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September 2, 2025 27 mins

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 Matthew

The Gospel of Mark

The Gospel of Luke

The Gospel of John

The Acts of the Apostles


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References and further reading/listening/viewing:

Jesús Gil, Joseángel Domínguez, Bible Portico

Scott Hahn, The Catholic Bible Dictionary

Peter Kreeft, You Can Understand the Bible

USCCB, Books of the Bible

The Bible in a Year:

Gospel of Matthew

Gospel of Mark

Gospel of Luke

Gospel of John

Acts of the Apostles

Catholic Answers:

The Gospel According to Matthew

The Gospel According to Mark

The Gospel According to Luke

The Gospel of John

Acts of the Apostles

The Book of Acts

The Catholic Encyclopedia:

Gospel of St Matthew

Gospel of Saint Mark

Gospel of Saint Luke

Gospel of St. John

Tim Gray, How to Read the Acts of the Apostles

Dr Regis Martin, A New Way To Read John's Gospel

Dr John Bergsma, Everything You Need to Know About St. Matthew (and His Gospel)

The Augustine Institute, The Gospel of Matthew (Part 1)


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