Introduction to the Bible (Full Series)

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Chapters:
00:00:00 - Torah
00:16:00 - Prophets
00:38:32 - Writings
01:00:43 - Apocrypha
01:27:03 - Gospels
01:48:17 - Epistles
02:02:48 - Revelation
Introduction to the Qur'an:
• Who Wrote the Qur'an |...
Introduction to the Book of Mormon:
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RECOMMENDED READING:
* Alter, Robert (2011). The Art of Biblical Narrative. Basic Books.
* Baden, Joel (2012). The Composition of the Pentateuch: Renewing the Documentary Hypothesis. Yale University Press.
* Coogan, Michael (2001) The Oxford History of the Biblical World. Oxford University Press
* Finkelstein, Israel & Neil Asher Silberman (2001). The Bible Unearthed. Free Press.
* Kugel, James (2007). How to Read the Bible. Free Press.
* Stein, Robert H. (2001). Studying the Synoptic Gospels: Origin and Interpretation. Baker Academic.
CREDITS:
Charts & Narration by Dr. Matt Baker
Animation by Syawish Rehman

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[@rational-being]

Suggestion for this channel: What would be the effect of rescaling some biblical durations by 25/40? The motivation is the observation that some numbers are symbolic such as "40 years" really meaning "a generation" (i.e about 25 years). For example, if you try to reconcile the timelines of Jacob and his son Joseph according to a literal reading of Genesis, it does not work. But if you rescale, then it does. P.S. H.H. Ben Sassoon, in his history of Israel points out how similar rescaling would work in the period of the Judges to reconcile the story of Jephthah ("300 years" after the conquest of the Amorite lands in Transjordan following the exodus) and the Temple dating from "480 years" after the exodus.

[@cherylcallahan5402]

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[@angelmendez-rivera351]

@@goldengun9970 You're pretty dense.

[@angelmendez-rivera351]

@@goldengun9970 What you did do is get offended over the fact that Matt is being neutral and presenting both the Christian perspective and the Jewish perspective, without asserting one as true over the other. This is not "presenting facts."

[@angelmendez-rivera351]

@@goldengun9970 It is not an insult. It is merely an alternative name, coming from a different perspective. The vast majority of Jews that I know personally (and I actually have met quite a lot of them in person) think nothing of it. Anyhow, if this bothers you so much, then why are you watching these videos? It seems to me that all you actually want is an excuse to complain and to hate, rather than contribute meaningfully to the discussion.

[@The8bitFighter]

You should do a video covering all the books that DIDN'T make it into the Bible. It's much harder to find info on those, so that would be even more useful than these (already great) videos.

[@highpath4776]

I think there are a couple, one on how the NT books were selected (there is a decent Penguin edition of other early christian writings (NOT THE "Apocraphal New Testatment"- which is a muddle of oddments, nor Dead Sea Scrolls Book of Darkness and Light and similar , nor Ayrain view of Christ ), and one covering the Apocrypha - which is part covered here, being the - mainly Greek Jewish writings, which are useful for poetry , wisdom and history, other 2nd Temple writings appear lost, though there are allusions in NT of rabbi (oral?) considerations , mostly Hillai and Gamaiel which Matt has not covered, to my knowledge ( the point being that Jesus taught as one with authority , rather than making just a commentrary )

[@LosingOurCountry]

I regret to inform you that it is mostly a matter of those works being fraudulently attributed to authors, containing contrary theology, and/or containing historical inaccuracies. I mean, by all means, please dig in. There's a lot of pop culture objections to the Canon because those works exist. It's just not all that amazing to me as a believer that the early church wouldn't have included them except as apocrypha. and then go on to affirm as much in councils to settle the matters publicly. But the more people who actually know the history of it all the better! Let us know what ya dig up! Cheers 🍻

[@The8bitFighter]

@@LosingOurCountry "containing contrary theology" but THAT is the interesting part!

[@highpath4776]

@@LosingOurCountry Be careful. Apocrypha is mainly from the Jewish (non)acceptance of what was first probably written in Greek, the books and addendum to a couple of other bibilical books are accepted by the Roman Catholic (not certain about the Orthodox churches) and are as about reliable as history/interpretation and understanding of God as the rest of the OT and a little bit of them is quoted by NT writers. Apocryphal books/writings - a good few have been gathered up and published in english, dont have the beauty of Christ as seen in the NT, they are quoted (against general christian belief) by many Islamic writers but just dont ring true, even though the dating of some is very close to the time of Jesus, and some have African origins (dont forget Horn of Africa just a short boat ride from Arabia and other middle eastern views pre christian and not directly Jewish influence so one can see corruption via mis-transmission. These books dont seem to appear or be quoted in the Dead Sea Scrolls (probably as those predate the Apocraphal writings) , and the DSS manuscripts that dont appear in the NT or OT (mostly the battle of Darkness vs Light) at least give understanding of that community's thought and do make interesting reading in how communities from a Jewish Background saw religion developing in a Roman oppressive to people political landscape.

