Do you read the Bible much?

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I have a tendency to read the same books of the Bible but find some books very hard to understand.
 
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I read the entire bible in the beginning of the year -
Took 3 1/2 months - not easy, when you work like a slave.
I’d love to try to read the Bible in one week 😇
It could be done - with sufficient preparation.

Anyways,
There’s like 31 books or so -
That’d take under 20 minutes to read -
YouTube have quality readers of each book too !

And it is God’s book - ultimately 🤓
 
Yes, I study the Bible several times a week. I spend most of my time in the Psalms and New Testament.

I’m looking for a good study plan for the Old Testament especially the duetrocannonical books since I never read them as a Protestant.
 
Over the course of my life I have read the bible a tremendous amount. These days I prefer a commentary. The New Jerome is an exhaustive production and very informative. But I still read the bible itself too.
 
Get a good study bible.

There are a thousand opinions on CAF about which one to buy. My primary study bible is The Catholic Study Bible by Oxford University Press. I own a few others as well, but this is my go to bible.

If you have commentary to go with your reading, it makes it so much easier to understand what you are reading.

Find a bible tract to follow. Start with something simple like a two week program that has readings from the old and new testaments. (Don’t start with the entire bible in a year or other huge tasks.)

Make a commitment to read for 15 to 30 minutes per day. You can always change later.

Before long, you will be making real progress.

Bible studies are great too!
 
When you do make it routine, you might even add in some of the catechism.

Good Luck!
 
Nelka said:
I have a tendency to read the same books of the Bible but find some books very hard to understand.
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Sometimes an understanding of a particular passage or biblical story can open up to us long after reading. It’s good to read, and contemplate, and just let God reveal His wisdom when we need it.

Different Scriptures will come to your mind in all sorts of times.
 

Under six minutes !
So true, to let other scriptures come to mind !
 
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Are you referring to the Christian New Testament? The one with 27 books?
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No, I think @Seagull is saying that, of all the books in the Bible, many are short and don’t take much time to read.
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I’d love to try to read the Bible in one week 😇
It could be done - with sufficient preparation.
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The whole Bible? In a week? Would that leave time for anything else except maybe eating and sleeping?

I don’t know that I’d want to do it that way – I can’t imagine that I’d get much out of that reading, if I were trying to speed-read the Scriptures. 🤷‍♂️
Nelka said:
I have a tendency to read the same books of the Bible but find some books very hard to understand.
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They can be difficult, especially if we don’t have an understanding of the culture in which and for which they were originally written. In addition, if we don’t know the history that they reference, it can be difficult to grasp the meanings they’re asserting.

I’ve found that a good solid Catholic Bible study – like the ones that Scott Hahn and Jeff Cavins offer, for example – does wonders in helping a person understand what’s really being said in the Bible. Not just from a doctrinal perspective, but also in understanding the narrative itself!
 
Yes ! One week. I’d hold the record - at least in my town - lol
I remember one time - I read the entire book of Isaiah - one day -
And I thought - who else has done that today ?
Then I smiled to myself…that maybe God will bless me today - for the effort -
Just cute thoughts like that -
The Bible should be a fun book, every now and then, too -
 
I suppose I will be the first one to say no, I don’t read it much at all. Honestly, there are many parts that I read and they are just words on a page to me. Mostly that happens in the Old Testament readings. I end up wondering why is this important? What am I missing? I know I can get a study guide, but sometimes, I still feel the same way even after it is explained.
If I were to read the bible, it is the New Testament.

Please, no judging.
 
I read parts every day in the LOTH. Also, I have the Audible app on my phone, with The Word of Promise, which is the entire NJKV Bible read by actors, with appropriate background music. I play that on my phone for 20-ish minutes every night after I turn the lights out.

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I do. I have the Ignatius Study Bible with commentary by Scott Hahn and I love reading it. I know they are working on the Old Testament and I can’t wait till they finish it.
 
The Bible is not just a book (and yes, the OT is comprised of many), it is the Word of God, and so, even when studying, ‘praying’ the Bible, is a more suitable term to apply; although we have ‘readings’ at Mass, reading is meant in a different sense, to when one is reading a book.

The Jerome Biblical Commentary - although seemingly a huge work, contains falsity, and so, without so much as a hint of doubt, would never recommend it. There are presumably more reliable commentaries out there.
 
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I’m reading straight through it for the second time in my life. I do it in half-hour segments, a few times a week, but sometimes when I read Scripture I just read the daily readings especially if I have been missing daily Mass or coming in late and I need to catch up.

I’m up to Judges now. Some of the stories I remember from last time I read the Bible, but others I had forgotten about.
 
I use it now more as a reference source for when I have a question or an insight. Having been exposed to it over 60 years of Catholic school and adult education, I’ve heard most of it. Am pretty much at the age where all my questions are answered, my faith is exactly that, mine, and I’m not a “student” anymore.
 
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