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From Most Rev. Kevin J. Farrell, Bishop of Dallas

... In the diocese of Dallas we are fortunate to have at our service the Catholic Biblical School of the University of Dallas School of Ministry. So many times people seek a Catholic Bible study. For them, I am glad to recommend the Catholic Biblical School. ...

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From Most Rev. Kevin W. Vann, Bishop of Ft. Worth

...The Biblical School provides Catholics the opportunity to pursue a serious study of Sacred Scripture that is faithful to the Catholic understanding of the Word of God, and also enables the students to apply Scripture to their daily lives and ministries....

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What is the School of Ministry Catholic Biblical School?

The School of Ministry Catholic Biblical School is a four-year program of intensive study covering the entire Bible. It is Catholic in that it follows the directives of Scripture study as given in the Vatican II document, Dei Verbum (1965), and in more recent documents by the Pontifical Biblical Commission such as The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church (1993), and The Jewish People and Their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bible (2002).

For an overview of the Dallas/Ft. Worth program you can download the information in a PDF document. DescriptionofBiblicalSchool


Online Catholic Biblical School

The School of Ministry Catholic Biblical School at the University of Dallas has expanded its four-year program to include internet-based distance education taught in both English and Spanish.
To learn more about the Online program, view a demonstration, please click here


Basic Biblical Studies

The first two years focus on methods of study and praying with the Bible, and a comprehensive study of some major books of the Old and New Testaments in the following order:

First Year:

Exodus, Numbers, Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Genesis, Joshua, Judges, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings

To order books online, please click FIRST YEAR BOOKS


Students entering the First Year of the CBS program please select format to download your summer assignemnt.

  • Summer Assignment in word format
  • Summer Assignment in PDF format

    Second Year:

    Mark, Luke, Acts, Pauline Letters, John, Revelation

    To order books online, please click SECOND YEAR BOOKS

    Students entering the Second Year of the CBS program please select format to download your summer assignemnt.

  • Summer Assignment in word format
  • Summer Assignment in PDF format

    Students completing the requirements of the first two years of the program will receive a Certificate of Basic Biblical Studies from the School of Ministry.

    Advanced Biblical Studies

    The remaining two years cover all other books of the Old and New Testaments. Students who successfully complete this phase will be awarded a Four-year Certificate of Biblical Studies from the School of Ministry.

    Students entering the Advanced Year for the 2008/2009 school year will study Fourth Year of the program. Please see Fourth Year below for details.

    Third Year:

    Prophets, Psalms, Ezra, Nehemiah, Chronicles, Ruth, Song of Songs

    Fourth Year:

    Wisdom Literature, Deuterocanonicals, Matthew, Catholic and Pastoral Letters, Hebrews

    To order books online, please click ADVANCED YEAR BOOKS

    Students entering Advanced Year of Biblical School, please download your summer assignment by selecting a format:

  • Summer Assignment in word format
  • Summer Assignment in PDF format


    Catholic Biblical School Polo Shirts

    The University of Dallas School of Ministry is now selling Catholic Biblical School Polo Shirts. The polos are white with the Catholic Biblical School logo embroidered in blue on the top left hand side of the shirt. Each shirt will be sold at our offices for $20 a polo and if you would like to have us mail you the polo the cost would then be $25. The sizes available are Womenʼs Small, Medium and Large and Menʼs Medium and Large.
    If you would like to purchase a polo you may do so online at this link.
    If you have any questions regarding the polos please contact Barbara Boone at 972-721-4118 or at boone@udallas.edu

    To view a picture of the polo visit this link.


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