[@LosingOurCountry]

@@highpath4776 As a devout Christian, I have to respectfully but strongly disagree that the apocryphal works carry equal theological or historical weight - this idea is almost exclusively embraced by the Romanist church (Roman 'Catholic') because it gave her leaders a way of justifying doctrines and practices which are otherwise foreign to an orthodox systematic theology. A good example would be paying penance (money for forgiveness) and another is purgatory (a lot to be said there). I grieve you are right on it impotent point, however: The apocryphal writings are a great literary resource for understanding the cultural character of the people from which it came. This might seem debated from a casual look on the outside of Christianity, but this is an oversimplification of the issue, often reserved for those too busy to study the theological nuances of Biblical theology. Perhaps I sound too sure of my stance, or even partisan about it, but I am in very good scholastic and academic company. Cheers 🍻

[@Palisade5810]

As someone from a Muslim family I'd love something similar done for the Qur'an but I doubt any observant Muslim would let any academic discussion that challenges the established narratives be discussed. The fact that a Jewish man can remove themselves from their religious narrative and do objective research of this nature is a testament to their honesty and integrity, and is genuinely admirable.

[@oldschool5]

He gotta video about the Quran

[@user-up1ki1go9j]

as a student of theology I believe that the islamic sources of divine message or books are not up for debate as its history is quite straight and also not as ancient as judaism therefore even less debate on its compilation and source authority

[@oldschool5]

@@user-up1ki1go9j man you need to spend more time in class. Anytime man is writing or speaking on behalf of a god you are dealing with mythology. If man introduced you to a god you are a dealing with a god that was created by man. Dont let them folks lie to you

[@Spearca]

I think quite a few Muslims would be open to it.

[@user-up1ki1go9j]

@@Spearca if they keep a certain yard stick to discuss them it would be better as Islamic history is quite recent and the work done in compilation of sacred texts was done quite vigilantly

[@chunky9791]

As a born & raised Christian, it's amazing the amount of knowledge & depth you put into this I can't help but be impressed how candid you were. Thank you for sharing this knowledge & teaching us. Shalom!!!

[@josiahamaze]

Love the profile picture lol Shalom brother!

[@theharshtruthoutthere]

@@josiahamaze Sabbath is no longer for us to keep, otherwise we would ruin the 6th commandments, which says: DO NOT KILL! Matthew 5:21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: it is the sabbath or the 6th commandment. Cant have both. Souls, know and understand the bible as we all should: 2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. The 2 most important commandments for us to keep TODAY are: Matthew 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. Matthew 22:39 “And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” but you , the listeners of all these “religious lessons” all blind, devil gives out himself through the hand signs of masonry. You are still deceived by lucifer and his angelic look and having lack of knowledge about the truth. Time is passing away, the clock inside each of your chest are ticking. Drop religions, pick up BIBLE.

[@EurekaYoga]

As someone living in the Evangelical Bible Belt, where the Bible is usually interpreted hyperliterally, your presentation was a brilliant breath of fresh air, and EXACTLY what I was looking for. I look forward to watching all your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@TheGymBroSkii]

Stay mostly literal, I find the saints along with God himself to be more trustworthy than ever changing narratives of “interpretation”. I’ve seen many of those “10 flaws in the Bible” videos, with a little bit of thinking and a quick google search most of it’s easily dismissed, the rest usually lies in historical context and original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. God bless ❤✝️

[@EurekaYoga]

@@TheGymBroSkii Thanks for your thoughtful comment. I definitely agree. It's the historic context that I find most useful, although I appreciate that the ability of each generation to reinterpret the text based on their circumstances (like the Evangelicals in America today) is part of what makes it enduring. What do you recommend then for supporting material to study the Bible?

[@TheGymBroSkii]

@@EurekaYoga no problem, I was worried I came of snobbish or something haha. What’s helped me is a indulging in media (mostly videos as they keep me entertained) related to things like Christian commentary on Islam and other religion, Christian commentated history, secular commentated history in relation to Christianity, and as a (currently) non denominational I like to watch a lot about denominations as they each have slightly different interpretations of parts of the Bible but still a basic agreed groundwork of Christianity, this analysis of each denomination and their respective interpretations on certain passages helps me significantly with my understanding. And though I haven’t found a denomination yet, that too could possibly help a Christian study the Bible, with a more set perspective on things. Philosophy plays a role as well, I dabble in stoicism but it’s mostly just Christianity but as a philosophy. I’ve also heard great things about studying the literature and works of saints, especially early saints. The preacher Cliffe Knetchtle is really great and “Redeemed zoomer” has some interesting videos along with the KZbinr Kyle, who makes orthodox Christian content. Anyway, I’m still learning a ton, I love to see such enthusiasm about God, bless you and your journey with God!

[@Unknown-jt1jo]

@@TheGymBroSkii It's certainly much easier to assume that "god wrote it" than to do real historical research.

[@dragoshthebest]

​@Unknown-jt1jo the vast majority of the population can't travel to historical sights in Israel or ancient Rome to do archeology in their spare time. Historical research for most people imply to simply listen and accept what others said have researched and published. Same goes for any historic thing or person that we were not present, be it WW2, Napoleon, Caesar, Aristotle, Adam etc.

[@xinvulder6916]

A monumental piece of work.. probably the best presentation I've ever seen on the subject!

[@cosmopolitan4598]

Yeah, it's 2 and a half hours 😀

[@hidjri1445]

the prophet mohamd said : The Jews split into seventy-one sects, one of which will be in Paradise(Those who are faithful to God and worship Him alone and On the path of Moses until the coming of Jesus ) and seventy in Hell . The Christians split into seventy-two sects, seventy-one of which will be in Hell and one in Paradise(Those who are faithful to God and worship Him alone and On the path of jessus until the coming of mohamed). I swear by the One Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, my nation will split into seventy-three sects, one of which will be in Paradise and seventy-two in Hell.” It was said: “O Messenger of Allah, who are they?” He said: “The main body(Those who are faithful to God and worship Him alone as salafi as al albanian and ibn otheimin ibn timia ibn kaiim ) .........We must follow the truth and not follow the devil and not follow ourselves.

