NAB

NAB Little Rock Catholic Bible

Liturgical Press / Little Rock Scripture Study

First published 1998

TranslationNAB

PublisherLiturgical Press / Little Rock Scripture Study

First Published1998

Canon Proximity5.0 / 10 — Moderate

NAB

NAB Little Rock Catholic Bible

The Little Rock Catholic Bible uses the New American Bible text with study notes developed by Little Rock Scripture Study, a widely used Catholic Bible study program offering pastoral formation resources.

History & Background

Little Rock Scripture Study was founded in 1974 in the Diocese of Little Rock, Arkansas, providing accessible Catholic Bible study programs for parishes. This Bible edition pairs the official US Catholic NAB translation with their distinctive study helps for group and personal study.

Canon Proximity Rating

Canon Proximity5.0 / 10 — Moderate

Uses the Catholic NAB canon of 73 books including deuterocanonicals. Not aligned with the 66-book Protestant canon.

Rating Scale

9–10: Formally equivalent, 66 books

7–8: Dynamic equiv., 66 books

5–6: Includes Apocrypha

1–4: Major departures / additions