My 22 year old daughter has expressed interest in reading The Bible. I was raised Catholic (school and all) I absolutely believe God Wins but I haven't practiced Catholicism in a long time, with the exeption of a daily phrase on The Bible app first thing every morning. My question is, is there a recommendation on what Bible she should read that she won't just get overwhelmed and not finish it. My first one was The Children's Bible as a kid. I'm not sure one of my traditional Bibles would keep her interested.
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I don't know Catholic, or other Christian based study programs very well. Though there is a weekly lesson that helps readers dig more deeply on a personal level with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. It is called the Come Follow Me program (ie follow Jesus Christ).
I know many have a knee jerk reaction to it (because of personal beliefs about this church), though this approach really helps to break the Bible down into smaller chunks & invites readers to ponder the specifics of the passages they are reading & how those passages can be implemented into their own lives.
I would love to see other programs put out to help readers get through these scriptures. If anyone else has some good programs, I would love to hear about them.
Ultimately the journey should be about a personal relationship with Jesus Christ & studying the principles he was teaching us about & how to apply those into our own lives.
Here is an example of a week worth of study & ideas to ponder on while reading. This clearly does point towards other discussions by leaders in the church that published it, as I would expect if it was done by the Catholic faith, they would be citing their own Arch Bishops & clergy.
I hope this at least gives you some ideas on how to help her. There are many great ideas already shared by the frogs in other comments. I hope she really dives in, no matter which method is chosen, and learns all she can about our Savior & his love for her.