Parish Bible Studies

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I and my wife have gone to about 3 Bible studies at our parish and didn’t think that any met our needs.

The official and oldest one was just reading the Scriptures and then the commentary from the study Bible. Another was more akin to a group therapy, when the leader would ask us to share our feelings after reading something in the Scriptures. More recently, we’ve been to one with a tiny bit of exegesis, but still leaning to “group therapy”.

I understand that all are well meaning, but I suspect that this fad of focusing on feelings is a misguided interpolation of Lection Divina in a group setting tainted by the emotionalism that plagues the West since the 70s.

I want to know about God and His Church, why we believe what we believe. To find the Church in the Word of God and to find Him in His Word.

I heard that Scott Hahn made a Bible study guide available on the web, but I couldn’t find it. Does anyone know and can tell me if it meets my preferences?

TIA

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I have never done a Scott Hahn Bible study. My parish uses Little Rock Scripture Study. I did find the link to Scott Hahn’s Bible study though. Here’s the link, so you can look it over. css.catholicexchange.com/
 
lak611 said:
I have never done a Scott Hahn Bible study. My parish uses Little Rock Scripture Study. I did find the link to Scott Hahn’s Bible study though. Here’s the link, so you can look it over. css.catholicexchange.com/
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The css study is very good. There are several contributors besides Scott Hahn. At one time you could download the lessons free and just do it as a personal study if you wanted. But now they only want to give it out for group use and it’s no longer free. (At least that’s the way it was the last time I checked into it.)

Nita
 
Nita said:
The css study is very good. There are several contributors besides Scott Hahn. At one time you could download the lessons free and just do it as a personal study if you wanted. But now they only want to give it out for group use and it’s no longer free. (At least that’s the way it was the last time I checked into it.)

Nita
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Do not confuse this with CSS, Inc. The links given above are for Scott Hahn’s website.

This has been a very sore subject for me since last September. I believe Scott Hahn’s course is intended for small groups. You can order the Little Rock Series with or without the videos for your personal use, but I can get quite expensive.

Even better, if you live close to a Catholic college, they may be offering Bible study courses at nearby parishes.

Good luck!
 
LeahInancsi said:
Do not confuse this with CSS, Inc. The links given above are for Scott Hahn’s website.

This has been a very sore subject for me since last September. I believe Scott Hahn’s course is intended for small groups. You can order the Little Rock Series with or without the videos for your personal use, but I can get quite expensive.

Even better, if you live close to a Catholic college, they may be offering Bible study courses at nearby parishes.

Good luck!
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Regarding CSS, Inc.: It is confusing when the names are almost identical. CSS, Inc. is another one that Augustine might be interested in checking out. Like the other css, they want it to be used in groups.

Here’s their website: www.cssinfo.org

Nita
 
Nita said:
Regarding CSS, Inc.: It is confusing when the names are almost identical. CSS, Inc. is another one that Augustine might be interested in checking out. Like the other css, they want it to be used in groups.

Here’s their website: www.cssinfo.org

Nita
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😃 Maybe I should change the name of my website. It’s nice to have choices, but I don’t want things to be too confusing!
 
Nita said:
Regarding CSS, Inc.: It is confusing when the names are almost identical. CSS, Inc. is another one that Augustine might be interested in checking out. Like the other css, they want it to be used in groups.

Here’s their website: www.cssinfo.org

Nita
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Nita,

CSS, Inc. was developed by a nun from the Fort Worth diocese and possibly my own parish, St. Maria Goretti. It is being taught at St. Maria’s without any follow-up lecture. Also, there is no answer manual for the study questions. Some questions don’t have a definite answer, but many do. In those situations, we’re left without. I was very, very disappointed with it.
 
Dear Augustine,
At my parish we use the Little Rock series, but I had the opportunity to have them switch to the Ignatius Bible written by Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch (as well as others probably). This is a good source of biblical exegesis with questions at the end of the session. The Little Rock series has questions also, but the Ignatius series has questions of both theology and personal understanding. If you wanted to go to a more advanced study, you could use the Navarre series on books of scripture. I have not use the series from Scott Hahn’s website, but I have downloaded some of the materials and they seem to be very good. His large series on adult faith education is very expensive and long but is the best I have seen for presenting the faith. Some who are not advanced may find it difficult to follow.
Good luck.
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This is interesting information. My wife and I are investigating heading up a Bible study at our parish. I’ll have to check out these resources.

Thanks! 🙂
 
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