Catholic Community Bible Study

Daniel Chapter 5 and 6. We cover a lot of territory in this episode! King Belshazzar--who IS the King? The writing on the wall. The prophecy of what's to come. King Darius--who IS he? Daniel and the Lion's Den. And links between Daniel and Christ Jesus.

Daniel Chapter 4, the second dream and interpretation. This time, the gigantic tree that is chopped down, but able to grow again. We go off on the topic of Babylon as a symbol for evil nations and the reign of anti-Christ, the connections with the Tree of Life in Eden, and the interesting rise in other world religions during the time God is silent with Judaism.

A deeper plunge into the topic of the Deuterocanon (the seven "extra" books in Catholic Bibles), the long and twisting history, and why I came to accept the Catholic Bible!

Daniel 3:24 through the end of Chapter 3. The critical scholars and heresy, the Greek portions of Daniel, the fiery furnace, and the amazing three young men!

Daniel 2:24 to 3:23 Daniel tells the King the dream and interprets what the statue represents: the kingdoms to follow him, including an everlasting kingdom! Then the King creates a statue to be worshipped and the Three Young Men refuse!

Daniel 1:8 thru 2:23. Continuing with the set up; 5 "secrets" of surrendering to the Divine Will that we learn from Daniel; the introduction to the King's dream; and the amazing character of this young man!

Daniel 1:1-7 The intro, the history, the names, with focus on the Chaldeans, Typology, and Maps to lay the foundation!

Beautiful and powerful, this letter SHOWS us how a Christian is supposed to maneuver difficult issues in their world. A GREAT peek into the early church with history, practice, belief... an awesome way to close out the series on Paul's Prison Epistles!

St Paul touches on several practical issues that he deals with in his other letters, demonstrating how to live as Christians. Then he closes his letter with some fascinating names of key New Testament players!

Colossians 2:11-3:10 Looking at Baptism and Circumcision, the Old Gnostics and the New Gnostics of our day, any false teaching that doesn't follow Christ FIRST, the wrath of God...