Catholic Answers Live - Your Bible Questions

• 4:21 – Did the blessings from the Old Testament from Abraham and the prophets have any supernatural benefits attached to them?
• 12:04 - In your book “The Bible is a Catholic Book”, you said that after the apostolic age, no new scripture was written. Where can I find more information/evidence on this?
• 14:50 - Why does the book of Daniel at end of Ch 14 feature a second incident of Daniel being thrown in the lion’s den?
• 19:32 - Were the guards at the tomb Roman or Jewish? What does church history tell us about them?
• 22:22 - At the presentation of Jesus at the temple, Simeon says to Mary “a sword will pierce your heart too so that the thoughts of many can be revealed” What does that mean, specifically, “that the thoughts of many can be revealed”?
• 29:00 - Is there any way to reconcile the Torah, the Christian bibles, and the Koran?
• 32:52 - What is the historical/ biblical evidence for apostolic succession? I’ve been having a discussion with a protestant about it.
• 41:21 - I had a priest tell me that biblical history started with Ch 11/12 when God talked to Abraham. He said everything before that was just a story to set things up. Is that true?
• 46:48 - Could you explain 2nd Kings and the story of Elisha? It seems kind of random and I don’t really understand it. Why did they make fun of him and why was his punishment so severe?