THE GOSPELS AND THE KEY:
A Year-long study of the Gospels along with Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy
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Mary Baker Eddy tells us in Science and Health (p. 109), “For three years after my discovery, I sought the solution of this problem of Mind-healing, searched the Scriptures and read little else, kept aloof from society, and devoted time and energies to discovering a positive rule.”
Each month the readings pair passages from the Gospels with chapters or portions of chapters from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. Although the selections from Science and Health do not necessarily explain each specific Gospel, they are related.
The motive for this study is to learn to heal as Christ Jesus healed. The purpose is to join together in a humble, prayerful approach to a deeper understanding of the Bible and Science and Health.
Let’s embark on this month’s adventure to discover the “positive rule” that Mary Baker Eddy also searched for in the Scriptures and shared with us in Science and Health.
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#1 NOVEMBER 2024 ASSIGNMENT
From the Gospels:
Matt 1:1-25 & 2:1-23
Luke 1:1-80 & 2:1-52
John 1:1-5
From Science and Health:
vii:1—xii:27 (Preface)
1:1—17:15 (Prayer)
255:1—267:32 (Creation)
579:1—581:7 (Glossary)
600—608 (Fruitage)
To explore material related to this month’s assignment, try these links to publications of The Christian
Science Publishing Society.
• From JSH Online: The poem Cause and creation* by Jeff Ward-Bailey
https://sentinel.christianscience.com/shared/view/1llp8r6n4j0?s=copylink
• Created for teens (but great for everyone) from ChristianScience.com Sunday School
resources: The Lord’s Prayer/The Purpose of Prayer a podcast by Barry Huff, Part 1 of an 8-part
series. Each segment is 4-8 minutes long.
https://www.christianscience.com/youth/teaching-resources-tr/sunday-school-teachers-teaching-
resources/the-lord-s-prayer-purpose-of-the-prayer-tr
• From The Mary Baker Eddy Library: Mary Baker Eddy (a biographical summary)
https://www.marybakereddylibrary.org/mary-baker-eddy/mary-baker-eddy-deep-read/
• Created for Tweens (but great for everyone): a 5-part series on the Gospel of Matthew, each
video is 2-3 minutes long, from ChristianScience.com Sunday School resources.
https://www.christianscience.com/youth/teaching-resources-tr/sunday-school-teachers-teaching-
resources/matthew-pt1-overview-tr
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#2 DECEMBER 2024 ASSIGNMENT
From the Gospels:
Matt 3:1-17 & 4:1-22
Mark 1:1-20
Luke 3:1-38 & 4:1-13
John 1:6-51 & 2:1-12
From Science and Health:
70:1—99:29 (CS vs Spiritualism)
100:1—106:29 (An Mag Unmasked)
165:1—200:29 (Physiology)
581:8—583:25 (Glossary, cont.)
608—616 (Fruitage, cont.)
To explore material related to this month’s assignment, try these links to publications of The Christian Science Publishing Society and other online resources.
- From JSH Online: Sentinel Watch episode What is Animal Magnetism with Evan Mehlenbacher
- From MaryBakerEddyLibrary.com: a sermon, “The Nativity of Jesus“ by MBE, also relating to Jesus turning the water into wine.
- From JSH Online: An online article from “Teen Connect: Your Healings” A quick healing of a fractured wrist by Xander Wahlberg featuring ideas gleaned from the chapter Physiology.
- A free online resource which charts the relationship of stories in the Gospels: Blue Letter Bible—Harmony of the Gospels
- A free online resource for exploring over 50 different translations of Bible citations: BibleGateway.com
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#3 JANUARY 2025 ASSIGNMENT
From the Gospels:
Matt Chapters 5, 6, 7
Mark 1:21-22
Luke 4:4-32
John 2:13-25 & 3:1-21https://journal.christianscience.com/journal-audio/mbe-mentioned-them/mbe-mentioned-mozart-episode-19?s=copylink
From Science and Health:
201:1—254:32 (Footsteps of Truth)
583:26—585:28 (Glossary, con’t.)
616—624 (Fruitage, con’t)
To explore material related to this month’s assignment, try these links to publications of The Christian Science Publishing Society and other online resources.