[@wrestlersmith97]

Learning about the cult you grew up in makes your emphasis on ~"which beliefs are based in faith and which are based in verifiable history" completely understandable

[@christineperez7562]

Except saying translation is not a big deal. His name is Yeshua not Jesus. There are no J's in Hebrew.

[@nlcrme]

Well said indeed. A great amount of work was put into this presentation and what makes it even more special is a timeline to help guide us through this very rich and detailed information. What would be mind blowing is if we put this timeline of information up against all of the archeological discoveries that have been confirmed within those timelines. Most importantly the most recent archeological dig of King David and the Tel Dan Inscription. I am a firm believer that with proper access to very particular areas to establish biblical archeological digs would uncover a multitude of information that would clarify so much. The sad part is the particular areas needed to access for these important digs will not happen as they are under a different jurisdiction which would give a hard no for any exploration.

[@JuanMPalacio]

I love your “Who Wrote The Bible” series so much. I was so excited because I thought this was a new 2 hour long addition to it.

[@termination9353]

The Gospel of Jesus was originally one book, written by Lazarus in consultation with the Apostles [John 21:24] and published soon after Jesus left them on their own. The religion was hijacked by Rome, the Gospel was broken up scrambled adulterated into a bunch of competing narratives. Later four of those adulterated gospels were canonized with falsely ascribed authorship and a Gnosticism cover-story. It was the finding of an original Gospel of Jesus scroll in Jerusalem that gained the Knights Templar power over the Church and their eventual undoing when the church finally retaliated against them.

[@EranRicos]

@@termination9353. Where do you get your information? How do you verify your truth?

[@termination9353]

@@EranRicos I verify from the Gospel text itself John 21:24 "This is the disciple[whom Jesus loved/ Lazarus] which testifieth of these things, AND WROTE THESE THINGS: and we[Apostles] know that his testimony is true." John 11:5 Now Jesus LOVED Martha, and her sister, and LAZARUS John 11:3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him{Jesus], saying, Lord, behold, HE[Lazarus] WHOM THOU LOVEST is sick.. John11:36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he[Jesus] LOVED him[Lazarus]! What "verification" did you ask for from those who told you it's apostle John?

[@termination9353]

@@EranRicos You asked where I get my truth. I showed you. Now what?

[@kimberiedema6951]

@@termination9353 maybe an odd question but are you a theist or atheïst? If so, why?

[@ObjectiveEthics]

There is an incredible amount of history, theology and philosophical interpretation combined into a seamless format. The graphics you designed make it very easy to follow the very complex ideas that are being conveyed within this amazing video. Very well done, sir. Thank you for your hard work.

[@brunobucciaratiswife]

As a born again Christian and nerd for history, videos like this make me super happy! I love doing research on how the Bible was formed, written, changed… anything history is right up my alley.

[@KurtisLee]

The bible was never changed. Only translation errors.

[@Abilliph]

Agreed! I love the history and mythology aspects of the Hebrew bible.

[@williamjennings7065]

I have written three manuscripts about the compiling of the OT and the NT. THEY WERE NEVER CHANGED!

[@KurtisLee]

Have you considered that there are 2 different creation events? It fits better with Cain finding a wife after he was banished after killing Able. Also in Genesis 20:1-16 describe Abraham presenting his wife as his sister to Pharoah. The second and separate event happened with Issac and Rebecca in Genesis 26. Please sir the way you present the information gives a message that the Bible is corrupt or can not be trusted even though you say it is trust worthy you claim it has mistakes...

[@niswr7319]

@@KurtisLee Never was corrupted. Your ignorance is damning to you. Btw I wouldn’t take biblical info from a Jewish YTer lol. He has obviously never studied, given he references “scholars”. Not to mention this YTer should read the first 3 words in the Jewish Bible/OT in Hebrew and break it done descriptively. He’ll instantly realize Jesus is Lord. The “change versions come from the cult from “Alexandria” that made the first off-version, In fact all of the different versions, except the KJV. This cult was mentioned in Acts. All of the versions come from a cult that didn’t even believe in the divinity of Jesus…let that sink in. Not to mention it’s all for the greed of money for these Bible translators. KJV is non-copyrighted and therefore you can’t make money off of it originally. KJV was gathered together by the old scripts of over 5,000+ God Bless to the Pagans and Jews ❤️ y’all need Jesus

[@debraturner4559]

I can only imagine how many hours went into putting together this spectacular video, the hours of reading and research, then summarizing it and deciding what to leave out. Finally shooting, editing, and narrating it. As a history buff, I love when the Bible and Biblical figures are flushed out with historical and archeological evidence. I realize that religion requires a final leap of faith, but I love when history and artifacts add to and change what we think we know, or confirm it.

[@starlingballet6082]

MY GOSH. WELL SAID!! I FEEL THE VERY SAME WAY. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU!!

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Apex Predator Burning Sun

[@Nooticus]

Incredible. This is one of the greatest single works ever uploaded to KZbin. You sir will be remembered for centuries.

[@edwardspencer9397]

I feel this video will be the reason humans will no longer believe in God and will question everything here on. But it is important to believe in God.

