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Dr. John Bergsma is Associate Professor of Theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, in Steubenville, Ohio. He holds the M.Div. and Th.M. degrees from Calvin Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and served as a Protestant pastor for four years before entering the Catholic Church in 2001 while pursuing a Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Notre Dame. He specialized in the Old Testament and the Dead Sea Scrolls, graduating with high honors in 2004. His major study of the interpretation of the Year of Jubilee in ancient times is published as The Jubilee from Leviticus to Qumran (Brill Academic, 2007). Dr. Bergsma’s articles, some co-authored with Dr. Scott Hahn, have appeared in several academic journals as well as Lay Witness, ...more

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	Bible Basics for Catholics: A New Picture of Salvation History by John Bergsma, Scott Hahn (Foreword) 4.52 avg rating — 878 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls: Revealing the Jewish Roots of Christianity 4.47 avg rating — 530 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jesus and the Jubilee: The Biblical Roots of the Year of God’s Favor 4.60 avg rating — 499 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stunned by Scripture: How the Bible Made Me Catholic 4.61 avg rating — 330 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Catholic Introduction to the Bible: The Old Testament by John Bergsma, Brant Pitre 4.72 avg rating — 195 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Psalm Basics for Catholics: Seeing Salvation History in a New Way 4.63 avg rating — 174 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New Testament Basics for Catholics 4.72 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jesus and the Old Testament Roots of the Priesthood 4.37 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Word of the Lord: Reflections on the Sunday Mass Readings for Year C 4.83 avg rating — 36 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yes, There Is a God... and Other Answers to Life's Big Questions 4.31 avg rating — 39 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“In the wake of the golden calf debacle, God gave Moses a liturgy and a lifestyle to implement that would institutionalize freedom for his people. The sacrifices, laws, and especially the liturgical patterns—the cycle of Sabbaths and Sabbath years—culminated in the Sabbath of Sabbaths, the year of rest, where the sins of Israel were atoned for and forgiven, the family was fully restored, debt was erased, slaves were released, and ancestral land was”
― John Bergsma, Jesus and the Jubilee: The Biblical Roots of the Year of God’s Favor

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“Creation, temple, liturgy, sacraments—they all converge on jubilee. Through these gifts the Lord is trying to redeem and release us so we have freedom to commune with him, to return to the family of God, and to rest in the fullness of his creation.”
― John Bergsma, Jesus and the Jubilee: The Biblical Roots of the Year of God’s Favor

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“Is it also intimidation? A serpent was a threatening creature. The Hebrew word here, nahash, can refer to a smaller creature like a snake or worm, but it can also be used for a large dragon. For example, in the Book of Job, nahash is used to describe Rahab, a primordial serpent creature of great evil (Job 26:12–13). In Egyptian mythology, the great Sun God Amon-Re struggled with Apep the chief demon and chaos-monster (a kind of Egyptian Satan figure), who was embodied as a giant snake. So Genesis 3 may be communicating that this serpent is something much more intimidating”
― John Bergsma, Jesus and the Old Testament Roots of the Priesthood

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