NT Pod 46: Was Jesus Born in a Stable?

NT Pod 46 asks "Was Jesus born in a stable?". It is about eleven minutes long.



NT Pod 46: Was Jesus Born in a Stable? (mp3)
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Key texts: Matthew 2.11 and especially Luke 2.7, but also texts from the rest of Matthew 2 and Luke 2. See also the Protevangelium of James 18-20.

The podcast mentions Stephen C. Carlson, “The Accommodations of Joseph and Mary in Bethlehem: Κατάλυμα in Luke 2.7,” New Testament Studies 56 (2010): 326-342, reproduced here.

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NT Pod 45: What did Paul think about the Future of Israel?

NT Pod 45 asks "What was Paul's view of the Future of Israel?" It is just under 13 minutes long.



NT Pod 45: What did Paul think about the future of Israel? (mp3)
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Key texts: Romans 9-11

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NT Pod 44: What did Paul know about Jesus?

NT Pod 44 asks "What did Paul know about Jesus?" It is thirteen and a half minutes long.



NT Pod 44: What did Paul know about Jesus? (mp3)
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Key texts: 1 Cor. 7.10-11, 1 Cor. 9.3-6, 1 Cor. 9.14, 1 Cor. 11.23-26, 1 Cor. 15.5, 1 Thess. 4.15-17.

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NT Pod 43: Were Paul's Ethics Distinctively Christian?

NT Pod 43 asks "Were Paul's Ethics Distinctively Christian?" It is eleven minutes long.



NT Pod 43: "Were Paul's Ethics Distinctively Christian?" (mp3)
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Key texts: 1 Cor. 6.10-11; 1 Thess. 4.2-5; 1 Cor. 7.25-26, 29; 1 Thess. 3.13; 1 Cor. 10.23-24; Rom. 14.19; 1 Thess. 1.6; 1 Cor. 11.1; 1 Cor. 13; Rom. 13.9-10; Gal. 5.13-14; Gal. 5.22-26; 1 Cor. 6.15-26; Rom. 6.3, 12.

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NT Pod 42: Did Paul think that Jesus was the Pre-existent Son of God?

NT Pod 42 asks "Did Paul think that Jesus was the Pre-existent Son of God?". It is ten and a half minutes long.



NT Pod 42: Did Paul think that Jesus was the Pre-existent Son of God? (mp3)
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Key texts: Phil. 2.5-11, 1 Cor. 8.6

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NT Pod 41: Was Paul the Founder of Christianity?

NT Pod 41 asks "Was Paul the Founder of Christianity?" It is nine and a half minutes long.



NT Pod 41: Was Paul the Founder of Christianity? (mp3)
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Key texts: Romans 15.19, Galatians 1.11-12, Galatians 1.18-19, Galatians 2.1-10, Galatians 2.11-14, 1 Corinthians 15.1-5, Acts 11.26.

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NT Pod 40: "Teeth will be provided": the joke, the hoax, the story

NT Pod 40 discusses an amusing agraphon that turned out to be a hoax, and the joke that preceded it. It is just under ten minutes long.



NT Pod 40: "Teeth will be provided" (mp3)
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Key texts: Matt. 24.51

References:

Ehrman, Bart D., Lost Christianities: The Battle for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew (New York: Oxford University Press, 2003): 69-70

Carlson, Stephen C., The Gospel Hoax: Morton Smith's Invention of Secret Mark (Waco, Tex: Baylor University Press, 2005): 17-19

Metzger, Bruce, "Literary Forgeries and Canonical Pseudepigrapha," JBL 91 (1972): 3-24

Coleman-Norton, Paul, "An Amusing Agraphon," CBQ 12 (1950): 439-49.

"Anecdotes", Annie Besant (ed.), Our Corner V (1885): 120.

"Under the Spreading Chesnut Tree," Everybody's Magazine XXIV (January-June 1911): 142.

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NT Pod 39: Fatigue in the Synoptics

NT Pod 39 discusses Fatigue in the Synoptic Gospels, an aspect of the Synoptic Problem. It is twelve minutes long.



NT Pod 39: Fatigue in the Synoptics (mp3)
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Key texts: Matt. 8.1-4 // Mark 1.40-45; Mark 6.14-29 // Matt 14.1-12; Mark 6.30-44 // Luke 9.10-17; Mark 4.1-20 // Luke 8.4-15; Matt. 10.11-14 // Luke 9.4-5; Matt 25.14-30 // Luke 19.11-27.

For a more detailed argument, see Mark Goodacre, "Fatigue in the Synoptics", New Testament Studies 44 (1998): 45-58

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NT Pod 38: Who is the Beloved Disciple in John's Gospel?

NT Pod 38 asks "Who is the Beloved Disciple in John's Gospel?".  It is the one year anniversary episode.  It is just under twelve and a half minutes long.



NT Pod 38: Who is the Beloved Disciple in John's Gospel? (mp3)
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Key texts: John 19.26-27, John 19.35, John 21.24, John 13.23-25, John 18.15-18, John 21.20-23, Luke 22.8, Acts 3.1, Acts 12.2, Gal. 2.9, John 1.35-42

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NT Pod 37: What is the purpose of the Epistle to the Hebrews?

NT Pod 37 asks "What is the purpose of the Epistle to the Hebrews?" It is just over 13 minutes long. Feel free to leave your comments below or on the new NT Pod Facebook page.



NT Pod 37: What is the purpose of the Epistle to the Hebrews? (mp3)
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Key texts: Hebrews 6.1-4, Hebrews 12.1-3, Hebrews 13.22

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NT Pod 36: Epistle to the Hebrews: First Look

NT Pod 36 takes a first look at the Epistle to the Hebrews. It is just under twelve minutes long. Feel free to leave your comments below.



