In this episode, we continue our overview of the books of the Old Testament. We discuss the Wisdom books and the Prophetic books, and consider what each book is about, who wrote it, when it was written, and what its key 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 WISDOM BOOKS
- Job
- Psalms
- Proverbs
- Ecclesiastes
- Song of Songs
- Wisdom
- Sirach
THE PROPHETIC BOOKS
- Isaiah
- Jeremiah
- Lamentations
- Baruch
- Ezekiel
- Daniel
- Hosea
- Joel
- Amos
- Obadiah
- Jonah
- Micah
- Nahum
- Habakkuk
- Zephaniah
- Haggai
- Zechariah
- Malachi
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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
- Scott Hahn, Biblical Resources: Old Testament
- Vatican II, Dei Verbum
- 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)
- Catholic Answers:
- The Old Testament Isn't Strict History
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