Accessibly writtenHow Do Catholics Read the Bible? blends biblical scholarship with compelling personal anecdotes to equip readers with the tools they need to more fully engage Scripture and the Catholic tradition. Leading Scripture scholar Daniel Harringon, S.J. offers chapters on how the Catholic canon came to be, what the Church teaches about the Bible, appropriate methods for analyzing Scripture passages, and how to incorporate the Bible into everyday life. This book is ideal for individual or group use in parishes and classrooms. Each chapter concludes with questions for reflection and recommendations for further reading.

Do Catholics really read the Bible? If so, how do they read it and is there anything unique about their approach? What role does the Bible play in Catholic life, teaching, and culture?

As a leading Scripture scholar who also teaches students and preaches to everyday people, Fr. Daniel Harrington, S.J., has made it his life's mission to answer these and many related questions about the Bible and its relationship to Catholic life. Accessibly writtenHow Do Catholics Read the Bible? blends biblical scholarship with compelling personal anecdotes to equip readers with the tools they need to more fully engage Scripture and the Catholic tradition. With chapters on how the Catholic canon came to be, what the Church teaches about the Bible, appropriate methods for analyzing Scripture passages, and how to incorporate the Bible into everyday life, this book is ideal for individual or group use in parishes and classrooms. Each chapter concludes with questions for reflection and recommendations for further reading.

Chapter 1 Introduction
Part 2 What Do Catholics Believe About the Bible?
Chapter 3 The Bible and the Church
Chapter 4 Modern Catholic Documentation
Chapter 5 The Word of God in Human Language
Part 6 What Is in the Catholic Bible?
Chapter 7 The Different Canons
Chapter 8 The History of the Old Testament Canon
Chapter 9 The History of the New Testament Canon
Part 10 How Do Catholics Approach the Bible?
Chapter 11 The Catholic Theological Tradition on the Bible
Chapter 12 The Catholic Experience
Chapter 13 Catholic Bibles Today
Part 14 How Do Catholics Analyze a Biblical Text?
Chapter 15 Literary Methods
Chapter 16 Historical Methods
Chapter 17 Theological Methods
Part 18 How Do Catholics Read the Old Testament?
Chapter 19 Old Testament Study Today
Chapter 20 Biblical Interpretation in Jesus' Time
Chapter 21 Reading the Old Testament as Catholic Christians
Part 22 How Do Catholics Read the New Testament?
Chapter 23 The Formation of the Gospels
Chapter 24 The Gospels as Witnesses to Jesus and the Early Church
Chapter 25 The Epistles as Witnesses to Early Christian Faith and Life
Part 26 How Do Catholics Interpret Scripture?
Chapter 27 Hermeneutics
Chapter 28 The Literal Sense and the Spiritual Sense
Chapter 29 Scripture and Tradition
Part 30 What Place Does the Bible Have in Catholic Life?
Chapter 31 The Role of the Magisterium
Chapter 32 The Bible in Catholic Life
Chapter 33 Lectio Divina
Part 34 Conclusion: Twenty-Five Theses
Part 35 Appendix: Some Resources for Catholic Biblical Interpretation
Part 36 Glossary