One of the most prized Bible translations, theConfraternity edition of Challoner-Rheims, is presented hereas a Readers Bible, offering the sacred words of Scripture in the form in which they were originally written without all the verse numbers, section heads, comments, references, and footnotes that, although valuable to scholars, clutter up most Bibles today, drawing attention away from the meaning of the Sacred Text itself.

The early Christians read the inspired Word of God without all those academic distractions. Now, with thisCatholic Readers Bible, you finally can too.

Instead of double columns that squeeze short lines of text up against each other, here youll find generous, single-column pages graced with handsome, readable type. For navigation purposes, the top of each page lists the range of verses on that page.

Plus, this venerable eighteenth-century translation by Richard Challoner, Roman Catholic bishop of England, relies on the long-reveredDouay-Rheims Bible and employs language that is more intelligible and familiar today which is certainly a boon for those of us who open our Bibles not as scholars but as seekers yearning simply to come to know and to love God.

If youve never read Gods Word in this way as it was written then you are in for an exciting and inspiring experience.

TheCatholic Readers Bibleisperfect for brief devotional moments as well as for long, delightful hours of extended reading.

320 pages.Hardcover.