Scripture Summer School 2020

Resources and Handouts

Therefore every expert in the law who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his treasure what is new and old.

Matthew 13:52

Lectures and Webinars

Jessie Rogers
"In the days to come.."
Wisdom from the Old Testament Prophets for living in the light of the future.

Lecture 1 Texts 1
Lecture 2 Texts 2
Lecture 3 Texts 3
Lecture 4 Texts 4
Lecture 5 Texts 5
Lecture 6 Texts 6

Further Reading
Christian Authors:

Walter Brueggemann, The Prophetic Imagination. (40th anniversary edition) Fortress Press, 2018.
Carol J Dempsey, The Prophets: A Liberation-Critical Reading, Augsburg Fortress, 2000.

Jewish Authors:

Nahum Ward-Lev, The Liberating Path of the Hebrew Prophets: Then and Now, Orbis, 2019.
Abraham Heschel, The Prophets, HarperPerennial, 2001.

Seán Goan
"He will not break a bruised reed nor quench a smouldering wick" (Matthew 12:20)
Jesus as the Servant of God in Matthew's Gospel.

Notes on Matthew (contains further reading)

Lecture 1 Lecture 2 Lecture 3
Lecture 4 Lecture 5 Lecture 6

Comments and questions
Currently, you may email each presenter: Jessie Rogers, Sean Goan and Kieran O'Mahony.

Kieran J. O’Mahony
“In him, all things hold together”
Cosmology and Christ in Colossians and Ephesians

General (inc. Anselm's theory)
Talking about Salvation (John 3:16-18)

1. Colossians 1:15-20
(Poetic layout)

2. Text of Colossians and Ephesians
(Comparative and structured layout).

3. Ephesians 1:3-14
(Poetic Layout)

4. Mass on the World (full text)
Mass on the World (visual celebration)

Lecture 1 Lecture 2 Lecture 3
Lecture 4 Lecture 5 Lecture 6

Further Reading

Delio, Ilia (ed.), Personal Transformation and a New Creation, Maryknoll (NY): Orbis Books, 2016
**Johnson, Elizabeth A., Creation and the Cross. The Mercy of God for a Planet in Peril, Maryknoll (NY), Orbis Books, 2018
Lane, Dermot A., Theology and Ecology in Dialogue. The Wisdom of Laudato Si’, Dublin: Messenger Publications, 2020
Rohr, Richard, The Universal Christ. How a Forgotten reality can change everything we see, hope for and believe, London: SPCK, 2019

The ideal scribe

Sir 39:1 He seeks out the wisdom of all the ancients, and is concerned with prophecies; 2 he preserves the sayings of the famous and penetrates the subtleties of parables; 3 he seeks out the hidden meanings of proverbs and is at home with the obscurities of parables. 4 He serves among the great and appears before rulers; he travels in foreign lands and learns what is good and evil in the human lot. 5 He sets his heart to rise early
to seek the Lord who made him,
and to petition the Most High; he opens his mouth in prayer and asks pardon for his sins. 6 If the great Lord is willing, he will be filled with the spirit of understanding; he will pour forth words of wisdom of his own and give thanks to the Lord in prayer. 7 The Lord will direct his counsel and knowledge, as he meditates on his mysteries. 8 He will show the wisdom of what he has learned, and will glory in the law of the Lord’s covenant. 9 Many will praise his understanding; it will never be blotted out. His memory will not disappear, and his name will live through all generations. 10 Nations will speak of his wisdom, and the congregation will proclaim his praise. 11 If he lives long, he will leave a name greater than a thousand, and if he goes to rest, it is enough for him.