Crash Course Catholicism

98 - The Old Testament Pt. 2

Crash Course Catholicism

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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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