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When Jesus walked with His disciples on the road to Emmaus, He opened their eyes to see that '''all of Scripture speaks of Him''' (Luke 24:27). Paul called this '''“God’s hidden wisdom”''' (1 Cor 2:7), embedded in the Old Testament and waiting to be revealed in the light of Christ.
When Jesus walked with His disciples on the road to Emmaus, He opened their eyes to see that '''all of Scripture speaks of Him''' (Luke 24:27). Paul called this '''“God’s hidden wisdom”''' (1 Cor 2:7), embedded in the Old Testament and waiting to be revealed in the light of Christ.


This site explores that '''fuller meaning'''—what theologians call '''sensus plenior'''. It is not a rejection of the literal-historical reading, but its '''completion'''. Just as the apostles saw Adam as a shadow of Christ, Noah’s Ark as a picture of salvation, and Israel as a prophecy of the Church, we follow the same method to uncover '''the patterns, symbols, and mysteries''' God has placed in His Word.
This site explores that '''fuller meaning'''—what theologians call '''sensus plenior'''. It is not a rejection of the literal-historical reading, but its '''completion'''. We use the methods demonstrated by New Testament authors to see Christ in all the scriptures a he taught on the road to Emmaus.  


=== '''What You’ll Discover Here''' ===
=== '''What You’ll Discover Here''' ===

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