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What
books or other materials do I need?
Great Adventure Bible Study Kit includes:
($44.95)
Study Set Questions
Full-color Bible Timeline
Chart
The Bible Timeline Workbook
Bible Memory Bookmark
Memory Bead Wristband
Three Ring Binder
Study Set Responses (distributed weekly)
A Catholic Bible
Recommended:
Revised Standard Version (RSV)
(preferably not the NRSV-New Revised…)
New American Bible (NAB)
If a Protestant Bible is used it should be one that included the
deuterocanonical books, which are referred in/on the Bibles as “apocrypha”
Catechism of the Catholic Church – an online searchable version
is available on a number of websites, including www.usccb.org/catechism/text
and www.scborromeo.org/ccc.htm
There are optional resources as well, see SMR or your facilitator
for information on these.
Answers
to some concerns you may have…
I’d
like to do it but that’s a lot of money.
While $44.95 may sound like a lot of money, there are several
points to consider. It’s a
24 week program—that averages out to about $1.50 a week.
For less that the cost of a cup of coffee at Dunkin Donuts or It’s
a Grind, you are participating in the number one Bible study in the
nation. Look over the rest of
the information on this sheet to find some of the many benefits!
Twenty-four
weeks is a long time, I don’t think I can make that commitment. Learning
that lasts takes time; the benefits of participating these twenty-four
weeks will most likely be eternal! Approached
with an open mind and lots of enthusiasm, it will help you grow in faith
and in your relationship with God and ultimately it’s our relationship
with God that’s most important – without a good relationship with God,
eternal life would be hell – literally!
Two-hour
sessions, are you kidding? Trust
me, we can relate to that thought, however a very important part of the
study is interacting with others who are studying it with you.
This interaction helps deepen and expand the learning that will
take place. In combination
with that and the video you’ll learn many things, and better understand
the Bible, salvation history, even the Catholic approach to the Bible and
what a treasure it is.
I
looked at the list of materials – I don’t need all that stuff, can’t
I just get the books? Actually,
no. The kits were created and
fine-tuned, each component of the Great Adventure Bible Study kit is
integral to making the study as effective as can be.
The various pieces of the kit help the experience to be
multi-sensory – giving you something to see, hear, and touch.
The more senses you involve the better the learning takes root.
Several of the pieces will also serve in the future as a quick
review and reminder of all you have learned.
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What people are saying: "I
am impressed with the methodology and growth of The Great Adventure: a
Journey through the Bible. The canonical approach that The Great
Adventure employs is a marvelous way to introduce the faithful to
salvation history. When Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition and the
Magisterium are all brought together in study the result is a clearer
picture of God's will, resulting in a roadmap for living. The Great
Adventure, being faithful to Dei Verbum (the Second Vatican
Council's Constitution on Divine Revelation), is bearing much fruit in the
Church today and contributing to a stronger, more informed laity."
Francis Cardinal George,
O.M.I.
Archbishop of
Chicago
"We
used The Great Adventure Bible Timeline 24-part study last year and found
that it gave us the clearest and most accessible understanding of the Old
Testament that any of us had ever had. It was the best teaching I had
received since seminary days. It is great to know there is a series
available that presents such solid biblical and scholarly information and
does so in a highly engaging and captivating way. This was the first time
that I have seen that any Bible study program was able to relate all of
the books of the Old Testament into a clear and coherent system. We all
felt that from now on, whenever we heard an Old Testament reading at Mass,
we could easily relate it to the larger picture of God’s plan of
salvation. We have since used Adventures in Matthew and Adventures in
Acts. Both are excellent studies which get right to the heart of their
scriptural issues, and do so in a clear and highly engaging manner."
Fr. Dave Heney
St.
Paschal
Baylon
Church
Thousand Oaks
,
CA
"These
are just awesome studies, you are helping many scripture hungry
Catholics!"
Eric
Siverts
Director of Adult Faith
Formation
St. Patrick Catholic Church
Colorado Springs, CO
"I
found The Bible Timeline Study to be contagious, and the more I
studied, the hungrier I got for the word of the scriptures as well as the
overall cultures and traditions of the Church’s teachings. It
amazes me how the New Testament was so vividly foretold in the Old
Testament and how wonderful and amazing God’s plan really is for
us."
Bill
Parishioner
St. Therese De Lisieux
Church
Wellington
,
Florida
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