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Lesson 4

The Old Testament and the New Testament

The Old and New Testaments together make up one story of Salvation History.

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Lesson Topics

Gospels Life of Christ Old Testament Ten Commandments

Essential Lessons

Day 1 & 2 & 3

Lesson Vocabulary

Canon of Scripture: The official list of inspired books that appear in the Bible. The Catholic canon of Scripture includes 46 Old Testament books and 27 New Testament books. (138)
Old Testament: The first 46 books of Scripture that tell the story of the Old Covenant. The Old Covenant contains all the ways that God revealed Himself to us in Salvation History in order to prepare us for salvation.
New Testament: The 27 books of the Bible that appear after the Old Testament. They tell the story of Jesus’ life, teachings, Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension. The New Testament also tells the story of the beginning of His Church guided by the Holy Spirit. The four Gospels hold a place of special importance in the New Testament and all of Scripture.
Salvation History: The story of God’s love and mercy revealed to us throughout human history, culminating in Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross and Resurrection from the dead which won for us salvation from sin and death. (68-96).
Covenant: A sacred permanent bond of family relationship. God entered in a series of covenants with mankind throughout Salvation History to invite us to be part of His divine family and to prepare us gradually and in stages and in words and deeds to receive the gift of salvation. (68-96)
Typology: The study of “types.” Typology studies how one thing leaves an imprint on a later thing in Salvation History. The earlier thing is a “type.” The study of types is most often considered in relation to Jesus Christ and the events of salvation. (136-137)

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