Tips for independent Bible study

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Anyone know a good way to study the Bible? Preferably one that incorporates th CCC or YouCat
 
I started by reading the gospel of John, and was very pleased. Reading it, as opposed to looking up references, made a huge difference. I felt empathy for Jesus’s followers who seemingly always had the wrong answers and Jesus had to put the smack down on them. Because half the time when they jumped to the wrong conclusion, so had I. :o

That’s the way I remember it. It was quite a few years ago for Lent I was reading, and have not stopped enjoying reading it since. 🙂

Also I like putting on audio Bible and letting it play, either paying attention to it or as background. I’ve even run it 24/7 for a few weeks at a time, including sleeping to it, the New Testament which repeated every 17 hours.

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When you say “John 3:16” you’ve said it all.

One note of caution is I read the bible and now accused of being a Protestant. Go figure.
 
If you like to write out answers to reflection questions, look into Little Rock Scripture Study.

littlerockscripture.org/en/Default.aspx

Any chance you could gather a few friends to do something like this together, maybe once a week or once every other week? It can be very rewarding to do Scripture study with friends.

Adrienne von Speyr has some excellent meditations on the Gospel, including Mark and John.
It’s good to start with Mark if you haven’t done Scripture study before, because it’s very straightforward and easy to understand.

ignatius.com/Products/MK-P/mark.aspx

A list of her other works is here:
ignatius.com/Products/CategoryCenter.aspx?SearchTerm=von+speyr
 
I would first start by reading Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation – Dei Verbum which describes the Church’s approach to the Bible, etc.

Basically, you must keep the following three rules in mind:
  1. Always read the Bible as a whole, rather than in snippets. This includes the Old Testament.
  2. Always read the Bible in light of Sacred Tradition.
  3. Always read the Bible in light of the Magesterium of the Church, the Church’s living authority.
 
Wiseowl said:
When you say “John 3:16” you’ve said it all.

One note of caution is I read the bible and now accused of being a Protestant. Go figure.
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By who? They do know that The New Testament was written, assembled, and preserved by members in the Catholic Church. It’s like the diary of our family…
 
There are a few Bible studies online but one which you can’t go wrong is here

salvationhistory.com/studies/courses/online

There are a number of different Bible studies on this site which makes it very comprehensive.

If you want to enter the audio world, you just have to download the following excellent Bible Studies from EWTN audio libraries:
  • Our Fathers Plan
  • Adventures in Exodus
  • First Comes Love
  • Gospel of Mark - Tim Gray - this is fantastic
  • Gospel of John - Tim Gray
  • Hail Holy Queen
  • Lambs Supper
  • Lord Have Mercy
God bless and enjoy the journey.
 
St. Ignatius Study Bible NT (and some OT). So much historical information!!! So much context!!! 😃
 
Gusto mentioned some programs that aired on EWTN. The ones I enjoyed, and actually ordered, were the three by Tim Gray. He didn’t mention, but Adventures in Exodus were his series, too, and all of them are excellent! Dr. Hahn’s programs are a bit too intellectual and they tend to lose my focus.
 
asia53 said:
You’ve gotten some excellent suggestions. Here’s a website, you can read the entire Bible, with corresponding CCC passages in a year. It’s a 20 or 30 minute commitment every day.

Read the Bible and CCC in one year
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I was about to mention that. One neat thing I’m considering doing with that is reading the Einheitsübersetzung (Vatican-approved German translation) instead of an English translation to practice my German (been teaching myself for a year). I might do the same thing with Latin if I ever get around to learning it
 
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