The Bible is like a family history and the OT is the beginning of that family history.

Jesus descended from the line of King Saul, the first king of Israel.

There are 3 major sections of the Old Testament.

Paul's epistles are the most important books of the Bible for Christians, because they inform us of how to be Christian.

Wisdom literature is primarily focused on words spoken by God through the prophets to the people.

There are 7 deuterocanonical books in the Catholic canon found in the New Testament.

The Epistles of Paul are different than the Catholic Epistles because they are more important.

The Old Testament tells of the covenant between God made with all of humanity.

The historical books recount the story of Israel from the time of the Judges to about 150 years before the coming of Christ.

Typology is very similar - if not the same - to foreshadowing.

Covenants and contracts are basically the same thing because they both agree upon something.

According to Thomas Aquinas, all senses of Scripture flow from the spiritual sense.

The two components of every covenant are a mediator and the people.

Grace is the free and undeserved gift of God sharing his divine life with humanity.

Through the New Covenant everyone is called to be priest, prophet, and king.

Covenants are God extending Godself to humanity, and humanity responding in obedience.

There are 4 major covenants in the Old Testament.

The covenantal sign of God's covenant with Adam was circumcision.

Thanks to the Gospel of Luke, we understand that Jesus existed in the beginning of time within the Trinity, and the world was created through him.