an overview of the bible review and part ii ascension men’s bible study
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AN OVERVIEW OF THE BIBLE Review and Part II
Ascension Men’s
Bible Study
Review
• What is the primary story throughout the Bible?– The Bible is the story of God’s Love for His
chosen people.• What method does God use to express
His love for His chosen people?– Expressed by relating God’s Covenants in
the stories given to us in the Books of the Bible
Review
• What are the six covenants?
Covenants
Covenant Mediator
Covenant Role
Covenant form
Covenant Sign
Adam
Husband
Marriage
Sabbath
Noah
Father
Household
Rainbow
Abram
Chieftain
Tribe
Circumcision
Moses
Judge
Nation
Passover
David
King
National Kingdom
Throne
JesusJesus
Royal High PriestRoyal High Priest
Catholic ChurchCatholic Church
Eucharist
It means to “come together” or “to agree”. Involves a formal, solemn and binding pact between two or more parties. Each party must live up to its end of the bargain. It is more than a contract in that it is an exchange of persons versus the exchange of properties.
It is sworn by a promise and an oath
What is a Covenant?
Gen 1:26 – 2:3
Gen 9:8-17
Scripture Reference
Gen 12:1-3; 22:16-18
Ex 19:5-6; 3:4-10
2 Sm 7:8-19
Mt 26:26-28
The development of the Bible
• Oral Traditions/stories• Scribes began writing down these accounts as
literacy was developed• Assembly of the stories was first started in the
time of the Kings• Prophets were often literate or had scribes who
wrote for them• New Testament writings were written by clerks
or assistants of the apostles, eye witnesses, or by the Apostles themselves
The development of the Bible
• Inspiration of the Scriptures:• When and where does “inspiration” take
place?– Writing of the Scripture– Preaching of the Word– Individual letting the Holy Spirit speak to us
• Hearing the Word – i.e. homilies• Reading the Word – individually or in groups
How was it assembled?
• What do we know about how the Bible was put together?– Assembling the Bible (library) took a long
time– Choices had to be made about which
writings– General usage within Judaism and
Christianity played a major role.
The “Canon”
• What is the Canon and how it was developed– The books included in the Canon were in common
use in the Christian community from early on as the teachings of the Apostles were written – by approximately 300 A.D. a definitive set were in general use
– The books supported the theme of God’s love for his people.
– The Official Roman Catholic Bible was not approved in its final form until the Council of Trent in the 16th Century (translations continue to be updated and adjusted based on new discoveries and informatio)
The Books of the Bible• How are the books organized/arranged?• OLD TESTAMENT• The Pentateuch• Historical Books• Wisdom Books• Prophetic Books• NEW TESTAMENT• Gospels• New Testament Letters• Catholic Letters
What is the relationship between the Old Testament and the New
Testament– The New Testament is revealed through the
Old Testament when we see the “types” or representatives of Jesus in the Old Testament figures.
Introduction to the Bible Part II
Word Studies
Relationship of the Covenant to our Catholic Faith Expression
Becoming Familiar with our new Catholic Study Bible
Word Studies in our Catholic Faith expression
• Canon• Covenant• Inspiration• Canon• Catholic• Prophetic• Typology
Our Catholic Faith Expression
• What do we mean when we speak of the “Canon”?• Canon: 120 It was by the apostolic Tradition that the
Church discerned which writings are to be included in the list of the sacred books. This complete list is called the canon of Scripture. It includes 46 books for the Old Testament (45 if we count Jeremiah and Lamentations as one) and 27 for the New.
Our Catholic Faith Expression
• What does the term “Covenant” mean?• Covenant: 1150 Signs of the covenant. The
Chosen People received from God distinctive signs and symbols that marked its liturgical life. These are … signs of the covenant, symbols of God's mighty deeds for his people. Among these liturgical signs from the Old Covenant are circumcision, anointing and consecration of kings and priests, laying on of hands, sacrifices, and above all the Passover. The Church sees in these signs a prefiguring of the sacraments of the New Covenant.
Our Catholic Faith Expression• When we speak of the “inspiration of the scriptures”
what is meant?• Inspiration: CCC105 God is the author of Sacred
Scriptures. … which are contained and presented … have been written down under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit." “The church… relying on the faith of the apostolic age, accepts as sacred and canonical the books of the Old and the New Testaments, … written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, they have God as their author, and have been handed on as such to the Church herself."
Our Catholic Faith Expression
• What does the word “Catholic” mean? • Catholic: 830 The word "catholic" means "universal,"
… The Church is catholic in a double sense: First, the Church is catholic because Christ is present in her. "Where there is Christ Jesus, there is the Catholic Church." In her subsists the fullness of Christ's body united with its head; this implies that she receives from him "the fullness of the means of salvation" which he has willed: correct and complete confession of faith, full sacramental life, and ordained ministry in apostolic succession. The Church was, in this fundamental sense, catholic on the day of Pentecost and will always be so until the day of the Parousia.
Our Catholic Faith Expression
• We refer to ourselves as “Christians”. What does Christian or Christianity mean?
• Christianity: 108 … Christianity is the religion of the "Word" of God, a word which is "not a written and mute word, but the Word which is incarnate and living". … Christ, … through the Holy Spirit, "opens [our] minds to understand the Scriptures."
Our Catholic Faith Expression
• Prophets play an important role in the Bible. What does “Prophet” or “Prophetic” mean?
• Prophets: 2595 The prophets summoned the people to conversion of heart and, while zealously seeking the face of God, like Elijah, they interceded for the people.
• 1286 In the Old Testament the prophets announced that the Spirit of the Lord would rest on the hoped-for Messiah for his saving mission. The descent of the Holy Spirit on Jesus at his baptism by John was the sign that this was he who was to come, the Messiah, the Son of God. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit; his whole life and his whole mission are carried out in total communion with the Holy Spirit whom the Father gives him "without measure."
Our Catholic Faith Expression
• An important tool of Roman Catholic Theology (study of the scriptures) is “Typology”. What is this tool?
• Typology: its’ purpose and value studies how Christ was foreshadowed in the Old Testament (Adam, Abraham, Isaac, Melchizedek, Passover lamb, temple) thereby revealing the profound unity of the Old and New Covenants.
How does the Covenant Relationship impact our Catholic
Faith Expression?
• Covenants are based on an Oath sworn by God and his people
• Oath = (Latin) Sacramentum• Each time we experience one of the
sacraments we are renewing our covenant oath with God.
Becoming Familiar with
our new study Bible
Highlights of the study Bible:
• Table of Contents
• Alphabetical listing of the books and abbreviations
• Reading Guide
• The Old Testament
• The New Testament
• Footnotes and Scripture references
• Glossary
• Lectionary
• Index to the Reading Guide
• Concordance
• Maps and index to the maps
Table of Contents Pg V
Alphabetical listing of books and abbreviations: pg XV
Reading Guide pg 1
The Old Testament pg 1
The New Testament pg 1331
Introduction to each Book i.e. pg 1400
Footnotes and Scripture References i.e. pg 1403
Glossary: pg 1781
Lectionaries: Sunday Mass pg 1809, Weekdays pg 1815
Index to Reading Guide pg 1823
Concordance pg 1854
Maps and Map Index follow the concordance
Map Index
Enjoy your new copy of the Holy Scriptures