One book, one church?A new Catholic reading program hopes to get as many U.S. Catholics as possible on the same page. Modeled on Chicago's "One Book-One City" program, CatholicsRead encourages Catholics to read three books of the Bible Books of the Bible are listed differently in the canons of Jews, and Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox Christians, although there is overlap. A table comparing the canons of these denominations appears below, for both the Old Testament and the New Testament. during the next liturgical li·tur·gi·cal also li·tur·gic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or in accordance with liturgy: a book of liturgical forms. 2. Using or used in liturgy. year. The books for 2004 are Luke Luke early Christian; the “beloved physician.” [N.T.: Luke] See : Evangelism , Romans, and Job. Individuals, small faith groups, parishes, and dioceses are encouraged to host book clubs focusing on one of the choices. Discussion questions, related book suggestions, and even the scriptural scrip·tur·al adj. 1. Of or relating to writing; written. 2. often Scriptural Of, relating to, based on, or contained in the Scriptures. text will be posted on www.catholicsread.org. The program, which is being launched in October, is sponsored by the Catholic Book Publishers Association. |
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