This Sunday’s gospel (Luke 1:1-4; 4:12-21) lays down the New Testament fulfillment of the jubilee year which was first ...

In his teaching, Jesus often quoted the Jewish Scriptures; after his death ... call the Hebrew Bible - and Christians call the Old Testament - developed over roughly a millennium; the oldest ...

First, the mission of Jesus. He is the Messiah whose coming was anticipated and prophesized throughout the Hebrew Bible, also ...

In fact, this promised Messiah is mentioned throughout the Scriptures ... role and power of biblical prophecy, Jesus’ presence throughout the Old Testament, and why the baby in the manger ...

In one quote from St. Augustine, he even lists the canon of the Old Testament and it includes ... 248 A.D. "The whole canon of the Scriptures, however, in which we say that consideration is ...

People often came to Jesus, sometimes asking questions that they were not sure they wanted an answer to. In the New Testament ...

Fast forward a few hundred years to the writers of the Gospels in the New Testament. To confirm that Jesus was the Messiah sent from God, they referred to these Old Testament prophesies.

Jesus Christ Written in Words is a profound and inspiring book that deepens our understanding of scripture.It presents the Bible not just as a collection of ancient writings, but as a living ...