TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Abbreviations Used for the Books of the Bible
x
General Abbreviations
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Overview
T298
Catholic Prayers and Devotions
1
Chapter 1:
What Is the Bible?
What Is the Bible?
1a
Chapter Planning Guide
1e
Chapter Objectives
1e
Keys to this Chapter
1f
Key Ideas
2
Introductory Lesson
3
What Catholics Believe About the Bible
3
Sidebar: What Does It Mean to Say the Bible Is Divinely Inspired?
4
How the Bible Was Written
5
The Bible Is Sacred Literature
6
The Bible Is Religious
6
Sidebar: Does the Bible Contain Any Errors? Is Everything in the Bible True?
7
Spiritual Senses
8
What “Salvation History” Is
9
Chart: Covenant History
10
Look to the Church for Guidance
11
What to Read First
12
Pray
13
How the Canon Came to Be
13
Sidebar: What Is the Canon of the Bible?
14
The Canon of Scripture
15
The Old Testament
16
The Books of the Old Testament
16
The Law
17
Sidebar: J, E, D, and P
18
History
20
Wisdom
20
Sidebar: What Is Wisdom Literature?
21
Prophecy
22
Sidebar: What Is Prophetic Literature?
23
Sidebar: Finding the Date
24
What Typology Is and How It Works
25
The New Testament
25
How the New Testament Is Organized
25
The New Law: The Four Gospels
26
Matthew
26
Mark
27
Luke
28
John
28
History: The Acts of the Apostles
28
Wisdom: The Epistles
30
Prophecy: The Revelation
31
Long‑Term Assignment
31
Vocabulary
32
Study Questions
34
Practical Exercises
36
From the Catechism
39
Chapter 2:
In the Beginning
In the Beginning
39a
Chapter Planning Guide
39e
Chapter Objectives
39e
Keys to this Chapter
39f
Key Ideas
40
Days 1–3: Creating Form
40
First Day: Time
40
Second Day: Space
41
Third Day: Life
41
Days 4–6: Filling the Void
41
Fourth Day: The Rulers of Time
41
Fifth Day: The Rulers of Space
42
Sixth Day: The Rulers of Life
42
Day 7: God Rested
42
Seventh Day: The Sabbath Covenant with Creation
43
Sidebar: Creation and Evolution
44
Creation: A Covenant with the Universe
45
Understanding Time as Part of Creation
46
Creation Is Good
46
The Creation of Human Beings in the Image of God
47
Sidebar: Is It True?
48
The Marriage Covenant
48
God Our Father
50
The Fall
51
Spiritual Death
52
“Where Are You?”
52
The First Gospel
52
The Curse
53
Evil
53
The Evil Line of Cain
54
The Righteous Line of Seth
55
The Sons of God and the Daughters of Men
56
The Flood
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Sidebar: Did the Flood Really Happen?
58
The Covenant with Noah
59
Sidebar: Another Story of the Flood
60
The Arrogance of the Children of Ham
61
Sidebar: The Real Tower of Babel
62
Abraham, Our Father
63
The Promises to Abram
64
1. God’s Oath: Land and a Nation
65
2. God’s Oath: Kingship and a Name
66
3. The Binding of Isaac and God’s Third Oath
69
Finding a Wife for Isaac
70
Jacob and Esau
72
Jacob and Laban
73
Twelve Sons
73
Sidebar: The Twelve Tribes of Israel
74
Wrestling with God: Jacob Named Israel
74
Joseph’s Brothers Sell Him as a Slave
76
God Turns Evil into an Instrument of Salvation
78
Long‑Term Assignment
78
Vocabulary
80
Study Questions
82
Practical Exercises
84
From the Catechism
87
Chapter 3:
Exodus, the Law, and the Rise of the Kingdom
Exodus, the Law, and the Rise of the Kingdom
87a
Chapter Planning Guide
87e
Chapter Objectives
87e
Keys to this Chapter
87f
Key Ideas
88
The Birth and Rescue of Moses
88
Moses Rebels
89
The Burning Bush: God Reveals His Name to Moses
91
The Message to Pharaoh
91
The Plagues
93
The Passover
94
The Passover Lamb as a Type of Christ
95
Escape from Egypt
95
Map: The Route of the Exodus
96
Spiritual Food in the Wilderness
98
The Covenant at Sinai
100
The Temple in Heaven and on Earth
100
The Golden Calf Changes Israel’s Relationship with God
101
The Institution of the Priesthood
102
After the Fall
103
Heaven on Earth
103
The Law
104
In the Wilderness
105
