Become scripturally 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: Independent Study, Part One with Kevin O’Brien:
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First, read the course materials below before the first class meeting.
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Then have a notebook ready and available for class notes each live session.
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Read assignments before class.
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Watch that week’s recording if you need to revisit information from our live session.
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Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that week.
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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.
Special notes: This is Part One of an 8-part series. Students can start or end the series at any time and are not required to take the full series.
Total Classes: 12 classes plus short daily (Monday to Friday) recorded lectures.
Duration: 55 minutes
Prerequisite: None
Suggested Grade Level: 8th to 12th grade
Suggested Credit: One full semester Theology
Class Instructor: Kevin O’Brien
Instructor Email: kevin@grunky.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 you don’t read the Bible; the Bible reads you. He also says 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
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An Old Testament Historical book
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A Psalm
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An Old Testament Wisdom or Prophetic book
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A New Testament Epistle or non-Gospel reading
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A Gospel
Mr. O’Brien will post a brief daily video lecture commenting on one of 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.
- Teacher: Kevin OBrien