“We tell Catholics that reading Scripture is an essential ingredient of Catholic life,” says biblical scholar Stephen Binz. “But we don’t teach them how to do it.” In order to “help ...

A History of the Bible: The Story of the World’s Most Influential Book, by John Barton. Viking. 640 pages. $35. The Lost Art of Scripture: Rescuing the Sacred Texts, by Karen Armstrong. Knopf. 624 ...

What is still desperately needed is an application guide: how to bring ancient Scripture into today’s world faithfully. This is no small challenge. Misapplication can be as dangerous as ...

Edward Sri is provost and professor of Scripture at the Augustine Institute in Denver, Colorado, and is the author of several books, including The Bible Compass: A Catholic’s Guide to Navigating ...

New strategies for interpreting Scripture turn out to be not so new—and deepen our life in Christ.

We take a look at how to further develop the way you study the Bible. I Inemesit Udodiong As Christians, it is really important that we make the time to read and continuously improve Pulse ...

When we turn to Scriptures on forgiveness in the Bible, we find God’s promises of mercy, grace, and restoration. These verses teach us how to forgive others, how to accept forgiveness ourselves ...

Catholics follow a three-year cycle of Scripture reading, so a Catholic who goes to church faithfully will – over those three years – hear almost all of the Bible read.

The church fathers show us how to read Scripture imaginatively. When I was a pastor in the 1970s, I introduced my congregation to the Serendipity Bible study materials. Small-groups pioneer Lyman ...