• From JSH Online: Following the Footsteps, Christian Science Sentinel, July 24,1989, by Deborah Lynn Huelster
• From MaryBakerEddyLibrary.com: a sermon, “The Law of God heals the sick“ by Mary Baker Eddy
• From JSH Online: The Sermon on the Mount—now! The Christian Science Journal, January 1979 by Adrienne Mead Tindall
• From the audio series Mary Baker Eddy Mentioned Them on JSH Online: Episode 11 covers Graham (by Amy Voorhees); Episode 19 covers Mozart (by Dr. Annette Kreutziger-Herr); Episode
26 covers Socrates (by David Pfeifer). All three are mentioned in the chapter Footsteps of Truth.
• From JSH Online: The Continuity of the Bible: The Sermon on the Mount by Thomas L. Leishman, The Christian Science Journal, July 1972
• From JSH Online: A 9-part series on the Beatitudes in The Christian Science Journal began with Don’t worry, be happy by Barry Huff in the March 2005 issue
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#4 – FEBRUARY 2025 ASSIGNMENT
From the Gospels:
Matt 8:1 – 10:42
Mark 1:23 – 3:35
Luke 4:33 – 7:35
John 3:22 – 4:54
From Science and Health:
107:1—164:29 (Sci, Theology, Med)
586 (Glossary, cont.)
624—630 (Fruitage, cont.)
To explore material related to this month’s assignment, try these links to publications of The Christian Science Publishing Society and other online resources.
• From JSH Online: an article in the first Anthology of Classic Articles, “I See!” relating to the definition of “Eyes” in Science & Health, page 586, and quoting from Science & Health 126:8 by Noel D. Bryan-Jones
• From JSH Online: an interview with Rita Polatin and Phil Davis from the podcast Putting it on Record featuring the Scientific Translation of Mortal Mind on pages 115-166 of Science & Health Learning to Love Spiritually. You can listen with audio or read the transcript.
• From MaryBakerEddyLibrary.com: An extemporaneous lecture given by Mary Baker Eddy at Parker Fraternity Hall in Boston, “Matter is but manifest mind and Truth is the master of a lie”, referencing two of our Bible citations, Matt 8:29 and Luke 6:38
• From Longyear.org: a 1989 newsletter which talks about how, “A new opening chapter, “Science, Theology, Medicine,” was added, which consisted of both new material and earlier material rearranged.” Longyear Historical Society Quarterly News
• From JSH Online: “A ‘reporter’s’ perspective on Jesus’ healings” from the Feb 2004 issue of The Christian Science Journal.
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#5 – MARCH 2025 ASSIGNMENT
From the Gospels:
Matt 11:1—12:50
Mark 4:1—5:43
Luke 7:36—9:50
John 5:1—6:21
From Science and Health:
362:1—412:27 (CS Practice)
587:1—588:26 (Glossary, cont.)
630—639 (Fruitage, cont.)
• From Riperyears.org: Individual Practice of Christian Science
• From MBEpapers.org: an address, “Mental Healing” by Mary Baker Eddy
• From JSH Online: One of six poems entitled, “Bethesda”, this one by Meredith Russell, Christian
Science Sentinel, February 28, 1948.
• From the office of Christian Science Practitioner Activities at The Mother Church in Boston.
“Pathways to the practice” is autobiographical, The Christian Science Journal, September 2024.
• From the audio series Mary Baker Eddy Mentioned Them on JSH Online: Episode 48 covers Sir
Charles Napier (by Eric D. Pagett); Episode 2 covers Florence Nightingale (by Janet Horton). Both
are mentioned in the chapter Christian Science Practice.
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#6 – APRIL 2025 ASSIGNMENT
From the Gospels:
Matt 13:1—15:39
Mark 6:1—8:21
Luke 9:51—10:42
John 6:22—9:41
From Science and Health:
412:28—442:32 (CS Practice)
268:1—288:19 (Science of Being)
589:1—591:4 (Glossary, cont.)
639—647 (Fruitage, cont.)
To explore material related to this month’s assignment, try these links to publications of The Christian
Science Publishing Society and other online resources.
• Want to catch up on the assignment but don’t have the books with you? To read the Bible or read or listen to Science and Health online for free go to: https://www.christianscience.com/the-christian-science-pastor and click on “The Bible” or “Science and Health”.
• From JSH Online: an article by Sara Gallant in the series A Bible Forum: “Map Quest: A deeper look at the significance of place in the Gospel of Mark,” January 2009 issue, The Christian Science Journal.
