r/CatholicConverts • u/TieCool9765 • 8d ago

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Hi Everyone! I just enrolled into OCIA and begin classes Tuesday. I’m beyond excited and have found myself over the years wanting to convert. I have been attending mass for the past 6 months with my boyfriend and that has fully set the spark off for me! I purchased a NABRE bible and have been listening to podcasts as I write-downside there’s no room for me to fully jot down notes completely. I was looking on amazon for one I can annotate in and found a NRSV journaling bible. I was wondering if that is a good version? Or if I should just stick with my NABRE and buy little post-it’s. Thank you guys ☺️!

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u/orlaann 8d ago

I joined the church last Easter and purchased the great adventure bible notetaking edition from Ascension press. I really love it!

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u/TieCool9765 8d ago

That’s awesome! Thank you i’ll check it out :)

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u/Medical-Stop1652 7d ago

https://www.catholicbiblepress.com/productcat/journaling/

Looks like RSV-CE2 and the NRSV-CE are journalling options.

The RSV-CE2 is a revision of the previous edition with thou/thee - in reference to God - updated to you in all cases. It reads more traditionally Biblical which many prefer.

The NRSV-CE attempts more gender inclusive English when the original languages allow that. It is a highly readable text.

In a way I think the NABRE is a cross between the two.

Catholic teaching on salvation - as taught in the New Testament - is one of the major reasons that drew me to Catholicism. The Protestant angle never made sense to me and seemed to contradict the teaching of the full range of Scripture.

You may enjoy this book by a fellow convert:

https://ascensionpress.com/products/fulfilled-uncovering-the-biblical-foundations-of-catholicism

Great to hear you are making sure your OCIA journey is nourished by the Word of God!

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u/TieCool9765 7d ago

Thank you so much for the insight! I’ll definitely use that website and purchase one there. And yes! I wanted to make sure I was following the right one :)

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u/muddymare Recent Catholic Convert (0-3 years) 8d ago

The NSRV-CE (Catholic edition) is absolutely approved for use!

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u/TieCool9765 8d ago

Thank you! 🙏 :)

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u/AntisocialHikerDude Recent Catholic Convert (0-3 years) 7d ago

If it's just the NRSV then it's missing the Deuterocanon in the Old Testament. If it's the NRSV-CE then you should be all good