From the Greek word biblia, meaning “books”, the Christian Holy Bible is a collection of scripture, including the sacred writings of the Old Testament (the Hebrew Bible), containing 39 books, and the New Testament, containing 27 books. When the early Judeo-Christian writings were bound together, they were called “bibles”.

Ignatius Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises reflects the relationship he had with the Bible. Through scriptures and imagination, he guided himself and others to greater faith, love and understanding.

For more information see Ignatius and the Bible by John Padberg, SJ

For a number of Christian Bible versions translated in numerous languages, see here.

See the Qur’an, the Muslim Bible, via each surah (chapter)
One of the most famous passages is Surah 2:255. Surah 19, Marium (mother of Jesus), refers to the birth of Isa (Jesus) an important prophet of Islam.

Finding God in All Things: A Companion to the Spiritual Exercises
(William Byron, 1991)

Draw Me Into Your Friendship: A Literal Translation and a Contemporary Reading of the Spiritual Exercises
(David Fleming, 1996)

The First Jesuits
(John O'Malley, 1993)

Heroic Leadership: Best Practices from a 450-Year Old Company That Changed the World (Chris Lowney, 2003)

Ignatius of Loyola: Founder of the Jesuits
(John Patrick Donnelly, 2004)

Ignatius of Loyola: Spiritual Exercises and Selected Works
(George Ganss, Ed., 1991)

Jesuit Saturdays: Sharing the Ignatian Spirit with Lay Colleagues and Friends
(William A Barry, 2000)

A Jesuit Education Reader
(George Traub, SJ, 2008)

 




An Ignatian Spirituality Reader
(George Traub, SJ, 2008)

A Concise Guide to the Documents of Vatican II
(Edward P. Hahnenberg, Theology Department, 2007)

Alice in Academe and Other Stories
(Joseph Wessling; emeritus, English Department, Illustrated by Holly Shapker, Art Department, 2006)

Christianity and Process Thought: Spirituality for a Changing World
(Joseph Bracken, Theology Department, 2006)

Ethics and AIDS: Compassion and Justice in Global Crisis
(Kenneth Overberg, Theology Department, 2006)

Faith and Action: A History of the Catholic Diocese of Cincinnati , 1821-1996
(Roger Fortin, Provost and Academic Vice President, 2002)

Spirituality in the Mother Zone: Staying Centered Finding God
(Trudelle Thomas, English Department, 2005)

To See Great Wonders: A History of Xavier University
(Roger Fortin, Provost and Academic Vice President, 2006)

Teresa of Avila and the Politics of Sanctity
(Gillian T. W. Ahlgren, Theology Department, 1998)

Through the Years with Oscar Romero
(Irene Hodgeson, Translations, Modern Languages Department, 2005)

Xavier University: A Celebration of Art - A Tribute to the 175th Anniversary of Xavier
(Kittie Uetz & Jenny Shives, Art Department, 2007)