Reddit mentions of Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration

Brant Pitre and John Bergsma just put out an excellent guide to the Old Testament. It emphasizes how the Gospel and the letters of the Apostles are firmly positioned as a continuation and recalibration of the liturgical relationship with God presented in Old Testament, which is something Protestants will obviously try to downplay:

https://www.amazon.com/Catholic-Introduction-Bible-Old-Testament/dp/1586177222

For the New Testament, I recommend Pope Benedict's Jesus of Nazareth series. It's not a chapter by chapter breakdown but rather a scholarly look at each of the main and recurring themes. The first book, about Jesus's ministry, is mostly in order of the Gospel narrative:

https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Nazareth-Baptism-Jordan-Transfiguration/dp/1586171984/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1541046537&sr=8-2&keywords=Jesus+Of+Nazareth

I definitely second the recommendation of reading the New Testament! The Catechism is also a great resource for the details of the faith.

But if, u/powrightinthe_kissa, you find the Catechism a bit overwhelming, I would also like to recommend some other books by some popular authors on the faith, to give a broader overview. Any one of these books would be great so feel free to pick out one or two of what I recommended for your consideration.

Our previous pope, Pope Benedict, was an amazing theologian! He wrote some excellent books. I would recommend Jesus of Nazareth and Introduction to Christianity.

Mere Christianity is a great explanation of general Christian theology and the Christian narrative of the world. The apologetics of Mere Christianity are a bit watered down so I wouldn't read it for its apologetics (for that I would go to other authors, like Fesser or Craig) but Mere Christianity is great for basic theology.

Fr. Barron is also a great explainer of the faith, I hear Word on Fire would provide a good introduction.

http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Nazareth-Baptism-Jordan-Transfiguration/dp/1586171984

Pope Benedict basically rescues Jesus from the historical critical method.

BTW, you don't really believe that the only evidence we have for Jesus is the bible do you?

Pope Benedict wrote a series of books on Jesus and they are excellent:

• Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration
  
• Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week: From the Entrance Into Jerusalem To The Resurrection
  
• Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives

I've just finished reading Jesus of Nazareth for lent, and am about to start reading the second - really enjoyed the first, left me with a lot of things to think about.

No great insights for you, unfortunately, but coincidentally I just got to this part in Pope Benedict XVI's "Jesus of Nazareth (part 1)". Benedict says that Jesus is using the imagery of the time-period for the afterlife, which we should not try to connect too literally to accurate theology.

Benedict points out that The Rich Man is in "Hades," not "Gehenna;" both characters are in sort of "waiting areas" for the Resurrection of the body, which was the basic idea of the era.