Bible for Catholics app for iPhone and iPad
4.6 (
8016 ratings )
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Developer:
greg fairbrother
Free
Current version:
23.2, last update: 6 months ago
First release : 31 May 2010
App size: 9.12 Mb
This is the Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV) of the Holy Bible. It is not the New American Bible(NAB) and thus some parts will be slightly different than the NAB such as the Psalms numbering. The CPDV bible is available online at www.sacredbible.org where you can compare the Psalms numbering. THIS TRANSLATION IS NOT APPROVED BY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
If you would like an approved version of a Catholic Bible please search on my other bible apps "Catholic New American Bible Revised Edition" or "Catholic All-In-1".
The Catholic Public Domain Version of the Bible is a translation of the Sacred Bible, Sixtus V and Clement VIII Latin Vulgate edition. The 1914 Hetzenauer edition of the Vulgate was the main source text. Several other Latin editions were consulted including the 1861 Vercellone edition, the 1822 - 1824 Leander van Ess edition (which compares the 1590, 1592, 1593, 1598 editions of the Sixtus V and Clement VIII editions), and the modern-day Tweedale Edition (London, 2005). The Challoner Douay-Rheims Version of the Bible was used as a guide in translating the Latin text into English. The original Rheims Douai Bible was also frequently consulted.
The sole translator and editor of the Catholic Public Domain Version is Ronald L. Conte Jr. Ron relied on Gods Providence and Grace in translating and editing the Sacred Bible. Ron also used various reference texts, in print and in electronic form. Since the Latin editions of the Bible used in this translation are in the public domain, as the sole translator and editor of the Catholic Public Domain Version of the Sacred Bible, I(Ron)hereby place the Catholic Public Domain Version of the Sacred Bible in the public domain in perpetuity.
Table of Contents
Old Testament
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Tobit
Judith
Esther
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Songs
Wisdom
Sirach
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Baruch
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
1 Maccabees
2 Maccabees
New Testament
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts of the Apostles
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
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
Pros and cons of Bible for Catholics app for iPhone and iPad
Bible for Catholics app good for
This is the only free catholic bible I can find! Its great! HOwever, this app NEEDS a bookmark! When Im reading, I cant even leave a bookmark to get back to that page later!
So please, you should consider adding the bookmark. Other than that, thank you for brining this bible to the app store!
Some inconsistencies in language (one day, the second day etc).
Does not omit any books. Errors are not present from previous reviews (search function functions).
Good app.
This is the best bible app there is. It does not glitch, lag, or suddenly break. It has a great, user friendly interface, complete with all the books of which every Catholic should read. I love it and give it 10 out of 5 stars!
i think this version of the bible might make christianity seem slightly less ridiculous.
Thx for the update. Having to find my place constantly after needing to use my phone for something else- say answering a PHONE call- was getting annoying. Cant wait to give it a go next time Im board on the subway.
Love this app but psalms is all messed up. Lists psalms 23 as 22. I can imagine that the rest of psalms is also out of whack. Please fix!!!
Some bad moments
See various updates below for v 1.2
Remain uncertain of the reliability of a translation made by one person alone.
However its a valiant effort to update the old DR without skewing meaning.
More a paraphrase than true translation as no original languages were consulted but only existing English languages translations and the Latin Vulgate.
Many errors in the app itself need correction. Notably: the books of Acts and of Revelation are missing while the book of Jude is published twice. The Psalms are totally blank. The Search function locks and crashes the app.
UPDATE: Acts, Revelation are now added. The Psalms remain totally blank. The Search function still crashes the app and overall it runs very slow.
Perhaps these will be corrected in the future.
UPDATE JULY 7: the Psalms have been added. The Search function no longer crashes the App but it fails to perform a search.
I purchased the Catholic Bible for $9.99, and then later paid the .99 to have the adds removed; however I still get the adds. When I click on App Support, what I get is the developers Site but no way to submit a request for support. Am I missing something? Would appreciate it if this issue is fixed before he goes fishing again. At this time, I am only giving it a one star and will revise it when & if my issue is fixed. This is the BIBLE.....geez!
I really do not like the new version with the In App ads at the bottom as makes it irritating to read and derails me from reading the bible. Considering that it is the Bible surely we could have more respect than concentrate on the money aspect which seems to me a lack of respect for a Bible app to have ads running in it!
If this is truly the bible of Catholicism and not someone that is a white supremacist than per this everyone that is not pure in blood is not going to see heaven.
The Book of Psalms is way off. I was looking for a particular verse and couldnt find it anywhere within the chapter (I thought maybe the verses were mis-numbered). I also looked for the verse in previous and subsequent chapters, thinking the chapters were mis-numbered--I couldnt find the well-known verse anywhere (Psalm 56:8). I am concerned that there might be other errors like this throughout the app. PLEASE FIX!!! More stars when this is without error!
This version was published without the approval of the Catholic Church. Be very wary of using this translation with it lacking ecclesiastical approval.
