Confraternity Bible

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The Confraternity Bible is a mid-20th-century English Catholic translation of the Bible produced under the auspices of the U.S. bishops as a modern revision of the Douay-Rheims.


Statements (41)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Bible translation
Catholic Bible
English Bible translation
Roman Catholic Bible translation
approval received imprimatur from Catholic bishops
basedOn Douay–Rheims Bible
canon Catholic biblical canon
contains Deuterocanonical books
New Testament
Old Testament
countryOfOrigin United States
distribution widely distributed in American Catholic parishes in mid-20th century
genre Christian scripture
religious text
hasPart Confraternity New Testament
revised Old Testament books
language English
liturgicalUse Catholic liturgy in the United States
notableFeature includes Catholic explanatory notes
intended to replace Douay–Rheims in American Catholic use
modernized English compared to Douay–Rheims
produced under auspices of U.S. bishops
publicationStartDate 1940s
publisher Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
purpose modern revision of the Douay–Rheims Bible
religiousDenomination Catholic Church
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
scripturalSource Greek Septuagint
Hebrew Masoretic Text
Latin Vulgate
scriptureType Catholic study Bible
sponsor National Conference of Catholic Bishops
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
successor New American Bible
targetAudience English-speaking Catholics in the United States
timePeriod mid-20th century
translationCommittee Catholic biblical scholars appointed by U.S. bishops
translationType Catholic ecclesiastical translation
formal equivalence
usedBy Catholic clergy in the United States
Catholic laity in the United States

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine ("Confraternity Version of the Bible")
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine ("Confraternity Edition of the New Testament")
notableWork
Confraternity Bible ("Confraternity New Testament")
hasPart
New American Bible
predecessor

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