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Understanding Scripture (Didache) Part One with Holly Vaughan
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families is available for this course! for $65.
We know as Catholics that spending time in God’s Word is important, but sometimes it can seem overwhelming. What about the parts that don’t make sense, the parts that seem really shocking and hard to comprehend? Also, how are we supposed to know anything about the people we are reading about, and the culture that they lived in that shaped their words and actions? It can all seem to be just too much. But it isn’t! This class will walk through the story of the Bible, and give students the knowledge they need to understand the whole Bible – including the difficult parts – and to see how this story continues today in our own lives. Salvation History isn’t a random series of events – it’s designed by the greatest storyteller of all!
This course is intended to teach students how to read and understand well the Word of God – the most important book we can read! We will begin by looking at what the Bible is, who wrote it, and how it is organized. We will then move through the story of salvation history, beginning in the Old Testament and paying special attention to important, and also difficult, passages. From there we will move into the New Testament, the Life of Christ and the Church, and will wrap the course by returning to an overview of the Bible and setting students up for successful, lifelong study of and interaction with the Word of God.
Instructor: Holly Vaughan
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Understanding Scripture (Didache) Part One with Holly Vaughan
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Holly Vaughan
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Theology ➤ Scripture
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High School
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September 5th, 2024 at 1:00 PM ET
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Recorded, free with subscription
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A Note to Restless Hearts – The Confessions of Saint Augustine
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Special notes
This is Part One of a two-part course. Students are expected to register for Part Two. Some of the early lectures in this class do contain interpretation of graphic events in Scripture.
Instructor Access (optional grading support) for Unlimited Access
families is available for this course! for $65.
Total classes
Duration
Prerequisites
None
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Suggested credit
Outline
Class 1: What is the Bible; The Old Testament
Class 2: Creation
Class 3: Early World
Class 4: Abraham and the Patriarchs
Class 5: The Exodus
Class 6: The Law
Class 7: The Rise of the Kingdom and the Kingdom of David
Class 8: Wise King Solomon and the Divided Kingdom
Class 9: Conquest, Exile, and a Remnant
Class 10: The Revolt of the Maccabees
Class 11: The World of the New Testament and the New Testament
Class 12: The Incarnation
Materials
-Understanding the Scriptures, Didache Series; ISBN: 978-1-890177-47-8
-A Catholic Bible (ESV-Catholic preferred but not required)
-Optional – Great Adventure Bible Tabs - https://www.amazon.com/Great-Adventure-Bible-Indexing-Tabs/dp/1932645705
-Optional – Great Adventure Timeline Chart - https://ascensionpress.com/products/great-adventure-bible-timeline-chart
Homework
Homework time outside of class could range about an hour a week, possibly more some weeks. The homework will consist largely of the readings from the textbook and from Scripture, as well as a mix of quizzes and essay questions, and one paper.
Holly Vaughan
mrsvaughanhsc@gmail.com

About Holly Vaughan
Holly Vaughan comes to Homeschool Connections with an extensive background in parish catechetical work. She has experience in catechesis with all ages, particularly with middle school, high school, and adult faith formation.
She has not only taught, but been involved in curriculum creation for all of these ages, and is especially interested in creating classes that teach in the format developed by the Early Church Fathers, which roots everything we learn in Scripture.
While studying theology at the University of Dayton, she was accepted to the Master’s Program at Augustine Institute to study for her MA in Theology with a concentration in Sacred Scripture. She has a special love for helping high school and young adult students grow in their faith, and for the Order of Christian Initiation for Adults, both of which provide many opportunities to see people come alive as the teaching of our Catholic faith resonates with them in a new way.
Holly lives in rural Southern Illinois with her wonderful husband, who is a farmer, and their three sons, one who graduated from Homeschool Connections and one who is a current Homeschool Connections student.
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