It includes the seven deuterocanonical books also known as the apocrypha. Other translations in other bibles read for nothing will be impossible with god. Please be advised, that with all ancient texts, one must be careful and view it together with other editionsreprints in case some text is lost or unreadable due to age etcetera. The douay rheims version of the holy bible, translated between the years 1582 and 1610 and revised by bishop richard challoner from 17491752, is the most accurate english translation of the bible. The douay bible in its original text remained in use through the end of the 17th century, but by the turn of the 18th.
In 1546, the council of trent declared the latin vulgate bible as authentic, and declared that no one may. Bishop challoner is also noted for revising the douayrheims bible, and the translations he used in his devotional books are taken from this work. Douay bible website covering history, a detailed collection, version comparison, bibles for sale. From the same sources he later corrected all the oldtestament books that he judged. This loss of the original form of some of the psalms is allowed by the biblical. It is a very extensive version with around 2872 pages. A beautiful bible at an affordable price 1403 pages, 8 14 x 5 58 x 1 38 handsomely sewn hardbound in black imitation leather with goldembossing this beautiful, standardsize douay rheims edition is based on the 1914 p. A very scarce early seventeenth century biblical concordance published in france. Religion scarce and decorative antiquarian books and first editions. Pierreantoine douay controleur adjoint des armees ministere. The whole revised and diligently compared with the latin vulgate by bishop richard challoner a.
The old testament portion was published in two volumes twentyseven years later in 1609 and 1610 by the university of douai. The douay rheims bible is an english translation of the latin vulgate bible, a version universally used in the church for over 1500 years, itself meticulously translated from the original hebrew and greek by st. Douayrheims catholic bible online, search study verses. The douayrheims bible is a translation of the bible from the latin vulgate into english. Complete text, index, search, bible verse, bible story, scripture, book, prophesy, christian. Uncomfortable facts about the douay rheims a look at the origins, strengths and weaknesses of the douay rheims and douay rheimschalloner translation of the bible, which is commonly but.
The presence of douayrheims translation is awkward. It was at this english college at douai that the english translation of the bible known as the douayrheims version was completed in 1609. A scarce first edition of antoine alars most famous work on the virgin mary. It was the first officially authorized catholic bible translation in english, and has formed the basis of some later roman catholic bibles in english.
The standard catholic translation at that time was the douay bible, which had been done. Giving you holy bibles the way they were originally printed. The douayrheims translation speaks more clearly and directly to the infinite power that is gods word i. This is an english translation of the old testament in 1625 and is part of the douay rheims collection. Article on versions of the bible in the original languages and in translation. Old testament genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy josue judges ruth 1 kings 2 kings 3 kings 4 kings 1 paralipomenon 2 paralipomenon 1 esdras 2 esdras tobias judith. A later chapter in the book by mariepierre etcheverry on the manufacture and acid etching of ruby. The book of psalms commonly referred to simply as psalms, the psalter or the psalms, is the.
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