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Scripture and Tradition Bible Studies
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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The Words and Deeds of St. Paul. (S&T Course Samples #84)
St. Paul's journeys took him far and wide preaching the gospel to both Jew and Gentile. Enjoy this sample of Lesson 40, "St. Paul's Ministry, Part 2," from Dr…
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St. Paul, Apostle to the Gentiles. (S&T Course Samples #83)
St. Paul is the chosen man to bring the gospel to the Gentiles. He spared nothing to preach the Gospel! Enjoy this sample of Lesson 39, "St. Paul's Ministry…
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The Ministry of the First Deacons. (S&T Course Samples #82)
St. Philip and the other deacons performed great acts of God in the service of saving souls. Enjoy this sample of Lesson 38, "St. Peter's Ministry, Part 2,"…
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The Beginning of St. Peter's Ministry. (S&T Course Samples #81)
St. Peter's transformation from lamb to lion is due solely to the power of the Holy Spirit! Enjoy this sample of Lesson 37, "St. Peter's Ministry, Part 1,"…
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Come Holy Spirit! (S&T Course Samples #80)
Knowing the Old Testament background behind Pentecost really makes the event that much more profound and exciting! Enjoy this sample of Lesson 36, "Pentecost,"…
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Why Study Deuteronomy?! (S&T Course Samples #79)
Deuteronomy is often skipped over, like Leviticus, because it's viewed as a boring book filled with irrelevant laws. However, it is arguably one of the most…
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Christ is Risen! (S&T Course Samples #78)
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Without the resurrection, not else matters. So how can we know it happened? Enjoy this sample of Lesson 34, "The Pascal…
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The Revelation of the King. (S&T Course Samples #77)
Holy Week begins with the revelation of Jesus Christ as the divine Messiah. His hour has come. Enjoy this sample of Lesson 33, "The Pascal Mysteries, Part 1,"…
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Christ's Proclamation of Freedom. (S&T Course Samples #76)
Jesus proclaims the arrival of the Kingdom of God, and our freedom in that kingdom, in both words and deeds. Enjoy this sample of Lesson 32, "The Public…
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St. John the Baptist, Christ's Best Man (S&T Course Samples #75)
St. John the Baptist and Jesus are two peas in a pod, a dynamo duo, whose missions cannot be separated. In fact, St. John the Baptist was understood as the…
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The Glory Cloud Returns (S&T Course Samples #74)
The presence of God in the Shekinah Glory Cloud departed the Temple in Jerusalem just before it was destroyed by Babylon in 586BC and never returned, that is…
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Starting Over Again. (S&T Course Samples #73)
After 40 years of wandering in the wilderness, the first generation has died off and the second generations begins preparations to enter the land. Yet, they…
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Who is Jesus Christ? (S&T Course Samples #72)
Jesus claimed to be God, or did he? Could he be something else entirely? Who was he, really? Enjoy this sample of Lesson 28, "Who is Jesus Christ?" from Dr…
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Are the Gospels Anonymous? (S&T Course Samples #71)
Are the Gospels anonymous as many like to claim? Why do they claim that anyway? Enjoy this sample of Lesson 27, "What are the Gospels?" from Dr. Nick's course…
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Jesus and the Bronze Serpent. (S&T Course Sample #70)
The story of Israel being bitten by serpents but surviving by gazing at a bronze serpent is full of powerful applications to Jesus, the cross, and our…
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Maccabean Zeal. (S&T Course Samples #69)
The transition from Persian to Greek rule was slow and bumpy, but not horrendous. Once Alexander died, things got brutal, which lead to the rise of the…
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The Return From Exile, As Promised. (S&T Course Samples #68)
Even though Israel endured the suffering of exile due to her own sins, God promised to bring Israel back to himself and that's exactly what he did. Enjoy this…
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Exile, As Promised. (S&T Course Samples #67)
After centuries of constant, impenitent sin God sends Israel and Judah into exile as foretold by the Prophet Moses before they even entered the promised land…
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The Path to Exile for Judah. (S&T Course Samples #66)
The Kingdom of Judah's path to exile is paved with the stones of rebellion and disobedience despite God's warnings and disciples. Enjoy this sample of Lesson…
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Without God We Will Lose. (S&T Course Samples #65)
Israel tries to fight her enemies against God's command and without his grace. Naturally, they all lose in battle because God is not with them. The same is…
