This edition of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible has been prepared for the use of Catholics by a committee of the Catholic Biblical Association of Great Britain.It is published with ecclesiastical approval and by agreement with the Standard Bible Committee and the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America.

Anyone needing a text Bible for devotional reading or study wilt welcome the Reader's Edison's clear, readable type A Presentation & Family History section enables the book to be personalized as a special occasion gift,

The RSV Catholic Edition's New Testament appeared in 1965and the whole Bible in the following year, It remains the translation used in official Church documents, and served as the basis for the scriptural text used in the Catechism of the catholic church.

THE NAMES AND ORDER OF THE BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT

Genesis

Exodus

Leviticus

Numbers

Deuteronomy

Joshua (Josue)

Judges

Ruth

I Samuel (1 Kings)

2 Samuel (2 Kings)

1 Kings (3 Kings)

2 Kings (4 Kings)

1 Chronicles (1 Paralipomenon)

2 Chronicles (2 Paralipomenon)

Ezra (1 Esdras)

Nehemiah (2 Esdras)

Tobit {Tobias)

Judith

Esther

Job

Psalms

P]overbs

Ecclesiastes

Song of Solomon (Canticle of Canticles)

The Wisdom of Solomon (Wisdom)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Isaiah (Isaias)

Jeremiah (Jeremias)

Lamentations

Baruch

Ezekiel (Ezechiel)

Daniel

Hosea (Osee)

Joel

Amos

Obadiah (Abdias)

Jonah (Jonas)

Micah (Michaes)

Nahum

Habakkuk (Habacuc)

Zephaniah (Sophonias)

Haggai (Aggeus)

Zechariah (Zacharias)

Malachi (Malachias)

1 Maccabees (1 Machabees)

2 Maccabees (2 Machabees)

Appendix Explanatory Notes

THE NAMES AND ORDER OF THE BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Acts cf the Apostles

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Galafians

Ephesians

Philippians

Colossians

1 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians

1 Timothy

2 Timothy

Titus

Philemon

Hebrews

James

1 Peter

2 Peter

1 John

2 John

3 John

Jude

Revelation (Apocalypse)

Appendix Explanatory Notes