Should the Church Baptize Immediately? And More Bible Questions

Jimmy Akin answers key Catholic questions on biblical texts, St. Michael’s role, surviving biblical churches, the Ethiopian eunuch’s baptism, differences in Catholic and Orthodox canons, and biblical apparitions beyond Jesus and Mary.”

Questions Covered: 

• 02:37 - How do which parts of Esther are original Hebrew if we don’t have all the original Hebrew texts?
• 12:00 - Why did God pick St. Michael the Archangel to defeat Satan?
• 15:17 - From the Churches mentioned in the Bible, are any still remaining?
• 20:05 - Is the battle 2 Maccabees 10:29-38 (5 magical men leading the Jews) to be taken literally?
• 24:45 - How do you explain sanctification and justification in light of the book of James?
• 30:59 - What are the differences between the Catholic and Greek Orthodox canons of scripture?
• 33:28 - In the Bible, you hear of apparitions of Jesus or Mary. Have there been apparitions of other people from the Bible?
• 35:27 - If someone who received the gospel of Jesus and believed, should the Church immediately baptize him since we have a similar example in the Ethiopian eunuch?
• 42:45 - Why do we say “the Hebrew texts” when Hebrew is a more modern language?