Shameless Popery #82 The Bible in Jesus’ Day: How Different Was It? - Joe Heschmeyer
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Jun 20, 2024 
Joe Heschmeyer explores what constituted Sacred Scripture in the time of Jesus. The podcast delves into the differences between ancient and modern Bibles, the significance of scrolls and codex, and the diverse Jewish sects in Jesus' time. It also discusses Jesus' unconventional approach to challenging the Sadducees, the historical canon of the Old Testament, and the analysis of Bible discrepancies and trust in the Church's books.
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Bible Access in Jesus' Time
- Jesus didn't have a personal Bible; access was through communal settings.
- Bibles as books arose after the printing press, changing access and interpretation.
Christians and the Codex
- Christians played a key role in the shift from scrolls to codices (early books).
- Codices allowed compiling larger texts, leading to questions about which books belonged.
The "White Question"
- James White repeatedly uses a question about how Jews knew which books were scripture.
- He claims this "White question" stumps Catholics, despite evidence of varied canons.