Ignatius Catholic Study Bible NT Question

[Tous_Logous]

I bought this for myself and (while this may be a dumb question) I’m wondering how I should go about reading it?

When you read a study Bible do you start entirely from the beginning to read through all the scripture and commentary/study notes? Or do you start from where you were reading in your original Bible? Does it make sense to start entirely from the beginning so you don’t miss anything?

I’m essentially reading the NT on two separate schedules (meaning I’m reading through it twice at the same time; EX I’m at the end of Matthew on my first schedule and at the beginning of John on my second reading schedule), which is why I’m asking. I think introducing a third reading schedule would be too time consuming for me, but maybe I should just “start over” again and have one NT reading schedule (using the Ignatius study Bible).

 

[CalCatholic]

I have both the book version and the audio-ebook version of the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible. I started with Luke then Acts and am going through the rest of the NT in order. At the end, I will start with a different Gospel. I listen to one chapter in the dramatized audio, then I go back and read that same chapter and then I click on the commentary and read it. This works well for me, but everyone studies differently.

 

[Neofight]

I never felt the need with the study bible you talk about to do a cover to cover reading, but rather use it daily to study the daily mass readings…the guide will take you to other verses and books in the new and Old Testament…these May pique your interests enough to set you off reading the references to put the daily readings into context…and before you know it you will have moved yourself through the bible and more importantly follow God’s salvation plan and history through what he has revealed in Holy Scripture.

Peace and prayers!

 

[johnnyc176]

I bought this for myself and (while this may be a dumb question) I’m wondering how I should go about reading it?

When you read a study Bible do you start entirely from the beginning to read through all the scripture and commentary/study notes? Or do you start from where you were reading in your original Bible? Does it make sense to start entirely from the beginning so you don’t miss anything?

I’m essentially reading the NT on two separate schedules (meaning I’m reading through it twice at the same time; EX I’m at the end of Matthew on my first schedule and at the beginning of John on my second reading schedule), which is why I’m asking. I think introducing a third reading schedule would be too time consuming for me, but maybe I should just “start over” again and have one NT reading schedule (using the Ignatius study Bible).

I’ve heard suggestions to start with Matthew and I have also heard to start with Genesis, then Matthew, Exodus, then Mark and so on. No matter how you decide any Catholic Bible study the Catechism of the Catholic Church should not be far from hand.

 

[djd83]

I was in the same boat as you a couple months ago. I bought my copy back in October and wasn’t really sure how to use it. At first I decided to just read through the NT starting in Matthew and reading the comments as I went along. Later on, I came across this yearly Bible reading schedule from CHNetwork.org. I’ve been doing the readings every day and usually read the references in the study Bible that go with each day’s New Testament readings.

Another alternative is to maybe do the daily Mass readings and then use the study Bible in conjunction with each Gospel reading.

 

[johnnyc176]

I bought this for myself and (while this may be a dumb question) I’m wondering how I should go about reading it?

When you read a study Bible do you start entirely from the beginning to read through all the scripture and commentary/study notes? Or do you start from where you were reading in your original Bible? Does it make sense to start entirely from the beginning so you don’t miss anything?

I’m essentially reading the NT on two separate schedules (meaning I’m reading through it twice at the same time; EX I’m at the end of Matthew on my first schedule and at the beginning of John on my second reading schedule), which is why I’m asking. I think introducing a third reading schedule would be too time consuming for me, but maybe I should just “start over” again and have one NT reading schedule (using the Ignatius study Bible).

Here is an excellent (free) online Catholic Bible study that you might want to check out…

agapebiblestudy.com/

You can print out one lesson at a time with handouts

 

[zz912]

I just started with Matthew and went from there. I make time to read the introductions, and get a feel/understanding what each book is trying to convey, their intended message/audience/style/etc. If you only read certain passages of Scripture, you can miss overarching themes in each book that is only apparent when you read the whole gospel/book/letter.

I also take very small bites. No more than a chapter per day. I make sure to read all the footnotes and other material to really digest what is going on. Works pretty well for me.

Good luck!