Welcome to Catholics for Israel’s online Bible study — an introduction to God’s plan of salvation, to the Catholic faith, and to the life of discipleship. These lessons guide you through Scripture and the Catechism in a way that is faithful to the Church’s teaching and attentive to the unity of the Old and New Testaments. Whether you are new to the Bible or seeking to deepen your understanding, this study offers a clear and engaging path for growing as a child of God.
"God, infinitely perfect and blessed in himself, in a plan of sheer goodness freely created man to make him share in his own blessed life."
Learn about the philosophy, goal, sources, target audience, content, and method of Catholics for Israel's online Bible course.
A general overview of the two parts of Catholics for Israel's online Bible course:
Salvation history from creation to the coming of the Messiah. Covers the Old Testament, New Testament, and the basics of the Christian faith.
Content outline: God, creation, man, original sin, God’s covenants in salvation history, messianic prophecies, Jesus and the New Covenant, the Trinity.
An introduction to the Catholic Church, and how the Church continues Jesus' work of salvation in history.
Content outline: The Church, revelation & authority, the papacy, Mary & the saints, sin, salvation & justification, grace, life in Christ, liturgy & sacraments, the family, Church history.
Catholics for Israel presents a new course on the Wisdom books of the Bible, taught by Dr. André Villeneuve at Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California (August 2019).
