Genesis to Jesus

  Lessons in this Course: 
  (Click any lesson to begin)
  Lesson One        Lesson Four 
  Lesson Two        Lesson Five
  Lesson Three     Lesson Six

  

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Course Description
What is the Bible, where does it come from and what is its purpose? How are Catholics supposed to read the Bible and what story does it have to tell? These are the questions we take up in this "big picture" survey course.

Following an introduction to Catholic teaching about divine revelation and Bible, we jump right in and begin reading. We start with the creation story and Noah's ark, and trace the history of salvation as it unfolds in the series of covenants that God makes with His chosen people - from Abraham and the twelve tribes of Israel to Moses and finally to King David. We see how this history reaches its climax and fulfillment in Jesus and the Church. The aim is to give you a solid outline and overview of the story that the Bible tells, from Genesis to Jesus.

Course Objectives
1. To learn the basic Catholic principles for reading Scripture.

2. To learn about God's covenants in the Bible, and to understand
     their significance for reading and interpreting the Bible.  

3. To learn the broad outlines of the books of the Bible and to 
     understand their place in the story of salvation told in the Bible.


Course Materials
The primary text will be the Bible. And each lesson will provide links to biblical passages cited. In addition, the instructors recommend the following book, which covers much of the material to be studied in this course:

 A Father Who Keeps His Promises:
 God's Covenant Love in Scripture
  by Dr. Scott Hahn, Founder
  The St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology 

Course Instructors
 Dr. Scott Hahn, Founder and President of The St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, is one of the world's most successful Catholic authors and teachers. Read more

 David Scott, Research Fellow and Editorial Director of
 The St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, is Managing 
 Editor of SalvationHistory.com. More

Michael Barber, Research Fellow of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, is one of the most promising Scripture teachers in the Church today. Currently a doctoral student in New Testament Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary, Barber has written the highly regarded, Singing in the Reign: The Psalms and the Liturgy of God's Kingdom (2001), published by Emmaus Road. More