Vintage The Jerusalem Bible Doubleday Maroon HC Illustrated 1966 USA Catholic

Condition

VERY NICE used vintage 1966 Jerusalem Bible hardcover reference volume. Red cloth boards show moderate overall rubbing, scattered surface scratches, Page block edges are age-toned with a few small smudges, while the interior pages pictured are intact, legible, and securely bound with solid hinges.

Description

Title: The Jerusalem Bible.

Editors and translators: various biblical scholars drawing on the French Jerusalem Bible project; publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York; 1966 English-language Catholic Bible in hardcover format.

Genre/Topics: Bible, Christianity, Catholic scripture, Old and New Testament study, biblical commentary, religious reference.

Content overview: presents the complete text of the Old and New Testaments in a modern English translation, accompanied by introductions to each biblical book, extensive explanatory notes, and cross-references intended to situate passages in their historical, literary, and theological contexts.

Organization and layout: contents begin with lists of principal collaborators, abbreviations, and reference systems, followed by the Old Testament arranged in sections such as the Pentateuch, Historical Books, Wisdom Books, and Prophets, and the New Testament arranged from the Gospels and Acts through the Epistles and Revelation; main text pages use a clear single-column layout with verse numbers in the margins and study notes in a lower commentary section.

Supplements and helps: back matter includes a chronological table, genealogical table of the Hasmonaean and Herodian dynasties, a calendar, a table of weights and measures, an index of biblical themes in the notes, and a suite of maps such as the Near East in ancient times, Palestine of the Old and New Testaments, Jerusalem of the New Testament, and the journeys of Saint Paul.

Features: editorial apparatus derived from the Catholic scholarly team responsible for La Bible de Jerusalem, with introductions and notes prepared under ecclesiastical approval; imprimatur statement lists Nihil Obstat by Lionel Swain and Imprimatur by John Cardinal Heenan dated Westminster, July 4, 1966, underscoring its suitability for Catholic study and devotion.

Physical details: large thick hardcover volume bound in maroon cloth with gilt The Jerusalem Bible titles and Jerusalem cross emblem enclosed within a gilt rule on the front cover and spine; patterned marbled endpapers and substantial off-white paper stock give the book the character of a mid-twentieth-century study Bible designed for regular use at home, parish, or classroom.

Narrative type and audience: nonfiction scriptural reference work intended for adult Catholic and other Christian readers, clergy, students, and collectors seeking a 1960s-era Jerusalem Bible translation with integrated commentary and study aids.

Bibliographic details: copyright 1966 by Darton, Longman & Todd, Ltd. and Doubleday & Company, Inc.; Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 66-24278; printed in the United States of America.

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