Author(s): YOUCAT Foundation

Catechisms | Youth Bibles | Youth Issues

The YOUCAT project, with its range of books and media, is one of the most valuable and exciting tools the Church has at its disposal for teaching and information. The newest addition to this range is the Y-Bible.

This book draws an easily understandable, continuous thread through mankind's history with God, from the first ray of light in Genesis to the vision of the second coming of Christ.

This 400 page text offers an introduction to each Book of the Catholic Bible. The layout and illustrations are excellent with hundreds of quotes that border the bible text. Apart from the ususal suspects of saints, mystics, theologians and scholars, the quotes include composers, novelists, poets, playwrights, politicians and philosophers.

The pages of the Bible have 8 different icons that offer scripture parallels, explanatory notes, and links to the other YOUCAT texts. The Bible "Surprises" icon has some very clever comments - and the occasional humourous note!

The genius of this taster to the Scriptures is the selection of a few key chapters to read. These choices serve as a '101' intro to the whole Bible and whets the appetite for further reading.

Apart from some texts (Matthew's Gospel) the selections from each book is limited to three chapters. The 34 Old Testament and 23 of the New Testament books that comprise this YOUCAT Bible are manageable.

The Y-Bible is a carefully abridged biblical text, using the NRSV translation, that helps tell the story of the Bible in a more concise, engaging way. This Australian Edition contains quotes from prominent Australian Catholics.