Do you want
to know the mind and heart of God? And to
grow in the knowledge of his truth and
love? The Scriptures, also called the Holy
Bible, are the living and active Word of
God. God speaks to us through the inspired
words of the Bible.
Aim:
The
following Scripture Study Course [see Table of
Contents] aims to help people read
and study the Scriptures as God's word
for us today. It is designed to help
Christians from all the mainstream
traditions - Catholic, Protestant, and
Orthodox - who accept the Bible as God's
authoritative Word.
Goal:
The goal
of the Scripture Study Course is
twofold:
First,
to help people understand the unity of
the Scriptures - how the Old Testament
prefigures and prepares the way for the
coming of Jesus Christ in the New
Testament, and how the New Testament
fulfills and unveils the hidden meaning
of the Old Testament.
Second,
to help readers better learn how to
spiritually and prayerfully read the
Scriptures as the living and active Word
of God and at the same time interpret
the Scriptures in a spiritual way, with
the help and guidance of the Holy
Spirit, that helps us apply the wisdom
and truth of God's word to our daily
lives.
Format:
Topics:
Each section of the course contains one
or two presentations on a particular
topic. The topics include: The unity of
the Old and New Testaments, Hearing the
living and active Word of God in
Scripture and being taught by the Holy
Spirit, Interpreting the Scriptures and
distinguishing the literal and spiritual
senses of the Scriptures, the spiritual
power and authority of the Scriptures,
Old Testament types, signs,
figures, and symbols that foreshadow and
prefigure Christ's work of salvation.
Reflections:
The topical presentation is followed by
a series of 4 or 5 daily Scripture
readings and reflections which are based
on the topical presentation.
Articles/Essays:
The daily Scripture reflections are
followed by a selection of short
articles/essays by Scripture scholars
from Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox
traditions.
Table of Contents:
All of the
links
for the topic presentations,
reflections, and articles/essays can be
found in the Table
of
Contents.
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> Table
of
Contents
