Radio Maria UK BIBLE & BLACKBOARD - Helen & Jonnie Bridges - Exploring Prophecy & Promise
Nov 7, 2026
Helen Bridges, a Catholic education specialist with Magdalen Resources, and Jonnie Bridges, a contributor to Catholic curriculum development, explore Prophecy and Promise in religious education. They discuss how the Old and New Testaments connect, Mary’s faith, prophets and messianic hope, and the importance of questioning. The conversation also examines Advent, active waiting, classroom traditions, and living prophetically today.
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Prophecy And Promise Begins With God’s Many Voices
- Prophecy and Promise prepares pupils to understand Christmas through Scripture’s promises and prophetic voices.
- Its foundation is Hebrews: God spoke to ancestors “in many and various ways” through prophets.
The New Testament Is Hidden In The Old
- The Old and New Testaments together reveal salvation history and show Jesus’ birth as God’s long-prepared plan.
- Augustine’s image explains the connection: the New Testament is hidden in the Old, while the Old becomes clear in the New.
Mary Shows That Faith Can Include Questions
- Mary’s response models active faith: she questions the angel, reflects, and still gives her consent.
- Pupils learn that faith allows questions rather than demanding unquestioning passivity.