Introduction to the Sacred Scriptures is designed to introduce students to the Canon of Sacred Scripture. There are no prerequisites for this course; the instructor will presume that students have little to no academic knowledge of the Bible. The course will include a study of the ecclesial documents that help guide Catholic scriptural scholarship and…
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 is an introduction to the theology of the Johannine texts of Holy Scripture: The Gospel of John, the three letters of John, and the book of Revelation. Special attention is given to exegesis and interpretation in light of ministry and preaching.
This course is an introduction to the content and theology of the Synoptic Gospels and Luke’s sequel to his Gospel the Book of Acts. Special attention will be given to the art of theology and ministry to the Word of God paying attention to ways Matthew, Mark and Luke have constructed their gospels as a…
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…
This course introduces students to the four canonical gospels as the principal witness for the life and teaching of Jesus handed on to us in writing. Special attention is devoted to appreciating the inter-relatedness of the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke), how they differ from John’s gospel, and how the tensions generated by those…
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…
El Pentateuco, los cinco primeros libros de la Biblia, cuenta la historia del origen de Israel, narrada en el contexto de la creación, el pecado y la promesa de Dios de bendecir a toda la humanidad en Abraham. Dios salva a los descendientes de Abraham, los israelitas, de sus enemigos, los invita a convertirse en…