The Holy Bible Translated from the Latin Vulgate

by Carey, James A. (editor of Rheims New Testament)

Printed in Belgium

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Book description: New York: C. Wildermann Co. INC., 1938. 1376 pages, double column, + 17 maps + clean family record pages + 50 pages of introductions, footnotes, Old Testament from the 1609 Douay, New Testament Rheims 1582, the New Testament in this edition is the RE-EDITED EDITION by JAMES A CAREY with the Approbation and Imprimatur of Patrick Cardinal Hayes. This is a UNIQUE edition of the Douay/Rheims Bible. Carey has done a VG job of rendering understandable many otherwise awkward and obscure verses of the NT. (Examples: Old Edition of Rheims reads 2Cor 9:2 "For I know your forward mind" - New Rendering "For I know your Zeal" Old Rendering Philemon 1:20 "Refresh my bowels in the Lord" New Rendering: Refresh my heart in the Lord" Old Rendering 2Peter 2:7 Lewd conversation of the wicked" is replaced with "Lewd conduct of the wicked" and in 3 John 1:10 "For this cause, if I come, I will advertize his works" is replaced with "For this cause if I come, I will recall his works" There are many more. This is a pre-Confraternity edition with approbation and imprimatur by Arthur J Scanlan and Patrick Cardinal Hayes. Introduction by Father Lattey SJ -New Testament Professor at Heythrop College Chipping Norton in England. Also 30 page Encyclical Letter on the Study of Holy Scripture by POPE LEO XIII, and a preface by Rev H Schumacher STD., NT intro by Rev. James A Carey - Professor of Sacred Scripture at St. Joseph's Seminary Dunwoodie New York.NOW AS TO CONDITION, name embossed on front cover, pages are nice with sharp corners edged in red, otherwise very clean, tight and UNMARKED! This Bible lays open nicely. Scarce DOUAY RHEIMS BIBLE. Printed in Belgium. Hard Cover. Very Good.

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