Catholics: When did you last read the Bible?

[Scott_Lafrance]

I don’t own one, although I wouldn’t mind having a copy for reference/fun purposes!

Oh, its a grand hoot. I’ll include some snipets for everyone’s general amusement.
Matthew 16:21-26:

From then on Leader Jesus began to make clear to his students that he had to go to Atlanta and to go through terrible things at the hands of the leading church people-to be killed, and three days later to be raised! But Rock collared him and began to take him to task. “Not on your life, sir,” be said, “Be dadblamed if this will ever happen to you.” Jesus whirled on Rock and said, “Get away from here, you devil; you are gumming up the works for me, because you’re not following God’s ideas but human reasoning I” Jesus then said to his students, "If a man wants to walk my way, be must abandon self, accept his lynching, and share my life. For the person who aims to save his life will lose it, and the one who loses his life for my cause will find it. What’s a man’s advantage if in getting the whole world he loses his life? Indeed, what shall a man trade in his life for?

 

[mccorm45]

Oh, its a grand hoot. I’ll include some snipets for everyone’s general amusement.

I love the phrase “But Rock collared him…” since it sounds like Peter is going to put Jesus into a full-nelson or something!

 

[tecvba]

I’m glad to see someone putting to rest this bizarre notion that we Catholics don’t read the Bible. First of all at a Sunday Mass we have 3 readings and a Psalm responsorial—all from the Bible.
I personally last read the Bible at 3:45 this morning.
I have a Douey Rheims, St Joseph, New American, Jerusalem and pretty much every protestant version up NIV which is when I reverted. Thanks be to Jesus !!! I’m REALLY excited about the Navarre. I only have St Luke so far.
Personally, I wonder just what do the folks who see only the Bible as God’s teaching to us think Christians did before the Bible was compiled? They celebrated the Eucharist and the only place that still happens is in the Catholic Church which is why I reverted.

 

[Sixtus]

I’m glad to see someone putting to rest this bizarre notion that we Catholics don’t read the Bible. First of all at a Sunday Mass we have 3 readings and a Psalm responsorial—all from the Bible.
I personally last read the Bible at 3:45 this morning.
I have a Douey Rheims, St Joseph, New American, Jerusalem and pretty much every protestant version up NIV which is when I reverted. Thanks be to Jesus !!! I’m REALLY excited about the Navarre. I only have St Luke so far.
Personally, I wonder just what do the folks who see only the Bible as God’s teaching to us think Christians did before the Bible was compiled? They celebrated the Eucharist and the only place that still happens is in the Catholic Church which is why I reverted.

…and those of us who pray the Liturgy of the hours, which is basically ‘the bible’ psalms and canticles, the bible is read several times a day.

Do Protestants observe ‘the hours’ does anyone know?

 

[jmcrae]

…and those of us who pray the Liturgy of the hours, which is basically ‘the bible’ psalms and canticles, the bible is read several times a day.

Do Protestants observe ‘the hours’ does anyone know?

Some do a sort of modified version of them. I remember attending Vespers when I was a kid at church camp, and there is a liturgy for Morning and Evening Prayer in the Anglican Church, as well. The Order of Service for the Presbyterian Church in Canada openly admits that it’s almost directly copied from the Breviary used by John Knox before he lost his Catholic faith.

But as far as the Divine Office itself, I don’t know of very many Protestants who use them regularly in private devotion - there may be a few, though.

 

[Sixtus]

Some do a sort of modified version of them. I remember attending Vespers when I was a kid at church camp, and there is a liturgy for Morning and Evening Prayer in the Anglican Church, as well. The Order of Service for the Presbyterian Church in Canada openly admits that it’s almost directly copied from the Breviary used by John Knox before he lost his Catholic faith.

But as far as the Divine Office itself, I don’t know of very many Protestants who use them regularly in private devotion - there may be a few, though.

Thanks jimcrae, that is interesting. I once participated in ‘Morning Prayer’ in an Anglican Church [recommended by our Deacon] but it was from the Old Anglican book of Common Prayer. Thanks for taking the trouble to answer my question

 

[lak611]

I was baptized at 35-late bloomer.

1. Ignatius Bible
2. Catholic Study Bible
3. New Jerusalem Bible (Protestant)

Daily-several times when posting!

Christ’s peace to all.

Actually the New Jerusalem Bible is Catholic, not Protestant.

 

[po18guy]

Hmm, read through the whole thread and no mention of the Cotton Patch Version. Strange.

I think GeezerBob has a copy.

 

[ddeluna]

I’ve got over a dozen if I include a few parallel bibles (is that cheating?) NAB, RSV, DR, JB, NJB, NIV, et al…

I read every day cuz I pray the Liturgy of the Hours which is like 30+ mins (15 morn, 15 eve) of 95% Scripture prayer.

 

[KathleenElsie]

Oh gee let me see its been so long. Oh now I remember, sometime around 4pm today.