• From JSH Online: two poems inspired by Jesus feeding the multitudes:
o “He fed the multitude” by Wilma A. Cantrell, January 9, 1989, Christian Science Sentinel.
o “Five loaves, two fishes” by Frances Catherine Creasey, February 1989 issue of The Christian
Science Journal.
• From Longyear.org: an article based on the reminiscences of Emma Blaney who was listed in The
Christian Science Journal from 1925 until 1958. “From Vaudeville to the Christian Science Practice”
by Heather Vogel Frederick.
• From MaryBakerEddyLibrary.org: an article referring to Science and Health 286:16, “In the Saxon
and twenty other tongues good is the term for God.” “Good is the term for God,” author unknown.
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#7 – MAY 2025 ASSIGNMENT
From the Gospels:
Matt 16:1—18:35
Mark 8:22—9:50
Luke 11:1—14:35
John 10:1-42
From Science and Health:
288:20—340:29 (Science of Being)
591:5—592:28 (Glossary, cont.)
647—654 (Fruitage, cont.)http://recruitparents.com/bootcamp/parent-pride.asp?fbclid=IwAR3Mtv12cL20YG6_0CqFUTpXzIEvbCMxZ8RPw952DPgPs2edYnI6h20_6Ek
To explore material related to this month’s assignment, try these links to publications of The Christian Science Publishing Society and other online resources.
• From the audio series Mary Baker Eddy Mentioned Them on JSH Online: Episode 17 covers Euclid (by Dr. Tom Fuller); also in article form to read: “Euclid and the ‘math’ of metaphysics” by Tom
Fuller, from the December 2013 issue, The Christian Science Journal
• From JSH Online: a two-part series on Mary Baker Eddy and the Bible:
* “Mary Baker Eddy and the King James Version of the Bible” by Robert T. Warneck, October 2013, The Christian Science Journal
* “The ‘eternal version’ of the Bible” by Mary Trammell, November 2013, The Christian Science Journal
• From christianscience.com – a section on Preparing for membership in The Mother Church which includes a link to Platform (SH 330:8–340:3), referred to in Article IV Qualifications for Membership, Section 1 Believe in Christian Science, from The Manual of The Mother Church, page 34, by Mary Baker Eddy.
• From JSH Online: a one-hour Christian Science Sentinel audio chat, “World changers: Mary Baker Eddy and her book,” with Melanie Daglian, from March 11, 2014, also as an article June 30, 2014.
• From MaryBakerEddyLibrary.org: an article on The history of the Cross and Crown emblem which appears on the cover of Science and Health.
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#8 JUNE 2025 ASSIGNMENT
From the Gospels:
Matt 19:1 – 25:46
Mark 10:1 – 13:37
Luke 15:1 – 21:38
John 11:1 – 57
From Science and Health:
56:1 – 69:30. Marriage
443:1 – 464:29, Teaching Christian Science
593 – 594, Glossary, cont.
655 – 663, Fruitage, cont.
To explore material related to this month’s assignment, try these links to publications of The Christian Science Publishing Society and other online resources.
• From the series Mrs. Eddy Mentioned Them on JSH Online: William Shakespeare, 1654-1616 and Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826, from the April 26, 1958 and January 12, 1957 issues of Christian Science Sentinel
• From JSH Online: “Ontology and Metaphysical Practice” by Ralph Castle from the August 1958 issue of The Christian Science Journal
• From christianscience.com: Raising Lazarus (John 11:1-44) for preteens. Click on “Bible Stories.”
• From JSH Online: a sixteen-minute podcast in the series Putting it on Record, from The Christian Science Journal, “Marriage—a Spiritual Journey,” with Mary Alice Rose, February 13, 2014.
• From marybakereddylibrary.org: a 33-minute podcast 80. The marriages of Mary Baker Eddy with Stephanie Coontz and Mike Davis. Also, the 22-minute podcast: 72. Mary Baker Eddy,
corresponding across family divides with Mike Davis.
• From longyear.org: a summary of the life of Mary Baker Eddy from 1866-1889 including writing Science and Health and establishing and teaching at The Massachusetts Metaphysical College.
• From JSH Online: Two articles that appeared in the July 26, 2010 Issue of Christian Science Sentinel about the two great Commandments, Matthew 22:36-40, 2 Commandments that are Ever
New by Allison Phinney, and Breaking the Code of Silence by Shirley Paulson.