The Understanding the Scriptures Podcast
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The Great Adventure

If you're desiring to offer a great Catholic group Bible study for your parish, group, or organization, then you should seriously look into implementing The Great Adventure, which can be previewed and purchased at BibleStudyForCatholics.com
Start with either A Quick Journey Through the Bible or The Bible Timeline, then move into the other studies. Watch the introductory video.
Each Great Adventure Bible study uses a participant workbook in conjunction with inspiring teaching on DVD by extremely talented and solid Catholic Bible scholars.
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Ch. 20 – What Jesus Taught
We come to better understand what Jesus says in Mark’s Gospel: “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe in the gospel.” (Mark... -
Ch. 21 – The Cup of Consummation
We delve into the theme of Jesus as the New Passover lamb. We are told in the Gospels that the Last Supper was specifically the Passover meal, which was celebrated... -
Ch. 22 – The Resurrection
We begin speaking of the resurrection of Jesus not with the Gospel narratives, nor with St. Paul’s testimony of the Risen Christ, but with the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel,... -
Ch. 23 – Jesus Fulfills the Old Testament
We discuss how Jesus perfectly fulfills the Old Testament in two main ways: (1) Jesus fulfills various Old Testament foretypes that point to him, and (2) Jesus is the answer... -
Ch. 24 – The Birth of the Church
We come to understand how the birth of the Church is none other than the restoration of the Davidic Kingdom under the Son of David: Jesus the Christ. We spend... -
Ch. 25 – Reaching Out to All Nations
We look back at the whole of Salvation History to better understand God’s purpose for Israel, which is to be a light to the nations. Ultimately, this purpose is fulfilled... -
Ch. 26 – Paul, An Apostle
We look at the person, history, and theology of one of the greatest saints in the 2,000 year history of the Catholic Church: St. Paul the Apostle. In this episode,... -
Ch. 27 – The New Kingdom
We reexamine the 12 characteristics of the Davidic Kingdom in the Old Testament. Since the New Covenant is a renewal and extension of the Davidic Covenant, we find these characteristics... -
Ch. 28 – The Catholic Church in Scripture
We divide the lesson into four parts. First, we discuss the historical meaning of the term catholic. While it literally means “according to the whole” or “universal,” when the early... -
Ch. 29 – The End of History
We go through the historical context surrounding St. John’s Apocalypse, which is also known as “Revelation” – the final book of the canon of Sacred Scripture. Its genre is “Apocalyptic”...









