However, prophecy in the New Testament assumes a different role. Instead of directly establishing God's law or covenant expectations, it operates within a framework already established by the ...
The titles "Old" and "New Testament" were used by St. Paul (2 Corinthians, 2:14). The term "testament," as applied to the two parts of the Bible, means: a covenant, agreement, pact. In the ...
“Catechism of the Catholic Church” number ... prepared us to understand baptism through foreshadowing and prophecy in the Old Testament. As the Fathers of the church taught, the figures ...
Mary and Judaism in Jewish-Catholic Dialogue – Father ... grace and faith alone as guiding principles in understanding our respective religions. Vatican II has the following on our relations with the ...
The Christmas story wasn’t the beginning of that message of hope because the old testament is full of glimpses of your plan to redeem your people and restore them into a relationship with you, but we ...
I write for our church’s adult youth program to assist in the broadening of their understanding of the Scriptures. This is a recent one on helping understanding the Old Testament’s purpose. I ...