This is an online version of the 1954, second edition of the Enchiridion Biblicum (EB). The project started one day when I was referencing Dei Verbum during homily prep. That constitution kept referencing the EB, and I realized I had no idea what it was or where to find it online. The book itself seemed to be pretty rare these days. As Providence would have it, I happened upon a reasonably-priced copy on AbeBooks. It's a shame that the reference is not more widely available, and I believe that the book is out of copyright. Accordingly, I'm making it available here.

The numbering listed beside each document's link refers not to pages but to margin numbers. Some day, I might figure out how to put the numbers next to the appropriate text. Today is not that day.

On a similar topic, footnotes have been renumbered from the original. The original text reset footnote numbering every page. Since I am not maintaining the original pagination, but rather putting the entire document on one page, such a scheme would make no sense. Again, I might figure out some way to address the issue at some point. Not today.

For clarity's sake, this is a side project. It's involved some fun work with mass-adjusting PDFs, converting images to text using python and Google APIs, and now some web development. I'll start by putting the original Latin and Greek up. Once that's finished, I might start working on translations.

Yes, I know that the Greek texts especially need some cleaning up. OCR does not easily recognize breathings and accents.

If you find an error, don't hesitate to let me know. On the other hand, while I value input, please also understand that I am first a priest, a religious, and a full-time high school administrator. I am happy to provide this service, but the work may be intermittent or even fall entirely by the wayside.

Brian Konzman, SJ

Email: [email protected]