Sacred Scripture #
An introduction to Sacred Scripture and systematic theology. These lectures examine how Scripture guides us toward eternal life, the systematic structure of the New Testament, and the principles of division and classification in understanding divine revelation.
2 episodes, about 2 hours
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Class 1 2016-05-12 #
Part 1 of 2 · Eternal Life as Our End: Jude, Dei Verbum, and Thomas’s Division of Scripture #
48 min Berquist traces eternal life as our final end through Jude, John 17, and Dei Verbum, then shows how Aquinas’s prologue to his John commentary divides Scripture by law and grace—a division Vatican II echoes.
Part 2 of 2 · Dividing the Four Gospels and the Fourteen Epistles of St. Paul #
56 min Berquist traces how Aquinas divides the four Gospels and the fourteen Pauline Epistles, showing the recurring three-plus-one pattern behind both.