[@Nooticus]

@@edwardspencer9397 🤡

[@mr16325]

@@Nooticus your on a scholarly video, you can’t expect people with intelligence to believe it

[@fredriks5090]

@@mr16325 "Intelligent" people once believed in unicorns, Venusian forests and alchemy. Most of the superstition surrounding the bible and its contents root from illiteracy,- not from bad documentation or understanding on the authors part. Example; "Spell" means a magical formula able to conjure something supernatural - to the illiterate idiot, while actually meaning "to read/play". A musician IS able to "cast a spell" over an audience by playing really good music, because to the audience his performance is unfathomable and borderline magical. Their ignorance however, is just that - ignorant.

[@beatrizviacava-goulet3450]

God our Truths ...nano voice bioacoustics mathical ways the hope we realized we must know ... seekers shall find Sharry Edwards ..🗝🌎

[@tiffanybillingsley7774]

This is Amazing! I grew up in a Christian household, never really feeling comfortable with all the ignorance and judging that I experienced coming out of that faith . I decided to study on my own outside of that religion and I've gotten so much fulfillment on a intellectual as well as a spiritual level. I'm now comfortable studying the Bible knowing it's origin and true purpose , this video is totally aligned with knowledge needed to grow inclusively.

[@thomasthumim7630]

I have a dream and in that dream I saw Jesus and he told me that my sister was not anointed come to find out my sister was being a ritualistic Christian she goes to church because my mama goes to church

[@sparky7915]

Edgar Cayce was asked which Bible is the best? He said it does not matter but it only matters you follow the teachings therein.

[@steveferguson698]

@@sparky7915 Just curious. What teachings in the Bible other than the obvious 10 commandments do you subscribe to? Do you think there may be "teachings" such as slavery or denial of womens rights that may be questionable?

[@a.c.slater573]

@@steveferguson698 most people don’t keep the 10 commandments

[@somethingstupid699]

@@sparky7915do better

[@helenagreenpine1496]

This was SOOOO GOOD! Thank you! This teaching style is so blessed for folks who are visual learners.....I will remember MOST of it because of the visuals/colors :D

[@carriearmstrongjohnstone7455]

This is great, Matt! I love to listen to you before I go to sleep, or when I can’t go back to sleep and the music in between the videos wakes me if I have fallen asleep. Over 2 hours of interesting content for this insomniac is much appreciated. I love your non biased, historical approach to religion! (I have a minor in comparative religion and converted to Judaism years ago so this is all fascinating to me!).

[@davidlopez546]

Aà

[@hidjri1445]

the prophet mohamd said : The Jews split into seventy-one sects, one of which will be in Paradise(Those who are faithful to God and worship Him alone and On the path of Moses until the coming of Jesus ) and seventy in Hell . The Christians split into seventy-two sects, seventy-one of which will be in Hell and one in Paradise(Those who are faithful to God and worship Him alone and On the path of jessus until the coming of mohamed). I swear by the One Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, my nation will split into seventy-three sects, one of which will be in Paradise and seventy-two in Hell.” It was said: “O Messenger of Allah, who are they?” He said: “The main body(Those who are faithful to God and worship Him alone as salafi as al albanian and ibn otheimin ibn timia ibn kaiim ) .........We must follow the truth and not follow the devil and not follow ourselves.

[@Ididntaskforahandleyoutube]

@carrie, spend the $5/month so you never have to get woken up again. Cheers.

[@Ididntaskforahandleyoutube]

​@@hidjri1445, that sounds about right. The Qu'ran and it's additional scriptures are a hodgepodge of different teachings--e.g., the Jewish and Christian recieved the book and then in the next book it says Jews and Christians are all going to burn in hell. Mohammed wasn't exactly consistent on his teachings ... except Sampson and ants have a chat just like the Bible says donkeys and angels talk. Both are obviously nonsense. But hey, this is just one guy's thoughts.

[@hidjri1445]

@@Ididntaskforahandleyoutube And unto thee have We revealed the Scripture with the truth, confirming whatever Scripture was before it, and a watcher over it. So judge between them by that which Allah hath revealed, and follow not their desires away from the truth which hath come unto thee....AL MAIDA 48

[@otherlands94]

Disclaimer: This is not meant as an insult! I just love to listen to your voice in these videos to fall asleep, it is so soothing to me. Apart from that, when I am still awake, the content is also very interesting of course :) Greetings from Switzerland and thank you for your videos ✨

[@god-incarnate]

Why would you think it's insult? It's a compliment.

[@klloggjgvjv202]

Funny

[@mischr13]

I literally have a "sleep" playlist with these kinds of videos (long, calming voice, no music, no stand out noises) and I put them on to sleep alllllll the time

[@edwardspencer9397]

I watch this on a playback speed of 1.5x. He sounds natural.

[@johnmaher985]

😂🤣

[@MrInfinity444]

YO!! I’ve been glued to your videos since discovering your page a week ago! My 19yr old son has been following your channel for much longer. Being a “former” Christian-slash-aspiring religious historian, finding this series has been super enriching and beneficial. I appreciate the way you lay everything out, and how it’s very well-spoken and comprehensive. Not to mention solid in historical research. Definitely gonna check out more & buy these charts 💯

[@basicguy99]

Excellent idea Matt, this is good to have compiled in one spot. Incredible work as usual.

[@michaelrae9599]

This is my favorite series of yours, and I love everything you do so that's saying a lot. Nice to have it all in one video.

