Recommended for Grades 9-10

This unit, Hebrew Scriptures: Growing in Faith, is an introduction to the study of the Old Testament and enables students to understand key moments in salvation history. The book provides basic skills necessary for a well-grounded Catholic interpretation of biblical material. Students work with the actual biblical texts rather than simply read about passages under consideration. The lessons help students to see the connections between the truths of the Hebrew Scriptures and their own lives. Students will come away with a lifelong appreciation of the Hebrew Scriptures as the living Word of God. Furthermore, this study of the Old Testament provides background for understanding the New Testament more fully.

Lesson titles include the following: Creation and Fall—Sin Spreads, From Egypt to the Promised Land—Moses, Israel’s National Growth—King David, The Prophets—Isaiah and Jeremiah, and Psalms and Proverbs.