--- title: Articles – Church Life Journal | andrewgeist description: andrewgeist | --- Search [![churchlife](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/church-life-journal-white-horizontal-1.png)](http://churchlife.nd.edu/) - [Essays](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays) - [Articles](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles) - [Blog](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) All posts filed under: ARTICLES [![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Bible-Basics-crop.jpg)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/2016/04/01/review-bible-basics-for-catholics-by-john-bergsma) ## [Review: "Bible Basics for Catholics" by John Bergsma](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/2016/04/01/review-bible-basics-for-catholics-by-john-bergsma) Published by [Andrew Geist](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/author/andrew-geist) With a title like *[Bible Basics for Catholics: A New Picture of Salvation History](https://www.avemariapress.com/product/1-59471-291-3/Bible-Basics-for-Catholics/),* this is not the kind of book that broadcasts learned self-esteem at the coffee house. Better order that flat white to go. No, reading this book amounts to an admission of humility that, as Bergsma writes on the opening page, “You ought to know the Bible better than you do, and you probably feel vaguely guilty that yo... Share - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [April 01, 2016](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/2016/04/01/review-bible-basics-for-catholics-by-john-bergsma) [Articles](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/articles) / [andrewgeist](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/andrewgeist) / [John Bergsma](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/john-bergsma) / [Bible Basics for Catholics](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/bible-basics-for-catholics) / [book review](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/book-review) / [Scripture](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/scripture) ### Share [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Farticles%2Ftopic%2Fandrewgeist%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on LinkedIn](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/linkedin-24x24.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Farticles%2Ftopic%2Fandrewgeist%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dlinkedin) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Farticles%2Ftopic%2Fandrewgeist%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Farticles%2Ftopic%2Fandrewgeist%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Articles%20%E2%80%93%20Church%20Life%20Journal%20%7C%20andrewgeist) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Farticles%2Ftopic%2Fandrewgeist%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Farticles%2Ftopic%2Fandrewgeist%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ### Categories - [Articles (91)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/articles) - [timothypomalley (22)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/timothypomalley) - [Jesus Christ (18)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/jesus-christ) - [Scripture (17)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/scripture) - [Archive (12)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/archive) - [preaching (10)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/preaching) ![Institute for Church Life](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/icl-lockup-01.png?width=318&name=icl-lockup-01.png "Institute for Church Life") ### About the ICL The Institute for Church Life animates the University of Notre Dame’s direct service to the Church through outreach in theological education, research, faith formation, and leadership development. ### Church Life Journal - [About](http://churchlife.nd.edu/about/) - [Archives](http://churchlife.nd.edu/archives/) - [Contact](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contact/) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) - [Journal Submission Guidelines](http://churchlife.nd.edu/journal-submission/) ### Follow Us - - - Copyright © 2016 University of Notre Dame | Institute for Church Life