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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?

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

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

57
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

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

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

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Map: The Divided Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, ca. 930 BC

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The Torn Kingdom

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Back to the Golden Calf

141
Good and Bad Kings

142
Elijah and Jezebel

143
Elijah at Sinai

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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

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

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Sidebar: With God’s Help, Hezekiah Defends Jerusalem, 701 BC

157
The Great Reform

158
Jeremiah Sees the End of the World

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Map: The Fall of Judah to Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians

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The Exodus Reversed

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The Babylonian Exile

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Map: The Babylonian Empire After the Destruction of Jerusalem

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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

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Jerusalem in the Middle

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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

172
Sidebar: Judas Maccabeus and the Story of Hanukkah

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The Prophecies Fulfilled?

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The Pharisees

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Sidebar: Judaism in New Testament Times

175
The Sadducees

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After the Maccabees

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Herod the Great

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Map: Herod’s Sons Inherit His Kingdom: The “Tetrarchy”

178
When the Time Had Fully Come

179
Map: The Roman Empire, AD 14

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Long‑Term Assignment

180
Vocabulary

182
Study Questions

184
Practical Exercises

186
From the Catechism

187
Chapter 6:
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

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Nunc Dimittis

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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

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Who Sinned?

205
Casting out Demons

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Eating With Sinners

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The Twelve

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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

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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

227a
Chapter Planning Guide

227e
Chapter Objectives

227e
Keys to this Chapter

227f
Key Ideas

228
The Missing Cup

229
In Gethsemane

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Jesus Arrested in Gethsemane

230
Peter’s Denial

231
Blasphemy!

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Judas Repents

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Pilate Examines Jesus

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Jesus Crucified

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Behold Your Mother

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The Last Cup

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Sidebar: Pontius Pilate

239
The Burial of Jesus

239
The Women Who Met the Risen Lord

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The Road to Emmaus: Jesus Revealed in the Eucharist

242
The Power to Forgive and Retain Sins

242
Doubting Thomas

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Back to Galilee

243
Peter’s Redemption

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Map: The Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus

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Fulfilling The Law and the Prophets

245
The Church Before Jesus

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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

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4. Jesus Fulfills the Covenant with Moses

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 The New Exodus

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 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

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

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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

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Map: Paul’s First Journey (Acts 13: 4 — 14: 26)

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Map: Paul’s Second Journey (Acts 15: 40 — 18: 22)

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Map: Paul’s Third Journey (Acts 18: 23 — 21: 17)

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Map: Paul’s Journey to Rome (Acts 21: 26 — 28: 31)

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The New Kingdom

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The Church Perfectly Fulfills the Davidic Covenant

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The Davidic Covenant: Seven Primary Features

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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 Three

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Chapter Four

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Chapter Five

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Chapter Six

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Chapter Seven

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