Pre-class Reading:
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, §279 -324
- Divino Afflante Spiritu | Vatican Document
- Humani Generis | Vatican Document
- Book: In the Beginning: A Catholic Understanding of Creation and Fall | Pope Benedict XVI
9/1/24 – Re-Intro to Bible Study; Science and Religion
- Class Slides
- Class Recording
- USCCB – Genesis – Introduction
- Video: How Does the Church Teach Creation Story in Genesis | Catholic Answers
- Article: How do Catholics Understand the Creation Account of Genesis and Evolution?| Catholic Answers
- Pope Francis, Address to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Oct 27, 2014
- Video: Bishop Barron on Misreading Genesis
- Video: Catholics and the Big Bang Theory | Catholicism in Focus
- Video: The Big Bang, Evolution, and Catholicism | Trent Horn
- Video: Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J. – “Science, the Creation of the Universe and Beyond”
- Video: Where are Dinosaurs in the Creation Story? | Catholic Breakfast
- Video: We Love Science! | Catholic Breakfast
- Video: We Believe in a Creator God | Catholic Breakfast
- Video: The Church on Evolution | The Magis Center
- Video: What does the Church Teach About Evolution? | Catholic Answers
- Video: Can A Christian Believe in Evolution? | Breaking the Habit, Fr. Casey
- Video: Are Creation and Evolution Compatible? (Aquinas 101) | Thomistic Institute
- Video: How Did Life on Earth REALLY Begin? | Thomistic Institute
- Video: The Galileo Myth | Breaking the Habit, Fr. Casey
- Vatican: General Audience of Feb 6, 2013 – Pope Benedict XVI
- Vatican: General Audience of Aug 26, 2009 – Pope Benedict XVI
- Vatican: General Audience of April 2, 2014 – Pope Francis
- Vatican: General Audience of May 21, 2014 – Pope Francis
9/8/24 – Genesis 1-2
- Class Slides
- Class Recording
- USCCB – Introduction to Genesis – “Genesis 1-11”
- Video: Enuma Elish – The Babylonian Epic of Creation
- Article: Enuma Elish – The Babylonian Epic of Creation | World History Encyclopedia
- Message to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences: On Evolution | St. Pope John Paul II
- Video: What is Theology of the Body? – Christopher West
- Theology of the Body Summary statements – EWTN – 129 General Audiences
- Vatican: “Male and Female He Created Them” – Toward a Path of Dialogue on Gender Theory in Education
- Encyclical: Rerum Novarum – On Capital and Labor | Pope Leo XIII
- Encyclical: Laudato si’, On Care for Our Common Home | Pope Francis
9/15/27 – Genesis 3 – 4
- Class Slides
- Class Recording
- Video: Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J. – “Science, the Creation of the Universe and Beyond”
- Council of Trent – 5th Session – Original Sin
- Encyclical: Evangelium Vitae- The Gospel of Life | Saint Pope John Paul II, March 25, 1995
9/22/24 – Genesis 5-8;
- Class Slides
- Catherine’s slides on Epic of Gilgamesh
- Class Recording
- Video: Genealogies of Matthew and Luke | Brant Pitre
- Article: Gilgamesh | World History Encyclopedia
- Article: Yes, Noah’s Flood May Have Happened -But Not Over The Whole Earth | NCSE
- Major Covenants between God and Human Beings | Fr. Felix Just, SJ
- The Nephilim: The Sons of God and the Daughters of Men in Genesis 6 | Dr. Brant Pitre
- Video: Was Noah a Real Person? | Catholic Answers
- Pope Francis – General Audience – Catechesis on Prayer, The Prayer of the Righteous | May 27, 2020
- Video: Tim Staples and the Epic of Gilgamesh
- The Didache (Gen 9:3)
9/29/24 – Genesis 9-11; Intro to Apocalyptic Literature; Ezekiel 1
- Class Slides
- Class Recording
- USCCB – Introduction to Ezekiel
- Article – on the Tetramorphs
- For study of Ezekiel:
- Video: What is Apocalyptic Vision? (#3) | Fr. William Nicholas
- Video: How to Write An Apocalypse (#4) | Fr. William Nicholas
- Video: Apocalyptic Literature – Signs and Symbols (#5) | Fr. William Nicholas
- Video: How to Read the Bible: Apocalyptic Literature | Bible Project
- Video: Bishop Barron comments on Apocalyptic Literature
10/6/24 – Ezekiel 2- 4
- Class Slides
- Class Recording
10/13/24 – Ezekiel 5 – 12
- Class Slides
- Class Recording
NO CLASS OCTOBER 12, 2023
10/20/24 – Ezekiel 12-16
- Class Slides
- Class Recording
10/27/24 – Ezekiel 17 – 24A
- Class Slides
- Class Recording
11/3/24 – Ezekiel 24B – 36
- Class Slides
- Class Recording
- Pope St. John Paul II, General Audience, Sept 10, 2003 [re: Canticle of Ezekiel 36: 24-28]
11/10/24 – Ezekiel 37 – 42
- Dry Bones
- Body, Soul, Spirit
11/17/24 – Ezekiel 43-48 ; Introduction to the Synagogue, part 1
- Class Slides
- Class Recording