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Bible in a Year – ESV Catholic Edition – Tree of Life
One Year. 20 Minutes a Day. Encounter the Power and Wonder of God’s Word.
This newly released version of Bible in a Year features the English Standard Version® Catholic Edition translation, which many consider to be the best available English translation of the Bible. Each day is dated generally (Day 1, Day 2, etc.), so that you can start at any point in the year! In addition to the updated translation, this Bible in a Year features a beautiful new cover design. The simple format of this Bible in a Year will keep you engaged as you make your way through all 73 books of the Bible. Commentaries are written by renowned Catholic biblical scholars and theologians, including Dr. Tim Gray, Dr. Mark Giszczak, Dr. John Sehorn, Dr. Scott Powell, Dr. Michael Morris, Dr. Elizabeth Klein, and Deborah Holiday. - Each day features three readings, one each from the Old Testament, Wisdom Literature, and the New Testament - Insightful daily reflections are written by leading theologians to facilitate deeper meditation and encounter with God through his Word - English Standard Version® Catholic Edition translation of the Bible - Bible in a Year is the entire Bible (including the deuterocanonical books), divided into 365 days, with a reflection of approximately 200 words for each day.
This newly released version of Bible in a Year features the English Standard Version® Catholic Edition translation, which many consider to be the best available English translation of the Bible. Each day is dated generally (Day 1, Day 2, etc.), so that you can start at any point in the year! In addition to the updated translation, this Bible in a Year features a beautiful new cover design. The simple format of this Bible in a Year will keep you engaged as you make your way through all 73 books of the Bible. Commentaries are written by renowned Catholic biblical scholars and theologians, including Dr. Tim Gray, Dr. Mark Giszczak, Dr. John Sehorn, Dr. Scott Powell, Dr. Michael Morris, Dr. Elizabeth Klein, and Deborah Holiday. - Each day features three readings, one each from the Old Testament, Wisdom Literature, and the New Testament - Insightful daily reflections are written by leading theologians to facilitate deeper meditation and encounter with God through his Word - English Standard Version® Catholic Edition translation of the Bible - Bible in a Year is the entire Bible (including the deuterocanonical books), divided into 365 days, with a reflection of approximately 200 words for each day.
1566 pages, Paperback
Published September 30, 2020
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June 6, 2024
I started on day 106. So far, there were two major editing mistakes. The reflection for day 143 is the same for day 120; the reflection pertains to the readings for day 120. The reflection for day 156 is the same as for day 151; the reflection pertains to the readings for day 151.
December 23, 2024
The reflections section - where the study seeks to provide insights to the daily readings - often seems to force connections; and sometimes the reflections are not well-related to the readings at all. The main benefit of the study is to provide a schedule to complete the Bible in a year.
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December 31, 2022It's the Bible formatted so you can read a little bit each day for a year.
July 6, 2025
Now, you know I’m not about to submit a review of God’s word revealed to us, but I am very proud that I did this so I’m reviewing my experience with it instead.
I tried to read the Bible in a Year using an app in 2015. I heard someone say something truly awful about another person, but doing so in a way that weaponized Christianity and I’d just had it. There is no way that this sort of hatred is what we’ve based our whole lives around.
So, I decided to arm myself with the truth instead.
Turns out, the truth is real hard to discover in the book of Chronicles when you’re nursing a baby at 3:00am. So I abandoned my first attempt.
I picked up this edition of the Bible and started on the first day of Lent in 2023. (Yes. It took me a little longer than a year.)
Recently someone said to me “Are Catholics even allowed to read the Bible?” We are. But, my experience has been that we don’t. And yet, we are some of the loudest people claiming our domain over the rights of other humans all in the name of a book someone else has given us Cliff notes on.
Listen, I know who I am. I’m Catholic. I’m proud of it. But I have had a very strong suspicion my entire life that the vast majority are getting all of this wrong. Reading the Bible helped me realize that I’m right about that. Taken in a historical context, many of the things we quote as the truth really have no place in our modern world. I’ll step off my soap box, but the next supposedly Christian person who wants to challenge me on the rights of women, rights of my LGBTQIA+ friends and family, social policies and justice, care of our dying planet, etc, please show me where it says it in the Bible because it doesn’t.
My favorite part of reading through the Bible was discovering entire books I’ve never even heard of, but that were filled with beautiful words. (Sirach is my decided favorite.) So much of the Bible is poetry. Even though I know SO many psalms as a cantor, reading them was an entirely different experience.
If you’ve never challenged yourself to read the entire Bible, this was a great way to do it. Each day has a little summary/wrap up at the end that has a beautiful message for reflection. When my squirrel brain had difficulty understanding what I read, the summary was helpful in bringing me back to certain verses to reread and understand better. Overall, proud of this, but something I plan to do at different stages in my life, always searching for answers in a challenging world, I’m sure it will come in handy.
I tried to read the Bible in a Year using an app in 2015. I heard someone say something truly awful about another person, but doing so in a way that weaponized Christianity and I’d just had it. There is no way that this sort of hatred is what we’ve based our whole lives around.
So, I decided to arm myself with the truth instead.
Turns out, the truth is real hard to discover in the book of Chronicles when you’re nursing a baby at 3:00am. So I abandoned my first attempt.
I picked up this edition of the Bible and started on the first day of Lent in 2023. (Yes. It took me a little longer than a year.)
Recently someone said to me “Are Catholics even allowed to read the Bible?” We are. But, my experience has been that we don’t. And yet, we are some of the loudest people claiming our domain over the rights of other humans all in the name of a book someone else has given us Cliff notes on.
Listen, I know who I am. I’m Catholic. I’m proud of it. But I have had a very strong suspicion my entire life that the vast majority are getting all of this wrong. Reading the Bible helped me realize that I’m right about that. Taken in a historical context, many of the things we quote as the truth really have no place in our modern world. I’ll step off my soap box, but the next supposedly Christian person who wants to challenge me on the rights of women, rights of my LGBTQIA+ friends and family, social policies and justice, care of our dying planet, etc, please show me where it says it in the Bible because it doesn’t.
My favorite part of reading through the Bible was discovering entire books I’ve never even heard of, but that were filled with beautiful words. (Sirach is my decided favorite.) So much of the Bible is poetry. Even though I know SO many psalms as a cantor, reading them was an entirely different experience.
If you’ve never challenged yourself to read the entire Bible, this was a great way to do it. Each day has a little summary/wrap up at the end that has a beautiful message for reflection. When my squirrel brain had difficulty understanding what I read, the summary was helpful in bringing me back to certain verses to reread and understand better. Overall, proud of this, but something I plan to do at different stages in my life, always searching for answers in a challenging world, I’m sure it will come in handy.
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