What's your favorite part of the bible?

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It is a phrase Jesus used and is found 50 times in the Gospels according to my bible pdf search. I am using the New Jerusalem Bible.

“In Truth I Tell You”
 
Sermon on the Mount.
It’s a fine statement on life itself and how to see yourself as part of the world, even if you are not religious at all.
 
I love Genesis. I also love John’s Gospel and The Letter to the Hebrews. Those 3 would top my list. 😃
 
rock022 said:
The Understanding the Scriptures Podcast is composed of 30 episodes with each episode having a length between 72 and 80 minutes.

catholicboard.com/

I am thinking of listening to it again after a few years.

This podcasts opened up the bible for me. I finally see it as a whole and makes sense.
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Thanks for the link, I’ll be checking into these for sure 🙂
I’d also recommend Nicholas Lebish’s Youtube channel where he has scripture studies on different books of the bible. He provides a lot of background information that really gives context to the scriptures.
 
I like to pray the Psalms, every day I take some time to sit with one of them. It’s amazing how I can always find one that fits my attitude at the time, whether I want to praise God and thank him for his blessings, or if I’m feeling beset on all sides.
 
Mi3hael said:
I’m quite new to Catholicism and I have reached the point where I want to get my teeth into some scripture for myself.

I have exhausted the Internet of “easy guides” and “tips” to being Catholic - I now feel I want to discover things for myself. So before I tackle the bible from start to finish I thought I would ask if anyone has any recommendations as to powerful sections that you were able to take a lot from when you were at the start of your journey.

Any (name removed by moderator)ut would be very helpful.

Thanks, Michael
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My recommendation is that you read Luke first and then Acts. These two books were written by Luke as a two-volume set, and they will give you a solid overview of Jesus and the Early Church.

You might try reading a chapter each morning and then sitting quietly before the Lord for 15 minutes asking Him to teach you from the passage you have just read.

That’s called “Lectio Divina” or “divine reading”, and it’s an ancient form of prayer.
 
I am quite fond of the Book of Revelation, but I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea.
 
My OT favorites are Tobit and Wisdom of Solomon. I consider all of the Deuterocanonical books to be anticipatory of Christ. From them, it all flows quite naturally into the New Testament.
 
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