- Catholic Liturgy & Scripture
o Hebrew Scriptural Reading
o Letter’s of Paul
o One of the Four Gospels
- Old Testament Relationship / Meaning
- How are the readings told?
o A, B, & C years
o Which year are we in?
o How does the O.T. relate to the N.T.?
- Elements of the Old Testament
o 1. God of Israel: not impersonal
o 2. Events of the O.T.: Not random
o 3. Prophets: Role of God’s messenger
o 4. History: Focused on the future
ß Who is the future?
ß What person?
o 5. God extends reign through peace & justice
- The Messiah
o Christos
o Christ
o “The Anointed One”
- Revelation
- Background of Judaism & O.T.
- Differences between Jewish and Christian understanding of the O.T.
- I. O.T. “What it’s worth…”
o A. Look as single revelatory experience
o B. Affirmation of God
o C. Message of the prophets & demand for social justice (Amos)
- II. Christian Church & Events of Hebrew History
o Proof of God’s existence
o Proof of God interacting
- St. Paul
o What are his parallels?
o N.T. understanding in relation to O.T.
- New Testament:
o diatheke
- The Word of God
- Catholic Church & the N.T.
- Generalizations of Scripture
o 1. No single portrait of Jesus
o 2. Views of Jesus
ß Christology for above
ß Christology from below
o 3. Understanding Jesus
ß Titles of Christ
o 4. Jesus: Wore Many Hats
o 5. Central: Jesus’ death & resurrection
o 6. Jesus is a human
- Church and Jesus
o Scripture = rich
o Speaks to every age
o Being Catholic and listening to scripture…
- Many Faces of Christ
- Synoptic Gospels vs. John
o Mark
o Matthew
o Luke
o * John *
o When were they written?
o What audience were they written for?
o What does the time and audience have to do with 21st Century American Catholics?
o Which Gospel is different than the others? How does the Gospel begin?
ß In the beginning there was the Word / and the Word was made flesh.
ß What does Word mean for the Gentiles and Jews?
- Christology
o Study of Christ
o Christos
o Logos
- Views of Jesus:
o Hypostatic Union
o Apollinarianism
o Nestorianism
