For the faithful in all English speaking countries the publication of The New American Bible represent a notable achievement. It's pages contain a new Catholic version of the Bible in English, along with illustrations and explanations that facilitate the understanding of the text. For more than a quarter of a century, members of the Catholic Biblical Association of America, sponsored by the Bishops Committee of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, have labored to create this new translation of the Scriptures from the original languages or from the oldest extant form in which the texts exist.