Scripture and Tradition Bible Studies

Scripture and Tradition Bible Studies

Hosted by: Dr. Nicholas Lebish

Enjoy samples of Scripture And Tradition’s growing audio library of courses with Dr. Nick Lebish, as well as short reflections and commentaries on the Bible and Catholic faith.

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Episodes

Wisdom as Mother and Bride (S&T Course Samples #180)

Lesson 4 begins with our fourth beautiful poem on Wisdom as a Mother and Bride, followed by another set of practical advice on how to avoid obstacles to seeking her. Enjoy this sample from Lesson 4, "Wisdom in...
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Submit Yourself to Wisdom (S&T Course Samples #179)

Another beautiful poem on Wisdom opens up this lesson, with incredible connections to Jesus Christ, who is Wisdom incarnate. If you submit yourself to Wisdom, and take her yoke upon you, she will give you rest, which...
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Wisdom Comes From The Lord (S&T Course Samples #178)

Sirach opens with a prologue that is super unique and interesting among the books of Scripture. It gives us historical details that help to pinpoint the authorship and dating. Then, the book itself begins with an...
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Introducing the Book of Sirach (S&T Course Samples #177)

Besides the Psalter, this book is the longest of the Wisdom Book corpus in the Old Testament. It is a treasure trove of teachings on the divine origin of Wisdom, her attributes, and her love for all those seek her....
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Wisdom's Salvation (S&T Course Samples #176)

Wisdom 10-19 forms the second half of the book, which takes a unique direction. The first half in chapters 1-9 talked about the great pursuit of righteousness, wisdom, and immortality. Now it takes those truths and...
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Seek Wisdom (S&T Course Samples #175)

Solomon warns kings and rulers that all authority comes from God and must be exercised to promote God's laws and holiness. If they love righteousness and seek wisdom, then they'll reign for ever in God's Kingdom....
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Seek Immortality (S&T Course Samples #174)

Chapters 1-5 of Wisdom makes the argument that the two ways presented before each of us—the way of righteousness versus the way of unrighteousness—have eternal consequences, either spiritual death or immortality in...
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Introducing the Book of Wisdom (S&T Course Samples #173)

Lesson 1 lays the foundation for this incredible book. We'll review it's place in the Wisdom Literature corpus, it's theological connections to the other Solomonic books, it's authorship and dating, the...
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Make Haste, My Beloved! (S&T Course Samples #172)

The Song of Songs allegorically expresses the soul's longing for intimacy many times, but the strange thing is that such intimacy doesn't occur, not even at the end. Instead, the bride cries out again, "Make haste my...
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I Will Seek Him Whom My Soul Loves (S&T Course Samples #171)

This lesson examines the first half of the book according to the predominate interpretive views of the groom representing God/Messiah and the bride representing Israel/Church, and by extension each human soul. Such a...
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Introducing the Song of Songs (S&T Course Samples #170)

The Song of Songs, or Song of Solomon, is an incredibly powerful book. At first glance, one might conclude it's exclusively about the love between a husband and wife. However, the book is concerned with a much more...
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The Mysteries of Life (S&T Course Samples #169)

The second half of Ecclesiastes develops the various observations of the first half of the book by shifting to analyze the various mysteries of life that we all experience. He challenges the dictates of cultural...
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