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Matt_Guitar_Man
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I have read the Bible from cover to cover twice. And the new testament many times.
However these days I do not find trying to read the bible form cover to cover very profitable, and much prefer to divide the Bible up into it’s original books, Law, Writings (Wisdom), and Prophets and concentrate on these sections individually.
I have read the New Testament many different ways, for example the way the Church has presented it to us in its original order, Chronologically though this is difficult because there is so much conjecture around this, from a Pauline view point, from the perspective of the community surrounding John, etc.
At the moment I am reading the bible much more from the point of view of the Incarnate Divine Word. And following through different themes from this perspective using reference guides and a concordance, and then collecting the scripture references and writing the verses down in a journal in the form of a letter.
I have a Baronous Press Douay-Rheims which I have added 11 ribbons to for this process as my main proof checking Bible, and use a RSV-2CE as my main working Bible and a CTS New Jerusalem as a bridge between the two.
I have the Haydock and the original Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture plus the Jerome commentary for reference.
I Read a chapter a night from the Navaree New Testament Expanded Edition for personal growth.
In my library I have most protestant editions including those that have influenced particular groups and their way of thinking such as the Schofield reference Bible and the NIV study edition, The New World Translation of The Holy Scriptures. etc Which I use to look up the main arguments put forward to contradict the Catholic teaching.
And I have a St Benedict press edition of the Douay-Rheims which is a beautiful soft leather and very easy to work with, which I have left with just it’s one original ribbon which I use to read for my own personal edification, and because it sits so effortlessly in the hand, and because as the magisterium of the Church asserts is still the most reliable English version available, I use for apologetics when talking with the various protestant sects.
For me the Douay-Rheims is my preferred translation, followed by the New Jerusalem, followed by just about any Catholic translation that is not based on a Protestant translation. Even when reading the RSV-2CE the taint of Protestantism comes through and I can’t help but get that uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach that what I am reading was originally produced and is still produced today for one purpose and one purpose only and that is to lead people away from the One,True Holy and Apostolic Church.
However these days I do not find trying to read the bible form cover to cover very profitable, and much prefer to divide the Bible up into it’s original books, Law, Writings (Wisdom), and Prophets and concentrate on these sections individually.
I have read the New Testament many different ways, for example the way the Church has presented it to us in its original order, Chronologically though this is difficult because there is so much conjecture around this, from a Pauline view point, from the perspective of the community surrounding John, etc.
At the moment I am reading the bible much more from the point of view of the Incarnate Divine Word. And following through different themes from this perspective using reference guides and a concordance, and then collecting the scripture references and writing the verses down in a journal in the form of a letter.
I have a Baronous Press Douay-Rheims which I have added 11 ribbons to for this process as my main proof checking Bible, and use a RSV-2CE as my main working Bible and a CTS New Jerusalem as a bridge between the two.
I have the Haydock and the original Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture plus the Jerome commentary for reference.
I Read a chapter a night from the Navaree New Testament Expanded Edition for personal growth.
In my library I have most protestant editions including those that have influenced particular groups and their way of thinking such as the Schofield reference Bible and the NIV study edition, The New World Translation of The Holy Scriptures. etc Which I use to look up the main arguments put forward to contradict the Catholic teaching.
And I have a St Benedict press edition of the Douay-Rheims which is a beautiful soft leather and very easy to work with, which I have left with just it’s one original ribbon which I use to read for my own personal edification, and because it sits so effortlessly in the hand, and because as the magisterium of the Church asserts is still the most reliable English version available, I use for apologetics when talking with the various protestant sects.
For me the Douay-Rheims is my preferred translation, followed by the New Jerusalem, followed by just about any Catholic translation that is not based on a Protestant translation. Even when reading the RSV-2CE the taint of Protestantism comes through and I can’t help but get that uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach that what I am reading was originally produced and is still produced today for one purpose and one purpose only and that is to lead people away from the One,True Holy and Apostolic Church.
more Bibles than you have, Michael…
" The New Revised Standard Version Standard Bible Catholic Edition Anglicized Text"
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blush:Which I haven’t read from yet.). I like it for the good print, single column layout (except for poetry which is 2 columns), & because it is also beautiful to look at & comfortable to hold for reading.
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