The St. Joseph Edition of the New American Bible is a great gift idea for someone considering personal Bible study. This edition contains: - an easy-to read typeface with clear "medium-weight" type for easy reading - an edge-marking index, the exclusive feature makes it easy to locate quickly any book of the Bible - footnotes and cross-references indicated with asterisks and letters in the text - self-explaining maps - an historical survey, with a panoramic view of the lands, peoples, and major events during the Biblical periods - a section on How to Read the Bible, featuring a valuable summray of the major points uncovered by contemporary Bible research - the Vatican II document, "Constitution on Divine Revelation," which gives the Church's official position on the Bible - a handy Bible dictionary - a Doctrinal Bible index A great size for personal study!