[@jdeatley5939]

Thank you for the work that you do. Scripture must be interpreted responsibly, and you are helping many to do this. Peace to you. 🙏🏽

[@Lew114]

I absolutely love the series so far! Thank you! I can hardly wait for the rest. Your series on the Bible was nothing short of profound. I've learned more from you than I have going to church since childhood, and I'm 54 years old. More importantly, you've rekindled my curiosity about history, philosophy and the world's religions.

[@Jack-eo5fn]

Great thanks for all your work, talent and skills. I’ve studied these issues for 30 years and completely concur with your presentation.

[@tired1923]

this series is incredible. with a clear narration and sleek graphs you make a really complicated topic accessible to ppl who don’t have the background to understand all the primary sources and the various theories around them plus their implications. it’s particularly interesting to hear it from someone who is neither christian or a culturally christian atheist. your transparency and your respect for material, factual history, as well as for faith, is as close to neutral as one can get when it comes to religious studies. I would love to see you dive deeper into the origins of Judaism, the two kingdoms with two origin story theory sounds really interesting and dare I say promising when it comes to the origins of the Israelites and Judaism in general.

[@anonnymousperson]

It's good to have this as a refresher for everything I learnt and forgot last year.

[@hidjri1445]

the prophet mohamd said : The Jews split into seventy-one sects, one of which will be in Paradise(Those who are faithful to God and worship Him alone and On the path of Moses until the coming of Jesus ) and seventy in Hell . The Christians split into seventy-two sects, seventy-one of which will be in Hell and one in Paradise(Those who are faithful to God and worship Him alone and On the path of jessus until the coming of mohamed). I swear by the One Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, my nation will split into seventy-three sects, one of which will be in Paradise and seventy-two in Hell.” It was said: “O Messenger of Allah, who are they?” He said: “The main body(Those who are faithful to God and worship Him alone as salafi as al albanian and ibn otheimin ibn timia ibn kaiim ) .........We must follow the truth and not follow the devil and not follow ourselves.

[@alalalala57]

@@hidjri1445 Ah yes, the copycat.

[@lukaswilhelm9290]

​@@hidjri1445non literal reading about this hadith is basically all abrahamic religions would divide into countless sects and only few of them get the correct interpretations, which is kinda true if you looking nowadays. Still blindly follow literal interpretation from certain sect is pretty much no good as you just being ignorant and avoid academic approaches.

[@hidjri1445]

@@lukaswilhelm9290 If you are a Christian or a Jew, pray to God that will guide you from superstition to guidance and logic. But if you are a Salafist Muslim, explain to me where the error is based on the evidence and the approach of the righteous predecessors.

[@kellyjohns6612]

This presentation is even better than I thought it would be. Amazing job!!

[@manofmartin]

This was wildly outstanding! Loved every moment. Even stopped watching my current Netflix binge and through this whole video up on my TV for the entire duration!

[@mr.dales3rd-4thmath61]

Being a visual learner with concept maps and animations, this video is perfect.

[@justinemercier7832]

Loved this series!! One of my favourites of yours. Here to comment for the algorithm.

[@jackiedavisable]

Wow what a great presentation. Salute to you and thanks for the graphs and timeline...that's an excellent way to teach and show visual for us who learn like that. Much appreciated

[@melvindias1249]

Thank you Matt for your rigorous work.

[@affanshaikh8492]

Amazing! looking forward to watch the whole video tonight!

[@MarkCodyDirtAndMingle]

This goes on for over two hours? That’s fantastic :) thank you very much, this is excellent.

[@theConquerersMama]

Was thrilled at just how much I retained from religion class some 30 years ago. A lot of new information and fleshing out as well. I appreciate the comparisons and timelines. Thank you for your efforts.

[@themasterJ3]

I must say, since coming across your channel, my inner bible/relgion nerd has been activated!! LOVE THIS STUFF!!❤

[@zenspartan1]

Thank you so much for combining these! Well done sir!

[@termination9353]

The Gospel of Jesus was originally one book, written by Lazarus in consultation with the Apostles [John 21:24] and published soon after Jesus left them on their own. The religion was hijacked by Rome, the Gospel was broken up scrambled adulterated into a bunch of competing narratives. Later four of those adulterated gospels were canonized with falsely ascribed authorship and a Gnosticism cover-story. It was the finding of an original Gospel of Jesus scroll in Jerusalem that gained the Knights Templar power over the Church and their eventual undoing when the church finally retaliated against them Friday 13th.

[@EddieScottable]

the best review of biblical text that I've ever heard from a 'believer' - very refreshing

[@shahana_style]

Thanks! I love your work and appreciate you so much. Thank you for sharing.

[@ffighter8420]

Very useful indeed. Lots of work on your part. Much appreciated.

[@tw9535]

This is _SO_ helpful. Time well spent. I am not at all religious but now have a little tighter grip on all of this history than even my religious relatives do. I am pretty sure they don't really care to know. Thank you for all of your hard work.

[@RallyTheTally]

I like how you just assume your family members are stupid lol. Pretty stuffy eh?

[@tw9535]

@@RallyTheTally Not stupid. Willfully ignorant. There is a difference.

[@itsawonderfullife4802]

Wow, just wow! So good and generous of you to do such a comprehensive and self-contained work on this topic. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@michaelsmusicinstruments9980]

You are amazing! It must have taken forever to unknot all the confusions with this Topic. This video is a great resource packed with a lot of information, thank you. ❤

[@ericwenzler8929]

Massive appreciation for the incredibly elegant graphics in this video that help tremendously in understanding this complicated topic

[@nwahally]

This does sound very interesting, thank you for your work.