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Grumbling Against God. (S&T Course Samples #64)
As soon as Israel departs Mt. Sinai things take a turn for the worst when they begin to rebel against God and reject his good gifts! Enjoy this sample of…
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David, God's Righteous King. (S&T Course Samples #63)
David, the man after after God's own heart, is the gold standard for Israel's kings. Enjoy this sample of Lesson 20, "The United Kingdom, Part 2" from Dr…
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Samuel, The King Maker. (S&T Course Samples #62)
Samuel is a breath of fresh air for Israel as probably one of the most righteous judges that ever lived during this chaotic period. Yet, more than an upright…
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The Problematic Judges of Israel. (S&T Courses #62)
The period of the Judges was one of the darkest in Israel's history. Yet, despite their sinfulness, God always extended his mercy. Enjoy this sample of Lesson…
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Get Your Camp in Order. (S&T Course Samples #61)
Before Israel can march through the wilderness they need to get their camp in order. Such organization is instructive for our own spiritual lives as well!…
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Joshua and the Completion of the Exodus. (S&T Course Samples #60)
The Exodus doesn't conclude with the death of Moses and end of the Pentateuch. It ends when Joshua brings Israel into the Promised Land in fulfillment of God's…
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More Sins Bring More Laws. (S&T Course Samples #59)
Israel has proven to be a disobedience son in the face of God's patience and mercy. Their sins at the conclusion of Numbers necessitates more laws to keep them…
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The Public Shaming of Israel's Firstborn Sons. (S&T Course Samples #58)
As Israel begins preparation to depart Sinai and head towards the Promised Land, there is a changing of the guard that must take place between the Levites and…
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The Terms of the Sinai Covenant. (S&T Course Samples #57)
Before ratifying the divine covenant at Mt. Sinai, it was important to clarify the terms of the relationship that all parties would agree to uphold. Enjoy this…
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The Rationale Behind the 10th Plague (S&T Course Samples #56)
What was the rationale behind the 19th plague? Isn't is just a story of God's vengeance? It's a story of God's justice and mercy. Enjoy this sample of Lesson…
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The Tyranny of Pharaoh. (S&T Course Samples #55)
Pharaoh rejected God and his people in such a cunning manner that he clearly echoes the evil of Satan in the garden. Enjoy this sample of Lesson 11, "Moses"…
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Favoritism That Becomes Violence. (S&T Course Samples #54)
The blatant, uninhibited favoritism that Jacob lavished upon Joseph was not appreciated by his brothers very much at all. In fact, they could only handle it in…
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Strife From the Womb. (S&T Course Samples #53)
Family drama and strife continues with the next generation of the patriarchs, Esau and Jacob, even from the womb! Enjoy this sample of Lesson 9, "The…
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Encounter God in the Wilderness. (S&T Course Samples #52)
Encountering God in the wilderness is not only the overarching theme in the Book of Numbers, but also for the Bible and our spiritual lives as well. It's…
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Abraham's Test is Also Isaac's Test. (S&T Course Samples #51)
Abraham's faith needed to grow and mature like all of ours does. Yet, his greatest test of faith will simultaneously be Isaac's as well. Together they…
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The Sin and Antidote to the Tower of Babel (S&T Course Samples #50)
The Tower of Babel was a unified rebellion against God and his people. When God scattered humanity at that moment, he had a plan to reunify humanity much later…
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Cain's Exile East. (S&T Course Samples #49)
Why did Cain murder Abel and why was Cain exiled East? Enjoy this sample of Lesson 5, "The Flood" from Dr. Nick's course, "An Introduction to Salvation…
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Satan's Classic Strategy. (S&T Course Samples #48)
How did Satan succeed in making Adam and Eve sin against God? What was his strategy and how does it help us understand our own personal sins? Enjoy this sample…
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How to Approach the Creation Account (S&T Course Sample #47)
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." Thus begins the story of salvation! Yet, how do we understand the creation account as divinely…
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Cleanliness is Next to Godliness. (S&T Course Samples #46)
The laws of holiness follow closely on the heals of the cleanliness laws for a very important reason. One leads to another for the purposes of divine intimacy…
