In my last episode, I confessed that I had misidentified which translation of the Bible I was using. In this episode, I take a deep dive into various translations to figure out how I got confused about which version I was using.

Links of Interest for this episode

Handout materials for this lesson: https://www.patreon.com/posts/notes-for-106-in-149707860

Dating the Bible on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dating_the_Bible

Biblical Aramaic on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_Aramaic

Septuagint on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuagint

Vulgate on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulgate

Luther Bible on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Bible

King James Version (KJV) on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_James_Version

Papal encyclical “Divino Afflante Spiritu” at the Vatican website: https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xii_enc_30091943_divino-afflante-spiritu.html

Papal encyclical “Divino Afflante Spiritu” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divino_afflante_Spiritu

Confraternity Bible (CCD) on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confraternity_Bible

New American Bible (NAB) on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_American_Bible

Preface to the New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) at USCCB gives history of its development: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/preface/0

Lectionary on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lectionary

New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_American_Bible_Revised_Edition

“Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation” at the Vatican website: https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19651118_dei-verbum_en.html

Contemplating Life – Episode 94: https://contemplating-life.com/?p=508

Contemplating Life – Episode 104: https://contemplating-life.com/?p=580

New American Standard Bible (NASB) on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_American_Standard_Bible

New American Standard Bible (NASB) at Bible Gateway: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=NASB

“Dynamic and Formal Equivalence” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_and_formal_equivalence

Revised Standard Version (RSV) on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revised_Standard_Version

New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Revised_Standard_Version

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSV-CE) on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Revised_Standard_Version#NRSV_Catholic_Edition_(NRSV-CE)

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVue) on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Revised_Standard_Version#NRSV_Updated_Edition_(NRSVue)

Jeremy Steele on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/discover/jeremy-steele-pastor

"Unbelief" podcast. January 11, 2026 and where I'm interviewed by Skeptic Pastor Jeremy Steele: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Z7IVARYBRJddJBShHnuNC?si=_mggk3OTQj6AVdq_73A9FA

New International Version (NIV) on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_International_Version

English Standard Version (ESV) on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Standard_Version

Article about the upcoming Catholic American Bible (CAB): https://ascensionpress.com/pages/the-catholic-american-bible

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This is the fourth and final part of my very brief overview of the Old Testament. We continue with our look at Old Testament prophets and how to connect their stories to our present-day experiences.

Links of Interest for this episode

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

New American Bible at the Vatican website: https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0839/_INDEX.HTM

New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) at the US Conference of Catholic Bishops: https://bible.usccb.org/bible

New American Standard Bible (NASB) at Bible Gateway: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?version=NASB

Elijah’s Saga 1 Kings 16:29 through 18:26 (NABRE): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1kings/16?29

Song “You Went the Wrong Way, Old King Louie” Allan Sherman on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdSzgJiR4_I

Luke 4:22-24 (NABRE): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/4?22

Matthew 13:57 (NABRE): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/13?57

Mark 6:4 (NABRE): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/6?4

John 4:44 (NABRE): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/4?44

Jeremiah 1:4-10 (NABRE): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/jeremiah/1?4

Isaiah 6:1-8 (NABRE): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/6

Song “Here I Am, Lord” by Dan Shutte on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3SHkMN3V9tVlbeub0D2QIp?si=103c192441024a48

The Jonah story Jonah 1-3 (NABRE): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/jonah/1

Jeremiah 5:30-31 (NABRE): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/jeremiah/5?30

Exodus 3:11-12 (NABRE): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/exodus/3?11

Exodus 18:7-12 (NABRE): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/exodus/18?7

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

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

For more episodes: https://contemplating-life.com/

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/contemplatinglife

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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

For more episodes: https://contemplating-life.com/

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/contemplatinglife

Where to listen to this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contemplatinglife

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After taking a break from his podcast and throwing in a couple of one-off episodes, I continue a multi-part series based on my 30 years of teaching the Catholic faith in my local parish’s inquiry program. In this episode, we begin our brief overview of the Old Testament.

Links of Interest for this episode

Handout materials for this lesson: https://www.patreon.com/posts/handout-material-143872709?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

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

Luke 24:44 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/24?44

History of Musical Notation on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_notation#History

Book of Psalms (NASB): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/0

Book of Psalms on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psalms

Psalm 23 (NASB): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/23

David and Goliath on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath

Beatitudes Matthew 5:1-12 (NASB): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/5

Greatest Commandment Matthew 22:36-40 (NASB): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/22?36

Numbering the Ten Commandments on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Commandments#Commandments_text_and_numbering

The Golden Rule – Matthew 7:12 (NASB): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/7?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 the Vatican website: https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM

For more episodes: https://contemplating-life.com/

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/contemplatinglife

Where to listen to this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contemplatinglife

YouTube playlist of this and all other episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFFRYfZfNjHL8bFCmGDOBvEiRbzUiiHpq

In this episode, we look at the recent controversies surrounding the Indiana University student paper, the Indiana Daily Student, which was forced to shut down its print edition in favor of the online version. Then we take a broader look at the shift from print to digital media.

