99 - The Books of the Bible: The New Testament Pt. 1

In this episode, we continue our overview of the Bible by looking at the first five books of the New Testament: The Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. We consider who wrote each book, when it was written, and what its key aims and themes are. 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 Gospel of MatthewThe Gospel of MarkThe Gospel of LukeThe Gospel of JohnThe Acts of the ApostlesThis podcast relies 100% on the generosity of listeners. If you have found these episodes helpful and would like to support the future of Crash Course Catholicism, please consider donating via the following links:Donate via PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Contact the podcast: [e-mail]: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/crashcoursecatholicism/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠References and further reading/listening/viewing:Jesús Gil, Joseángel Domínguez, Bible PorticoScott Hahn, The Catholic Bible DictionaryPeter Kreeft, You Can Understand the BibleUSCCB, Books of the BibleThe Bible in a Year: Gospel of MatthewGospel of MarkGospel of LukeGospel of JohnActs of the ApostlesCatholic Answers:The Gospel According to MatthewThe Gospel According to MarkThe Gospel According to LukeThe Gospel of JohnActs of the ApostlesThe Book of ActsThe Catholic Encyclopedia:Gospel of St MatthewGospel of Saint MarkGospel of Saint LukeGospel of St. JohnTim Gray, How to Read the Acts of the ApostlesDr Regis Martin, A New Way To Read John's GospelDr John Bergsma, Everything You Need to Know About St. Matthew (and His Gospel)The Augustine Institute, The Gospel of Matthew (Part 1)