Where Is That In the Bible?

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Summary: A Great Place to Start
Review: This book is a handy quick-reference book. It is ideal for carrying in a pocket and taking on long bus rides and such. It is packed with solid apologetic information. It answers the question of where "X" is in the Bible for 43 doctrines, customs,and beliefs. Considering that it answers these 43 questions in 175 pages, it is not surprising that it is only a cursory overview of each answer. What it lacks in depth, it makes up for in breadth. just dont expect it to be exhaustive, which it makes no pretensions of being.

Rating:
Summary: A Great Place to Start
Review: This book is a handy quick-reference book. It is ideal for carrying in a pocket and taking on long bus rides and such. It is packed with solid apologetic information. It answers the question of where "X" is in the Bible for 43 doctrines, customs,and beliefs. Considering that it answers these 43 questions in 175 pages, it is not surprising that it is only a cursory overview of each answer. What it lacks in depth, it makes up for in breadth. just dont expect it to be exhaustive, which it makes no pretensions of being.

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Summary: Perfect Quick Reference Book
Review: This book is exactly what it says it is, a quick reference tool to answer the question, "Where is that in the bible?" While it is true that the questioner seldom will be converted by the Scripture texts that totally disagree with their preconcieved notions about the Catholic Church, the Catholic holding this tool no longer has to be at the mercy of the individual who has spent his time memorizing proof texts, while ignoring the rest of the Bible.

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Summary: The Yellow Pages for the Catholic
Review: This book is not a theological compendium of all Catholic Beliefs.

If you want that, go buy a Catechism.

This book is not an apologetics manual for how to irrefutably defend the faith.

If you want that, I suggest Scott Hahn's tape series *Answering Common Objections*, or some other such material.

If we're clear on what this book is NOT, let's look at what it is.

It IS a reference book. It IS the kind of thing you want to keep handy at all times, or better yet, memorize it. It IS the sort of supplement that is nice to have when you KNOW the words of the bible, but you don't remember the chapter and verse. It IS the kind of thing that's nice when you KNOW the logic behind a teaching, but you need a list of bible verses that support it. It IS a kind of cross-reference guide that will help you become familiar with all the places in the bible that support Catholic teaching, so that you don't have to rely on one lonely proof-text.

This really is more like a Yellow Pages, with a handy tab-style reference on the sides of the pages, for fast, easy reference. It's a great investment, at a great price. Do yourself the favor of buying and memorizing this book.

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Summary: Good but with a strong, strong bias...
Review: This book was excellent if you're looking for a Catholic's testimony as to where they get the basis of their religion. However, if you are a non-Catholic Christian and you're looking for a unbiased view, this might not be the best choice. Still, this is a great book. Just be careful -- it just might turn you Catholic.

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Summary: Good but with a strong, strong bias...
Review: This book was excellent if you're looking for a Catholic's testimony as to where they get the basis of their religion. However, if you are a non-Catholic Christian and you're looking for a unbiased view, this might not be the best choice. Still, this is a great book. Just be careful -- it just might turn you Catholic.

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Summary: I Loved It
Review: This is a wonderful book! It gave a wealth of basic information from the Bible to help me better explain my Catholic beliefs in a way that my evangelical Protestant friends will relate to: from the Bible. What I liked best were the concise, clear explanations in each section, showing how to use the Bible verses that may come up when you talk about different doctrines. Praise be to Jesus Christ for helpful books like this.

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Summary: A helpful book for explaining the whys of the Catholic faith
Review: This little book has been a lot of help to me. As a convert to Catholicism, I needed a way to explain the Catholic faith to my parents (I want them to convert, too) and I found it in this book. It provides scriptural support for questions like "Why do Catholics have a priesthood if the Bible says that we are all priests?" and "Do Catholics worship the saints?" I think it is very well done and provides lots of Bible references, in addition to the initial explanation of each topic. This is all done, by the way, in a manner that does NOT suggest that Protestants are stupid and deluded for not believing as Catholics do, which I appreciated. It is simple and matter-of-fact, very readable and easy to use.

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Summary: Perfect for the pocket
Review: This pocket-size book by veteran apologist Patrick Madrid is a powerful resource for Catholics that need a quick Bible verse to justify Catholic teachings.

Not only does each chapter handle the most common objections about the faith (the papacy, sola scriptura, the saints, Mary, and the sacraments), but each also provides a plethora of Biblical verses to support the Catholic teachings in each case.

The nice thing about this book, aside from its size (which makes it easy to carry with you), is that it provides Scripture for issues beyond the typical objections raised. Interested readers will discover Biblical citations on issues such as abortion, tithing, non-Catholic beliefs, drinking and other issues - giving it some merit even outside of Catholic circles.

While there are several books like this in existence, few have gathered so much good information all into one place.

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Summary: Excellent
Review: What makes this fine little volume stand out from the pack is its concise, yet comprehensive, coverage of about 50 issues that often arise when Protestants challenge Catholics. I recently picked it up at a parish seminar conducted by the author and found it to be just what I needed for locating relevant Bible verses on the fly.