Steve Kellmeyer

The Flesh of God Steve Kellmeyer

Study the Infancy Narratives! Examine everything Scripture has to say concerning the birth of Christ! The first two chapters of Matthew and the first two chapters of Luke are called the "infancy narratives." Together, these four chapters tell the entire Advent and Christmas story. They also form the basis for literally dozens of Church teachings and practices: why the Mass is structured the way it is, why we use incense, why Catholic Bibles are longer than those used by some other Christians, and much, much more! Best of all, this study provides hands on examples of doing typology - the method of Scripture study used by Christians for over a thousand years. You will be amazed at how easy it is! Two Scripture studies in one book! The once-a-week Bible study: Section I provides seven individual sessions designed for people who are unable to devote time to daily Scripture study. Parents can also use the sessions in this section as a guide for weekly family Scripture study during the Advent and Christmas seasons. The daily Bible study: Section II provides twenty-two sessions for Advent and ten sessions for Christmas. Given the busy nature of these seasons, the five to six session per week format allows some flexibility in those weeks when a day or two is unintentionally missed. You won't "fall behind" simply because you missed a day! Since both Section I and Section II cover essentially the same material, two people, each using a different study schedule, can still maintain real harmony in their joint study of Scripture.