(Recorded Course) Living Scripture, Part Six with Kevin O’Brien

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Become spiritually literate -- and learn how to enjoy your Bible as you read and discuss the Old and New Testaments, allowing the Holy Spirit to bring God’s word to life! Learn how God’s word is indeed “living” and how everything, even in the Old Testament, points to Jesus. 

How to get the most out of Living Scripture, Part Six with Kevin O’Brien:

  • First, read the course materials below before the first class meeting.

  • Then have a notebook ready and available for class notes each live session.

  • Read assignments before class meetings

  • Watch that week’s recording if you need to revisit information from our live session.

  • Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that week.

  • Once the course is completed to the parent's and professor’s satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.

NOTES: Students are welcomed to join us midyear if there are open seats. Part Five is not a prerequisite. 

Total classes: 12

Duration: 55 minutes per class

Prerequisite: None. Students need not have taken Living Scripture parts One through Five. This class will pick up with where we left off in the Bible at the end of Living Scripture Four, but students are welcome to join the course in any given semester, as we slowly work our way through the entire Bible!

Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th grade.

Suggested credit: One full semester Theology or Scripture

Instructors: Kevin O’Brien

Instructor email: kevin@classeswithkevin.com

Course description: “Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ,” said St. Jerome. 

The aim of this course is to remedy the Scriptural illiteracy of the average Catholic, even the average devout Catholic. We will read and discuss various sections of the Bible throughout the Semester, allowing the Holy Spirit to bring God’s word to life in us and to reveal to us how everything in God’s word is indeed “living” and how everything, even in the Old Testament, points to Jesus. Peter Kreeft says that you don’t read the Bible, the Bible reads you. He also says that the Bible is “God’s love letter to us.” In this course, we will learn to read that “love letter” from God and we will end up being moved by it.

Course outline: We will read five readings from Scripture daily, including selections from:

1. An Old Testament Historical book - beginning in Exodus

2. A Psalm

3. An Old Testament Wisdom or Prophetic book - beginning with Sirach

4. A New Testament Epistle or non-Gospel reading - beginning with Ephesians

5. A Gospel

Mr. O’Brien will post a brief daily video lecture commenting on one or more of that day’s readings. We will then, during our live Monday gatherings, discuss the readings that made the biggest impression on us throughout the previous week.

Course materials: The Holy Bible, any translation, but we will especially focus on the variety of translations and interlinear versions available online.

Homework: Five rather short daily readings from Scripture, plus a daily video of five to ten minutes to watch and comment upon. Plan on about an hour a day.