97 - The Books of the Bible: The Old Testament Pt. 1

Welcome to the books of the Bible!

In these next few episodes, we'll go through all 73 (!!) books of the Bible - both the Old Testament and the New Testament. We'll briefly summarise each book, and discuss what it's about, what its key themes are, and where it sits in the Bible and the broader narrative of salvation history.

The aim of these episodes is to provide us with a bird's-eye view of the whole Bible, to help equip us to begin reading it, or to read it more deeply.

In this episode, we'll look at the following books:

THE PENTATEUCH

• Genesis
• Exodus
• Leviticus
• Numbers
• Deuteronomy

THE HISTORICAL BOOKS

• Joshua
• Judges
• Ruth
• 1 and 2 Samuel
• 1 and 2 Kings
• 1 and 2 Chronicles
• Ezra
• Nehemiah
• Tobit
• Judith
• Esther
• 1 and 2 Maccabees.

STRAP IN FOLKS HERE WE GO

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References and further reading/listening/viewing:

• The Bible (New Revised Catholic Edition)
• The Great Adventure Catholic Bible
• USCCB, The Books of the Bible
• Pope Pius XII, Humani Generis
• Peter Kreeft, You Can Understand the Bible
• The Council of Trent, Decree Concerning the Canonical Scriptures
• The Bible in 10 Minutes (feat. Fr. Mike Schmitz)
• St Paul Centre, How to Approach the Bible
• Catholic Answers:
• The Old Testament Isn't Strict History
• Is Genesis Authentic History?
• What Do the Days in Genesis Mean?
• Catholics Need to Read Their Bibles
• Judith and Esther
• The Catholic Encyclopedia:
• Old Testament
• Pentateuch
• Jimmy Akin:
• History as the Ancients Wrote It
• How Ancient Authors Wrote