After years of scholarly labor and review, the New American Bible: Revised Edition (NABRE) is the first major update to the NAB text in 20 years. Reflecting the work of nearly 100 scholars and extensively reviewed and approved by the USCCB (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops), the New American Bible takes into account the best current scholarship, as well the discovery of new ancient manuscripts that improve our knowledge and understanding of the biblical text.
The New American Bible was a Catholic translation of the Bible from the Original Languages with critical use of all the ancient sources and produced by members of the Catholic Biblical Association of American under the patronage of the Bishops' Committee of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. The translators carried out the directive of Pope Pius XII and the decree of the Second Vatican Council which prescribed that "up-to-date and appropriate translations be made in the various languages, by preference from the original texts of the sacred books", and that "with the approval of Church authority, these translations may be produced in cooperation with our separated brethren" so that "all Christians may be able to use them".
