The Great Adventure Catholic Bible, Second Edition (Leatherlike)

I've been listening to the Bible in a Year podcast and through that heard about the Ascension Great Adventure Bible. It's awesome! The large, clear font, the maps, the overall layout, the Great Adventure Timeline... The timeline is included as a removable fold out thingie in the back. Such an incredible way to lay out the content of the Bible. It's really changed how I think about it! There are chapter-like introductions to the different sections of the Bible, with really insightful academic and theological information. I love the heft of the Bible. (You may not, though, if you're used to smaller editions with smaller font and no additional study material that are easier to carry.) I like the faux- leather cover. I annotate the bejebus out of this Bible as I listen to the podcast. The paper is nice to the touch and a quite a bit thicker than typical Bible paper. My dense pencil annotations don't show through. The font is... 14 point? I think? I can read it without my stupid readers which tells you the font is way bigger than in a typical novel. And masses bigger than in a typical Bible. The text itself is the Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition. My understanding is the RSV was originally a Protestant translation that the Catholic church tweaked. While doing a bunch of random reading I also learned there are some differences in Protestant v Catholic Bible books content. And some differences in Bible books among Protestant denominations, too. In the 1530s, apparently, Martin Luther moved seven Old Testament books (the Deuterocanonical books or Apocrypha) to a separate section of the Bible, argued they were not equal to Scripture, and questioned the canonicity of New Testament books like James and Revelation. Um. Wow. After some thought I decided I'd rather read the Bible the way it was put together in 380-390 AD rather than how Luther decided to do it in the 1530s. AITA...? The guy criticized the Pope but then low key acted like an unelected one himself, seems to me... Am I right? I mean... he chopped up/ reedited/ and then just kinda loosely translated the Bible! What the actual? I'm of unspecified Christian persuasion, so I've got no horse in this race. Don't come after me accusing me of heresy. Anywho. Great Bible! Get it if you have dodgy eyes and like scrawling all over it and underlining everything!

I love it! The “key events” feature is wonderful. Order the tabs and finding books, chapters and verses is so easy. There is room for notes along the edges. It is rather thick and heavy but is a great study Bible addition to your collection. Very attractive as well.

This bible is great. Translation is great and classy, the compartmentalization of timelines are really clear and easy to understand. It has all references, maps. It's perfect

Such an informative, helpful, and beautiful Bible. Great size, weight. I love this!

I do a lot of Bible study at our church and although I love my Jerusalem Bible I wanted to get the Adventure Bible to go with the Bible time line study. I do write in my Bible and wanted one with room to do that. Well this is definitely a study bible with lots of room to write and goes perfectly with the study. I almost sent it back because of its size though. It’s twice as thick as I thought it would be. Everyone who sees it thinks it must be large print. I did buy the tabs to add to it. Now that I am using it I love it. Easy to read and take notes.

This Bible arrived in perfect condition, I and this has turned out to be a great Bible. It looks great and the font is not too small. I love that the words of Jesus are in red. It seems to be a very well made Bible and has a high quality too. I would definitely recommend this Bible to anyone, not just fellow Catholics.

I have only recently purchased this, but I am feeling more connected to the story of our salvation. It groups the books of the bible into “eras”, if you will, with introductory information to help with understanding the importance of what is happening. The maps at the back connect you to where/what at certain periods in the story also. Perfect for any type of Catholic Bible Study.

I purchased this version because it’s the only RSV-2C translation that has Jesus’ words in red. The footnotes have proven invaluable, guiding me to see how to books are interwoven and even how they inform the Catholic Catechism. These footnotes have deepened every reading session and I am so grateful! The timelines also make this massive book feel a little more cohesive. That’s probably the wrong word but it helps to understand how they flow. I’ve only scratched the surface with this but wanted to report back with my gratitude! An example is in the pics of the references starting with Luke 11.

Beautiful bible, lots of additional information and notes

You get what you expect.

An excellent bible got it for my 70 th birthday to follow along the Bible in a year podcast. Very easy to read, and well indexed. Highly recommend this bible

Everything and more than I expected

if you had to only buy one bible, this is the one beautiful and well put together and easy to follow