Catholic Answers Live - Your Questions About the Bible

Questions Covered: 

• 02:37 - When the Lord was pierced on the Cross and the Scriptures said that water flowed forth from Christ’s side, could it have been wine? 
• 11:10 - Sometimes in the Old Testament, especially in Genesis, when the phrase “the angel of the Lord,” who is being referred to? In my orthodox study Bible, it says that it is pre-incarnate Jesus. 
• 16:33 - When Jesus is teaching and he is told that his mother and brothers have arrived, he seems very dismissive of them. What is the correct interpretation of this passage? 
• 21:53 - What does the Catholic Church teach about continuing revelation? Is there a biblical basis for this? 
• 30:19 - Why does the Catholic Church just have a 3-year cycle that leaves out important passages of Scripture?  
• 35:40 - What can a person read to learn historically about Jesus’ time, culture, etc.? 
• 41:38 - How would the disciples have received Jesus saying, “This is my Body; this is my Blood”? Also, is there evidence of Baptism in the OT? 
• 46:30 - Is there a highest angel named in the Bible? 
• 51:38 - What does it mean when Jesus says to “take up your crosses”? He had not been crucified yet, so how could he talk about the cross and have people understand him?