Answers to questions

Hello All,

Here are some links giving you information re: the questions asked when we studied Galatians Chapter 1.

1. Why would God choose something as strange as circumsion as his covenant? Why on the 8th day? This is a lengthy but interesting article. If you would like to focus on the answer to the question, scroll down to the bottom where you'll find St. Thomas Aquinas' answers to our question.

https://www.catholic.com/encyclopedia/Circumcision

2. What is the significance of Bar/Bat Mitzvah in the Jewish religion? 

This is from a Jewish source:

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/bar-and-bat-mitzvah-101/

Hope this helps. See you Friday!

Krishna Smith

Galatians Bible Study

Hello All,

It was good to see you on Friday for our first session of the Galatians Bible Study! We have 7 remaining sessions-well meet every Friday from 9-10:30am in the Fireside Cafe/Narthex Conference Room at St. Jerome's.

We'll begin watching Jeff Cavins' lectures for each lesson at 9am sharp. We'll follow with a group discussion and end precisely at 10:30am.

You will need a Catholic bible, a copy of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and the Galatians workbook. If you weren't able to attend last Friday's meeting, your workbook is waiting for you in the St. Jerome Parish Office.

Please prepare Session 2 which begins on p.7 in your workbook and covers Galatians Chapter 1.

You are able to view all of Jeff Cavins' lectures on line by following the procedure below:

Go to www.ascensionpress.com.

Log in using your user name and password (if you do not have an account as yet, you will have to create one-its free)

You will now see "Your Dashboard". Just below those works, click on "Join a Study".

You will now see the words "Did you receive a Registration Code from your study leader?" Click on "REDEEM CODE" and enter 6YQ56R. 

You will now be able to view the lectures. 

You only have to enter the code once!

The lectures will be available to you until May 31, 2020.

***IMPORTANT***

All of the emails I will be sending will appear on our bible study blog: stjeromebiblestudy.blogspot.com. This will save you and me from looking through our emails looking for the instructions to watch the lectures, etc. PLEASE either print this email and store in your workbook or record the blog address in your workbook. You can easily sign up on the blog to receive email alerts whenever I send an email. 

I am looking forward to studying the book of Galatians with you all! Feel free to email with any questions.

God bless

Krishna Smith