Bible Overview

• The Bible
  -- The Divine Library of Sacred Scriptures
  
  
• Inspiration
  -- A supernatural impulse to write with the assistance of divine illumination
  
  
• The "Senses" of Holy Scripture
  -- How to read and understand the Bible
  
  
• Preservation of the Bible Text
  -- Two Millennia Dedicated to the Preservation of the Text
  

Bible Versions

• The Hebrew Bible
  -- No official version existed at the time of Our Lord
  
  
• The Samaritan Pentateuch
  -- The Hebrew Pentateuch in Samaritan characters
  
  
• The Greek Translations of the Bible
  -- Greek Translations & Corrections in the Early Church
  
  
• The Latin Versions of the Bible
  -- Origin and revision of the Latin Bible manuscripts

Old Testament

• The Formation of the Canon of the Old Testament
  - The Church relies on Apostolic Tradition
  
  
• Number, Order, and Arrangement of the Old Testament Books
  -- Differences between Hebrew and Catholic Scripture
  
  
• The Messianic Prophecies
  -- The entire Old Testament is prophetic of the Messiah
  

Old Testament Issues

• The Parables of the Old Testament
  -- Riddles, veiled sayings, allegories, proverbs, and solemn utterances
  
  
• The Miracles of the Old Testament
  -- The Powers of Nature are Transcended to Various Degrees
  

The Historical Books of the Bible

• Genesis
  
  
• Exodus
  
  
• Leviticus
  
  
• Numbers
  
  
• Deuteronomy
  
  
• Joshua / Josue
  
  
• Judges
  
  
• Ruth
  
  
• I-IV Kings -- Coming soon
  
  
• I-II Paralipomena (Chronicles) -- Coming soon
  
  
• I-II Esdras (Ezra and Nehemiah) -- Coming soon
  
  
• Tobit / Tobias - New
  
  
• Judith - New
  
  
• Esther - New

The Sapiential and Poetical Books

• Job
  
  
• The Psalter -- Coming soon
  
  
• Proverbs
  
  
• Ecclesiastes
  
  
• The Canticle of Canticles -- Coming soon
  
  
• Wisdom -- Coming soon
  
  
• Ecclesiasticus -- Coming soon

The Prophetical Books

• On the Prophets in General
  
  
• Isaiah / Isaias -- Coming soon
  
  
• Jeremiah / Jeremias
  
  
• Lamentations
  
  
• Baruch
  
  
• Ezechiel
  
  
• Daniel -- Coming soon
  
  
• Hosea / Osee
  
  
• Joel
  
  
• Amos
  
  
• Obadiah / Abdias
  
  
• Jonah / Jonas
  
  
• Micah / Micheas
  
  
• Nahum
  
  
• Habakkuk / Habacuc
  
  
• Zephaniah / Sophonias
  
  
• Haggai / Aggeus
  
  
• Zachariah / Zacharias
  
  
• Malachi / Malachias
  

Supplemental Historical Books

• I-II Maccabees -- Coming soon
  
  

New Testament

• The New Testament in General
  -- In relation to the Old Testament and the Church
  
  
• Canon of the New Testament
  -- The formation of the New Testament list of sacred books
  
  
• Textual Criticism of the New Testament
  -- Its Function, Materials, and Usage
  

New Testament Issues

• The Synoptic Problem
  -- How did the Synoptic Gospels come to be so similar?
  
  
• Decisions of the Biblical Commission on the Gospels
  -- Regarding the four Gospels
  
  
• Parables of the New Testament
  -- A story about earthly things, but with a spiritual message
  
  
• Miracles of the New Testament
  -- Action or proof by Divine power outside the ordinary course of nature
  

Jewish Life in the Time of Christ

• The "Sects" of the Jews
  -- Josephus on the Pharisees and the Sadducees
  
  
• Jewish Official or Political Life
  -- Scribes, Sanhedrin, Publicans, Money and Tribute
  
  
• Jewish Religious Life
  -- Jewish Proselytes, the Dispersion, Synagogues, and the Temple
  
  
• Languages in New Testament Palestine
  -- Some Common Misconceptions Addressed
  

The Principal Versions of the New Testament

• The Greek Testament
  -- The lingua franca of the early centuries of Christianity
  
  
• The Syriac New Testament
  -- The Peshitta and other important Bible versions
  
  
• The Coptic New Testament
  -- Documenting the spread of Christianity in Egypt
  
  
• The Latin New Testament
  -- Origin and revision of the Latin New Testament manuscripts
  

The Gospels

• An Overview of the Gospels
  -- The "good news" first preached and then written.
  
  
• The Gospel According to St. Matthew
  -- The author, "sources," and characteristics of the first Gospel
  
  
• The Gospel According to St. Mark
  -- The author, characteristics, and authenticity of the second Gospel
  
  
• The Gospel According to St. Luke
  -- The author, "sources," and characteristics of the third Gospel
  
  
• The Gospel According to St. John
  -- The author, analysis, and authenticity of the fourth Gospel