Welcome to the Pauline Family's "Year of the Bible"! I'm reading the Bible clear through this year, and I invite you to read along with me. But first, let us pray:
I praise you, my God, with all people.
May they thank and adore you!
You have written your greatness in creation,
your Law in consciences,
your eternal promises in the Bible.
You are eternally faithful and always lovable!
As I read Sacred Scripture today, open my mind to hear your voice and understand your loving message.
Amen.
Today is the "Sunday of the Word of God" and today's chapters are Deuteronomy 17-19 and (because it is Sunday) Psalms 17 and 18.
Deuteronomy 18:15 includes an important prophecy that the Gospel of Matthew will be at pains to show fulfilled in Jesus: "A prophet like me will the LORD, your God, raise up for you from among your own kindred; that is the one to whom you shall listen."
Start reading Deuteronomy here and the Psalms here.
If you are looking for a solid but approachable companion to the Bible, I can wholeheartedly recommend A Catholic Introduction to the Bible: The Old Testament by Brant Pitre and John Bergsma. Although the authors are top-level Scripture scholars, they write for "real" readers. Notes include recent findings from archaeology and ancient manuscripts.
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