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Sep 2, 2025 27 min

99 - The New Testament Pt. 1

from Crash Course Catholicism Hosted by Dr Caitlin West

www.caitlinwest.com - 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 This 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 PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact the podcast: [email protected]. Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/crashcoursecatholicism/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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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