Tuesday, October 6, 2026

NT Pod 123: Did Paul think that Jesus was God?

NT Pod 123 asks, "Did Paul think that Jesus was God?" It is just under 23 minutes long.

NT Pod 123: Did Paul think that Jesus was God? (mp3)


Key texts (in the order in which they are discussed): Romans 9.5, Colossians 1.15-20, Philippians 2.5-11, 1 Corinthians 8.4-6, Deuteronomy 6.4-6. 

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Wednesday, September 30, 2026

NT Pod 122: How did Paul die?

NT Pod 122 asks "How did Paul die?" It is eleven minutes and 40 seconds long. 

NT Pod 122: How did Paul die? (audio, mp3)

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Key texts (in the order that they are mentioned): Acts 21-28; Acts 7; Acts 20.17-38; 2 Tim. 4.6-7; 2 Tim. 1.17; Martyrdom of Paul; 1 Clement 5.5-6; Phil. 1.15-19; Acts 21.27; Acts 24.19; Acts 20.30

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Tuesday, September 22, 2026

NT Pod 121: Why did Paul write Romans?


NT Pod 121 asks "Why did Paul write the epistle to the Romans?" It is 17 minutes long.

NT Pod 121: Why did Paul write the epistle to the Romans?  (mp3)

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Key texts (in the order in which they are cited in the podcast): Rom. 15.23-24, 2 Cor. 3.1-4, Rom. 16, Rom. 14-15, Rom. 15.26, Rom. 15.30-32, Rom. 15.15-16.

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Tuesday, September 15, 2026

NT Pod 120: Why did Paul write letters?

NT Pod 120 asks "Why did Paul write letters?" It is 12 minutes long.

NT Pod 120: Why did Paul write letters? (mp3)

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Key texts: 2 Cor. 11.28, 2 Cor. 13.7, 1 Thess. 3.5-8, 2 Cor. 10.9-11, 2 Cor. 13.9-10, Gal. 4.19-20

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Tuesday, September 8, 2026

NT Pod 119: How often did Paul go to Jerusalem?

NT Pod 119 looks at a famous issue in Pauline chronology. There are five visits to Jerusalem in Acts, but only three in Paul. How do we explain this?

NT Pod 119: How often did Paul go to Jerusalem? (audio version, mp3)

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Key texts: Acts 9, Acts 11.25-30, Acts 15, Acts 18.22, Acts 21-26; Galatians 1.15-20, Galatians 2, Rom. 15.25-32. 

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Tuesday, September 1, 2026

NT Pod 118: Can we trust Luke's Portrait of Paul in Acts?

NT Pod 118 discusses the portrait of Paul in Acts of the Apostles. It is 13 minutes long.

NT Pod 118: Can we trust Luke's Portrait of Paul in Acts? (mp3)

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Key texts: Acts 14.4, 14; Gal. 1.1; 1 Cor. 9.1-2; 2 Cor. 11.5; 1 Cor 15.3-10; Acts 24.17; 1 Cor. 16.1-4; 2 Cor. 9.1-5; Rom. 15.26-27

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Wednesday, August 26, 2026

NT Pod 117: How could Paul have been a Pharisee?


NT Pod 117 asks "How could Paul have been a Pharisee?" It is just under 13 minutes long.

NT Pod 117: How could Paul have been a Pharisee? (mp3)

 Paul describes himself as a Pharisee in Philippians 3.5, and this is echoed in Acts of the Apostles. What does this mean for Paul's biography, and how does it help us to rethink some of our prejudices about Pharisees and Pharisaism?

 Key texts: Phil. 4.3-6, Matt. 23, Luke 7.36-50, Luke 16.14, Acts 5.34, Acts 22.3, Acts 23.6, Acts 26.5

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