ESV-CE Catholic Bible, Anglicized Pocket Edition

The ESV-CE published by SPCK has been approved by the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales, and Scotland, as the basis for the new Lectionary (2024) and all future liturgical texts used by Catholics.

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Beloved by millions around the world, the English Standard Version is ideal for anyone looking for a contemporary and readable Bible that is also accurate and consistent in its rendering of key words and phrases.

Created by a team of over 100 leading scholars, this Catholic edition of the ESV is fully Anglicized and features the deuterocanonical books in the Catholic Bible, such as a Tobit, Judith and the Wisdom of Solomon.

Presented in a double-column format, with explanatory footnotes providing alternative renderings of particular words and phrases, the ESV-CE Bible offers a clear, easy-to-read text that is perfect for everyday use.

An excellent version for detailed Bible study, the ESV-CE Bible also possesses a beauty, clarity and dignity of style that makes it superbly suitable for private devotion or for reading aloud during public worship.

This handy pocket edition has a strong flexiback binding and is available in navy blue or pink covers.

Other features include:
6.1 -point font size
British text
An award-winning typeface
Inline chapter headings
Inline chapter numbers
12 pages of maps
White paper from sustainable sources
Trim page size: 150 x 100 mm
Flexi binding
Colour patterned endpapers featuring 'This book belongs to:'
Lovely pink soft-tone cover material with silver foiled design
Pink ribbon marker
Pink head and tail bands
Removable white bellyband