Jimmy Akin on the Transfiguration

In this video, Jimmy Akin (of Catholic Answers) tells us about the Transfiguration, which he calls "the strangest event in Jesus's life":

Jimmy Akin: "Hidden Pyramids of the Bible"

Here is a really cool insight into the structure of some books of the Bible, from Jimmy Akin:

Why Was Jesus Baptized?

This coming Sunday, we celebrate the Baptism of Jesus. But why was Jesus baptized? Jimmy Akin explains:



(Video found on Jimmy Akin's National Catholic Register blog.)

Scott Hahn: Paschal Sacrifice: A Heavenly Banquet for Earthly Beggars

In this video, Dr. Scott Hahn gives a talk that is related to his very interesting book The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth — a book which shows the parallels between the Eucharistic liturgy (the Mass) and the book of Revelation in the Bible.

Jimmy Akin: Did the Catholic Church Change the Sabbath?

Here is another of Jimmy Akin's superhero apologist videos:



Check out Jimmy Akin's blog and his YouTube channel for more writings and video from Jimmy.

Jimmy Akin: Is St. Peter the Rock on which Jesus built His Church?

Here is an older Jimmy Akin video that I had missed, in which the Green Lantern, I mean Jimmy Akin, gives a great answer to a common question in Catholic apologetics:



Found on Jimmy Akin's blog.

Jimmy Akin: Did the Gospel Writers Feel Free to Make Stuff Up?

Found on Jimmy Akin's blog.

Jimmy also has an interesting follow-up article to this video: Did Matthew *Invent* a Prophecy About Jesus?

Jimmy Akin: If the Number of the Beast is 666, what is the Number of Jesus?

Batman, I mean Jimmy Akin, answers this interesting question:



Found on Jimmy Akin's blog.

Jimmy Akin: Was St. Peter the Greatest of the Twelve Apostles?

I see that Jimmy is continuing the superhero t-shirt theme in this video. :-)

Found on Jimmy Akin's blog.

Fr. Kenneth Baker on the Synoptic Gospels

Embedding has been disabled for this video, but you can watch it on YouTube (in two parts) at the following links:

Fr. Kenneth Baker, S.J.: The Synoptic Gospels (part 1 of 2)

Fr. Kenneth Baker, S.J.: The Synoptic Gospels (part 2 of 2)

Fr. Robert Barron on Misreading Genesis

This seems like a good video to post today, because I just finished reading the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible edition of the book of Genesis. It had been many years since I last read the book of Genesis. I found the Biblical text along with the excellent study notes to be very enlightening, and I highly recommend the Ignatius study Bible series.

Jimmy Akin Responds to Dan Savage on Homosexuality and the Bible

In case you didn't hear about Dan Savage's recent rant against Christians and Christian teaching on homosexuality, you can read about it on Jimmy Akin's NCR blog or at The American Catholic blog, if you really want to. (But please be warned of offensive language, insulting comments, and inaccurate portrayals of what the Bible says, if you watch the video of Mr. Savage's talk.)

Having gotten that background out of the way, I will come to the point of this post: Jimmy Akin (of Catholic Answers and of JimmyAkin.com) has created a video responding to some of Mr. Savage's claims. He does an excellent job of responding to Mr. Savage, and of explaining how to understand the Biblical prohibition on homosexual acts:

Fr. Barron on Abraham, Isaac, and Christ

Scott Hahn discusses the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible

Scott Hahn discusses the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible on EWTN Bookmark with Doug Keck, in the following video. I have a copy of this study Bible (the entire New Testament, plus several of the individual books), and I find it very impressive and helpful. I need to find some more time to get back to reading it.



(Found at Ignatius Insight Scoop.)

Coming Home Network "Deep in History" Conference: Sola Scriptura Discussion

This video is an episode of The Journey Home on EWTN, but it is not a standard episode in which a Catholic convert tells his or her story in a one-on-one conversation with Marcus Grodi. Instead, this episode shows a panel discussion on the Protestant doctrine of Sola Scriptura, featuring five Catholic converts.

Here is the description of the video from EWTN's YouTube channel (edited for punctuation, spelling, and capitalization):

Marcus Grodi hosts this special session during the CHN Conference as the panel guests discuss their journeys in relation to Sola Scriptura. The five panel guests are Dr. Kenneth Howell, former Presbyterian minister; Bruce Sullivan, former Church of Christ minister; Dr. Paul Thigpen, former Evangelical minister; Richard Lane, former Lutheran; and Dr. Scott Hahn, former Presbyterian minister.

Patrick Madrid Discusses "150 Bible Verses Every Catholic Should Know"

The end of the video promises a follow-up episode with Patrick Madrid on the same topic. I will watch for it and try to remember to post it here when it becomes available.

(Found on Patrick Madrid's blog.)

More on the Canon of Scripture

In this excerpt from the Catholic Answers Live radio program, Jimmy Akin answers a caller's question about how the early Christians determined the canon of Scripture (i.e., which books belong in the Bible).

What books did the Church Fathers exclude from the Bible and why?

Yesterday, we looked at the Old Testament canon. Today, we look at the New Testament canon:

How did the Old Testament canon develop?

A few weeks ago, I posted some videos from Jimmy Akin about the church fathers and early church history. I would like to continue that this week, but this time focusing more on the Bible and other early Christian writings.

In today's video, Jimmy Akin examines the question of how the early Christians decided which books belonged in the Old Testament of the Bible.



In the video, Jimmy touches on the issue of the deuterocanonical books which are included in the Old Testament in Catholic Bibles, but which are excluded from Protestant Bibles. If you would like to read more on why Catholics include these books in the Old Testament canon, here are a couple of good articles:

CUF Faith Facts: The Complete Bible: Why Catholics Have Seven More Books
Catholic Answers: The Old Testament Canon