[@sparky7915]

What a great video! Simple and easy to follow. It helps me understand the bible much better. Thank you for a great video!!

[@TacticusPrime]

Given the way that the algorithm is treating longform content now, combining all these great videos together was a great idea. I made sure to leave a like.

[@moonovermiami9787]

I'm speechless, you're such a great teacher. Thank you. You've spurred me into studying & research more indepthly now.

[@Tiglath-Pileser3]

Really enjoyed this series, and further enjoy it as a single video.

[@aquariusseven1651]

My go to channel for ancient history, this channel should be shown in schools, very easy to understand when shown in chart form, thank you for your hard work 💯🙏🌏

[@principleswise9749]

*Then make sure you watch FACTUAL evidence, not citation from one biased side of the story.* There are many real authoritative scholars on this subject with a totally different opinion, just so you know!

[@mazdaksheytunak6939]

Thank you so much for compiling this series into a single video! Great lecture. Appreciated it a lot and learned so much! Many thanks!

[@noname-by3qz]

Excellent! I'm so glad someone referred me to this channel!

[@biedl86]

This renders parts of the playlist I saved for myself obsolete. Never mind, I'll just add this one to it as well. Great series. It's easily worth it to watch it repeatedly.

[@principleswise9749]

*Then make sure you watch FACTUAL evidence, not citation from one biased side of the story.* There are many real authoritative scholars on this subject with a totally different opinion!

[@0371998]

Very thx, and I'm your 617 comments , yeah ! We love you. I appreciate very much your works and your passions.

[@focusonrevenues]

Excellent job and very well thought through and explained. Thank you for sharing this magnificent work.

[@pipersolanas3322]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! this means so much

[@plainpawesome]

Thank you for this breakdown and explanation. I've never been so out of my league on a topic that I didn't know I was interested in. I love your perspective on how this could be / most likely is a work of fiction but still believe in the underlying message. Cheers

[@petersanmartin9112]

This video is a materpiece. THank yoo for all your efforts and time making these great videos!!!!

[@principleswise9749]

*Then make sure you watch FACTUAL evidence, not citation from one biased side of the story.* There are many real authoritative scholars on this subject with a totally different opinion, just so you know!

[@Questioner365]

Very informative and useful to understanding many bible anomalies "merged into One."

[@pamelajsingle8918]

An outstanding comprehensive study on how the books of the Bible were written. I’ve been watching the individual videos and I’m finding that this is the best way to understand the difference between the stories and the historical context in each book. It’s so interesting and important to understand how the different bibles were assembled

[@FrictionShifter]

Thank you for uploading previous episodes into one single long episode.

[@termination9353]

The Gospel of Jesus was originally one book, written by Lazarus in consultation with the Apostles [John 21:24] and published soon after Jesus left them on their own. The religion was hijacked by Rome, the Gospel was broken up scrambled adulterated into a bunch of competing narratives. Later four of those adulterated gospels were canonized with falsely ascribed authorship and a Gnosticism cover-story. It was the finding of an original Gospel of Jesus scroll in Jerusalem that gained the Knights Templar power over the Church and their eventual undoing when the church finally retaliated against them Friday 13th.

[@lukaswilhelm9290]

Since you're a muslim(judging by your name) what is your opinion regarding this academic pov of Bible? Should Quran also need to be studied this way?

[@FrictionShifter]

@@lukaswilhelm9290 I think every religion appears should also need to be studied this way.

[@sarahsays194]

This is helpful and a good job is done with editing. I also appreciate that you state there are multiple theories when going over something and make sure to say when something is your own opinion. I'm Christian and personally am more interested in the New Testament setup than the Old, and what you've outlined is one reason why lol. You have a new subscriber.

[@beatrixwickson8477]

Truly excellent. I'm glad you escaped and I'm glad you still see the value of knowing these things.

[@frederickken.appiah3966]

Thanks Matt. Very informative, educative and inspiring.

[@Cristaynful]

Wow. Amazing information about my (including my ancestors) catholic religion for the past 40 decades of my life. First time Ive seen/ watched/heard a presentation from a theist point of view such like this. I now an atheist but I do salute to people in faith and unbelievers to discuss God and faith in a most harmonious ways like this one. Thank you very much. Now I’m buying your charts hihi

[@vadec5909]

Yeah!!! I got timeline of the Bible book for my birthday!! It’s beautiful, and so knowledgeable

[@JackDivision]

Thanks a lot sir, this a serious piece of work that helped my perspective so much !

[@dezzie6885]

Thank you for your dedication to your craft and always doing such an amazing job. I can't imagine how much work went into this. Also, thank you for opening up to us about the cult that you were in, I'm so glad you were able to get out!

[@larakaramazova777]

Oh please. "Dedication to his work"???? He earns money talking nonsense to gullible hopefuls.

[@dezzie6885]

@@larakaramazova777 ???

[@steveferguson698]

@@larakaramazova777 Please elaborate. Why do you see this as nonsense? You must have evidence to debate this teaching?

[@barbaramartell1055]

@@larakaramazova777 It doesn’t matter that he gets paid for making informative videos. “If” you are a non believer or not interested in his presentation, why are you here? Just to make rude comments & put people down? He gives an excellent presentation & food for thought, so take it or leave it, but don’t loiter in comments just to be rude or sarcastic.

