In short, this is a very good Bible from MTF. It has the usual footnotes that come with the NABRE translation, includes apologetical inserts as an aid to the faithful in understanding the Church's teachings and has in addition, explanatory and apologetical commentaries based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church; I recommend readers of this Holy Bible to have a copy of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Q: What will one find in the Holy Bible?
A: The Holy Scripture [text] presented in two columns, Scriptural cross references within two coloured lines, footnotes in two columns from the contributors to the NABRE, Catechetical commentary from the editors for The Didache Bible presented in a single column white background with a coloured line border and additional Didache commentary presented in a single column with a coloured background and border.
There are three important features that The Didache Bible lacks:
1. A mini concordance.
2. A Lectionary table for all mass readings.
3. Thumb indexes.
It is imperative that a Didache [teaching] Bible is provided with a mini-concordance and a lectionary table. Though Oxford's Catholic Study Bible [NABRE], 3rd edition has the concordance and lectionary table, I would still recommend The Didache Bible over it.
There will be further updates as I read the Bible.
Update 1 - 24/11/2016
Typesetting is a big eye sore; top margins at the beginning of the Holy Bible, from page “i” to “xli” and especially most of the bottom margins are not consistent at all.
The font size for the introduction to almost each section and book, and is considerably small and the print is not dark enough; making reading a strain for a person like me who uses spectacles. The font size for the main text and footnotes is practical. The print quality of the main text of the Holy Scriptures is very good - clear, dark and prominent.
Update 2 - 12/12/2016
I haven't yet encountered any instance of text ghosting as line matching is near perfect {Line-matching is a process that aligns the text on both sides of a page, minimising see through of text}. I have yet to encounter any instance to the contrary; and will update my views here, if I do.
I have read some reviews where there are complains of bleed through, while using highlighters. Well, I have overcome or prevented bleed through by using the “ZEBRITE” highlighter which has a fine point and chisel edge. I use the fine point to underline Scripture that is important to me and use the chisel edge to highlight the heading or sub-heading. I have tested the available colours of blue, green, pink, red and yellow; and have settled for the yellow coloured highlighter as this in my opinion is the best suited.
Apologetic inserts are placed randomly in the Bible and in my opinion do not have any relevance to the text [Book: Chapter: Verse] where they are placed. It would be much better and practical to place the apologetic inserts together at the end after the index for apologetics. This would help a reader in locating them quickly.
The cross references are very handy and are conveniently placed within two colour lined borders.
Update 3 - 16/12/2016
I have attached some photographs of my 'The Didache Bible', where you will notice the type of highlighter I use, the areas where I have highlighted and the bad typesetting.
Before you get astonished, shocked or surprised at my 'The Didache Bible', I will let you know that the original cover of the Bible has been replaced with a genuine cowhide cover and genuine calf skin inner liner [both in forest green] - all done at AA Leather, Florida, the thumb indexes were cut at Ross Gage Inc, Indiana and I put the Bible tab indexes for the books between the thumb indexes. At the end, I had a booklet consisting of common Catholic Christian prayers and the Lectionary calendar included with the Bible text block [this was done at AA Leather - I provided the booklet].
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Bought this bible to use along with my Hallow app and the bible in a year series. I absolutely love how this bible is laid out, it is colored so that you know what time frame goes with what. This bible is great in general, but it is really laid out to use with the bible in a year with Father Mike. It is laid out like a regular bible but color coded so you follow it as the timeline of the bible happened. Not a lot of space to write notes, and if you are wanting a bible and a devotional in one this not the bible for you, as there is not a lot of extras such as devotionals. But lots of maps, and info about the timeline of the bible. I am getting this for my mom so she can use it with the bible timeline. Really love the feel of it also....such a great bible!!
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Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2016
Q: What will one find in the Holy Bible?
A: The Holy Scripture [text] presented in two columns, Scriptural cross references within two coloured lines, footnotes in two columns from the contributors to the NABRE, Catechetical commentary from the editors for The Didache Bible presented in a single column white background with a coloured line border and additional Didache commentary presented in a single column with a coloured background and border.
There are three important features that The Didache Bible lacks:
1. A mini concordance.
2. A Lectionary table for all mass readings.
3. Thumb indexes.
It is imperative that a Didache [teaching] Bible is provided with a mini-concordance and a lectionary table. Though Oxford's Catholic Study Bible [NABRE], 3rd edition has the concordance and lectionary table, I would still recommend The Didache Bible over it.
There will be further updates as I read the Bible.
Update 1 - 24/11/2016
Typesetting is a big eye sore; top margins at the beginning of the Holy Bible, from page “i” to “xli” and especially most of the bottom margins are not consistent at all.
The font size for the introduction to almost each section and book, and is considerably small and the print is not dark enough; making reading a strain for a person like me who uses spectacles. The font size for the main text and footnotes is practical. The print quality of the main text of the Holy Scriptures is very good - clear, dark and prominent.
Update 2 - 12/12/2016
I haven't yet encountered any instance of text ghosting as line matching is near perfect {Line-matching is a process that aligns the text on both sides of a page, minimising see through of text}. I have yet to encounter any instance to the contrary; and will update my views here, if I do.
