Jesus Foretold and Fulfilled

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’s weekday readings for Advent, take a closer look at the infancy narratives, and receive recommendations for personal prayer practices in preparation for Christmas.

ENROLL

Explore the Scriptures of Advent and Christmas for a richer celebration of these seasons.  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.  Then, take a closer look at the infancy narratives, and the distinctive approaches taken by the Evangelists.  In addition, there will be recommendations for personal prayer practices in preparation for Christmas.  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:

• The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops - New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE) or
• The Christian Classics Ethereal Library Study Bible - New Revised Standard Edition (NRSV)

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, Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, prolific author, and editor, New Testament Abstracts.