THE OLD TESTAMENT PROPHETS

A Chronology for the Course

• 931                 Divided Kingdom:Israel & Judah

• 869 850      Elijah & Elisha (1 Kgs. 17 22)

• 786 746     Amos & Hosea ( Israel )

• 721                 Fall of Israel (Samaria) toAssyria

• 742 700      Isaiah I (Ch. 1 39) & Micah (Judah)(2 Chron. 28 35)

• 610                Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah

• 598 586     Jeremiah

• 586                Fall ofJudah to Babylonians ( Temple destroyed)

(2 Kgs. 24 25 & 2 Chron. 36)

• 586 538       Isaiah II (Ch. 40 55) & Ezekiel & Babylonian Exile

• 538                 Edict of Cyrus, the Persian

• 538 333      Isaiah III (Ch. 56 66) & Restoration by Remnant (Ez. 1: 64)

• 520                 Haggai, Zechariah, Obadiah

• 515                 Rebuilt Temple completed (Ezra)

• 455                 Malachi

• 414                 Jerusalem Walls rebuilt (Nehemiah)

• 400                 Joel & Jonah

• 333                 Alexander the Great & Hellenistic Period

Assignments for the Course by Date

February 12               Review and Discussion with Deacon Barker of History (above)

February 26               Objectives of this Course: Better Homilies Why & How (Using the New American Bible & the Lectionary seasons & indices)

March 12                    The Major Prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, & Ezekiel

March 26                    The Oral Prophets: Elijah & Elisha

April 9                         The Minor Prophets: Amos, Hosea, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Obadiah, Malachi, Joel, & Jonah

April 23                       Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel Advent & Christmas

May 7                          Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel Lent & Easter

May 21                       Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel Ordinary Time

June 11                      Elijah & Elisha

June 25                      Amos & Hosea

September 10                       Pre Exilic Minor Prophets

September 24                       Post Exilic Minor Prophets

October 15                 Weekday Liturgy of the Word & the Prohets

October 29                 Liturgy of the Hours & the Prophets

November 5               Commentaries & Other Homily Aids & the Prophets

November 19             Using the Prophets with the Gospel in Homily Construction

December 3              Handels Messiah (Part I Incarnation)

December 10                        Handels Messiah (Part II Paschal Mystery)

Paper:                        Describe how the Church uses Isaiah, Jeremiah, or Ezekiel in the Liturgy of the Word and Liturgy of the Hours during one of the Liturgical Seasons, i.e., Advent, Christmas, Lent, or Easter. (Should be no more than five pages typed and double spaced: note sources at end, but no footnotes). Due September 10.

Homily Excerpt:         Prepare on a single page, typed and double spaced, part of a homily, using a passage from Isaiah, Jeremiah, or Ezekiel, that fits with a Sunday Gospel of your choice. Due December 10.

Sources:

        New American Bible St. Joseph Edition (Catholic Book Publishing Co. 1991).

        L. Boadt, Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction (Paulist Press 1984).

        Lectionary for Mass Sundays, Solemnities, Feats of the Lord and the Saints (The Liturgical Press 2^nd Ed. 1998).

        Raymond E. Brown, et al., The New American Biblical Commentary (Prentice Hall 2^nd Ed. 1990).

        William R. Farmer, Editor, The International Bible Commentary (Collegeville 1998).

        D. Bergant & R. Karris, The Collegeville Bible Commentary (The Liturgical Press 1989).

        Kenneth Baker, Inside the Bible: An Introduction to Each Book of the Bible (Ignatius Press 1998).

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