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#12630 What Made Jews Expect a Messiah? Altar Servers and St. Joseph - Jimmy Akin

#12630 What Made Jews Expect a Messiah? Altar Servers and St. Joseph - Jimmy Akin

What Made Jews Expect a Messiah? Join the Catholic Answers Live Club Newsletter Invite our apologists to speak at your parish! Visit Catholicanswersspeakers.com Questions Covered: 03:17 – What factors had the Jews expecting the messiah in the 1st century? 07:03 – Where is a good start when reading the Deuterocanonical books? Books Protestant bible doesn’t? 12:29 – Should Isaiah 65:20 be taken literally or symbolically? 19:30 – How do you decide what content to consume when reading or listening to videos? 28:42 – Why do people rip or tear garments so often in the Old Testament? 34:48 – What is the historical tradition behind male altar servers? 46:22 – What does the church know or teach about the life of St. Joseph? 50:51 – Could blasphemy of the Holy Spirit prevent Jeffrey Dahmer Baptism from being valid?

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March 14, 2026

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What Made Jews Expect a Messiah?

Join the Catholic Answers Live Club Newsletter

Invite our apologists to speak at your parish! Visit Catholicanswersspeakers.com

Questions Covered:

  • 03:17 – What factors had the Jews expecting the messiah in the 1st century?
  • 07:03 – Where is a good start when reading the Deuterocanonical books? Books Protestant bible doesn’t?
  • 12:29 – Should Isaiah 65:20 be taken literally or symbolically?
  • 19:30 – How do you decide what content to consume when reading or listening to videos?
  • 28:42 – Why do people rip or tear garments so often in the Old Testament?
  • 34:48 – What is the historical tradition behind male altar servers?
  • 46:22 – What does the church know or teach about the life of St. Joseph?
  • 50:51 – Could blasphemy of the Holy Spirit prevent Jeffrey Dahmer Baptism from being valid?