The Confraternity Bible is any edition of the

Catholic Bible The term ''Catholic Bible'' often refers to a Christian Bible that includes the whole 73-book canon recognized by the Catholic Church, including some of the deuterocanonical books (and parts of books): those of the Old Testament which are in th ...

translated under the auspices of the

Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD) is a catechesis program of the Catholic Church, normally for children. It is also the name of an association that traditionally organises Catholic catechesis, which was established in Rome in 1562. Re ...

(CCD) between 1941 and 1969. The Confraternity Bible strives to give a fluent English translation while remaining close to the Latin

Vulgate The Vulgate (; also called (Bible in common tongue), ) is a late-4th-century Latin translation of the Bible. The Vulgate is largely the work of Jerome who, in 382, had been commissioned by Pope Damasus I to revise the Gospels u ...

. It is no longer in widespread use since it was supplanted in 1970 by the

New American Bible The New American Bible (NAB) is an English translation of the Bible first published in 1970. The 1986 Revised NAB is the basis of the revised Lectionary, and it is the only translation approved for use at Mass in the Latin-rite Catholic dioces ...

History

Volumes were released serially by St. Anthony Guild Press in New Jersey as they were completed. Their publishing history is as follows: *The Book of Genesis – 1948: this was a unique translation, the only one that was revised for the 1970 NAB *The Book of Psalms – 1950 and 1955, reprinted 1959 *The

Octateuch The Octateuch (, from grc, ἡ ὀκτάτευχος, he oktateuchos, "eight-part book") is a traditional name for the first eight books of the Bible, comprising the Pentateuch, plus the Book of Joshua, the Book of Judges and the Book of Ruth. The ...

: Genesis to Ruth – 1952 (published as ''Volume One'') *The

Sapiential Books The Poetic Books, also called the Sapiential Books, are a division of the Christian Bible grouping 5 or 7 books (depending on the canon) in the Old Testament. The term "Sapiential Books" refers to the same set, although not all the Psalms are ...

(Job to Sirach) – 1955 (published as ''Volume Three'' — with ''Volume Two'' left to be filled in later) *The Prophetic Books (Isaias to Malachias) – 1961 (published as ''Volume Four'') *The Historical Books – Samuel to Maccabees (1 Samuel to Esther; 1 and 2 Maccabees) – 1969 (published as ''Volume Two'') Because of the hybrid nature of the various versions of the Confraternity Bible, it has been referred to as the "Douay-Confraternity Bible", referencing the fact that the Old Testament section was made up partly of books from the Challoner-Douay Old Testament and partly from books translated or revised by the CCD Publishers released "Confraternity Bibles" up to 1969, always indicating to what extent they featured Confraternity translations of the Old Testament. They typically included some variation on the following description of the edition's Old Testament contents: "With the New Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Translation of the First Eight Books, the Seven Sapiential Books, and the Eighteen Prophetic Books of the Old Testament. The balance is in the Douay Version.".

References

{{reflist Bible translations into English Catholic bibles

History

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