At-home Bible study for spouses

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I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on an at-home Bible study for just me and my wife. I’m familiar with lectio divina, but that’s not exactly what we’re interested in doing. I did a search on the forums but couldn’t find exactly what we want. We are looking to sit down every day (or so) and read a portion of the Bible, discuss it and study it (based solely on Church teaching). We want to do this for the entire Bible. If there are any EC’s, EO’s, or OO’s reading this post, and you have some information that might help based on your background, we’d love that as well. On a related note, we are low-tech and don’t have smart phones, so no apps, please! Thanks for any assistance!
 
BusterMartin said:
I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on an at-home Bible study for just me and my wife. I’m familiar with lectio divina, but that’s not exactly what we’re interested in doing. I did a search on the forums but couldn’t find exactly what we want. We are looking to sit down every day (or so) and read a portion of the Bible, discuss it and study it (based solely on Church teaching). We want to do this for the entire Bible. If there are any EC’s, EO’s, or OO’s reading this post, and you have some information that might help based on your background, we’d love that as well. On a related note, we are low-tech and don’t have smart phones, so no apps, please! Thanks for any assistance!
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Excellent Catholic Bible study here…

agapebiblestudy.com/Bible_Studies_Menu.php

Not all books available yet but certainly enough. They also have some very good topical studies. Just print out the pages you plan to study each day. It would also be helpful to have the Catechism of the Catholic Church on hand. They are very helpful if you need to contact them with any questions or need suggestions on which book to study first.
 
Hmm… this is a great idea. My wife has been slowly considering starting the RCIA classes, but she’s so busy she doesn’t know if she can make it. Maybe this could be a good compromise.

Thank you!
 
My wife and I use a daily lectionary (along with Morning and Evening Prayer) which takes us through the OT once a year and the NT a couple of times.

You can always Google “Bible in a Year” and there will a large number of sites which give reading plans.

One thing reading through the Bible does is that it gives you large chunks of connected Scripture which really helps put the whole story of the Bible together. I recommend people read the Bible once or twice before working with extra-Biblical texts, even Bible studies. Without the Big picture, looking closely at the smaller segments tends not to have as much value.👍
 
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Excellent Catholic Bible study here…

agapebiblestudy.com/Bible_Studies_Menu.php

Not all books available yet but certainly enough. They also have some very good topical studies. Just print out the pages you plan to study each day. It would also be helpful to have the Catechism of the Catholic Church on hand. They are very helpful if you need to contact them with any questions or need suggestions on which book to study first.
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Thanks for this! I’ll review some of it as soon as I can to see if it’s what we’re looking for.
 
Actually, bumping this thread a bit. The Agape Bible Study has a lot less books than I expected and a bit too much detail for me and my wife to do at home in the evenings. I do appreciate the link, and I’ve made it a favorite for reference, but I’m hoping to find something that is less in-depth and covers more (if not all) books of the Bible. Any takers?
 
Hmmm…all the books and less detail…so you are looking for a general study of the Bible? Not book by book? Maybe something like this…

Scroll down to A Catholic Guide to the Bible.

amm.org/chss.htm

Or this book…Inside the Bible by Fr. Kenneth Baker…

ignatius.com/Products/IBIB-P/inside-the-bible.aspx

The only other I can think of would be the Great Adventure Bible studies but they seem more for group study and you would have to purchase them.

biblestudyforcatholics.com/
 
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Hmmm…all the books and less detail…so you are looking for a general study of the Bible? Not book by book? Maybe something like this…
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No, I am looking for a book-by-book study. I just don’t want to know every intricate detail. I want to learn more than just reading the text of the Bible alone, but I don’t want to end up with a PhD either. 🤷 Something in the middle, from a truly Catholic (or Orthodox) perspective, that covers every book in the Bible. Maybe there just aren’t any out there that much up to what I’m looking for…😦
 
The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible by Curtis Mitch & Scott Hahn was designed for Bible study groups in general settings. I have used it as a resource book for years (and highly recommend it), and I personally know of a parish whose adult Bible Study group has found it to be very enriching.

Unfortunately, whereas the entire New Testament is available in this series, the Old Testament version is not yet complete. They are up to Genesis and Exodus, but that is all so far.

These books give brief but very insightful commentaries on Scripture, along with handy icons which designate different themes being addressed. Mitch & Hahn display Scripture parallels, teachings from Sacred Tradition and quotes from Church Documents, Early Church Fathers and other saints & theologians to assist in understanding the various biblical passages covered.

On a different note, I have heard a lot of good things about Jeff Cavin’s The Great Adventure bible study material, although I admit that I have not used it myself (at least not yet).
 
EricFilmer said:
On a different note, I have heard a lot of good things about Jeff Cavin’s The Great Adventure bible study material, although I admit that I have not used it myself (at least not yet).
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I’ve done The Great Adventure Timeline. It’s a wonderful study, however, doesn’t cover every book in the Bible in 28 weeks. The study uses some of the books to put Salvation history on a chronological historical timeline (12 major time periods of salvation history and the story told in the 14 narrative books of the Bible), with references to other books of the Bible, and the CCC.

BusterMartin:
I’m not an expert, but I know of no Catholic Bible study which would fit your criteria. Unless, you did the shorter Bible studies from Ascension Press, and Catholic Scripture Study. However, you won’t be starting at Genesis, and ending at Revelations.

Ascension Press
A Quick Journey Through the Bible-8 weeks

James: Pearls of Wise Living-11 weeks

Catholic Scripture Study:

Joshua-13 weeks

Judges-11 weeks

There are more shorter studies at CSS.
 
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