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The translation contains not only the commonly accepted Books of the Bible canon but also the deuterocanonical books commonly known as the [[Apocrypha]]; namely the books of Tobit, Judith, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Wisdom, and Ecclesiasticus.  Also included are portions of Esther and Daniel that have also been considered deuterocanical (i.e., Esther 1:1a-1r; 3:13a-13g; 4:17a-17z; 5:1a-1f,2a,2b; 8:12a-12v; 10:3a-31 and Daniel 3:24-90; chapters 13, 14).

The translation contains not only the commonly accepted Books of the Bible canon but also the deuterocanonical books commonly known as the [[Apocrypha]]; namely the books of Tobit, Judith, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Wisdom, and Ecclesiasticus.  Also included are portions of Esther and Daniel that have also been considered deuterocanical (i.e., Esther 1:1a-1r; 3:13a-13g; 4:17a-17z; 5:1a-1f,2a,2b; 8:12a-12v; 10:3a-31 and Daniel 3:24-90; chapters 13, 14).

According to the Editor's Foreward to the Reader's Edition, the translation's purpose was to meet two needs of the Catholic Church:  the need to keep abreast of the times and the need to deepen theological thought.<ref>The Jerusalem Bible:  Reader's Edition (© 1968, Doubleday)</ref>

According to the Editor's Foreword to the Reader's Edition, the translation's purpose was to meet two needs of the Catholic Church:  the need to keep abreast of the times and the need to deepen theological thought.<ref>The Jerusalem Bible:  Reader's Edition (© 1968, Doubleday)</ref>

A unique feature of the translation is the use of the Divine Name, presented as [[Yahweh]] whenever the Tetragrammaton occurred in the original Hebrew manuscripts.

A unique feature of the translation is the use of the Divine Name, presented as [[Yahweh]] whenever the Tetragrammaton occurred in the original Hebrew manuscripts.