Catholic New American Bible Revised Edition

After trying out samples of the other available kindle NABREs, my opinion is that this one (ASIN: B0054SLCOQ) is the best. It has the best layout. It is easy to navigate. It has the best implementation of hyperlinks. Extensive links are provided throughout: Excellent table of contents, chapter lists within books, and in the notes/commentary ALL verse citations and cross-references are hyperlinked - all of them! So, with judicious use of the Kindle "back" ( <- ) button, navigation - jumping around following all the notes/citations/cross-references is a breeze.This version most closely reproduces the experience of reading a print edition (i.e., the medium does not get in the way), with the added plus that clicking a link is much faster than turning (paper) pages. Because of the extensive notes and introductions, I believe this can even be used as a pretty good study Bible. (You could also get kindle 5th Ed. of the New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha - if you wanted more study materials.)Again, the main point of this review is this: After "test driving" the other versions of the NABRE available for kindle, my opinion, as of the date of this review, is that this version (B0054SLCOQ) is the best one because of text layout, and how the annotations, notes, verse citations and cross-references are done - all with hyperlinks - so it is super easy to navigate quickly.

I have not read through the entire NABRE as yet; however, the parts I have read are impressive. For example, this is the only Bible of which I am aware (and I have read a lot of versions) that keeps the Semitic expressions of Jesus as "Amen I say to you.." I like the translation of "slave of Christ" as opposed to the less radical "Servant" as well (though many modern versions are now leaning the same way). In some cases, the translation is more exact than the Bishop's notes that introduce the text. For example, "brothers" is kept in the letters of Paul despite the introduction trying to support a more general (and in my opinion, incorrect) application across sexual lines.Having just purchased a faux-leather bound copy of the NABRE, I was happy to see the version now available for Kindle. The text is currently quite small in the print copies and not easy on the eyes. I find I can read, and do read, the Kindle format with less strain and therefore more eagerness (since you can increase and decrease the font size to your liking). Cross references, happily, actually link to the referenced verses. Navigation is relatively easy from the Table of Contents. (However, I wish all Bibles would have chapter/verse indexes as do the OSNOVA versions such as the NET bible.)My biggest complaint of the Kindle edition is the decision to put the text of the cross references and notes after EACH CHAPTER instead of either (better) at the end of each book or (best) at the end of the Bible. Breaking up each chapter of the bible with intervening notes and cross references throws off the flow of the text itself and serves to disconnect each chapter from the next.Still, since the NAB has not been in a digital format accessible on ereaders, this is still a great addition to the Kindle library. The price is excellent and surprisingly low for such a new release.

While I'm not ROMAN Catholic, I deeply appreciate the scholarship of our Catholic brethren. There's still "one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of ALL ... IOW one church regardless of our preferred social affiliations.Loved the Jerusalem Bible and its in depth notes ... a real Study Bible. I also liked the explicit use of Yahweh as the name of our Father. I recently purchased the Kindle version of the NAB plus this paperback edition in hopes of replacing my well worn Jerusalem library in a box. Kindle makes it easy to adjust the size of the font both in the Biblical text and the numerous well-written notes. At 75, my eyes aren't what the used to be, so I appreciate that capability. While it's not necessary to get out a magnifying glass to read the paper NAB, the text and notes ... especially the notes ... could be larger. fI have the same problem with my ESV Study Bible. But my NLT Study Bible offers larger print for both text and notes, a distinct advantage others should provide. I strongly recommend my fellow Senior Citizens get a tablet and use it to read and study the Scriptures. Among other advantages, tables don't weigh a ton so it's not tiring to study for extended time periods. In passing, I much prefer to have the notes on the same page with the text.

I just bought this for my wife after seeing her struggling to read the Bible before going to bed. Let's face it...the Bible is a BIG book and it can sometimes be hard to sit in a comfortable position while trying to read for extended periods of time. While this won't replace my physical copy it is much easier to read and carry with me.For those of you who don't know much about the different translations of the Bible...this is a Catholic Bible that contains all 73 books. Most Protestant translations only contain 66 books after Martin Luther abandoned the books found in the Septuagint and adopted the books that came out of the Jewish Council of Jamnia (90 AD). Until the Protestant Reformation the Catholic Bible was the only edition. Bottom line...Catholics make sure you get a Catholic translation of the Bible (like this one)...Protestants should get this also to enjoy the full array of books that the Catholic Church has been using for the past 2000 years.I was a little nervous about buying an electronic version of the Bible but after seeing how great it flows on the Kindle I'm glad I got it. There is also the added bonus of installing the Kindle Reader software on your PC and enjoying it from both devices! All this for $5.99...AWESOME!!!

This is an excellent Catholic Bible for the Kindle. Navigation is extremely easy (and clearly designed with the Kindle in mind), the text is accurate, and there are detailed prefaces and notes for every Book. I'd say this is about the best Bible-reading experience you could have on the Kindle.

I'm delighted with the intuitive facility of using it on my MacBook Air and with the excellence of the translations. Kevin G. Smith in Sydney []