 

[vocatio]

If you count that then I have all of the translations because I actively reference online translations. My favorite are KJV, NIV, ASV, NKJV, Greek linear, NAB. One of my former Preachers at a Church of Christ said the NAB is a very good translation. I really liked that because I insisted at reading from it since I knew is most. I’ve memorized several scriptures from the KJV and the NIV. I couldn’t make up my mind which I wanted so it just got mixed. Oh well, can’t get much more eccumenical than that I guess without giving the farm away.

 

[lak611]

If you count that then I have all of the translations because I actively reference online translations. My favorite are KJV, NIV, ASV, NKJV, Greek linear, NAB. One of my former Preachers at a Church of Christ said the NAB is a very good translation. I really liked that because I insisted at reading from it since I knew is most. I’ve memorized several scriptures from the KJV and the NIV. I couldn’t make up my mind which I wanted so it just got mixed. Oh well, can’t get much more eccumenical than that I guess without giving the farm away.

Speaking of ecumenical, I had a Catholic priest, a Catholic nun and a Methodist pastor all recommend the RSV.

 

[vocatio]

I’ve been wanting to get the RSV-CE for eccumenical purposes. 90 percent of my family are evangelical Christians. It’s just hard to switch after being brainwashed in the Church of Christ for so long. But I think that would be the best choice. I’ve heard rumor about varioius liturgies using the RSV in the future. We’ll see.

Scott Hahn and Marcus Grodi are 2 ofthe most famous converts that utilized the RSV. I believe Bruce Sullivan also uses it now. It would be appropriate for me since I was going to be an evangelical preacher but got derailed.

 

[po18guy]

It would be appropriate for me since I was going to be an evangelical preacher but got derailed.

Welcome home. Quite the contrary, I think the Lord has taken you off the treadmill and placed you on the rails for the first time.

 

[contramundum7]

I think GeezerBob has a copy.

Thanks for that thing about how Protesters value the owner’s manual more than the car…
Sad thing is, they don’t even want to look at the darned car… (sometimes).

 

[contramundum7]

I can’t even find my Bible… haven’t read it… hmm… so long i can’t remember…

But you Protesters: When was the last time you spent time with Jesus Christ Himself??? (and don’t say it was when you were with your Christian friends or whatever… it’s NOT the same…)

P.S. I HEAR Scripture every day since i attend daily Mass…
Does that count??? :hypno:

 

[jmcrae]

P.S. I HEAR Scripture every day since i attend daily Mass…
Does that count??? :hypno:

I’d say so.

But find your Bible and open it, too. We get an Indulgence for reading it attentively for 30 minutes, under the usual conditions.

 

[vocatio]

contramundum7
I think you’re confused. I think most of us are Catholic. The Church teaches you to read Sacred Scripture. Haven’t you read your Catechism. The Church doesn’t teach you to isolate yourself and interpret scripture. Hearing is good and you are correct. But St. Jerome said “not to know scripture is not to know Christ.” Oh yea. That’s early church fathers. Learn the faith.

I’m working towards beginning a graduate program in theology. I am working towards discerning the diaconate with my wife at my side. She’s a true convert that proselytized me because I thought I was learned enough too. Funny thing is this time we converted together. It was sacred scripture that helped bring me home. So don’t be a lame Catholic, read your bible. It’s sinful not to continue catechesis depending on culpabillity of course.

What is the deposti of faith?

 

[TheOneTrueFred]

The main bible I use for straight-through reading as well as first reference is the Challoner.

After that, I check my massive 4-volume Dr. von Peters’ transcription of the original Douay Rheims. Surprisingly, in many places the older DR seems to use word choices that sound more modern than the Challoner.

After that I check the NAB, usually reading through until I find an offensive footnote. The clumsy text doesn’t bother enough to stop reading, though i find the re-arrangements annoying.

I have a pretty eclectic collection of bibles and pseudo-bibles.

In Esperanto, the Zamenhoff-Bible Society Translation.

In Russian, an apparently protestant translation owned by my grandmother.

In Spanish, A copy of the Reina Valera that inexplicably came into my possession. I don’t use it, but it sits comfortably on my shelf. Also, I have the “Dios Habla Hoy” ecumenical bible. Somewhere either here or at my parents’ house there’s a copy of La Biblia Latinoamerica that belongs to me.

Brenton’s LXX.

A Gideon’s NKJV.

The Scofield Reference KJV with footnotes.

An “Operation Desert Storm” edition of the Good News Bible.

Also, for the bibles some people don’t consider bibles, I have the Joseph Smith Translation, the LDS KJV with full footnotes & helps, and the New World Translation.

Unless otherwise specified, I read pretty much all of them if I’m checking something for reference. Online, I go to Unbound Bible and put the Challoner next to the Clementine & New Vulgates.

 

[vocatio]

“For if Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God, and if the man who does not know Scripture does not know the power and wisdom of God, then ignorance of Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.” - Saint Jerome (347-419)

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