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[see book and purchase information<\/a>]<\/p>\n

See: \u201cWhy Are Catholics So Deficient in Bible-Reading?\u201d<\/a> (National Catholic Register<\/em>, 11-22-17).<\/p>\n

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Catholics have written to this blog in the past objecting to my repeated assertion that relatively few of them read the Bible. Well, they<\/em> <\/strong>read the Bible, they protest, so therefore my claim is incorrect. Argh. But what do they say when Dave Armstrong, one of Catholicism\u2019s most sectarian apologists bemoans the exact same condition, which is regularly confirmed by independent surveys? I would love it if every Catholic bought a Bible and read it. Many would have a crisis of faith regarding their church as they confronted the stark differences between Catholic teaching and God\u2019s Word.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I agree with it till the last sentence. If Catholics read the Bible more, they\u2019d be strengthened in their Catholic faith, as I have always been, in my emphasis on \u201cbiblical Catholicism.\u201d But it should be studied in conjunction with Catholic study as well (the Catechism and other good Catholic magisterial sources).<\/p>\n

The Bible wasn\u2019t meant to be read in isolation or interpreted without any input from Holy Mother Church and Sacred Tradition. That\u2019s how many cults begin. It\u2019s not just Protestantism that isolated Bible-reading may possibly lead to, but also heretical non-trinitarian cults like Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses and Mormonism<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s precisely because such cults cling to \u201cBible Alone\u201d and ignore the history of Christian doctrine (and or apostolic tradition), that they go astray. If they understood that trinitarianism had always been held from the beginning of the Christian Church, they could never deny it. But they are ignorant of Church history, and so pretend that trinitarianism was a late-arriving doctrine (like, say, sola fid<\/em>e and sola Scriptura<\/em>, which began 15 centuries after Christ).<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not calling for Bible memorization, but simple reading, at least as committed as the effort that folks put into reading novels and any number of other things.<\/p>\n

The problem with Protestant use of the Bible, too often (especially fundamentalists and anti-Catholics and hard-core Calvinists), is that they tend to simply cite \u201cpet\u201d verses, while ignoring the many passages that go against their view. So what at first seems impressive is actually highly selective, almost robotic citation. If you talk about faith, out comes John 3:16, etc., like a mantra. But that\u2019s only one of a hundred or more relevant passages. It seems to fit in well with faith alone, so they use it.<\/p>\n

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Related Reading:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhy Don\u2019t Catholics Read the Bible?\u201d<\/a>\u00a0[6-26-02]<\/p>\n

Catholic \u201cThree-Legged Stool\u201d: Scripture, Tradition, & Church:\u00a0Dialogue with an Anglican on the Catholic\u00a0Rule of Faith<\/a>\u00a0(vs. Jon Jacobson) [10-31-02]<\/p>\n

The Freedom of the Catholic Biblical Exegete\u00a0\/ Interpreter + Bible Passages that the Church has Definitively Interpreted<\/a>\u00a0[9-14-03]<\/p>\n

\u201cBiblical Evidence\u201d from the Catholic Point of View<\/a>\u00a0[2-1-08]<\/p>\n

Bibles & Catholics, Sunday School?, Memorization, Etc.\u00a0<\/a>[9-25-08]<\/p>\n

How Do Catholics Approach & Interpret Holy Scripture?<\/a>\u00a0[6-17-09]<\/p>\n

Were Vernacular Bibles Unknown Before Luther?<\/a>\u00a0(+ later\u00a0Facebook discussion<\/a>)\u00a0[6-15-11]<\/p>\n

Bible & Catholicism: 10 Interview Questions\u00a0<\/a>[9-4-15]<\/p>\n

Catholic Church: Historic \u201cEnemy\u201d of the Bible?<\/a>\u00a0[9-11-15]<\/p>\n

Catholic Church: Superior to the Bible?: Does the Catholic Church Claim to be \u2018Above\u2019 the Bible and Its \u201cCreator\u201d?\u00a0<\/a>[9-14-15]<\/p>\n

\u201cExplicit\u201d Bible Proofs & Protestant Double Standards<\/a>\u00a0[2-12-16]<\/p>\n

Dialogue with a Protestant on Catholics & the Bible<\/a>\u00a0[6-5-16]<\/p>\n

Criticism of My\u00a0This Rock<\/em>\u00a0Article About Bible-Reading<\/a>\u00a0[5-20-17]<\/p>\n

Armstrong vs. Collins & Walls #5: The Church \u201cGave\u201d the Bible?<\/a>\u00a0[10-19-17]<\/p>\n

Catholic Church vs. the Bible? Exchange w Protestant<\/a>\u00a0[10-31-17]<\/p>\n

Reply to Comments Re: My Article on Catholics & the Bible<\/a>\u00a0[11-28-17]<\/p>\n

Did Jesus Commission the New Testament (or the Disciples?)<\/a>\u00a0[5-31-18]<\/p>\n

Martin Luther on the Exact Nature of Being \u201cBiblical\u201d<\/a>\u00a0[11-10-14; revised and expanded on 1-5-20]<\/p>\n

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Sophia Institute Press has published six of his books: \"A Biblical Defense of Catholicism\" (Foreword by Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J., 1996 \/ 2003), \"The Catholic Verses\" (2004), \"The One-Minute Apologist\" (2007), \"Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths\" (2009), \"The Quotable Newman\" (editor: 2012), and \"Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical\" (2015). He is co-author (with Dr. Paul Thigpen) of the inserts for \"The New Catholic Answer Bible\" (Our Sunday Visitor: 2005), and editor for \"The Wisdom of Mr. Chesterton: The Very Best Quotes, Quips, and Cracks from the Pen of G. K. Chesterton\" (Saint Benedict Press \/ TAN Books: 2009). \"100 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura\" was published by Catholic Answers in May 2012. His \"Quotable Wesley\" compilation was published by (Protestant \/ Wesleyan publisher) Beacon Hill Press in April 2014. Several of his 49 books are bestsellers in their field. Dave maintains a popular personal Facebook page, a Facebook author page, and has a Twitter account as well. He offers almost all of his books in e-book form on his own Biblical Catholicism site (http:\/\/biblicalcatholicism.com\/), at a permanent deep discount: only $2.99 for ePub, mobi, and AZW, and $1.99 for PDF. His writing has been enthusiastically endorsed or recommended by many leading Catholic apologists, authors, and priests, including Dr. Scott Hahn, Fr. Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Marcus Grodi, Patrick Madrid, Steve Ray, Tim Staples, Devin Rose, Mike Aquilina, Al Kresta, Karl Keating, Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Brandon Vogt, Marcellino D'Ambrosio, and Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave has been happily married to his wife Judy since October 1984. 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