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The cleanliness laws of Leviticus. (S&T Course Samples #45)
What do the cleanliness laws of Leviticus mean and how are they different from the Holiness laws? What exactly makes something unclean? Enjoy this sample of…
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Basic Bible Facts. (S&T Course Samples #44)
Before jumping into the epic drama of Salvation History it's a good idea to build a foundation on what the Bible is and how we should interpret it. Enjoy this…
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The Most Crucial Question. (S&T Course Samples #43)
The study of Scripture can be either a mere literary study of an influential historical book or a profound encounter with the living God. Each experience…
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Salvation History as Divine Revelation. (S&T Course Samples #42)
Reading the Bible without the big picture of Salvation History can be frustrating. How can we understand Salvation History as the big picture of God's…
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How to Interpret the Bible. (S&T Course Samples #41)
The Bible itself proclaims that Scripture is not a matter of one's own interpretation, so what are the principles we need to be mindful of when trying to…
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The What and Why of Sacrifice. (S&T Course Samples #40)
The sacrifices mandated in Leviticus seem very archaic and irrelevant to us. However, they are full typology for understanding the sacrifice of Jesus Christ…
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Where did we get the Bible? (S&T Course Samples #39)
Many accept the Bible as authoritative and inspired by God without asking the fundamental question of its origin. Where did we get the Bible? By what authority…
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Errors in Scripture? (S&T Course Samples #38)
Is it true that the Bible is filled with endless errors and contradictions? If so, shouldn't we dismiss it as another work of human hands? Enjoy this sample of…
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Why Study Leviticus? (S&T Course Samples #37)
Leviticus is arguably one of the least appreciated books of the Old Testament. Yet, there are many compelling reasons why we should study, and love, this book!…
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The Reliability of the Biblical Texts (S&T Course Samples #36)
Many claim that the Bible is just the final copy of a copy of a copy of a copy, etc. Therefore, the Bible is not historically reliable but contains many errors…
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The What and Why of Divine Revelation. (S&T Course Sample #35)
What is Divine Revelation and why is it important for understanding who and what God is? Is it necessary? Enjoy this sample of Lesson 2, "Divine Revelation and…
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The Tabernacle as a New Eden and Mt. Sinai (S&T Course Samples #34)
God wants to continue dwelling among his people after they leave Mt. Sinai. The Tabernacle, therefore, should be understood as a portable Mt. Sinai to…
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The Golden Calf as Spiritual Harlotry (S&T Course Samples #33)
Within a few weeks of the ratification of the Sinai Covenant Israel commits a sin so egregious that the prophets liken it to spiritual harlotry. Enjoy this…
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The Typology of Mt. Sinai (S&T Course Samples #32)
Mt. Sinai is the high point of the Book of Exodus. Yet, it foreshadows even greater mysteries in the New Testament typologically. Here are three ways how…
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Israel for all Nations (S&T Course Samples #31)
Israel was called to be God's special possession, not at the expense of all the nations, but precisely to bless all the nations! Enjoy this sample of Lesson 7…
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A Rough Start to Mt. Sinai (S&T Course Samples #30)
Recently redeemed from Egypt, Israel sadly shows signs of doubt and rebellion as they begin their journey to Mt. Sinai. Enjoy this sample of Lesson 6, "The…
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Why the 10th Plague? (S&T Course Samples #29)
What was the rationale behind the 10th plague? Was God a murderer to kill all the firstborn sons of Egypt or was it just? Enjoy this sample of Lesson 5…
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Moses and Pharaoh Face off (S&T Course Samples #28)
In the first "face off" between Moses and Pharaoh we find important themes that underscore the entire conflict of the plagues. Enjoy this sample of Lesson 4…
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Moses Approaches the Burning Bush (S&T Course Samples #27)
Why does Moses take off his sandals when approaching the burning bush? It's not because they're dirty! Enjoy this sample of Lesson 3, "The Call of Moses" from…
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Abraham and the Tower of Babel (S&T Shorts #55)
The Call of Abraham is directly related to the story of the Tower of Babel. Enjoy this short reflection and be sure to become a member student at our website…