Catholic bible

[RiCami]

Hi

I’ve been learning a lot about Catholicism lately and have been thinking about converting. I really want a catholic bible to help me study, but my parents are very against Catholicism and would not want me to have one. Should I go behind their back and get one, or should I bring it up? I feel like they would consider it a very big step toward converting, which it isn’t. Initially, I was learning about Catholicism just out of interest, but it turned into something bigger than that. If I were to go the route of saying I was just learning about it, they would say just to learn at home and that there was no need for books. See my predicament? I have no idea what to do. All I know is that I have to keep searching until I find the truth.

 

[pensmama87]

Hi

I’ve been learning a lot about Catholicism lately and have been thinking about converting. I really want a catholic bible to help me study, but my parents are very against Catholicism and would not want me to have one. Should I go behind their back and get one, or should I bring it up? I feel like they would consider it a very big step toward converting, which it isn’t. Initially, I was learning about Catholicism just out of interest, but it turned into something bigger than that. If I were to go the route of saying I was just learning about it, they would say just to learn at home and that there was no need for books. See my predicament? I have no idea what to do. All I know is that I have to keep searching until I find the truth.

If you are a minor, I would say respect your parents’ wishes. You can find the text of several different Catholic versions of the Bible online - you can search from the New American Bible here, which is where the text for the readings at Mass come from in the United States. The Douay-Rheims is an older translation but is also available for free online.

There is a free Catholic app called Laudate that also links to online Scripture and may actually have some in the context of the app (I don’t usually use it for that.) So if you have a smartphone, that’s something else you can do.

I will say I do like having physical copies of a book to look at - it’s much different than reading on a screen.

If you are an adult, then IMO you can buy what you please.

 

[eightydeuce82]

Hi

I’ve been learning a lot about Catholicism lately and have been thinking about converting. I really want a catholic bible to help me study, but my parents are very against Catholicism and would not want me to have one. Should I go behind their back and get one, or should I bring it up? I feel like they would consider it a very big step toward converting, which it isn’t. Initially, I was learning about Catholicism just out of interest, but it turned into something bigger than that. If I were to go the route of saying I was just learning about it, they would say just to learn at home and that there was no need for books. See my predicament? I have no idea what to do. All I know is that I have to keep searching until I find the truth.

You already have a Catholic bible. The bible is a Catholic document. the protestant bible you have in your house has the exact same books- less 7 books of the OT. The new T is identical. You can Google the deuterocanonical texts and read the 7 books of the OT yourself without buying a bible.

 

[Dorothy]

Hi

I’ve been learning a lot about Catholicism lately and have been thinking about converting. I really want a catholic bible to help me study, but my parents are very against Catholicism and would not want me to have one. Should I go behind their back and get one, or should I bring it up? I feel like they would consider it a very big step toward converting, which it isn’t. Initially, I was learning about Catholicism just out of interest, but it turned into something bigger than that. If I were to go the route of saying I was just learning about it, they would say just to learn at home and that there was no need for books. See my predicament? I have no idea what to do. All I know is that I have to keep searching until I find the truth.

And you can read and learn many other things about Catholicism right here at CAF. There are resources available on many topics of the faith.

 

[DebChris]

As others have said, continue to respect your parents, especially if your are a minor. It is the only commandment with a promise.
The RSV is a translation accepted by most denominations including the Catholic Church. If you do purchase a Catholic Bible, I would recommend the Ignatius Personal Bible. It is the Revised Standard Version (RSV). This will make discussions with your parents easier.
Most of the liturgy in the United States is in the New American (NAB) translation. That’s something that you can worry about later. Your focus at the moment is learning as much as you can about Jesus Christ and what the Catholic Church teaches without alienating your parents, if possible.