Self bible study

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Good evening, all.
I was wondering if someone could please tell me how I can do se self Bible study…
I just recently joined my new church, and I’m waiting for the Bible study leader to email me.
But, I wanted to go ahead and start, so I don’t look like a complete bonehead.
Also, I just want to so some self Bible study for me. On my own…

Thanks, everyone!
 
Get yourself a good commentary, such as Haydock’s. If you have access to a library there are commentaries of the Church Fathers on various books of the Bible. If you’re focusing on the Gospels, the Catena Aurea (Golden Chain) of St. Thomas is excellent, as are his own commentaries. All of the things I mentioned are online:

Haydock | Catena Aurea & Other Biblical Commentaries of St. Thomas

There’s also “Credo Bible Study” (downloadable) which combines some of the above.
 
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Get yourself a good commentary, such as Haydock’s. If you have access to a library there are commentaries of the Church Fathers on various books of the Bible. If you’re focusing on the Gospels, the Catena Aurea (Golden Chain) of St. Thomas is excellent, as are his own commentaries. All of the things I mentioned are online:

Haydock | Catena Aurea & Other Biblical Commentaries of St. Thomas

There’s also “Credo Bible Study” (downloadable) which combines some of the above.
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Credo Bible Study is an awesome software! It was created by someone here on the forum (on that note, Thank you! 👍 ) I just recently started using it (I’m just starting my first bible study as well, with a friend though) You’re able to compare texts of the bible translations; e.g. display both the DR and Greek translations in the same window, line by line - I’ve found this very helpful.

I also found agapebiblestudy.com/ very good - it was recommended on a bunch of threads here in the forum.
Also, recently came across this google group (If I’m not mistaken, I found it through the forum too) groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/dailyword
It gives daily reflection from the Navarre Bible and commentaries - which again, also recommended by some here on the forum. If you can buy the book, that would be ideal - this is just a daily post of the reading and commentary, but you can search for particular bible passages through the search bar. I’m using this in addition to the Agape Bible Study and Haydock, and since I can’t buy the Navarre commentary yet, I’m using this online version.

Other ones I’ve found through the forum are:
Aquinas Bible Study, which I think was put together by one of the forum users
Biblia Celerus

As for offline resources, many people recommend the Ignatius Bible Study series.
I’m hoping to be able to get them once my finances allow me 😛

Hope this helps!
Theresia
 
When I study on my own, I pray for the Holy Spirit to guide me, open myself to hear Him, and read slowly through a single book of the Bible. When something nags at me I stop and ponder it. It helps me a LOT to write out three things about the passage that gave me pause:
  1. Copy the passage as it is written
  2. In my own words, rephrase it … what is happening?
  3. Now, apply it to “me” and write it out.
For instance, if the passage is “Jesus wept” my notes might look like this:
  1. Jesus wept.
  2. As He approached the tomb of his friend Lazarus, Jesus encountered dear friends who were weeping and He wept with them.
  3. How do I react when others around me are upset? Do I avoid them, or minimize their pain? Or do I have compassion for them and draw close to them in their pain?
I often look up commentaries after I have journaled; I don’t want to rely on them first because I want the Holy Spirit to direct me where He will. But they are very useful in filling in historical perspective, etc.

Good luck!

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One method is to study the upcoming Sunday’s scripture readings. I find that it helps me to better appreciate the readings when I hear them in church, and it helps too with the homily when the priest draws lessons from the readings.

For this kind of study, I recommend these two resources, and there may be others:
Sunday Scripture Study for Catholics

Living the Word - Hearing and Living the Sunday Readings
Please note: At the Living the Word website, if you have a small computer screen, you need to scroll down to see the content of each and every page, because there is a huge header on every page. If you don’t scroll down, it might seem like nothing happens :confused: when you click on the tabs and buttons.​
 
I recommend “A Quick Journey Through the Bible, Starter Pack” as a valuable tool to help your Bible Study. Currently my ministry is sponsoring this course for our parish. About 80 people are currently attending our weekly class for eight weeks. This program divides the entire Bible into 12 major periods with 14 narrative Bible books as the backbone of initial study. At the end of this class, you will get a big picture of the entire salvation history and how the major episodes and characters all connected to each other.

You can purchase the starter pack and study on your own or you can recommend this to your parish and have the right ministry to conduct this class at your parish so more people can get the benefit. Our parish had two classes so far and everyone is excited and charged up.

ascensionpress.com/products?
utf8=%E2%9C%93&keywords=A+Quick+Journey+Through+the+Bible%2C+Leader%27s+Pack
 
TUss said:
Good evening, all.
I was wondering if someone could please tell me how I can do se self Bible study…
I just recently joined my new church, and I’m waiting for the Bible study leader to email me.
But, I wanted to go ahead and start, so I don’t look like a complete bonehead.
Also, I just want to so some self Bible study for me. On my own…

Thanks, everyone!
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Check this out: youtube.com/watch?v=9xtn36e2shw&list=PL7390CFB9B73DA7FF
 
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