The Constitution of Israel
106
Sidebar: The Tabernacle in the Wilderness
107
The Conquest Begins
108
Sidebar: Jericho
108
Map: The Route of the Spies
109
Map: Canaan at the Time of the Conquest, ca. 1406 BC
110
Joshua’s Covenant with Israel
110
Map: The Capture of the Ark by the Philistines and the Return of the Ark to the Israelites
111
Sidebar: The Right Time to Attack
111
Map: The Invasion of Canaan
112
The Judges
112
Samuel the King-maker
113
Saul, the Anointed One
113
Saul’s First Big Mistake
114
Saul’s Second Big Mistake
115
The Man After God’s Own Heart
116
Map: The Kingdom of Saul, ca. 1050 BC
117
Long‑Term Assignment
117
Vocabulary
118
Study Questions
120
Practical Exercises
123
From the Catechism
125
Chapter 4:
The Kingdom of David
The Kingdom of David
125a
Chapter Planning Guide
125e
Chapter Objectives
125e
Keys to this Chapter
125f
Key Ideas
126
Jerusalem, David’s New Capital
127
Bringing the Ark to Jerusalem
128
Map: David’s Kingdom
129
The Covenant with David
129
The Davidic Covenant: Seven Primary Features
131
The Davidic Covenant: Three Secondary Features
132
Wise King Solomon
133
Imperial Israel
134
The Wisdom of Solomon
135
Solomon Builds the Temple
136
Sidebar: Building Materials for Solomon’s Temple
137
Solomon’s Pride and Apostasy
138
Sidebar: The Idol Gods of Solomon’s Wives
139
Map: The Divided Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, ca. 930 BC
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The Torn Kingdom
141
Back to the Golden Calf
141
Good and Bad Kings
142
Elijah and Jezebel
143
Elijah at Sinai
144
Map: The Journeys of Elijah and Elisha
145
Elijah and Elisha
146
The Assyrian Threat
147
The End of Israel
147
Map: The Downfall of Israel, ca. 721 BC
148
Long‑Term Assignment
148
Vocabulary
148
Study Questions
150
Practical Exercises
153
Chapter 5:
Conquest and Exile: A Remnant Returns
Conquest and Exile: A Remnant Returns
153a
Chapter Planning Guide
153e
Chapter Objectives
153e
Keys to this Chapter
153f
Key Ideas
154
The Great Prophet Isaiah
156
The Wicked King Manasseh
156
Sidebar: With God’s Help, Hezekiah Defends Jerusalem, 701 BC
157
The Great Reform
158
Jeremiah Sees the End of the World
159
Map: The Fall of Judah to Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians
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The Exodus Reversed
160
The Babylonian Exile
162
Map: The Babylonian Empire After the Destruction of Jerusalem
163
Cyrus the Messiah
163
Beginning the New Jerusalem
164
Ezra the Scribe
165
What God Really Wants
165
The Promise Unfulfilled
166
Only One World to Conquer
166
Jerusalem in the Middle
168
Map: Conquests of Alexander the Great, ca. 336–323 BC
169
The Final Desecration
169
Amazing Success of the Maccabees
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Map: The Hasmonean Kingdom, ca. 165–37 BC
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What the Jews Believed
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Sidebar: Judas Maccabeus and the Story of Hanukkah
173
The Prophecies Fulfilled?
173
The Pharisees
174
Sidebar: Judaism in New Testament Times
175
The Sadducees
175
After the Maccabees
176
Herod the Great
177
Map: Herod’s Sons Inherit His Kingdom: The “Tetrarchy”
178
When the Time Had Fully Come
179
Map: The Roman Empire, AD 14
180
Long‑Term Assignment
180
Vocabulary
182
Study Questions
184
Practical Exercises
186
From the Catechism
187
Chapter 6:
The Life of Jesus Christ
The Life of Jesus Christ
187a
Chapter Planning Guide
187e
Chapter Objectives
187e
Keys to this Chapter
187f
Key Ideas
188
The Son of David
190
Hail Mary
192
The Birth of Jesus
194
Nunc Dimittis
195
The Epiphany
196
The Holy Innocents
196
Teaching the Teachers
198
John the Baptist Makes Straight the Way
199
The Baptism of Jesus
200
The Temptation in the Wilderness
202
Healing the Sick
203
Map: Jesus’ Galilean Ministry
204
Who Sinned?
