Youcat: Bible NRSV Translation - 2nd Edition

An introduction to the Bible with selected biblical texts.

NRSV Translation.

This 440 page text offers an introduction to each Book of the Catholic Bible. The layout and Illustrations are excellent with hundreds of quotes that border the bible text. Apart from the usual suspects of saints, mystics, theologians and scholars, the quotes include composers, novelists, poets, playwrights, politicians and philosophers.

The pages of the Bible have 8 different icons that offer scripture parallels, explanatory notes, and links to other YOUCAT texts. The Bible "Surprises" icon has some very clever comments and the occasional humorous note - a laugh from a scripture text!

The genius of this taster to the Scriptures is the selection of a few key chapters to read. These choices serve as a '101' intro to the whole Bible and whets the appetite for further reading.

Apart from some texts (Matthew's Gospel) the selections from each book is limited to three chapters. The 34 Old Testament and 23 of the New Testament books that comprise this YOUCAT Bible are manageable.