Links of Interest for this episode

Indiana Daily Student online edition: https://www.idsnews.com/

Indiana Daily Student on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Daily_Student

WTHR Channel 13 item on the controversy: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana-university-iu-media-school-stops-printing-daily-student-newspaper-co-editors-call-censorship/531-8b129b96-ccbb-4dd4-be3c-bb0377790c2e

Indianapolis Star article on IDS controversy:https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/columnists/jacob-stewart/2025/10/20/ids-nonprofit-iu-censorship-indiana-daily-student/86752612007/

1988 Supreme Court decision on school newspapers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazelwood_School_District_v._Kuhlmeier

“Follow the Money” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Follow_the_money

Cancellation of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”: https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/why-was-the-late-show-stephen-colbert-canceled-rcna224144

Jimmy Kimmel Suspension on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_of_Jimmy_Kimmel_Live!

Charlie Kirk on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Kirk

Tucker Carlson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucker_Carlson

Purdue supplies newspaper to IU: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ZW90ZWnKk

IUPUI Sagamore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_University%E2%80%93Purdue_University_Indianapolis#:~:text=to%20form%20The-,Sagamore,-%2C%20which%20operated%20until

Sagamore Archives: https://hdl.handle.net/2450/9995

The Campus Citizen: https://www.thecampuscitizen.com/

Floppy disk drive with USB interface: https://www.amazon.com/External-Floppy-Portable-Windows-Required/dp/B00RXEWOAA/

DECtape on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DECtape

YouTube statistics: https://www.oberlo.com/blog/youtube-statistics

Optical media preservation on Wikipedia: https://dvs.com/video/limited-lifespan-cd-r-dvd-r/

For more episodes: https://contemplating-life.com/

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In this episode, I bemoan the lack of new or innovative content on broadcast TV based on the offerings of this new fall season. We also take a statistical look at the recent Emmy awards and notice that the few broadcast and basic cable shows nominated did not earn any wins. AppleTV+ and other streaming services dominated the landscape. Although all of my podcasts are listenable, this one includes charts and spreadsheets that you may want to view on the YouTube version.

Links of Interest for this episode

Note: Normally, I would provide links to every TV show mentioned, but this link list would be massive. Here are the Wikipedia articles I used as the basis of my research, as well as PDFs of spreadsheets I created to compile my statistics.

The 77th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/77th_Primetime_Emmy_Awards

2025-26 US Network Television Schedule: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%9326_United_States_network_television_schedule

2025 Fall Broadcast TV Schedule: https://www.patreon.com/posts/2025-fall-tv-139875025

2025 Emmy Awards Sorted by Category: https://www.patreon.com/posts/2025-emmy-awards-139879938

2025 Emmy Awards Sorted by Network:https://www.patreon.com/posts/2025-emmy-awards-139880211

YouTube TV: https://tv.youtube.com/welcome/

Forbes article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradadgate/2024/08/08/the-future-of-television-is-broadcast--streaming-heres-why/

Civic Science article: https://civicscience.com/over-the-air-audience-tracker-preview-why-advertisers-should-watch-tv-antenna-users/

Cancellation of Jon Stewart from Apple TV+: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Problem_with_Jon_Stewart#Cancellation

Inexpensive over-the-air DVR from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Tablo-4-Tuner-Over-Air-DVR/dp/B0CQD65DVZ/

For more episodes: https://contemplating-life.com/

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While proofreading my previous episode, I realized the theological point I was making was also a commentary on the political divisiveness we find in our country today. Here are my thoughts regarding ways that the teachings of St. Paul in his first letter to the Corinthians delivered a poignant message that is applicable to our secular society today. You don’t have to be a Christian to appreciate the wisdom of his message.

Links of Interest for this episode

Episode 98: https://contemplating-life.com/?p=528

1 Corinthians 12:12-27: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1corinthians/12?12

Papal encyclical on the “Mystical Body of Christ”: https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xii_enc_29061943_mystici-corporis-christi.html

Rev. Everett L. ”Terry” Fullam: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everett_L._Fullam

Cerebral palsy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebral_palsy

For more episodes: https://contemplating-life.com/

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/contemplatinglife

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