La Biblia de Jerusalén 5.1

Review: Jerusalem Bible. Old Testament and New Testament.

• List of books (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, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, 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
• List of books (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

Special thanks to Germán Salgar for his assistance in creating this application.

The Jerusalem Bible (BJ) is a Catholic version of the Bible produced in French under the direction of the École biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem (French Biblical and Archaeological School of Jerusalem). The BJ has been translated into Spanish and other vernacular languages, either in the biblical text or only in the commentary and introduction portion. It is valued for its introductions, footnotes, and richness of parallel verses in the margins. It is considered an excellent Bible for biblical exegesis and Lectio Divina.

History:

The Jerusalem Bible was published in French in 43 fascicles between 1948 and 1955. The French version had a revision in 1973 and an edition in 1998. In Spanish, editions and revisions of the BJ have been released in 1967, 1975, 1998, and 2009. The Spanish version is printed by the publishing house Desclée de Brouwer (Bilbao).

Sources:

The French Biblical and Archaeological School of Jerusalem used the original texts in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek for their French version, instead of Jerome's Vulgate. For the Spanish version, a team of Spanish translators also employed the original writings in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek for the biblical text while the presentation, titles, introductions, notes, and appendices were translated from the French version of the BJ. The subsequent editions of the BJ in Spanish have incorporated updates in the introductions and notes as a result of advancements in biblical research.