Officially approved for use in Sunday Mass, this edition of the NAB contains extensive notes prepared by the best Catholic biblical scholars. Reader's helps include a list of readings for Sunday mass based on the Church's Three Year Cycle of Readings and a list of weekday readings for private devotions. Personal study is enhanced by a thorough cross-reference system, introductions, and outlines for every book of the Bible and maps of the Holy Land. With dust jacket, ribbon marker, and color maps.