[@principleswise9749]

@@steveferguson698 *There's no teachings here.* It's just a compilation or resume of theories, hypothesis, conjectures (as he himself said) from "SOME" scholars that in order to maintain an ”academic neutrality” initiated their ”evaluation” (not research) with a biased mentality in order to oppose the research already done, and the work of hundreds of other scholars with a different opinion accumulated over many years. *If something is being very well and openly documented, it is the archeological and historical nuances of the most selling book of all times, which happens to be the only real spiritual and supernaturally accurate and well connected with humanity till this day.* (There's no room for debate here, but this video is ONLY CITING (no factual evidence) the doubting scholars, (against the grain) which are one small part of *all the scholars with real authority on this subject*.)

[@blixten2928]

So interesting! My husband is reading the Old Testament through for pure interest right now (he knows some history of religion and is fascinated by Arab and Jewish philosophy, as well as esoterica - thanks Justin Sledge! - and what we NEEDED to understand it all is THIS. Thank you!!

[@hellabella8295]

I like the punishments people can inflict on servants and people for DOING NOTHING.. 😂 It’s a vicious book.. oh and what we can eat and not eat.. hysterical.. 😂

[@TheThezenith]

Esoterica is an absolutely excellent channel, in fact I saw this video in my reccomends whilst watching one of Esotericas videos, and actually Im also currently reading the Old Testament, Im an Agnostic Atheist my self and though I went to a Christian School we never read any of the bible we were just taught Christian Narratives, so actually reading the source material of those beliefs has been fascinating.

[@elliegasser1575]

Thank you so much for the clear narrative and your logical structure and historical approach, this is a blessing.

[@Melissa.Garrett]

You seem to have a lot of fans. ☺️ Guess what? You just added another one. I can't wait to check out all of your other videos and have subscribed. Before I started this video, I watched another one on the same subject and could barely understand half if, even though I don't think of myself as a blockhead. As soon as I started this video I knew it was going to be a good one and settled in to enjoy. Thank you so much. ❤

[@albertfrimpong7707]

I think "1:23:00" should have a footnote indicating it is a hypothesis rather than what actually happened. Since this is academic I think all righteousness must be fulfilled. Great work. Adonai's blessings to you and the team.

[@ems4884]

He was very clear about that thesis and the reasons why is it increasingly supported. I wouldn't mind a footnote to the archeology and historical studies that support this theory, but he did explain it in the video earlier on. Personally, I also find it very difficult to put any faith in the Torah's description of one kingdom splitting into two. After all, all the historical research is very clearly pointing to the early Jews simply being a group that emerged out of bronze age Canaan. That includes genomic research. When the bronze age collapse disrupted the region, the iron age gave up the division of Canaan into an array of small kingdoms. The Torah c I'm aims that the Jews slaughtered the Canaanites, but there's no evidence of that. It's way more likely that this story of a unified kingdom beung divided is a literary retelling of that history (the breakup of Canaan art the start of the iron age) probably passed down orally and modified through many retellings.

[@williambyrd835]

Thank you... As a Christian has been challenging to find individuals that disagree yet do so with respect and dignity. The very loud and sometimes violent extremes drowned out those that want to openly talk about and honestly learn about both our belief systems and how they are similar and Different. Again thank you very much for reposting this.

[@karalee6522]

This was excellent! This is my first time here and I'm realizing I'm going to have to watch a whole lot more of your videos to get all the info I want to know and understand! I'm excited to learn! This is really impacting my worldview.

[@elliotalderson2396]

This content is gold. Worth all the effort you put into making this video.

[@matiasrondan]

Amazing work, very well explained and great schematics and timelines. Even if you're not a believer, this is a fascinating subject, with profound implications in the history of humanity. This is the kind of educational content that matters. I hope this content brings more enlightenment and less fanaticism. Thank you very much for sharing and congratulations!

[@adamberthold5941]

Hey Matt, would be intesting with some pedagogical videos on herecies and schisms in Christian history, and the eventual split into orthodox and catholic counterparts. There seem to be a lack of good content on this topic. Thanks!

[@taylordervin6243]

I appreciate all of your videos so much. I connect with it even more knowing you were in WCG and we have the same cult upbringing and taught thought process. Thank you so much for all your work!

[@zachalex3247]

OH MY GOD THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS AS A SINGLE VIDEO IT WAS SO HARD TRYING TO WATCH THIS IN THE ORDER IN QICH YOU MADE IT, I ALMOST READ DANIEL AFTER TANAKH

[@TheMizpah2000]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and knowledge

[@JamesSmith-pg7xp]

THOUGHTS, exactly right. This is dangerous.

[@numeroVLAD]

I bet a overwhelming majority of Jews and Christians discovered a lot of new things. Your work and presentation makes a lot of sense to me. Thank you!

[@artyjnrii]

You showed incredible patience while Bible Basher and Bible Thumpers abound alike in the comments. This, however, is a great piece of work. Thank you.

[@bobchmi3855]

this is really gold content. learnt so much, many thanks.

[@edward1412]

Bible history is so beautiful. Thank you for this masterpiece.

[@tataroseluy708]

Such a great video/series! It really brought me much closer to my own religion (Catholicism) and helped me get into Theology as a whole. The Bible/Tanakh/Quran is such an interesting piece of history it's kinda hard to grasp on how much knowledge, stories, and literature was poured unto it in the span of a couple of centuries.

