The Great Adventure Catholic Bible
by Ascension (Jeff Cavins, ed.)
Most Bibles hand you seventy-three books and wish you luck. The Great Adventure Catholic Bible hands you a map. Ascension built Jeff Cavins's Bible Timeline Learning System right into the pages of a complete Catholic Bible, so you can see where every book sits in the story of salvation.
The text is the Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition. The books are color-coded into twelve periods of salvation history, with matching thumb tabs. According to Ascension and its retailers, the second edition adds twelve timeline charts showing key people, covenants, world events and geography, along with an introductory article for each period and articles on the major covenants. Every book opens with a note on its themes and author. Callouts flag key events, and color-coded Catechism references tie Scripture to Church teaching. The words of Jesus are printed in red, and the Bible carries the nihil obstat and imprimatur. Contributors include Jeff Cavins, Mary Healy, Andrew Swafford, Peter Williamson and Fr. Sebastian Carnazzo. The second edition also includes the reading plan for The Bible in a Year podcast.
It suits inquirers who keep getting lost in the Bible, Great Adventure study groups, and anyone listening along with Fr. Mike Schmitz. It's built for reading the story, not for scholarly notes. If you want those, pair it with a study Bible.
Key Takeaways
- The whole Bible in the RSV Second Catholic Edition.
- Twelve color-coded periods of salvation history.
- Timeline charts, maps and key-event callouts.
- Color-coded Catechism references.
- A reading plan that matches The Bible in a Year podcast.
It builds the Bible Timeline right into a complete Catholic Bible, so the storyline is visible on every page.
