am getting great reviews back from them on this product as well. One complete book: this is the only Bible you will ever need.Granted an Imprimatur and Nihil Obstat through the Archdiocese of Saint Paul & Minneapolis.Revised Standard Version – Second Catholic Edition.Includes sixteen newly designed full-color maps.Seventy Key Event call-outs provide a brief description of the milestones in the biblical narrative.Seven articles introduce and explain the major covenants of salvation history, showing God’s amazing plan for humanity.Twelve articles give a summary and explanation of each period of salvation history.Twelve Timeline charts provide a visual overview of the Bible, including: important characters, Key Events, geography, major covenants, world rulers, and contemporary events in secular history.Each book of the Bible is color-coded with a thumb index, indicating where it belongs within The Bible Timeline.A full-color Bible with a beautiful eye-catching design.and has been re-printed four times in a year! This Bible sold out in only one month when it was launched. The Bible with authentically Catholic explanations of historical context, symbolism, and commonly challenged beliefs. This Bible, beyond all its teaching features, is a complete Revised Standard Version – Second Catholic Edition Newly Designed Full-Color Maps to help visualize Bible story locations.Detailed charts giving a visual overview of important characters, key events, maps, major covenants, and historical context.Key event callouts to help you quickly identify important points in the Bible that ordinarily take readers a long time to find and categorize in their head.Articles to help you understand the overarching story and important covenants that tie the entire Bible together.Uses the popular Bible Timeline system that’s used by hundreds of thousands of Catholics to learn the Bible This is not a book you'll want in your library it's a book you'll want in your hands!' The layout of the biblical text is wonderfully readable its teaching enhancements, which give Catholics needed help in grasping the grand story of salvation history, are superb and even the maps and charts are visually stunning.Įverything about this Bible says 'read me!' Hats off to Jeff Cavins and his team for pouring their gifts and talents into this fabulous new resource. The principal annotator and associate editor of the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible, Curtis Mitch, wrote this: 'The new Great Adventure Catholic Bible is a thing of beauty. You: Life, Love and the Theology of the Body Mary: A Biblical Walk with the Blessed Mother The Bible Timeline: The Story of SalvationĬhosen: Your Journey Towards Confirmationįollow Me: Meeting Jesus in the Gospel of John Altaration: The Mystery of the Mass Revealed

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