NT Pod 20: When Was Jesus Born?

Episode 20 of the NT Pod asks When Was Jesus Born?

It is eleven and a half minutes long. Feel free to leave your comments below.



NT Pod Episode 20: When Was Jesus Born? (mp3)

Key texts: Matthew 2:1; Matthew 2:19; Matthew 2:22; Luke 2:1-2; Luke 3.1-2; Luke 3:23.

Thanks to Ram2000, Me and You, for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod 19: Was Jesus Born in Bethlehem?

Episode 19 of the NT Pod asks "Was Jesus Born in Bethlehem?"

It is a little over ten minutes long. Feel free to leave your comments below.



NT Pod Episode 19: Was Jesus Born in Bethlehem? (mp3)

Programme Notes (NT Blog)

Key texts: Matthew 2:1-12; Luke 2:1-20; John 7:40-43; Micah 5:2

Thanks to Ram2000, Me and You, for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod 18: Was Jesus a Carpenter?

Episode 18 of the NT Pod asks "Was Jesus Really a Carpenter?"

It is eleven minutes long. Feel free to leave your comments below.



NT Pod Episode 18: Was Jesus a Carpenter? (mp3)

Key texts: Mark 6.3; Matthew 13.55; Infancy Gospel of Thomas 11/13; Justin Martyr, Dialogue 88.

Thanks to Ram2000, Me and You, for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod 17: Paul's Conversion on the Damascus Road

NT Pod 17 is about Paul's conversion on the road to Damascus. Was it really "on the Damascus Road"? Does Paul himself say this? And is it right to call it a "conversion"? Or should it be described as a "call"?

It is twelve minutes long. Feel free to leave your comments below.



NT Pod Episode 17: Paul's Conversion on the Damascus Road (mp3)

Key texts: Acts 9.1-19; Acts 22.1-23; Acts 26.12-23; Luke 10.25-37; Luke 24.13-34; Acts 8.26-40; Galatians 1.11-20; 1 Corinthians 15.8-11.

Thanks to Ram2000, Me and You, for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod 16: Did Jesus' Ministry Last Three Years?

Episode 16 of the NT Pod discusses the length of Jesus' public ministry.

It is 11 or so minutes long. Feel free to leave your comments below.



NT Pod Episode 16: Did Jesus' Ministry Last Three Years? (mp3)

Key texts: Luke 3:1-2; Mark 6:39; John 2:13; John 6:4; John 11:55; John 12:1.

Thanks to Ram2000, Me and You, for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod 15: The Gospel of Thomas: First Glimpse

Episode 15 introduces the Gospel of Thomas and looks at the discovery of fragments of this Gospel in Oxyrhynchus, Egypt, in 1897 and 1903, by Bernard Grenfell and Arthur Hunt.

It is twelve minutes long. Feel free to leave your comments below.



NT Pod Episode 15: The Gospel of Thomas: First Glimpse (mp3)

Programme Notes are on the NT Blog.

Key texts: Gospel of Thomas Incipit, 1, 26, 28, 31; Luke 6:41-42; Luke 4:24.

Thanks to Ram2000, Me and You, for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod 14: Paul as "Apostle": The Controversy

Episode 14 of the NT Pod discusses early controversies over whether or not Paul should be described as "apostle".

It is twelve minutes long. Feel free to leave your comments below.



NT Pod Episode 14: Paul as Apostle: The Controversy (mp3)

Key texts: 1 Cor. 9:1-2; 1 Cor. 15:1-11; Gal. 1:1; 1 Cor. 1:1; 2 Cor. 1:1; Rom. 11:13; 2 Cor. 12:12; Acts 1:21-26; Acts 9; Acts 14:4 and 14.

Brief Programme Notes (NT Blog)

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NT Pod 13: Mary Magdalene: the First Woman Apostle

Episode 13 of the NT Pod discusses Mary Magdalene, the First Woman Apostle.

It is twelve minutes long. Feel free to leave your comments below.



NT Pod Episode 13: Mary Magdalene: The First Woman Apostle (mp3)

Key texts featuring Mary Magdalene: Luke 8:1-3; Mark 15:40-41; Mark 15:47; Mark 16:1-8; Matt. 28:1-10; John 20:1-18.

Key texts not about Mary Magdalene: Luke 7:36-50; Mark 14:3-9 // Matt. 26:6-13; John 7:53-8.11.

Key texts on "apostle": Acts 1:21-26; 1 Cor. 9:1; 1 Cor. 15:3-11.

Thanks to Ram2000, Me and You, for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod 12: Junia: the First Woman Apostle?

Episode 12 of the NT Pod discusses Junia: the First Woman Apostle?

It is just over eight minutes long. Feel free to leave your comments below.



NT Pod Episode 12: Junia: the First Woman Apostle? (mp3)

Key texts: Romans 16:7.

Programme Notes (NT Blog); additional note (NT Blog)

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NT Pod 11: Wealth and Poverty in the Gospel of Luke

The NT Pod episode 11 discusses Wealth and Poverty in the Gospel of Luke.

It is nine minutes and ten seconds long. Feel free to leave your comments below.



NT Pod Episode 11: Wealth and Poverty in Luke's Gospel (mp3)

Key texts: Luke 1:52-53; Luke 4:16; Luke 5:11; Luke 5:28; Luke 6:20; Luke 6.24; Luke 12:15-21; Luke 14:33; Luke 16:19-31.

Programme notes: NT Blog.

