Lesson Goals To read the New Testament with understanding. To understand how the New Testament depicts Jesus as the fulfillment of the covenants of the Old Testament. To appreciate, especially,  the importance of God’s everlasting covenant with David for understanding the mission of Jesus and the Church as it is presented in the New Testament. Lesson Outline I. Review and Overview…

Lesson Goals To finish reading the Old Testament (from Joshua to Malachi) and to read with understanding. To understand the broad outlines of the history of Israel in light of God’s covenant with Abraham. To appreciate the crucial importance of God’s everlasting covenant with David. Lesson Outline I. Review and Overview II. Entering the Promised Land A. Joshua at Jericho B. Barbs and Thorns…

Lesson Goals To read the Books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy with understanding. To understand God’s covenant with Israel at Sinai and to see how this covenant looks forward to and is fulfilled in the New Covenant of Jesus Christ. To appreciate the key figures and events - Moses, the Passover, and the vocation of Israel as “a kingdom…

Lesson Goals To read Genesis 12-50 with understanding. To understand God’s covenant with Abraham and to see how that covenant is fulfilled in the New Covenant of Jesus Christ. To appreciate key figures and elements in the Abraham story - Melchizedek, circumcision, the sacrifice of Isaac - as they are interpreted in the Church’s tradition. Lesson Outline I. Review and Overview II. Our…

Lesson Goals To read Genesis 1-12 with understanding. To learn the meaning of the first two covenants of salvation history - the Sabbath, and the covenant made with Noah. To begin to understand the "patterns" of biblical history. Lesson Outline I. Review and Overview II. How to Read Genesis III. Creating a Covenant of Love A. The Love Story of God and Humanity B. The Wedding…

Lesson Goals To learn the "big-picture" overview of the Bible - the story that the Bible tells. To understand the concept of "covenant" and its importance for reading and interpreting the Bible. To learn in general detail the six major covenants in the Bible. Lesson Outline I. Course Introduction and Overview A. How to Read the Bible Cover-to-Cover B. The Covenant Principle: Testimony…