Launched in March 1999, The New Jerusalem Bible: Standard Edition has already become a firm favorite for completely resetting the text of a "truly magnificent" (Journal of Biblical Literature) translation into a reader-friendly two-column design. By popular demand, this handy, lightweight edition is now available bound in black leather, featuring a ribbon marker, maps, a slipcase, and imitation leather lining. With all the features of much more cumbersome and costly versions, here is a Bible that readers will be proud to own and use for a lifetime of study, private reading, and church use.