People who are approaching the Bible for the first time may be surprised to discover that the Church offers us only three basic guidelines for reading it. These are: 1. Be especially attentive “to the ...

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First, we should distinguish two possible senses of the phrase, “reading the Bible as a Catholic.” “Reading” could be a synonym for “interpreting” or “understanding,” which raises the question of a ...

Why a group of multi-ethnic editors began working on a new commentary of the New Testament. I was sitting in a coffee shop, books taking up too much space on the tiny table in front of me, bemoaning ...

Bible study books can be extremely helpful in your spiritual journey. As you dive into the Word of God with the help of a great book, the Word of God often comes alive in a new way. The best Bible ...

Theologian J.I. Packer wrote, “If I were the devil, one of my first aims would be to stop folks from digging into the Bible.” Digging? What about merely opening? Recent statistics reveal that less ...

The Bible in a Year and The Bible Recap started 2022 as the most popular podcasts and have held onto listeners verse by verse. The Bible is the best-selling book of all time, but in a new ...

Jeannine Brown, professor of New Testament and director of online programs, has taught at Bethel Seminary for more than 25 years. She has a gift for translating biblical truth into accessible language ...

This Sunday, we continue our walk through Ordinary Time. The Scripture readings of the liturgical season are designed to remind us of the various aspects and demands of Christian discipleship. As such ...

One of the most dangerous ideas of the Protestant Reformation is that Scripture is somehow self-interpreting. According to this view, Scripture is so clear that we don’t need an infallible Catholic ...

The word “Bible” is simply the Greek word for “book.” The historical-critical scholars attempted to study the Bible “like any other book,” only to torture the text unlike they would do with any other ...