Scripture

"Sacred Scripture is the speech of God as it is put down in writing under the breath of the Holy Spirit." Catechism of the Catholic Church 81

The Scriptures are contained in a series of books known as the Bible.

This is divided into OLD and NEW Testaments.
The books are shown below.

It's useful to have access to a commentary which gives explanation of the scriptures usually book by book.

The most famous Is the Jerome Biblical Commentary.

It has long been recognised that bible readers

welcome some explanation when reading the texts.

Various writers have specialised in studying scripture with a view to bringing the depths of its meaning

A series of explanations called commentaries is available. Sometimes called Study Bibles.

Version	Year	Usage	Sources
Christian Community Bible(CCB)	1988	Modern English, Christian	Hebrew and Greek
Good News (GNB)	1976	(Popular) Modern English	United Bible Society (UBS) Greek text
King James Version(KJV) (aka Authorised Version)	1611 , 1769	Puritan, Anglican, Lollard	Masoretic Text, Textus Receptus, Tyndale 1526 NT, some Erasmus manuscripts
English Standard Version (ESV)	2001	Catholic , Anglican, Lutheran	Revision of the RSV. (Westcott-Hort, Weiss, Tischendorf Greek texts)
Douai (Rheims) Bible(DRB)	1582 , 1610	Early Modern English From Vulgate by English College at Douai	Latin, Greek and Hebrew manuscripts.
Knox Bible	1955	Catholic Bible. One of the first single person translations in modern English	Vulgate, with influence from the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition(RSV-CE)	1966	Catholic Version	Masoretic Text, Nestle-Aland Greek New Testament.
Jerusalem (JB)	1966	Catholic Liturgy	From the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, and La Bible de Jérusalem.
New Jerusalem(NJB)	1985	As Jerusalem with some inclusive language
Bible Versions	Year	Usage	Sources