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Become scripturally literate — and learn how to enjoy your Bible — as you read and discuss the Old and New Testaments, allowing the Holy Spirit to bring God’s word to life! Learn how God’s word is indeed “living” and how everything, even in the Old Testament, points to Jesus.
Total classes: 12 classes plus short daily video lessons
Prerequisite: None
Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th grade
Suggested credit: One full semester Theology or Scripture
Description
This is a continuation of Living Scripture: Independent Study, Part One, which is NOT a prerequisite for this course.
“Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ,” said St. Jerome. The aim of this course is to remedy the Scriptural illiteracy of the average Catholic, even the average devout Catholic. We will read and discuss various sections of the Bible throughout the semester, allowing the Holy Spirit to bring God’s word to life in us and to reveal to us how everything in God’s word is indeed “living” and how everything, even in the Old Testament, points to Jesus.
Peter Kreeft says that you don’t read the Bible; the Bible reads you. He also says that the Bible is “God’s love letter to us.” In this course, we will learn to read that “love letter” from God and we will end up being moved by it.
Outline
We will read five readings from Scripture daily, including selections from:
- An Old Testament Historical book
- A Psalm
- An Old Testament Wisdom or Prophetic book
- A New Testament Epistle or non-Gospel reading
- A Gospel
Mr. O’Brien will post a brief daily video lecture commenting on one or more of that day’s readings. We will then, during our live Monday gatherings, discuss the readings that made the biggest impression on us throughout the previous week.
Materials and Homework
Course Materials: The Holy Bible, any Catholic translation, but we will especially focus on the variety of translations and interlinear versions available online.
Homework: Daily short readings from Scripture, plus a daily video of five to ten minutes to watch and comment upon. Plan on about an hour a day on homework outside of the classroom.
Important Dates
Class Dates: Mondays, January 8 to April 8. No class February 12 or April 1 (Easter Monday)
Starting Time: 11:30 AM Eastern (10:30 Central; 9:30 Mountain; 8:30 Pacific)
Duration per class: 55 minutes
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