The Right Way to Read Holy Scripture (Dr. John Bergsma)

Dr. John Bergsma is a Full Professor of Theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville in Steubenville, Ohio. He served as a Protestant pastor for four years before entering the Catholic Church in 2001, while pursuing a Ph.D. in Theology at the University of Notre Dame. Specializing in the Old Testament and the Dead Sea Scrolls, Dr. Bergsma graduated with high honors in 2004. He is the author of numerous titles including Bible Basics for Catholics: A New Picture of Salvation History. Dr. Bergsma's links: Bible Basics for Catholics: A New Picture of Salvation History: https://www.amazon.com/Bible-Basics-Catholics-Picture-Salvation/dp/1594712913/ref=sr_1_1 Personal website: https://www.johnbergsma.com/ 🍺 Get episodes a week early, 🍺 score a free PWA beer stein, and 🍺 enjoy exclusive streams with me! Become an annual supporter at https://mattfradd.locals.com/support 💵 Show Sponsors: Exodus 90: https://exodus90.com/matt Hallow: https://hallow.com/mattfradd 💻 Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattfradd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattfradd Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Pints_W_Aquinas TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pintswithaquinas 👕 Store: https://shop.pintswithaquinas.com/ chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:16 Catholics & the Bible 05:13 Catholic view of the Bible 19:40 Why isn’t the Bible more clear? 27:37 Reading the Bible every year 29:10 Catholic vs. Protestant views on the Bible 47:05 Change in the Lectionary 49:39 Reading the Bible 59:09 The Covenants 1:23:50 The Church’s effect 1:33:55 Reading the Bible chronologically 1:35:37 Explaining to Protestants why they shouldn’t remove books 1:40:30 Not understanding Scripture 1:43:04 Creation in 7 days 1:45:40 Translations in different Bibles 2:04:32 Why you should be Catholic 2:11:35 Wrap up