Informative... Reliable... Accessible

First published more than a quarter century ago, The Catholic Bible: Personal Study Edition has long served readers eager for a reliable, accessible guide to lead them into the biblical text.

Thumb-indexed for convenience, this third edition is fully revised and augmented with new study aids such as in-text essays on topics that enhance one’s reading of the text. The "Reading Guides" that come before the text of the New American Bible Revised Edition — the translation used in the great majority of U.S. Catholic parishes — provide a concise, accessible overview of each individual book of the Bible, leading readers through the backgrounds, characters, and messages of all the books and their implications for our lives today.

Lay people — individuals or members of study groups — students, and general readers will all find essential information in a form that is easy to use and organized for quick reference.