I have read some reviews where there are complains of bleed through, while using highlighters. Well, I have overcome or prevented bleed through by using the “ZEBRITE” highlighter which has a fine point and chisel edge. I use the fine point to underline Scripture that is important to me and use the chisel edge to highlight the heading or sub-heading. I have tested the available colours of blue, green, pink, red and yellow; and have settled for the yellow coloured highlighter as this in my opinion is the best suited.
Apologetic inserts are placed randomly in the Bible and in my opinion do not have any relevance to the text [Book: Chapter: Verse] where they are placed. It would be much better and practical to place the apologetic inserts together at the end after the index for apologetics. This would help a reader in locating them quickly.
The cross references are very handy and are conveniently placed within two colour lined borders.
Update 3 - 16/12/2016
I have attached some photographs of my 'The Didache Bible', where you will notice the type of highlighter I use, the areas where I have highlighted and the bad typesetting.
Before you get astonished, shocked or surprised at my 'The Didache Bible', I will let you know that the original cover of the Bible has been replaced with a genuine cowhide cover and genuine calf skin inner liner [both in forest green] - all done at AA Leather, Florida, the thumb indexes were cut at Ross Gage Inc, Indiana and I put the Bible tab indexes for the books between the thumb indexes. At the end, I had a booklet consisting of common Catholic Christian prayers and the Lectionary calendar included with the Bible text block [this was done at AA Leather - I provided the booklet].
The Didache Bible, NABRE - leather outclasses Oxford's Catholic Study Bible [NABRE], 3rd edition.
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2016
In short, this is a very good Bible from MTF. It has the usual footnotes that come with the NABRE translation, includes apologetical inserts as an aid to the faithful in understanding the Church's teachings and has in addition, explanatory and apologetical commentaries based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church; I recommend readers of this Holy Bible to have a copy of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2016
Q: What will one find in the Holy Bible?
A: The Holy Scripture [text] presented in two columns, Scriptural cross references within two coloured lines, footnotes in two columns from the contributors to the NABRE, Catechetical commentary from the editors for The Didache Bible presented in a single column white background with a coloured line border and additional Didache commentary presented in a single column with a coloured background and border.
There are three important features that The Didache Bible lacks:
1. A mini concordance.
2. A Lectionary table for all mass readings.
3. Thumb indexes.
It is imperative that a Didache [teaching] Bible is provided with a mini-concordance and a lectionary table. Though Oxford's Catholic Study Bible [NABRE], 3rd edition has the concordance and lectionary table, I would still recommend The Didache Bible over it.
There will be further updates as I read the Bible.
Update 1 - 24/11/2016
Typesetting is a big eye sore; top margins at the beginning of the Holy Bible, from page “i” to “xli” and especially most of the bottom margins are not consistent at all.
The font size for the introduction to almost each section and book, and is considerably small and the print is not dark enough; making reading a strain for a person like me who uses spectacles. The font size for the main text and footnotes is practical. The print quality of the main text of the Holy Scriptures is very good - clear, dark and prominent.
Update 2 - 12/12/2016
I haven't yet encountered any instance of text ghosting as line matching is near perfect {Line-matching is a process that aligns the text on both sides of a page, minimising see through of text}. I have yet to encounter any instance to the contrary; and will update my views here, if I do.
I have read some reviews where there are complains of bleed through, while using highlighters. Well, I have overcome or prevented bleed through by using the “ZEBRITE” highlighter which has a fine point and chisel edge. I use the fine point to underline Scripture that is important to me and use the chisel edge to highlight the heading or sub-heading. I have tested the available colours of blue, green, pink, red and yellow; and have settled for the yellow coloured highlighter as this in my opinion is the best suited.
Apologetic inserts are placed randomly in the Bible and in my opinion do not have any relevance to the text [Book: Chapter: Verse] where they are placed. It would be much better and practical to place the apologetic inserts together at the end after the index for apologetics. This would help a reader in locating them quickly.
The cross references are very handy and are conveniently placed within two colour lined borders.
Update 3 - 16/12/2016
I have attached some photographs of my 'The Didache Bible', where you will notice the type of highlighter I use, the areas where I have highlighted and the bad typesetting.
Before you get astonished, shocked or surprised at my 'The Didache Bible', I will let you know that the original cover of the Bible has been replaced with a genuine cowhide cover and genuine calf skin inner liner [both in forest green] - all done at AA Leather, Florida, the thumb indexes were cut at Ross Gage Inc, Indiana and I put the Bible tab indexes for the books between the thumb indexes. At the end, I had a booklet consisting of common Catholic Christian prayers and the Lectionary calendar included with the Bible text block [this was done at AA Leather - I provided the booklet].
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Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2024
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2024
Bought this bible to use along with my Hallow app and the bible in a year series. I absolutely love how this bible is laid out, it is colored so that you know what time frame goes with what. This bible is great in general, but it is really laid out to use with the bible in a year with Father Mike. It is laid out like a regular bible but color coded so you follow it as the timeline of the bible happened. Not a lot of space to write notes, and if you are wanting a bible and a devotional in one this not the bible for you, as there is not a lot of extras such as devotionals. But lots of maps, and info about the timeline of the bible. I am getting this for my mom so she can use it with the bible timeline. Really love the feel of it also....such a great bible!!
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