Sacred scripture revealed though Bible Study

The Catholic Mass is deeply Biblical, and yet too often Catholics feel ignorant of the Bible, even though they’ve been “listening” to the Bible readings every Sunday throughout their lives.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church outlines three essential characteristics of Catholic exegesis.

• Pay attention “to the content and unity of the whole of Scripture.”  View the unity of the Old and New Testaments. The New is hidden in the Old, and the Old is fulfilled and made fully understood in the New, all as part of God’s mysterious plan of salvation.

• Interpret the Bible within “the living Tradition of the whole Church.” The role of the Holy Spirit is guiding the process of interpretation throughout church history, and the magisterium interprets Scripture definitively in cases of doubt.

• Pay attention to the “analogy of faith,” that is, “the coherence of truths” contained in God’s revelation. Though we may not comprehend every detail of God’s plan of salvation, there is an internal coherence to it embedded in the Scriptures.

Get involved with Bible Study in your growing relationship with Jesus Christ through study and formation with fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. Group participants study the Word of God and connect the Word with life through prayer, conversation and reflection.

Contact your local parish for additional information.