Catena: Bible & Commentaries

Name: Catena: Bible & Commentaries
Rating: 4.9 (4236 reviews)
Author: David Salib

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Free · Designed for iPad

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David Salib
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Catena is the Bible with verse-by-verse commentary from the church fathers. This gives you insights on the scripture by early Christian theologians, whose faith is the basis of all Christians. Catena brings the faith that was taught by Christ, preached by the Apostles and kept by the fathers. Commentaries from the original Church perspective speaks to the deeper experience in the roots of the authentic faith. If you are looking for authoritative guidance in interpreting Scripture, understanding the early church, and learning how to apply the Word of God to your spiritual life, Catena will be a treasured resource for you God Bless!

Ratings & Reviews

4.9

out of 5

4.2K Ratings

Rich in Christ
Nov 30

noelroberts298
I don’t really do app reviews, but I cannot express how edifying and life changing this app has enabled me to know the scriptures, know God, and understand the early church far better than I knew. The quotations from the Fathers are rich with depth and challenging to the heart, unto maturity in Christ. My only criticism is that some passages don’t have more or sometimes no quotations from the Fathers at particular scriptures that I want to read on when I study. It’s a once in a blue moon occasion, but sometimes other quotations that are there, seem to reference other Father’s writings on certain passages, but I guess Catena doesn’t have it or they haven’t triangulated it. And yes, I do have all the commentaries turned on. Mind you, it’s not a showstopper, but it does at times make me feel like I’m missing out on more. Either way, an incredible app for anyone wanting to really understand the early church and not just what so many “say” is what they mean or practiced. Be blessed in Christ Jesus 🙌☦️
Rich in Christ
Nov 30

noelroberts298

I don’t really do app reviews, but I cannot express how edifying and life changing this app has enabled me to know the scriptures, know God, and understand the early church far better than I knew. The quotations from the Fathers are rich with depth and challenging to the heart, unto maturity in Christ. My only criticism is that some passages don’t have more or sometimes no quotations from the Fathers at particular scriptures that I want to read on when I study. It’s a once in a blue moon occasion, but sometimes other quotations that are there, seem to reference other Father’s writings on certain passages, but I guess Catena doesn’t have it or they haven’t triangulated it. And yes, I do have all the commentaries turned on. Mind you, it’s not a showstopper, but it does at times make me feel like I’m missing out on more. Either way, an incredible app for anyone wanting to really understand the early church and not just what so many “say” is what they mean or practiced. Be blessed in Christ Jesus 🙌☦️
Revolutionized my Bible study
05/10/2023

socribel
I have been using Catena for about 2 years now and what a difference it has made for me. My ability to read commentaries associated with Bible verses, my ability to highlight and save verses and commentaries, write my own reflections and insights regarding them and then have it handy when I need it has been instrumental in me beginning to understand and share. I do wish that the verses and commentaries that I save would be available on the app between my iPhone and iPad. As it is, I have everything on my iPad, and must have it with me during Bible studies and conversations. Moreover, Catholic Bible translation would be additionally nice to use, because the ability to switch translations of the Bible easily when a verse or word is difficult to understand has in itself been incredibly helpful. But not helpful in the Deuterocanonical scripture which is why another Catholic translation would be useful.
Revolutionized my Bible study
05/10/2023

socribel

I have been using Catena for about 2 years now and what a difference it has made for me. My ability to read commentaries associated with Bible verses, my ability to highlight and save verses and commentaries, write my own reflections and insights regarding them and then have it handy when I need it has been instrumental in me beginning to understand and share. I do wish that the verses and commentaries that I save would be available on the app between my iPhone and iPad. As it is, I have everything on my iPad, and must have it with me during Bible studies and conversations. Moreover, Catholic Bible translation would be additionally nice to use, because the ability to switch translations of the Bible easily when a verse or word is difficult to understand has in itself been incredibly helpful. But not helpful in the Deuterocanonical scripture which is why another Catholic translation would be useful.
Great app
01/10/2021

Marisauna
There are some things, I think, you have to learn through a mentor. Biblical interpretation is one of these things. If you don’t have access to a live mentor, and even if you do hearing the combined witness of the Fathers will help you out a ton. They are rightly theological heavyweights and passers-on of traditional interpretations.It is unfortunate that there are so few post-Chalcedonian Fathers included in this collection, but seeing as this app is both made by the Oriental Orthodox and designed to be ecumenical, I’m not all that surprised. Either way, the early Fathers provide just as good a witness to the Faith as later ones.One thing I think would help fulfill this app’s mission is the addition of of a search function, or some kind of concordance. I know Strong’s is in the public domain. That way you can look up a specific verse you might want to hear about, and read the commentaries. Some way to filter out certain commentators would be nice, too.
Great app
01/10/2021

Marisauna

There are some things, I think, you have to learn through a mentor. Biblical interpretation is one of these things. If you don’t have access to a live mentor, and even if you do hearing the combined witness of the Fathers will help you out a ton. They are rightly theological heavyweights and passers-on of traditional interpretations.It is unfortunate that there are so few post-Chalcedonian Fathers included in this collection, but seeing as this app is both made by the Oriental Orthodox and designed to be ecumenical, I’m not all that surprised. Either way, the early Fathers provide just as good a witness to the Faith as later ones.One thing I think would help fulfill this app’s mission is the addition of of a search function, or some kind of concordance. I know Strong’s is in the public domain. That way you can look up a specific verse you might want to hear about, and read the commentaries. Some way to filter out certain commentators would be nice, too.
Bible app done right
04/06/2021

Jose Caps
This app is good and has lots of good info. Videos to explain its meaning of each verse and very detailed by the church fathers. Has daily quotes, gives in depth history of each verse from the apostles and saints that took part of Jesus Christ missionary work. But wish it was in Spanish cus my mother doesn’t know English very much. I also wished it had an encyclopedia for words and word bank that talks about the Greek and gives us lessons that we can look at and study it. Would love that it would add more tools like history of the rosary and why the mysteries on it are in the Bible as a way to express the powers of reciting it and where to find it in the Bible. And more, cus that way it can help not only build the faith but also to create this rich archive to find and save more work and show to the world.
Bible app done right
04/06/2021

Jose Caps

This app is good and has lots of good info. Videos to explain its meaning of each verse and very detailed by the church fathers. Has daily quotes, gives in depth history of each verse from the apostles and saints that took part of Jesus Christ missionary work. But wish it was in Spanish cus my mother doesn’t know English very much. I also wished it had an encyclopedia for words and word bank that talks about the Greek and gives us lessons that we can look at and study it. Would love that it would add more tools like history of the rosary and why the mysteries on it are in the Bible as a way to express the powers of reciting it and where to find it in the Bible. And more, cus that way it can help not only build the faith but also to create this rich archive to find and save more work and show to the world.

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