Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: Old and New Testaments Hardcover – 22 Dec. 2024

I don't normally do reviews but as I have been looking for a particular catholic bible for some time and this is the one I've been waiting for I cannot help leave a review. First of all the package itself, it travelled well. The dust sleeve it comes with tuck the brunt on the impact through travel. The bible itself, beautiful leather and fantastic quality. Now on opening the bible I have heard people say they are missing pages. John being the affected pages on page 1883. I can confirm that the pages are all intact in my copy. Inside the bible is the contents pages, abbreviations, contributing writers, Introduction to the Ignatius Catholic study bible, The Catholic church and sacred scripture, The Catholic canon of scripture, overview of salvation history, introduction to the Pentateuch and then before every story in the bible is an introduction to the story. Half the pages are bible stories other half is bible study. There are fantastic charts and charts scattered throughout, word study the list goes on. Highly recommend this bible to everyone. A must have for any catholic but also worth an investment for people of different faiths due to the extra apocrypha. I am having so much fun reading this and studying the bible in a never before way. Thank you to Ignatius for working over the 20 something years to create this.

Received the St. Ignatiud Catholic Study Bible in excellent condition - I know there are a few comments stating that the book doesn’t travel well but for me it does (USA to Oxford, UK) ! As shown in the photos, the book’s spine and edges are immaculate! It was indeed a clever idea of them to protect book with a paper cover!As for the content - it’s incredible! The history, introductions per book, footnotes, essays, commentaries are robust, well-researched, edifying! I could go on and on - I’m just so happy to have my hands in one of the most sought-after Catholic study bibles!

I strongly recommend this study Bible. I purchased the leather cover which is well made and very soft to the touch. The book is large but the amount of interesting notes explains its size. The translation is the Revised Standard Version (2nd Catholic Edition) which I already purchased earlier from the same publisher. This is a beautiful translation which allows study, prayer and meditation. Here, Isaiah 7:14 translates 'almāh' as 'virgin' in accordance with the Septuagint. The term 'young woman' is mentioned in the notes alongside an analysis. The notes do not shy away from traditional Catholic teaching and refer many times to the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

A brilliant book. Useful for all Catholics. Beautifully made, should last a long time, even with frequent use. An excellent buy.

5 stars 🌟 honestly absolutely the best. My understanding has hugely increased. I'm in love. Will be reading it almost everyday forever

Beautiful. Thank you Lord.

Gold!

The media could not be loaded. Beautiful Holy Bible with a plethora of knowledge. It’s a shame that there was an error with printing. I was eager to see what they had to say about John but to my disappointment, the introduction wasn’t there, let alone the first verses.I’m not sure if this is the only mistake in there of it is repeated. However, so far it’s been an amazing resource to dive deeper and understand the Word of God.