The text from this biblical book is explored as the liturgical and personal prayer book of Jews and Christians for millennia, a book that embraces the entire spectrum of human emotion and experience, speaking as much to people of today as it did to those who first composed it. The overall structure of the book,…
Students explore selected letters of Paul. Topics include authorship, audience, secular and religious contexts. The study of Paul’s writing style brings additional meaning to the texts. Students are prepared for teaching and preaching in the parish and similar settings.
This course addresses the Gospel of John, the letters of John, and the book of Revelation. Students will learn some fundamental principles of biblical interpretation. Then, these principles will be used to explore the Johannine texts, with special attention paid to the Gospel of John. As a course for the continuing education of Catholic Deacons,…
We will study the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke as foundational witnesses to Jesus’ life, death, and Resurrection by looking at their independence and interdependence. The Gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke are called the Synoptic Gospels because of their similarities. The Gospel of John is not included in this description because his material…
Los profetas cuentan la historia del Pueblo Elegido de Dios. Como voces de Dios, también sometieron a escrutinio las acciones de líderes y personas a la luz de la ley de Dios y emitieron advertencias sobre las consecuencias de la desobediencia. Se enfatizan los Profetas Mayores, el curso también cubrirá varios de los Profetas Menores…
The prophets tell the story of God’s Chosen People. As voices of God, they also held the actions of leaders and people up to scrutiny in light of God’s law and issued warnings about the consequences of disobedience. The Major Prophets are emphasized, the course also will cover several of the Minor Prophets and the…
Beginning with an overview of the methodology used for the study of the Old Testament, the course introduces students to the content and structure of the five books of the Torah and their relationship to the other books of Scripture, both the Old and New Testaments. The approach taken to the material is the Documentary…