Reading Scripture as the Living Word of God

Commentaries on the Gospels by Don Schwager

• Gospel of Matthew
• Gospel of Mark
• Gospel of Luke
• Gospel of John
• The Parables of Jesus

• Introduction to Scripture Study
• Contents for the Scripture Study Course

• Introduction to the Early Church Fathers On Scripture
• The Scriptures are one book in Christ, by Irenaeus, Hilary, Augustine, and Hugh of St. Victor
• The Four Gospels, by Irenaeus
• Every Page of the Bible is a Hymn to Christ, by Augustine
• Guide to the Discovery of Scripture, by Origen
• The Two Meanings of the Bible, by Origen
• These Words are the Word of God, by Origen
• Prayer is Answering the Word of God, by Isidore, Augustine, and Jerome
• The Psalms: Medicine for the Heart, by Basil the Great
• Beyond the literal sense to the deeper meaning of Scripture, by Maximus the Confessor
• The Fighter's Handbook for the Conquest of the Kingdom, by Maximus the Confessor
• At the Garden Gate, by John Damascene
• The Nourishing Bread of Scripture - how the early church fathers approached scripture study

Practical Pointers on Scripture Study by Jeanne Kun

• Bringing the Gospels to Life: a Way of Christian Meditation
• Rooted in God's Word
• Savoring God's Word
• Listening for Jesus' Tone of Voice
• Home
• A Matter of Emphasis
• Reading for Advent: Pilgrims & Citizens of Heaven

• The Authority of Scripture
• Bypassing Scriptural Authority

• Advent: Awaiting the Messiah
• The Wonder of the Incarnation
• The Cross of Jesus Christ
• The Forty Days of Lent
• News of the Resurrection!
• The Promise of the Holy Spirit
• The Fatherhood of God

• Remembering the Passover and Exodus
• Moses' 40 Days with God on Mount Sinai
• Elijah's 40 Day Journey to Mount Horeb
• Bethlehem of Judea
• God in the Cave at Bethlehem
• Epiphany of the Lord Jesus
• With Jesus in Galilee
• With Jesus in the Wilderness
• With Jesus in Jerusalem
• Holy Week in Jerusalem
• With Jesus at Passover
• Golgatha: Place of the Skull
• The Empty Tomb on Easter Morning
• First Fruits of Pentecost: Shavuot
• The Return of the Lord

Scripture quotations from Common Bible: Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1973, and Ignatius Edition of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 2006, by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
 

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