#10021 Your Bible Questions - Jimmy Akin
What do we know about the Bible? How does the Catholic Church interpret it? Questions Covered: 03:18 – What is the significance of Mary speaking in the Bible? 07:38 – It seems like everything the man in Matthew 13:44 does is wrong. How can this be an edifying parable for us? How are we meant to understand it? 17:22 – If Adam and Eve didn’t sin, would someone has eventually sinned, or would we all live in paradise? 21:03 – Who put the bible together? 23:51 – In 2 Kings 2:23-24, Elijah curses young children who tease him and prays that they’ll be mauled. What is the meaning of these verses? Is it teaching children to respect the prophets? 32:02 – Why were the books of Esther and Daniel excluded from Protestant bibles? 34:28 – Is there evidence in the bible for the Assumption of Mary? 37:28 – Tell us what question about the Bible you wish someone would ask you, but no one ever has. I’m too shy to call. 40:06 – Does the bible give evidence for not keeping the ashes of our loved ones? 43:45 – Is there any biblical evidence for Christ’s wounds being healed after his resurrection? 48:12 – Is there biblical passage about physicians praying for God to bless their work? I could swear that I read something like that in the Bible but can’t find it anywhere. 49:30 – When Jesus fasted in the desert, did he eat nothing, or did he eat locusts and honey? 52:22 – Did Adam and Even need to eat to live in Genesis or was it just for pleasure? …
