What Bible Study Program Do You Use?

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I use Xiphos, which is open source and offers tons of translations. I tried Logos but it only had KJV for the free version.

What do you use?
 
I use the historical and language notes in NABRE and in the New Oxford Annotated Bible, the Catholic Prayer Bible for reflection, and readings from the Daily Roman Missal.
 
By ‘program’, I assume you mean computer software?

I’ve used most of the major software: Logos (as well as its Catholic version Verbum), Accordance, BibleWorks (sadly discontinued), Olive Tree, etc.

I mainly stick to Logos and Accordance now. I think for laypeople who aren’t interested in original languages (that is, Hebrew and Greek analysis) or higher study, there isn’t a huge advantage to using these programs. I still find myself bewildered by all of the lexical analysis tools in Logos and Accordance.
 
Thanks for a very interesting query, and excellent replies.
I use Verbum with NABRE, mainly.
I have The Catholic Study Bible (2nd Ed.) in Verbum but rarely use it. I am encouraged now to use in more. I also have in Verbum many commentaries including The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible, and perhaps I should use it again.
I would welcome more suggestions.
 
Oh wow! This is so cool!! Thank you for sharing it with us.
 
And speaking of Catholic Bibles, I unfortunately do not have one. My parents are Catholic but only have a KJV Bible. There was a NAB in the ‘free books’ section at my local library so I might take that.
 
I posted elsewhere in the forums last evening on this but gladly repeat here that:
  1. There’s plenty of Bible and other study materials at www.newadvent.org
  2. You can download the entire site for $19.99 to use on a PC and mobile device.
In previous years, I’ve used a ton of the other programs mentioned. I like this approach best. It has both an original Douay-Rheims and an updated version for the Bible part of it.

Best Wishes,
 
This seems to be a frequently asked question on CAF.

I no longer follow a “bible study” book or plan.

I prefer to use scripture (which often requires more than one bible version), the writings of the Saints, Fathers of the Church, and Doctors of the Church; Church documents (i.e., encyclicals, constitutions, etc.); the Catechism of the Catholic Church; and several old and modern commentaries on scripture.

This allows me to study a single verse, passage, or chapter rather than an entire book of the Bible at one time.

Then, I also employ Lectio Divina.
 
Me as well, and newadvent.org has most of that online, or downloadable…I bought the download to have it all local to my machine for speed and in case of network outage.
 
redal said:
This seems to be a frequently asked question on CAF.

I no longer follow a “bible study” book or plan.

I prefer to use scripture (which often requires more than one bible version), the writings of the Saints, Fathers of the Church, and Doctors of the Church; Church documents (i.e., encyclicals, constitutions, etc.); the Catechism of the Catholic Church; and several old and modern commentaries on scripture.

This allows me to study a single verse, passage, or chapter rather than an entire book of the Bible at one time.

Then, I also employ Lectio Divina.
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I didn’t mean a program like a plan, just a computer program that lets you access the Bible online.
 
Mikeduke324 said:
I didn’t mean a program like a plan, just a computer program that lets you access the Bible online.
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Google “Bible on line” and you will find more sites, with more versions and translations you will ever want.

as far as computer programs go, I recommend Verbum (www.verbum.com)…you can get a simple, inexpensive library and add too it…at last count, my Verbum personal library is at about 2500 books (gotta tell you though, that’s probably about a 4-5 thousand investment over the years).

But I think you can access the bible and a few other documents through them for free.

Also try United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (www.usccb.org), or the Vatican website (www.vatican.va)…I highly recommend both!
 
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I use the historical and language notes in NABRE and in the New Oxford Annotated Bible , the Catholic Prayer Bible for reflection, and readings from the Daily Roman Missal .
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As a suggestion, the Church mentions the practice of Lectio Divina…

**[2708] Meditation engages thought, imagination, emotion, and desire. This mobilization of faculties is necessary in order to deepen our convictions of faith, prompt the conversion of our heart, and strengthen our will to follow Christ. Christian prayer tries above all to meditate on the mysteries of Christ, as in lectio divina
 
I was kind of wondering this myself! I’ve just recently become much more serious about the Faith, and so while I still don’t read it as diligently as I should, I’ve been trying to read the Bible more often. Thank you for asking! I didn’t even realise I needed this thread.
 
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