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Our Lord of the Rings reading was a really exciting addition to add to our study of theology this semester, and in my further research I found a lot of connections both between the text and the Biblical concepts and plots we are studying and between J . R. R. Tolkien and Catholicism. First ofContinue reading “LOTR”

Our reading in the Catechism of the Catholic Church for next class teaches us a seemingly obvious but also extremely important lesson: that the Church is Holy. The church, according to this reading and to the authority of God, is unlike any other institution. It is special. It is sacred. It is defined as moreContinue reading “The Church”

In our reading of the Catechism and specifically the details on Jesus’ trial, Passion, and resurrection, a strong focus appears on the idea that the resurrection was the work of the Holy Trinity. This is an idea that is thematically emphasized in the text, both in the Catechism overtly and the Bible itself. The resurrectionContinue reading “Catechism Response”

The letter I chose to focus on for this blog post is the message to the church of Ephesus in Rev 2. The letter opens with an acknowledgement: “I know what you have done.” (Rev 2:2) In saying this, the speaker is pointing to the good deeds this particular church has done, how “patient” andContinue reading “Revelation”

In his letter to the Romans, Paul focuses on the religious conflict within Judaism on the question of whether or not to accept Jesus as the Jewish Messiah. At this point, years after Jesus’s death and resurrection, this is a major theological issue that is dividing gentile and Jew. It is for this reason thatContinue reading “Romans 4”

For the reading in the Gospel of John, I really appreciated the more direct writing style, especially as it related to Jesus’s teachings and later life. The emphasis of Jesus’s divinity and relationship with God is really meaningful to me. I find the writing styles of Luke and John to not only contrast but toContinue reading “John 1-6”

The Gospel of John’s telling of the suffering, death, and resurrection of Christ shows Jesus at what is perhaps the most telling part of his life, where he is subject to the worst in a cyclical way: from God, down to earth, then back to God in heaven. Chapter 18’s focus on Jesus’s interaction withContinue reading “John 16-21”

Diving into our readings in the Gospel of Luke, I’m especially drawn to how it or this telling of stories surrounding Jesus and his life, fit the description of “Gospel” as we have read from before and as we have discussed in class. The Gospel of Luke in its unique telling of Jesus’s life, doesContinue reading “The Gospel of Luke”

In reading Raymond Brown’s “An Introduction to The New Testament,” I found a lot of insight and explanation as to what exactly the New Testament is, what it intends to do/its purpose, and why it intends to do this. This reading definitely revealed to me a lot about the particularities in the writing and constructionContinue reading “Blog Post 3/4”

With the Book of Job as our first Wisdom book or text, the complex storyline and dialogue is key to understanding wisdom from God’s ultimately profound perspective, especially in comparison to our smaller and less significant experience in his world. The Book of Job shows us, or teaches us rather, that wisdom does not necessarilyContinue reading “Job”