This is the third part of my very brief overview of the Old Testament. Recall that we said last time that the New Testament refers to the Hebrew Scriptures as “The law and the prophets.” In this episode, we examine the role of a prophet. This is an attempt to make the Old Testament applicable to our everyday lives.

Links of Interest for this episode

Handout materials for this lesson: https://www.patreon.com/file?h=143872709&m=566923521

Preface to the Old Testament (NABRE): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/preface/0

Retroactive Continuity or “Retcon” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroactive_continuity

Matthew 1:18-23 (NABRE): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/1?18

Isaiah 7:14 (NABRE): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/7?14

Footnote on Isaiah 7:14 (NABRE): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/7?14=#29007014

Song from 1968 “Abraham, Martin, and John” on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwn8hIyiHvI

Gettysburg Address on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gettysburg_Address

JFK Inaugural Address except on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxa4HDgfWFs

MLK “ I Have a Dream” on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP4iY1TtS3s

Joshua 24 (NABRE): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/joshua/24

Deuteronomy 1:26-28 (NABRE): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/deuteronomy/1?26

2 Samuel 11 – David’s sin with Bathsheba (NABRE): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2samuel/11

2 Samuel 12:1-13 – Nathan’s parable (NABRE): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2samuel/12

General reference links for this series.

List of episodes of this podcast dealing with religion: https://contemplating-life.com/blog/category/religion/

RCIA/OCIA on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Christian_Initiation_of_Adults

New American Standard Bible (NASB) at the US Conference of Catholic Bishops: https://bible.usccb.org/bible

Bible Gateway (multiple translations available): https://www.biblegateway.com/

Catechism of the Catholic Church on Vatican website: https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM

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