[bdeaner]

Don't let anyone tell you Catholics are told not to read the Bible. On the contrary, we are obligated to read it prayfully and with great care.

[GOP Poet]

thanks for the post

[bronxville]

There are some good downloads here:
http://www.ewtn.com/vondemand/audio/seriessearchprog.asp?SeriesID=1485508684&T1=

[Zionist Conspirator]

Don't let anyone tell you Catholics are told not to read the Bible. On the contrary, we are obligated to read it prayfully and with great care.

They're just not supposed to believe it.

[KYGrandma]

Thanks. I will print out the list and start reading my Bible in a more meaningful way.

[Mr Rogers]

Some Protestant comments...

Commentaries are a great way to find out how others have interpreted or applied scripture. I assume there are Catholic ones available. A number of good & free online commentaries can be found here:

http://www.christianitytoday.com/bible/features/commentaries.html

http://deeperstudy.com/link/commentaries.html

http://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/commentaries.i.html

http://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/institutes.html

Church Fathers: http://www.ccel.org/fathers.html

Hundreds of online books and commentaries here: http://www.ccel.org/index/author-A.html

Strong’s Concordance, in a great & free format: http://www.tgm.org/bible.htm

Although many Catholics won’t do handsprings, Martin Luther’s writing - many of them - are available here:
http://www.martinlutheronline.blogspot.com/

Personally, I find it much easier to study the Bible when I read stuff I don’t expect to agree with (bdeaner’s posts!), and then need to seek out the meaning for myself.

A website that looks interesting, but I just found today & haven’t explored: http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/

Cheers to all. It is always good to see folks reading scripture, but it is also worth remembering that no scripture was intended for intellectual one-up-manship...it is intended to draw us to God, thus changing how we live.

[fortunecookie]

Amen to that. It’s a good ‘reminder’ from the Bishops, even if we already do.

[Salvation]

Better late than never!

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[bdeaner]