[@diansc7322]

not a couple of centuries tho lol, if the bible started being written around 800 BCE and ended by 100 CE then it's 9 centuries

[@D3cker1]

You you should do a video on The Talmud, is so relevant with today's events.

[@aspecialvisit]

This is an excellent analysis. Thanks for building this out.

[@buildingbridges4806]

I also like the dual theory because it could also explain why there are two versions of the stories in Genesis, i.e. Adam and Eve and Noah. It makes sense from that point of view as well.

[@robertsirico3670]

Wonderful video… completely summarized my 1st semester Scripture component! 😊

[@dszombieqx715]

excellent presentation, the diagrams and the comprehensive content, beautifully put together; thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with the world; i do not belong to any faith (not an atheist either), but i like to learn and internet and youtube in particular are great sources of information, thanks to people like you; sub'd and gave it a like :)

[@timeduardo]

This really is an excellent description and discussion of the Bible and anyone can see that you spent many countless hours researching a multitude of topics to put it together. I also agree with the vast majority of your conclusions; although I would have dated the Old Testament books of Tobit and Daniel, (especially Tobit) in the previous timeline period; since they clearly indicate the effects of the exposure to Babylon and Persia upon the the Jewish peopke(s)

[@lipantaza9758]

Well done my man!

[@Atheynm]

Honestly, this is awesome. I wanted to link my mom to these videos, but she doesn’t really understand playlists, and wouldn’t have any idea how to progress to the next video without getting lost.

[@laurieleannie]

My Mom has the same problem. She also thinks there are stacks of stone tablets that have her version of the Bible as well…….

[@TheHoggopogo]

Man, I wish it were as simple as you put it in your excellent video. I've come accross so many sources, with varying degrees of nuance that place this and that book in this and that other place. Nothing definitive here, but you definitely have the best video on KZbin putting the texts in textual chronology!

[@ems4884]

It's a complicated area of research. And it be very difficult for non-academics to navigate the scholarship - something that is made all the more difficult by the fact that there's a large number of ahistorical faith-based interpretations of these texts - sometimes incredibly wild and even bizarre ones.

[@citytrees1752]

Thank you for the recommended readings. More video makers need to provide a bibliography.

[@melisse003]

Wow, I didn't realize the Torah and Old Testament are the same, I knew nothing about the Torah until this video, I am glad you re- shared it , thank you

[@timlocke3159]

Technically, they are not. The Torah is the same as the first five books of the Old Testament. The Tanak is pretty much the same as the Old Testament.

[@melisse003]

@@timlocke3159 I'm familiar with the New Testament and the Old Testament, not familiar with Tanak or Torah

[@ibrahimsafwat]

@@melisse003 The Tanakh is basically the old testament for the Jews. it's a synonym for three words. The t stands for Torah, the n stands for Nevi'im (prophets) and the k stands for Ketuvim (writings). The Christian old testament is composed of 39 books while the Tanakh consists of only 22 books. Some of those books are intertwined, that’s what makes it a bit more compact compared to the Christian old testament.

[@principleswise9749]

*Don't believe this video* *Be careful.* The Bible isn't a common book! Better read it and commit to the endeavor to prove if all the supernatural attributions are real or not. *~Open your mind, open your spiritual eyes and be ready for the greatest adventure of your whole life.*

[@doc_hoernchen]

Since I have one exam this semester on the Old Testament and one on the New Testament I’ll just watch this video again and again and again… :D

[@fyr3st0rm65]

It's almost like the degree is made up and the knowledge can't be hoarded and you can easily and quickly learn about anything you want to in a matter of hours on the internet... almost, what a crazy world that would be, right?

[@termination9353]

@@fyr3st0rm65 Not if it's all false information. - The Gospel of Jesus was originally one book, written by Lazarus in consultation with the Apostles [John 21:24] and published soon after Jesus left them on their own. The religion was hijacked by Rome, the Gospel was broken up scrambled adulterated into a bunch of competing narratives. Later four of those adulterated gospels were canonized with falsely ascribed authorship and a Gnosticism cover-story. It was the finding of an original Gospel of Jesus scroll in Jerusalem that gained the Knights Templar power over the Church and their eventual undoing when the church finally retaliated against them Friday 13th.

[@imefamiliq8172]

@@termination9353 tell me more

[@termination9353]

@@imefamiliq8172 Can you be more specific. I got lots to tell.

[@imefamiliq8172]

@@termination9353 What is the original gospel of Jesus scroll?

[@Intrepid_Insomniac]

This was so incredibly helpful. Thank you!!

[@CareyTisdal]

Thank you for this well-conceived, detailed, and enlightening video! Your explanation of books on a timeline was very helpful. Frankly, you gave the most succinct explanation of all those heresies in early Christianity that I have seen. I had the definition you used of prophecy, but I needed the definition of an apocalypse! This video is a tour de force!

[@principleswise9749]

*Then make sure you watch FACTUAL evidence, not citation from one biased side of the story.* There are many real authoritative scholars on this subject with a totally different opinion, just so you know!

[@Trex100]

This is amazing. Thanks.

[@Dr.JudeAEMasonMD]

This is platinum content. 📜 🖊️ 🕊️

[@mjanger1133]

I learned so much…. And this was while procrastinating my hw… it’s true youtube teaches you more than school does

[@btrueeth]

We don't deserve such a scholarly exposition. Thank you very much!!