Discussing Purgatory with a Catholic

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.html N.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-bESGQ ***Disciple 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