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[Essential Catechist's Bookshelf series] Scripture Basics: A Catechist's Guide

Essential Catechist's Bookshelf series Scripture Basics A Catechist's Guide

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It can happen to any catechist…One of your students asks you a question about the Garden of Eden…a parent comes up to you to ask about something you told her daughter’s class about the Bible…

Are you ready for questions like these? Can you speak confidently—in age-appropriate ways—about how the church approaches and interprets the Bible?

You will, with the help of this clear, insightful, and practical guide. Writing from her own experience as a catechist, Margaret Ralph helps you understand the Catholic approach to Scripture, the difference between the Lectionary and Bible and why we need to know both, why context is so important to understanding a biblical passage, how to spot literary forms in the Bible, how to teach Scripture in age-appropriate ways, and much more.

Scripture Basics will help you strengthen your own prayerful connection to Scripture so that you can better help others catch the fire of God’s word.

Dr. Margaret Nutting Ralph is the director of the Pastoral Studies program at Lexington Theological Seminary in Kentucky. She has authored 15 books on Scripture and her work has been translated into Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, and Albanian.

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Format: Paperback book
Product code: TT851473
Dimensions: 5½" x 8½"
Length: 96 pages
Publisher:
Twenty-Third Publications
Written by Margaret Nutting Ralph, Ph.D

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Margaret is a teacher, having taught grade school, high school, college, graduate school, and adult education groups throughout the country. She worked for the Covington and Lexington Dioceses for thirty years, as a teacher, Adult Ed. Consultant, Director of RCIA and Evangelization, and finally as Secretary of Educational Ministries for 16 years. Presently she is the director of the MAPS (Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies) program for Catholics at Lexington Theological Seminary. Dr. Ralph is the author of thirteen books on Scripture, including Paulist Press' bestsellers, And God Said What? and the series, Breaking Open the Lectionary: Lectionary Readings in their Biblical Context for RCIA, Faith Sharing Groups and Lectors (for Cycles A, B, and C of the Lectionary). Recent books include Paulist's A Walk through the New Testament, and St. Mary's Press' high school textbook, The New Testament: The Good News of Jesus Christ. Her work has been translated into Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Albanian, and Korean. Dr. Ralph wrote the section and book introductions for the Center for Ministry Development's The Catholic Faith and Family Bible.

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