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Catholic Notetaking Bible
The Church "forcefully and specifically exhorts all the Christian faithful … to learn 'the surpassing knowledge of Jesus Christ,' by frequent reading of the divine Scriptures." -Catechism of the Catholic Church, 133 Dive into the Word of God with this stunning Bible. The wide margins give you room to take notes, journal, record prayers, or even doodle, allowing you to dig deeply into the meaning of passages and their impact on your faith. This Bible will become a cherished keepsake as you revisit your notes and highlights from previous years, seeing how Scripture continues to shape you as you invite the Word to take root more firmly in your heart. Perfect as a gift for confirmation, RCIA, graduation, and weddings - or for yourself.
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2096 pages, Leather Bound
Published April 17, 2019
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December 20, 2019
Welcome back to The Catholic Man Reviews! It is Day 4 of 12 Days of Christmas and his sister brings you Our Sunday Visitor’s Catholic Notetaking Bible.
In all honesty, it’s a pretty standard Bible. I don’t think there’s a crazy amount of things you could do to spice up a Bible anyway, but that is my opinion; feel free to disagree. The size and type of paper used is also pretty standard for a Bible. It stays true to the note taking aspect as it contains two columns of lines per two page spread. They’re around 1.5 inches in width and I think that is a good size so that it doesn’t compromise the space for the Biblical text too much. I enjoy having the annotations; it could aid you in your note taking, or whatever you choose to do with the lines.
This Bible is set up kind of like a reference book in the sense where the chapter is written at the top out corner by the page number. This, along with the table of contents makes it easy to follow. I don’t find the main text to be too small, but they are not large by any means. This makes the superscripts very small, and I feel like that may present problems for some people.
The font used for the main text is like that of many other Bibles (essentially any font that resembles Times New Roman), but the headings and annotations are done in a more modern font. The names of the books are in another font. I think this gives it a nice balance between the old and new. The cover picks up on the more modern vibe with the black soft-touch cover (I’m sorry; I don’t really know how to explain it). While I think it is really nice, the shade of black leans more charcoal. I wish it was a true, deep black, but I understand that doing so would obscure the words “Holy Bible” and their cross that is imprinted on the cover, so I respect the publisher’s decision. As much as I love the feel of the cover, it picks up a lot of dirt. I have gotten oil from my skin and dust on it, even shimmer particles from my face highlight ended up on it. While the nature of the material allows it to be wiped down, not everything comes off. For example, those shimmer flecks I mentioned – those aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.
If you wanted a notetaking Bible, I think this is a nice option. I think it is a good price (it’s around $50 USD) and it would be a really good gift for someone who writes in their Bibles. It is also a great “free-range” Bible for those who like to do Bible journaling from scratch, without any templates. You can check it out here.
That is all for today; come back tomorrow if you want to see what The Catholic Man has for Day 5 of 12 Days of Christmas!
In all honesty, it’s a pretty standard Bible. I don’t think there’s a crazy amount of things you could do to spice up a Bible anyway, but that is my opinion; feel free to disagree. The size and type of paper used is also pretty standard for a Bible. It stays true to the note taking aspect as it contains two columns of lines per two page spread. They’re around 1.5 inches in width and I think that is a good size so that it doesn’t compromise the space for the Biblical text too much. I enjoy having the annotations; it could aid you in your note taking, or whatever you choose to do with the lines.
This Bible is set up kind of like a reference book in the sense where the chapter is written at the top out corner by the page number. This, along with the table of contents makes it easy to follow. I don’t find the main text to be too small, but they are not large by any means. This makes the superscripts very small, and I feel like that may present problems for some people.
The font used for the main text is like that of many other Bibles (essentially any font that resembles Times New Roman), but the headings and annotations are done in a more modern font. The names of the books are in another font. I think this gives it a nice balance between the old and new. The cover picks up on the more modern vibe with the black soft-touch cover (I’m sorry; I don’t really know how to explain it). While I think it is really nice, the shade of black leans more charcoal. I wish it was a true, deep black, but I understand that doing so would obscure the words “Holy Bible” and their cross that is imprinted on the cover, so I respect the publisher’s decision. As much as I love the feel of the cover, it picks up a lot of dirt. I have gotten oil from my skin and dust on it, even shimmer particles from my face highlight ended up on it. While the nature of the material allows it to be wiped down, not everything comes off. For example, those shimmer flecks I mentioned – those aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.
If you wanted a notetaking Bible, I think this is a nice option. I think it is a good price (it’s around $50 USD) and it would be a really good gift for someone who writes in their Bibles. It is also a great “free-range” Bible for those who like to do Bible journaling from scratch, without any templates. You can check it out here.
That is all for today; come back tomorrow if you want to see what The Catholic Man has for Day 5 of 12 Days of Christmas!
May 21, 2019
This is a beautiful Bible, perfect for making notes in the columns. My favorite part about this Bible (other than the obvious of growing closer to Christ) is that I am able to use colored pens without it bleeding through the pages!
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