Catholic Bible without footnotes an issue for devotional reading?

[COPLAND_3]

One excellent option is the Lectio Divina, which will lead you into a traditional Catholic monastic prayerful approach to the Scripture. lectio-divina.org/

 

[Mark1124]

I’ve heard of Logos. I need to look into it and see if there’s a version for Android or something.

verbum.com/devices/android

 

[Micosil]

One excellent option is the Lectio Divina, which will lead you into a traditional Catholic monastic prayerful approach to the Scripture. lectio-divina.org/

This home page represents approximately forty-five years of reflections upon Scripture and Fathers of the Church with special attention to St. Gregory of Nyssa, St. Bernard of Clairvaux,…

Wow, 45 years of reflections, I bet it’s loaded with knowledge. Thanks, I’ve bookmarked that site.

verbum.com/devices/android

Nice! I’ll get that for my phone and tablet.

 

[michaelhager]

As a fairly new minted Catholic (2010) I would say this about bible interpretation and meditation. Go ahead and carry your non-footnoted bible for convenience. Read it, meditate on it and the moment you find yourself wondering about the interpretation of a passage, make a note of it and research it later.

But let me add this… I carry three versions of the bible in my phone. and all of them have the prerequisite footnotes available. Plus there is a plethora of research available no the web that can answer far more than the footnotes.

Access the catechism directly from the Vatican (and the bible for that matter)

And one more thing… it is good to QUESTION EVERYTHING about Catholicism. The more you question, the more you will find the truth. There is no teaching of the Catholic Church that cannot be explained with logic and truth through the scriptures, the catechism or the thousands of Church writings through the years.

Even if you disagree with something, if you research it carefully you will find the logic of the teaching and you can accept it better.

God bless you for your curiosity!

Here is a web page I put together. It grew out of my own questions as a former Protestant and my hope is that it will help others learn the truth. IT is responsive and can easily be read on a smart phone.

Scripture to Support our Catholic Beliefs

 

[Micosil]

As a fairly new minted Catholic (2010) I would say this about bible interpretation and meditation. Go ahead and carry your non-footnoted bible for convenience. Read it, meditate on it and the moment you find yourself wondering about the interpretation of a passage, make a note of it and research it later.

But let me add this… I carry three versions of the bible in my phone. and all of them have the prerequisite footnotes available. Plus there is a plethora of research available no the web that can answer far more than the footnotes.

Access the catechism directly from the Vatican (and the bible for that matter)

And one more thing… it is good to QUESTION EVERYTHING about Catholicism. The more you question, the more you will find the truth. There is no teaching of the Catholic Church that cannot be explained with logic and truth through the scriptures, the catechism or the thousands of Church writings through the years.

Even if you disagree with something, if you research it carefully you will find the logic of the teaching and you can accept it better.

God bless you for your curiosity!

Here is a web page I put together. It grew out of my own questions as a former Protestant and my hope is that it will help others learn the truth. IT is responsive and can easily be read on a smart phone.

Scripture to Support our Catholic Beliefs

Thanks for your answer.

There is no teaching of the Catholic Church that cannot be explained with logic and truth through the scriptures, the catechism or the thousands of Church writings through the years.

This is one of the main reasons I was so attracted to the Catholic Church. It’s like it’s there to safeguard every truth that is relevant to mankind.

 

[creole54]

For my pocket bible I use The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, 2012 reprint from Scepter Publishers. It’s translated form the Latin Vulgate. It’s 5 1/4" tall and 3 1/4" wide. It has a one page introduction to each book and a very few footnotes throughout. It’s a Confraternity revision.

I like the size, but of course the text is necessarily small.