Spirit of Truth, High School > Course A > Unit 2
Chapter 6: The Patriarchs
God called Abraham, the father of faith, to enter into a covenant with Him and to be the father of His Chosen People.
God called Abraham, the father of faith, to enter into a covenant with Him and to be the father of His Chosen People.
God called Moses to free His people from bondage in Egypt and bring them to the Promised Land.
Joshua is a type of Christ because he fulfilled all that Moses could not or did not fulfill, just as Jesus fulfilled all that was left to complete in the covenants, bringing about the salvation of the human race.
Divine revelation is Gods communication of Himself to us by which He reveals the mystery of His divine plan.
Salvation History is the story of God’s saving actions in human history.
Sacred Scripture is the written record of God’s revelation of Himself.
Scripture is our source of wisdom for salvation and can be used to teach, to refute, to correct, and to train in holiness.
To read the Bible effectively, we must first know how to read it.
All of Scripture is inspired by God. Just as the Spirit of God was present at the beginning of Creation and within Adam, so too is it present in the Scriptures.
The Old and New Testaments form an organic unity, naturally fitting together and helping us understand the other.
God worked many signs and wonders through Moses to prove to the Egyptians and the Israelites that He is the one true God.
God called Moses and gave him the mission of freeing the Israelites from slavery, even though Moses was imperfect.
Divine revelation is the body of truths shown to us by God.
The Gospels are the heart of Scripture since they convey the life, teachings, and Paschal Mystery of our Lord.
All Scripture is inspired by God, who is the primary author of Scripture.