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Index of Topics on This Page Catholic and Protestant Bibles Two Ways of Numbering The Psalms (Plus OT Septuagint in Greek)
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Bible Studies ON THE INTERNET
Here are a few links to bible studies sites that you may find helpful. How the text is presented (line, paragraph, chapter scroll, etc.), how many search options you have (word, phrase, proximity to the target, etc.) vary in all cases. Try different sites until you learn how to get the return you want from each one of them.
Click this link: THE BIBLE GATEWAY to get to:
A superb and easy to use resource of 12 English translations, but none of the
specifically Catholic approved texts. Searches are made by text passage or
by word, after the range in the bible is determined. You also can specify
whether you want to show foot notes and cross-references. And you can
compare any two versions of the same passage. Equally useful is a very
clever hot-link preceding each word search hit. The search example
here for the word love, in John, shows that you can click on the line
for 3:35 (which is on screen), or go to the entire 3rd chapter,
or view only 3 lines of the text. Viz. <<John
3:35 John
3 John
3:34-36 The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his
hands.>> And, for a really creative insight into the problems of
translation, you can view any text in the following languages:
English,
Français,
Deutsch,
Italiano,
Latin,
Norsk,
Portuguese,
Español,
Svenska,
Tagalog,
Arabic,
Nederlands,
Plautdietsch,
Danish, and
Slovak. And a final fun
feast can be found in the Audio Bible links for: Chinese, English, Italian,
Portuguese and Spanish listeners. This site is hot-link referenced by
virtually all other bible and scripture sites.
Crosswalk.com Scripture Studies/An on-line journal
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Catholic and Protestant Bibles Here is a summary of the differences between Catholic & Protestant versions of the bible.
There is no essential difference between any of the Christian versions of sacred scripture, because scholarly translators all use the same ancient Greek manuscripts. The disagreement comes in the decisions about which books to count as authentic, or “accepted texts.” There may also be a few arguments here and there about how to translate a few key passages, but those instances are diminishing. For a table showing the differences in “accepted texts” of the Hebrew, Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant Bibles, go to: http://clawww.lmu.edu/faculty/fjust/Bible/Heb-Xn-Bibles.htm
The listing below (abstracted from the table) summaries what books are accepted by Catholic scholars. Historical Books, Catholics Include: Tobit, Judith. Longer Ester, 1 & 2 Maccabees Wisdom Books, Catholics Include: Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach, a.k.a. EcclesiasticusProphets, Catholics Include: Baruch, & Longer Daniel
Here are a few additional notes from that web site:
Most of the more recent Christian translations are ecumenical, approved by both Catholic and Protestant scholars, and –indeed— translated in a cooperative spirit by each group. But while the translations may be collegial, you still must buy a Catholic edition to get all the books listed above.
The two major Catholic translations are: The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) --Ecumenically spun off of the Protestant King James version. Note: The New Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture, Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1969, is based on The Revised Standard Version (RSV). See below for on-line editions, and search engine for RSV. The New American Bible (NAB), which is usually read at mass and other liturgical functions. Note: Nelson also publishes a printed concordance, 1977, and it is to the NAB, not the RSV or the NRSV. Currently, there is no on-line search engine for the NAB, as noted below. The English version of the Jerusalem (Based on French scholarship) and the old Douay are also popular Catholic editions. A number of juvenile texts published for grammar and high schools are available, but not recommended for adults.
ON-LINE Catholic Bible TRANSLATIONS AND STUDIES
There are eight approved modern Catholic translations. But there are four variations of the APPROVED New American Bible (NAB), one of which is used in the liturgy at Mass. Problems with inclusive language (man vs. mankind or humans, etc), and excessive inclusive language causing errors have generated some interesting variations in the NAB. For an excellent summary of these translation problems go to the EWTN website at: http://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/bible_versions.htm#inclusive
Here are some other links to bible study sites that you may find helpful. How the text is presented (line, paragraph, chapter, scroll control, etc.), how many search options you have (word, phrase, proximity to the target, etc.) vary in all cases. Try different sites until you learn how to get the return you want from each one of them.
For the best in Catholic approved translations on the Internet go to any of the following sites.
In addition, more information on scripture research and manuscripts may be found at our parish web site: Once there, click on the "Catholic Spirituality" link in the left hand margin, or go directly to it via this link: http://www.stmarymagdalen.net/Catholic_Spirituality.htm
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Numbering the PsalmsThere are two ways of numbering the psalms in the book of Psalms. 1. Protestant and Jewish translations and recent Catholic translations like the NAB follow the numbering in the Hebrew (the Masoretic Text). In this system, Psalm 23 is the shepherd psalm ("The LORD is my shepherd."). 2. Older Catholic translations and some recent Catholic translations follow the numbering in the Septuagint and Vulgate. In this system, Psalm 22 is the shepherd psalm. You can easily find out which system a translation uses by determining whether the shepherd psalm is Psalm 23 or Psalm 22. Here is how the psalms in the two systems correspond. Hebrew Greek Comment 1 = 1 From 1 to 8, the numbers are identical. 8 = 8 9 = 9A 9-10 become Psalm 9 in Greek. 10 = 9B 11 = 10 From 11 to 113, the number in 113 = 112 Greek is the Hebrew number minus one. 114 = 113A 114-115 become 113 in Greek. 115 = 113B 116 = 114-115 116 splits into 114-115 in Greek. 117 = 116 From 117 to 146, the number in 146 = 145 Greek is the Hebrew number minus one. 147 = 146-147 147 splits into 146-147 in Greek. 148 = 148 149 = 149 From 148 to 150, the numbers are identical. 150 = 150 The Psalms assigned for reading were assigned in the Hebrew numbering system. If your Bible uses the Greek numbering system, the assigned Psalms would be: 1, 8, 17, 21, 22, 50, 90, 94, 103, 136, 144. Hebrew: 1, 8, 18, 22, 23, 51, 91, 95, 104, 137, 145. Greek: 1, 8, 17, 21, 22, 50, 90, 94, 103, 136, 144.
Internet reference: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~jtreat/the1115/resources/ps.html
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