Unsung Scriptures

Jan 22, 2025 - Mar 4, 2025

6-Week Course

Overview

Guided by Thomas Stegman S.J.’s book Texts Less Traveled: Exploring Hebrews, the Catholic Epistles, and Revelation, this course explores New Testament texts that are often less “trodden” in preaching, scripture studies, and reflections. To help us engage with the Scriptural texts, each week there is video commentary by a guest scholar.

This course has a required text: Thomas D. Stegman, S.J. Texts Less Traveled: Exploring Hebrews, the Catholic Epistles, and Revelation Paulist Press, 2022.

Topics

Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: Hebrews
Week 3: James
Week 4: 1 and 2 Peter (Jude)
Week 5: 1, 2, and 3 John
Week 6: Revelation

Special Features

This course includes:

Video clips;
Text transcripts of each featured video;
Weekly questions for reflection and discussion;
A weekly introduction and study guide; and
A regularly updated Resources page to use for further study.

All CSTM Online: Crossroads courses include these features

Participants have access 24 hours/7 days a week to the course's password-protected web site.
Each participant belongs to a small Community for Conversation and faith sharing guided by a facilitator.
The course site is usually available to participants at least three months after the course has ended.
An orientation in how to navigate the web site is always available.
Technical assistance is easy to contact and prompt in returning a message.
A Certificate of Active Participation is awarded to those who post at least three messages of substance for each week of content.

Time Commitment

A participant can expect to spend an average of approximately 4 hours each week. This commitment includes both the assigned reading and interaction online.

Content Scholars:

Fr. Thomas D. Stegman, S.J. (text) was former Dean and professor of New Testament at Boston College School of Theology and Ministry;
Dr. Angela Kim Harkins (video) is associate professor of New Testament at Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry;
Dr. O. Ernesto Valiente (video) is associate professor of systematic theology at Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry;
Dr. Jaime L. Waters (video) is associate professor of Old Testament at Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry;
Dr. Mary Jo Iozzio, (video) is professor of moral theology at Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry;
and Fr. Matthew Monnig, S.J., (video) is assistant professor of New Testament at Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry.