Title: Understanding the Hebrew Scriptures & Catholic Christianity Grade: 9 Semester: Full Year Course Credit: 1 Texts: Written in our Hearts: Old Testament Story of God's Love (St. Mary) Light of Christ: Overview of the Catholic Faith (Harcourt) The New American Bible This course is divided into two sections, each comprising one semester.  The first part is an overview of the Old Testament and its relevance for our Christian Faith.  The second part is an overview of Catholic Christianity, with special emphasis on the Nicean Creed.  Together, the two themes will help students deepen their under- standing of God as revealed in the two main sources of Catholic theology: Scripture and Tradition.  Moreover, through personal reflection and application of the Scriptures and the Creedal Statements to their own lives, students will be able to explore and deepen their own faith from a more mature faith perspective.  Hence students will not only come to know more about God, but will also come to know God more intimately as they engage in the task of theology, that is "faith seeking understanding." Click Here to return to Theology Page. .

Title: New Testament and Christology  Grade: 10 Semester: Full Year Course Credit: 1 Prerequisite: Religion 9  Texts: Encountering Jesus in the New Testament (Ave Maria Press) Your Life in Christ (Ave Maria Press) The first  semester of this course gives a brief overview of the New Testament.  It will examine the books of the New Testament as the testimony of believers, inspired by God, to the life and the mystery of the person of Jesus.  The Jesus who had walked among them, who had taught and suffered and died was now powerfully experienced among them the living Lord who was enlightening and guiding them through his Spirit.  Examination will be made of the Gospels, Acts and the Epistles and Revelation.  The introduction will focus on the mystery of Christ as the early Church knew him; both as a man among men and as the Cosmic Lord.  Examination will be made of the world of Jesus and the sources of our information about Him.  Brief examination of the contemporary approaches to under- standing Scripture. Click Here to return to Theology Page.