Need Help using Ignatius study bible Books?

[tonyk84]

I have recently started reading the Gospel Of Matthew,

I’m just a little confused to the guide of using cross references?

In the commentary every time it refers to a bible passage should I check that out or should I only check the ones which have (cf.) before them?

Also should I read a full chapter 1st then the commentary or verse(s) of the Bible then the relevant commentary for that verse(s)

Any help on using these Bible series would be really appreciated

Thanks,

Tony.

 

[puzzleannie]

It is a little confusing because they seem to assume you bought each volume on each book as it was published, I hope when I get the full NT in one volume that will solve the problem–evidently they thought it was to expensive to re-print explanations from earlier volumes in each new book.

this is still my favorite resource for lectio divina. In preparation for lectio I read the entire chapter, with the notes, first, highlighting where relevant to me. Then I begin my reading for the meditation, text only. That is much less distracting for me.

 

[Nathan_Wagar]

I believe they do have the full one out, I saw it at my beloved little Catholic store out here in New Mexico. The thing is, the footnots are not as extensive in the all-in-one version, the same with the navarre bible. So if you love the commentary, hate to say it but you gotta buy them individually.

 

[Rolltide]

I believe they do have the full one out, I saw it at my beloved little Catholic store out here in New Mexico. The thing is, the footnots are not as extensive in the all-in-one version, the same with the navarre bible. So if you love the commentary, hate to say it but you gotta buy them individually.

Your comments about the commentary of the Complete Ignatius Catholic Study Bible - New Testament may or may not be correct, because the Bible hasn’t been released yet. As far as I’m aware, it’s supposed to have the exact same commentary as the individual volumes.

Here is a link to pre-order it from Amazon.com. It will be released on May 3, 2010.

amazon.com/Ignatius-Catholic-Study-Bible-Testament/dp/1586172506/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254699105&sr=8-3

 

[Nathan_Wagar]

I’ll have to check the store again, I was 98 percent positive it was what I was looking at, but people make mistakes…

 

[tonyk84]

Hey pussleannie, thanks for that.

If anyone else can offer anything on the best way to use the study books it would be great,

Thanks.

 

[NHInsider]

I have recently started reading the Gospel Of Matthew,

I’m just a little confused to the guide of using cross references?

In the commentary every time it refers to a bible passage should I check that out or should I only check the ones which have (cf.) before them?

Also should I read a full chapter 1st then the commentary or verse(s) of the Bible then the relevant commentary for that verse(s)

Any help on using these Bible series would be really appreciated

Thanks,

Tony.

I think it depends entirely on the kind of study you want to undertake. Checking all the cross-references will give you a broad overview, comparing and contrasting parallel versions of events and related texts. A different approach would be, for example, to focus on the fulfillment of prophecy in Jesus, which is a big focus of Matthew’s gospel, and therefore to stop and read all the OT references in the notes, maybe keeping a notebook in which you list the parallels.

If you’re reading devotionally it’s totally different from studying, and if that’s the approach I would skip the notes. I dp think it’s a good practice, if you are studying a passage, to read the whole passage at once before going into depth/cross-references/notes etc on individual verses. It’s easy to lose sight of the “big picture.” Context is important, as the catechism reminds us.