In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by my friend Dr. Michael Barber, Professor of Sacred Scripture and Theology at the Augustine Institute, to unpack the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick from the Old Testament, the New Testament, and throughout Church History.

This week is an awesome Bible study with a lens towards how we can understand this important sacrament – and all the sacraments – with an eye towards evangelization. How do we share the deep biblical and historical roots of the Sacrament of the Sick? What's is the point and purpose of this anointing? And why is this important, biblical practice, also deeply and uniquely Catholic?

For more from Dr. Barber check out his website:
https://www.augustineinstitute.org/faculty-and-staff/michael-barber-ph-d

You can find his book The Bible and Anointing of the Sick from Baker Academic:
https://bakerpublishinggroup.com/products/9781540960993_the-bible-and-the-anointing-of-the-sick

And make sure to follow Dr. Barber on his X account:
https://x.com/MichaelPBarber

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