As we await the white smoke and the announcement “Habemus Papam,” learn about the Biblical origins of the Papacy in Scott Hahn’s new Emmaus Academy course, The Gospel of Matthew.

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In this video— taken from the full course— Scott Hahn unpacks the Old Testament background of papal primacy and authority, looking especially to the Davidic kingdom as the interpretive key that unlocks Jesus’ words to Simon Peter, “I shall give to you the keys of the kingdom” (Mt 16:19).

Drawing from Matthew 16, the prophecy of Isaiah 22, and the Davidic kingdom covenant, Dr. Hahn uses the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible to show how Christ established the Church not just spiritually, but structurally– with Peter at the head as His prime minister on earth.

00:00 Introduction
03:39 The Origin of "Church" & Peter as the Rock
06:29 The Significance of Keys
09:35 What Brough Scott Hahn to the Church
11:03 Christ's Relationship with His Church
12:31 Conclusion

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