Reddit mentions of The Jerusalem Bible: Reader's Edition

I read the Jerusalem Bible (http://www.amazon.ca/The-Jerusalem-Bible-Readers-Edition/dp/0385499183). I saw one in my friends possession and liked how it wasn't split into columns. Now that I've used it for a few years, I like how the verse numbers are on the edges of the pages, so the books read more fluidly.

On my first visit to an Orthodox church the priest asked me what version of the Bible I was using and I admitted that I was using the NAB (Roman Catholic). He said he preferred the Jerusalem Bible and actually gave me the one out of his office. I've primarily used that Bible since then. I also occasionally turn to the Douay-Rheims. Like others I use the Eastern Orthodox Bible New Testament as well. I guess I there isn't one single translation I think is perfect.

Don't read the New Jerusalem Bible. Read the original Jerusalem Bible from 1966. That's what I own and it really speaks to me.

>so if there are versions with extra books, I'd like to know

Then your best bet may be a Catholic Tranlation such as the Jerusalem Bible or the New American Bible.

If you're interested in a more accurate translation, I have 2 recommendations.

1. "The Scriptures" from the Institute of Scripture Research (http://www.isr-messianic.org/). It does a good job of staying true to the original Hebrew. I'm part of a Messianic Jewish church, and quite a few of our Hebrew-speakers use it. I would caution that it replaces a lot of the English-version names you may be used to with their Hebrew transliterations - John the Baptist then becomes Yoḥanan the Immerser, and it replaces the title "God" with his actual name יהוה (Yahweh).
   
   
2. Highly recommend "The Jerusalem Bible", originally published in 1966. This is the translation my pastor uses. I haven't looked through it, but I suspect it uses a lot of Hebrew transliterated names, as well. You can find a copy on Amazon and probably Ebay. Just make sure it isn't "The New Jerusalem Bible", which is a different translation.