I am excited to have my favorite Catholic scholar, Dr. Matthew Thomas, back in the Dojo! In this episode we talk about why Josephus is important for Christians to read.The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible is available at: https://ignatius.com/ignatius-catholic-study-bible-2h/Pope Benedict XVI's Encyclical - https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20071130_spe-salvi.htmlN.T. Wright's response to Pope Benedict's Encyclical - https://ntwrightpage.com/2016/04/05/saved-in-hope-reflections-on-an-encyclical/Other videos mentioned in this episode: John Wesley on the "Catholic Spirit" - https://youtu.be/5nJzH-JrhhE A theology of shared meals (part 1) - https://youtu.be/WD5zdp3gZBg A theology of shared meals (part 2) - https://youtu.be/PtZI_29nCeY Ignatius Catholic Study Bible initial flip-through - https://youtu.be/oEcnpmXcFzc * Dr. David DeSilva walks us through the Apocrypha - https://youtu.be/xh5n5okLaAI Why Christians should read the Aramaic Targums - https://youtu.be/e1GOvDxkBnc Rabbi Beth Lieberman on Jewish Bible translations - https://youtu.be/FRi3I-bESGQDisciple Dojo shirts and other gifts are available over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate Dojo Donor Patches: If you are a monthly donor and would like an iron-on DiscipleDojo patch, supplies are limited so message JM directly via the contact page at https://www.discipledojo.org/contact If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org