Bible....have you read it?

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I am reading the Bible right now through a reading plan and app it’s called you version and the plan I chose is to read the Bible in a year. You get about 5 or 6 sections and passages to read is pretty cool
 
New Testament - 3 times
Old Testament - twice
There are some books that I’ve read more, like Hebrews (probably more than 7 times) and the Gospel of St. John.
Since I was a calvinist until the beggining of this year (Converted to the Catholic Faith in the end of January) I’ve read John 10, Romans 9 and Ephesians 2 more than I can count.
 
I have read it once cover from cover. I had been divorced and was considering leaving the Church due to difficulties and frustrations with the annulment procedure. I was considering converting to a confessional Lutheran denomination, LCMS. I studied the entire Bible with a Pastor who had a Master’s in Biblical Exegesis. He gave lectures weekly on Sundays, which I attended weekly after Mass. I went to both Churches two years. The Bible they used was marked in increments for a two year reading and I read every single word.

After two years of reading this with "Lutheran glasses "on I decided to return Home to the Catholic Church, Latin rite. I heard about the Pope as the Antichrist and too many negative comments about the Catholic Church. Therefore I believe it was a blessing from God two fold:1. That I read the ENTIRE Bible which I doubt I would have done alone as a Catholic 2. I came back to the Catholic Church 100% and have never looked back.
 
I’ve heard some stories about St. John Chrysostom memorizing the entire Bible.
 
Thanks so much for your kind comment, anairis. I am so glad to be 100 percent Home.
God bless.
 
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I was raised in evangelical churches and reading the Bible was mandatory. I read it all the way through three times growing up but sadly I didn’t retain much of what I read. I just finished reading all the New Testament and I’m planning on starting the Old Testament soon. This time around it’s actually sinking in but I guess that’s the difference in doing something by choice.
 
Yes, I’ve heard that, but it’s not even close to being true. I’ve seen the actual figures somewhere, but they’re not close at hand.

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Read it all through twice. Starting with the NT. Now I just do all the daily readings and read various books of the Bible depending on what I’m studying.
 
I’ve read it countless times growing up. Memorized a bunch of passages. My heart sings when the ones you do have memorized are read at church. You should try it!

I grew up on KJV and now as an adult have a more modern Bible. It’s fascinating to re-read it as an adult. So different.

I should read more. I have been spending more time reading on this forum than the Bible…
 
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I am a “show me the money” person. I doubt they knew it verbatim, but it’s possible to get pretty close chapter for chapter if one really worked at it.

It’s just a shame that so many protestants know it really well but interpret it wrongly in key places.
 
Set aside 15 minutes a day to read 3 chapters a day plus 5 on Sunday. Started with the NAB, since that is the liturgical translation used for Mass in the United States. Have read a couple of other English translations, including the New Jerusalem and Revised Standard Version.
When my brother died, I received his Christian Almanac which provides a one year reading guide using a combination of both the O.T. and N.T. I also have a subscription to My Daily Bread, which does the same thing. The advantage of reading the O.T. and N.T. simultaneously is being able to see how each reflects light on the other. I am currently reading the Didache Revised Standard Version which connects commentary to the Catechism of the Catholic Church. I am reading the commentary at the same time.

I don’t quote chapter and verse when it comes to Scripture.
 
I read the Bible through on a three year schedule and this is the 22nd year of following this schedule. In my days as a teenaged fundamentalist, i read the New Testament at least twice and the Old Testament at least once.
 
Trilor said:
I read the Bible through on a three year schedule and this is the 22nd year of following this schedule. In my days as a teenaged fundamentalist, i read the New Testament at least twice and the Old Testament at least once.
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Fascinating. How far per year of OT? What was the schedule and how did you come up with it? 🙂
 
I’ve heard something like that but I don’t believe it. The OT reading would be at least three times as long during mass and it clearly isn’t. Also, reading only short passages out of order can make people comprehend things out of contest. IMO.
 
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DaveBj said:
Yes, I’ve heard that, but it’s not even close to being true. I’ve seen the actual figures somewhere, but they’re not close at hand.
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FrancisPio said:
I’ve heard something like that but I don’t believe it. The OT reading would be at least three times as long during mass and it clearly isn’t.
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Here are the statistics, on Fr Felix Just’s website. The readings, Sundays plus weekdays, add up to 13.5 percent of the OT and 71.5 percent of the NT:
http://catholic-resources.org/Lectionary/Statistics.htm
 
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TheLittleLady said:
Grew up Evangelical. Reading and memorizing Scripture was important from childhood.

Kids would be recognized with some sort of award or prize when they read the Bible through the first time. This usually happened around middle school age. Frequent daily reading was simply part of life.

For many years my mom read the Bible cover to cover every 30 days.

That was a culture shock when I converted, I was astounded that 5th graders in RE class could not even locate the book of Matthew in a Bible!
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Same, same. I was very good at it too. I expect if I set my mind to it, memorizing large portions would be quite doable, even the whole of it given enough time. But I feel less incentive to do so now - I do not feel it is so important as all that to know the exact words.
ConstantLearner said:
Read it, studied it, got an MA in theology from a Catholic college, still do not understand many things. I’m far from an expert. And I work in PR.
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I was always a fan of a comment by C.S. Lewis. Most of us need not focus overmuch on the parts that we do not understand. The vast majority have enough difficulty with the parts we do.
 
FrancisPio said:
I’ve heard something like that but I don’t believe it. The OT reading would be at least three times as long during mass and it clearly isn’t. Also, reading only short passages out of order can make people comprehend things out of contest. IMO.
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Agree 100%.
 
DarkLight said:
I was always a fan of a comment by C.S. Lewis. Most of us need not focus overmuch on the parts that we do not understand. The vast majority have enough difficulty with the parts we do.
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I think he’s right. A study bible helps greatly, though.
 
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