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Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible
Reading List
Overview
- Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible is part of The Great Adventure Catholic Bible study system. This parish-based study provides an excellent introduction and overview of the Bible from a Catholic perspective in eight sessions. For more information please see The Great Adventure Website.
- This reading list contains the reading to be complete before each session.
- There is no reading to be completed prior to Session 1.
Session 2
Early World:
- Genesis 1-3 | Creation, Adam and Eve, the Fall
- Genesis 4 | Cain and Abel
- Genesis 6, 9 | Noah and the Flood
- Genesis 11:1-9 | The Tower of Babel
Session 3
Patriarchs:
- Genesis 12:1-9 | God calls Abraham
- Genesis 15, 17, 22 | God’s covenant with Abraham
- Genesis 25:19-34 | Jacob and Esau
- Genesis 29:1-30:24 | Jacob gets married; Jacob’s children
- Genesis 32:22-32 | Jacob wrestles with God and gets a new name
- Genesis 37-50 | Joseph and his brothers: to get just the gist of the story, focus on chapters 37 and 41-44
Session 4
Egypt and Exodus:
- Exodus 3 | Moses and the burning bush
- Exodus 7-10 | Plagues on Egypt
- Exodus 11-14 | The last plague (Passover), the Exodus, the Red Sea
- Exodus 32 | The golden calf
Desert Wanderings:
- Numbers 13-14 | Rebellion and forty years of wandering
- Numbers 25 | Israel’s apostasy with the Baal of Peor
Session 5
Conquest and Judges
- Joshua 2 | Rahab and the spies
- Joshua 6 | The fall of Jericho
- Judges 1:1-3:6 | Conquest; overview of sin cycle
- Judges 13-16 | Samson and Delilah
Royal Kingdom
- 1 Samuel 8 | Israel asks for a king
- 2 Samuel 7 | God makes a covenant with David
- 1 Kings 9; 11:1-13 | Solomon’s reign and folly
Session 6
Divided Kingdom:
- 1 Kings 11:26-13:10; 14 | The Royal Kingdom divides; sins of the North
- Hosea 11, 14 | A message to the North (Israel; aka Ephraim)
- Jeremiah 31:1-14 | A message to the South (Judah)
Exile:
- 2 Kings 17 | Exile of the North (Israel)
- 2 Kings 25:1-21 | Exile of the South (Judah)
Return:
- Ezra 1, 3 | Cyrus foretold; the Return; foundations of the Temple laid
- Ezra 4-6 | Samaritan opposition
- Nehemiah 1, 2, 6 | Nehemiah’s return; rebuilding of Jerusalem walls
Session 7
Maccabean Revolt:
- 1 Maccabees 1, 2 | Maccabean revolt
- 2 Maccabees 7 | Seven martyrs and their mother
Messianic Fulfillment – Part 1:
- Luke 1-4 | The announcement and birth and temptation of the Messiah
- Luke 6:12-36 | The Twelve Apostles; “Sermon on the Plain”
- Luke 9:1-36 | Sending out the Twelve; feeding the 5,000; Peter’s confession of Christ; the Transfiguration
Session 8
Messianic Fulfillment – Part 2:
- Luke 22-24 | Last Supper, Passion, Resurrection
The Church:
- Acts 1:1-11 | The Ascension
- Acts 2 | Pentecost
- Acts 7-8 | Stephen’s martyrdom; the message begins to spread
- Acts 9-11 | Saul’s conversion; Peter’s vision
Continuing Study
You are done! Try following the 90-day Reading Plan:
- Ge, Ex, Nu, Jos, Jdg, 1 Sa, 2 Sa, 1 Ki, 2 Ki, Ezr, Ne, 1 Mac, Lk, Ac
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