School Notes

Date posted: 聽 Feb 24, 2023

Jesus Foretold and Fulfilled

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Fee: $30 | Three Weeks
Explore the Scriptures of Advent and Christmas for a richer celebration of these seasons. You will have the opportunity to break open the Church鈥檚 weekday readings for Advent,聽take a closer look at the infancy narratives, and receive聽recommendations for personal prayer practices in preparation for Christmas.

Explore the Scriptures of Advent and Christmas for a richer celebration of these seasons.聽 In this course you will have the opportunity to break open the Church's weekday readings for Advent, with emphasis on the dynamic of promise and fulfillment between the Old and New Testament readings as they are organized in the Lectionary.聽 Then, take a closer look at the infancy narratives, and the distinctive approaches taken by the Evangelists.聽 In addition, there will be recommendations for personal prayer practices in preparation for Christmas.聽 No prior experience in Scripture study is necessary.

Featuring videos with the late Rev. Daniel J. Harrington, S.J.

Topics

  • Week 1: Introduction to the Course
  • Week 2: Jesus Foretold and Fulfilled in the Readings of Advent
  • Week 3: Jesus Fulfilled in the Infancy Narratives

Additional Materials Needed:

Although there is a Bible available online, you may wish to have a Bible available in hard copy also.

For online Bibles, we recommend:

  • 听辞谤

All other readings are downloadable from the course site or available via links to other Internet sites.

Content Scholar:

The late Fr. Daniel J. Harrington, S.J., professor of New Testament, md传媒国产剧 College School of Theology and Ministry, prolific author, and editor,聽New Testament Abstracts.