205
Casting out Demons
206
Eating With Sinners
207
The Twelve
207
Teaching with Authority
207
Parables
208
Map: Jesus’ Journey to Jerusalem
210
The Kingdom of God Is at Hand
210
Born from Above
212
The Letter of the Law Is not Enough
214
The Last Shall Be First
215
The First Shall Be Last
216
Love Your Enemies
217
God’s Grace Is Undeserved
218
Pray Without Ceasing
218
Jesus Is the Bread of Life
220
Long‑Term Assignment
220
Vocabulary
222
Study Questions
223
Practical Exercises
225
From the Catechism
227
Chapter 7:
The Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ
The Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ
227a
Chapter Planning Guide
227e
Chapter Objectives
227e
Keys to this Chapter
227f
Key Ideas
228
The Missing Cup
229
In Gethsemane
230
Jesus Arrested in Gethsemane
230
Peter’s Denial
231
Blasphemy!
232
Judas Repents
232
Pilate Examines Jesus
234
Jesus Crucified
236
Behold Your Mother
236
The Last Cup
238
Sidebar: Pontius Pilate
239
The Burial of Jesus
239
The Women Who Met the Risen Lord
241
The Road to Emmaus: Jesus Revealed in the Eucharist
242
The Power to Forgive and Retain Sins
242
Doubting Thomas
242
Back to Galilee
243
Peter’s Redemption
244
Map: The Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus
245
Fulfilling The Law and the Prophets
245
The Church Before Jesus
246
1. Jesus Fulfills the Covenant with Adam
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2. Jesus Fulfills the Covenant with Noah
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3. Jesus Fulfills the Covenant with Abraham
249
4. Jesus Fulfills the Covenant with Moses
249
The New Exodus
250
Jesus the Passover Lamb
250
5. Jesus Fulfills the Covenant with David
252
Long‑Term Assignment
252
Vocabulary
253
Study Questions
255
Practical Exercises
256
From the Catechism
259
Chapter 8:
The Birth of the Church
The Birth of the Church
259a
Chapter Planning Guide
259e
Chapter Objectives
259e
Keys to this Chapter
259f
Key Ideas
260
Restoring the Kingdom
261
Map: Judaism at the Time of Christ
262
The Election of Matthias
262
Pentecost
263
Sidebar: The Upper Room
264
Peter’s Authority
265
The Martyrdom of Stephen
267
What the Early Christian Community Was Like
267
Philip Baptizes the Ethiopian
269
Map: Early Spread of “The Good News”
270
Saul the Persecutor
271
Saul’s Conversion
272
Are Christians Jews?
272
The Council of Jerusalem
274
Apostle to the Gentiles
275
The Law Was Our Custodian
276
Sin Brings Death through the Law
276
St. Paul’s Doctrine of Justification
278
St. Paul’s Travels
279
Map: Paul’s First Journey (Acts 13: 4 — 14: 26)
280
Map: Paul’s Second Journey (Acts 15: 40 — 18: 22)
280
Map: Paul’s Third Journey (Acts 18: 23 — 21: 17)
281
Map: Paul’s Journey to Rome (Acts 21: 26 — 28: 31)
282
The New Kingdom
283
The Church Perfectly Fulfills the Davidic Covenant
283
The Davidic Covenant: Seven Primary Features
285
The Davidic Covenant: Three Secondary Features
286
The Catholic Church in Scripture
287
The Primacy of Peter
288
Councils of the Whole Church
288
Sacraments
289
Baptism
289
Confirmation
290
Eucharist
291
Penance
291
Anointing Of the Sick
292
Holy Orders
292
Matrimony
294
What Jesus Taught About the End of History
294
The End of the Old Covenant
296
The Vision of the Heavenly Liturgy
297
The Liturgy of the Word
299
The Heavenly Eucharist
301
The Beasts
302
The New Jerusalem
303
The Warning and the Promise
305
Map: Christian Churches and Communities AD 100
306
Vocabulary
307
Study Questions
310
Practical Exercises
313
From the Catechism
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Chapter One
T23
Chapter Two
T53
Chapter Three
T77
Chapter Four
T95
Chapter Five
T113
Chapter Six
T137
Chapter Seven
T161
Chapter Eight
RESOURCE MATERIALS
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Chapter One
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Chapter Two
T204
Chapter Three
T209
Chapter Four
T214
Chapter Five
T219
Chapter Six
T224
Chapter Seven
T229
Chapter Eight
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Chapter One
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Chapter Two
T244
Chapter Three
T248
Chapter Four
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Chapter Five
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Chapter Six
T260
Chapter Seven
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Chapter Eight
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Chapter One
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Chapter Two
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Chapter Three
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Chapter Four
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Chapter Five
T288
Chapter Six
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Chapter Seven
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Chapter Eight
