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These books are created for busy people. This practical series helps Catholics learn about Scripture in order to deepen their relationship with God. Each book focuses on a specific book of the Bible, explains Scripture and applies it to everyday life, is faithful to Church teachings and is guided by the best of bibical scholarship, includes thought-provoking questions for group discussion or personal reflection and appeals to beginners as well as to those familiar with the Bible. Each guide has 6 lessons and contains: an introduction that explains the purpose of the book being studied; opening questions to start the discussion; a section that explains what's happened to give appropriate context; the reading being studied; 'Questions for Careful Reading' that focus on the text itself; 'A Guide to the Reading' that helps explain its meaning; 'Questions for Application' that helps readers apply God's Word; an 'Approach to Prayer' to guide readers in response to the reading; 'Living Tradition' and 'Saints in the Making' sections that illustrate how believers past and present have used the passage; and a 'Between the Readings' section that gives a brief overview of what takes place between passages.
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