Thanks to Ram2000, Me and You, for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod 10: Did the Apostle Paul have a sense of humour?

Episode 10 of the NT Pod asks "Did the Apostle Paul have a sense of humour?".

It is ten and a half minutes long. Feel free to leave your comments below.



NT Pod Episode 10: Did Paul have a sense of humour? (mp3)

Programme Notes.

Key texts: Galatians 5:12, 1 Corinthians 12:15-26, 2 Corinthians 12:11-13

Thanks to Ram2000, Me and You, for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement. The brief clip at the end is from Eddie Izzard, Definite Article.

NT Pod 9: Jesus' Genealogy in Luke's Gospel

Episode 10 of the NT Pod discusses the Genealogy of Jesus in Luke's Gospel.

It is nine minutes long. Feel free to leave your comments below.



NT Pod Episode 9: Jesus' Genealogy in Luke's Gospel (mp3)

Key texts: Luke 3:23-38; Matthew 1:1-17; Isaiah 11:1

Previous NT Pods referenced: NT Pod 1: Jesus' Genealogy in Matthew.

Thanks to Ram2000, Me and You, for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod 8: The Alternative Number of the Beast

NT Pod 8 discusses the famous number of the beast, 666, in Revelation 13:18, and an early variant, 616.

It is nine and a half minutes long. Feel free to leave your comments below.



NT Pod Episode 8: The Alternative Number of the Beast (mp3)

Key texts: Revelation 13:18

Programme Notes: NT Blog.

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NT Pod 7: Simon Peter in Matthew's Gospel

Episode 7 of the NT Pod discusses Simon Peter in Matthew's Gospel, suggesting that Matthew develops Mark's portrayal of Simon Peter as the character for whom "Christ crucified" is a skandalon ("stumbling block").

It is eight and a half minutes long. Feel free to leave your comments below.



NT Pod Episode 7: Simon Peter in Matthew's Gospel (mp3)

Key texts: Matthew 13:20-21, 14:22-33, 16:13-23.

Programme notes on the NT Blog.

Previous NT Pods referenced: NT Pod 5: Simon Peter in Mark and NT Pod 3: What is Redaction?

Thanks to Ram2000, Me and You, for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod 6: Resurrection and After-life in Paul

Episode 6 of the NT Pod discusses Paul's view of Resurrection and the After-life. Are there contradictions between his earlier and later views? Did his mind change?

It is nine and a half minutes long. Feel free to leave your comments below.



NT Pod Episode 6: Resurrection and the After-life in Paul (mp3)

Key texts: 1 Thess. 4:13-18; 1 Cor. 15:50-54; Phil. 1.21-26.

Programme Notes on the NT Blog.

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NT Pod 5: Simon Peter in Mark's Gospel

The fifth episode of the NT Pod discusses Mark's depiction of Simon Peter and the disciples, noting the use of the language of the skandalon or "stumbling block" with respect to the idea of the crucified Christ.

It is just under eight minutes long. Feel free to leave your comments below.



NT Pod Episode 5: Simon Peter in Mark's Gospel (mp3)

Key texts: Mark 4:16-17; Mark 8:27-33; Mark 14: 27-42; Mark 14:66-72; 1 Cor. 1:23.

NT Blog: Programme Notes

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NT Pod 4: Does 1 Cor. 11.15 refer to a "testicle"?

The fourth episode of the NT Pod discusses Troy Martin's intriguing translation of 1 Corinthians 11.15 as "For her hair is given to her instead of a testicle".

It is six and a half minutes long. Feel free to leave your comments below.



NT Pod Episode 4: Does 1 Cor. 11.15 refer to a "testicle"? (mp3)

The podcast provides a summary of a talk I recently gave in Rome, at the SBL International Meeting, for which I provided a hand-out (PDF), which may be useful to some -- it summarizes the argument and gives the background texts.

Key texts: 1 Corinthians 11.1-16

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NT Pod 3: What is "Redaction"?

The third episode of the NT Pod begins with the use of the term "redaction" in the recent publication of British MPs' expenses; it then explores the use of the term in New Testament studies.

It is eight and a half minutes long. Feel free to leave your comments below.



NT Pod Episode 3: What is "Redaction"? (mp3)

Key texts: Matthew 8:23-27 // Mark 4:35-41

NT Blog: Programme Notes

Thanks to Ram2000, Me and You, for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod 2: Paul the letter speaker

The second episode of the NT Pod explores how Paul wrote his letters -- by dictating to a scribe.

It is just under seven minutes long. Feel free to leave your comments below.



NT Pod Episode 2: Paul the letter speaker (mp3)

Key texts: Romans 16:22, Galatians 6:11.

Thanks to Ram2000, Me and You, for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod Episode 1: Matthew's Genealogy

The first episode of the NT Pod begins at the beginning of the canonical New Testament and discusses Matt. 1.1-17 (Matthew's Genealogy).

It is six minutes long. Feel free to leave your comments below.



NT Pod Episode 1: Matthew's Genealogy (mp3)

Key texts: Matthew 1:1-17

Thanks to Ram2000, Me and You, for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

Welcome to the NT Pod

The NT Pod is my new podcast about the New Testament and Christian origins. Each episode is only 5-6 minutes long so it is easy to fit into your busy life. It is free to download, and I am planning to release an episode every week or so.

You can subscribe here.

Please leave your feedback -- I am keen to hear your thoughts on the NT Pod (though anonymous, abusive and inappropriate comments will be deleted).