NT Pod 36: Epistle to the Hebrews: First Look (mp3)
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Key texts: Genesis 14.18-19, Psalm 110.4, Hebrews 1.1-4, 10.22, 12.4, 13.23, 13.24,

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NT Pod Extended Episode 5: Mark's Passion Narrative

The fifth of the extended episodes of the NT Pod discusses the Passion Narrative in Mark's Gospel. It is 50 minutes long and is an edited version of a class given at Duke University as part of my course on the New Testament in the Dept of Religion in March 2010.



NT Pod Extended Episode 5: Mark's Passion Narrative (mp3)
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Class Handout (PDF)

Key texts: Mark 14-16

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NT Pod 35: How does John differ from the Synoptics?

NT Pod 35 asks "How does John differ from the Synoptics?". It is just under eleven minutes long. Feel free to leave your comments below.



NT Pod 35: How does John Differ from the Synoptics? (mp3)

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NT Pod 34: Was Luke a Historian?

NT Pod 34 asks "Was Luke a Historian?".

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



NT Pod 34: Was Luke a Historian? (mp3)

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Key texts: Luke 1.1-4, Luke 2.1, Luke 3.1-2, Luke 4.16-30, Luke 9.51

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NT Pod 33: The Passion Narrative in John's Gospel

NT Pod 33 is the fourth of our episodes on the Passion Narratives in the Gospels, all released this Passion Week of 2010. Its focus is the Fourth Gospel.

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



NT Pod 33: The Passion of Jesus in John's Gospel (mp3)

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Key texts: John 12, John 13, John 18, John 19, John 20, John 21.

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NT Pod 32: The Passion of Jesus in Luke's Gospel

NT Pod 32 discusses the Passion Narrative in Luke's Gospel. It is the third of the four back-to-back episodes on the Passion Narratives in the Gospels this week.

It is thirteen and a half minutes long. Please feel free to leave your comments below.



NT Pod 32: The Passion of Jesus in Luke's Gospel (mp3)

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Key texts: Luke 22, Luke 23, Luke 24.

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NT Pod 31: The Passion of Jesus in Matthew's Gospel

NT Pod 31 is the second of four back-to-back episodes on the Gospel Passion Narratives, this one on Matthew's Gospel.

It is thirteen minutes long. Please feel free to leave your comments below.



NT Pod 31: The Passion of Jesus in Matthew's Gospel (mp3)

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Key texts: Matthew 26, Matthew 27, Matthew 28

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NT Pod 30: The Passion of Jesus in Mark's Gospel

NT Pod 30 discusses the Passion Narrative in Mark's Gospel. It is the first of four back-to-back episodes on the Passion Narratives in the Gospels.

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



NT Pod 30: The Passion of Jesus in Mark's Gospel (mp3)

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Key texts: Mark 14, Mark 15

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NT Pod 29: The Matthean Riddle

NT Pod 29 discusses The Matthean Riddle, the question of why it is that Matthew's Gospel is apparently so Jewish and yet so anti-Jewish.

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



NT Pod 29: The Matthean Riddle (mp3)

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Key texts: Matthew 1-2, Matt. 3.7, 5.10-12, 6.7, 8.10-12, 9.20, 10.17, 12.34, 13.52, 21.43, 23.5, 23.23-24, 27.25.

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NT Pod Extended Episode 4: The Messianic Secret in Mark

This is the fourth extended episode of the NT Pod. The topic is the Messianic Secret in Mark and it is a slightly edited recording of a lecture given as part of my Introduction to the New Testament course at Duke University on 15 February 2010.

It is 48 minutes long.



NT Pod Extended Episode 4: The Messianic Secret in Mark (mp3)

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If you would like to follow along, the class handout (PDF) is available here.

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NT Pod 28: The Disciples in Mark

NT Pod 28 discusses the disciples in Mark. It is the second of three back-to-back episodes on Mark's Gospel.

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



NT Pod 28: The Disciples in Mark (mp3)

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Key texts: Mark 1.16-20, 8.17-18, 8.21, 8.31-8, 14.3-9, 14.10-11, 14.26-31, 14.32-42, 14.47-50, 14.66-72, 15.40-41, 15.47, 16.1-8.

Related podcasts: NT Pod 27: Messianic Secret, NT Pod 5: Simon Peter in Mark.

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NT Pod 27: The Messianic Secret in Mark's Gospel

NT Pod 27 discusses The Messianic Secret in Mark's Gospel.

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



NT Pod 27: The Messianic Secret in Mark's Gospel (mp3)

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Key texts: Mark 1.24-25, 1.32-34, 1.43-45, 3.11-12, 4.10-12, 5.43, 7.36-37, 8.25, 8.29-30, 9.9, 10.48, 14.61-63; 1 Cor. 1.22-23.

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NT Pod 26: The Case Against Q

NT Pod 26 is the last of our four back to back episodes on the Synoptic Problem. The topic is the case against Q.

It is 13 minutes long. Feel free to leave your comments below.



NT Pod 26: The Case Against Q (mp3)

NT Pod 26: The Case Against Q (mp3) (Alternative location)

Key texts: Matthew 5.1-7.29, Luke 6.20-49, Matthew 2.1-12, Matthew 5.3, Luke 6.20

Programme Notes (NT Blog)

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NT Pod 25: Q

NT Pod episode 25 introduces the arguments for the existence of "Q", the hypothetical source that lies behind the double tradition material in Matthew and Luke. It is the third of our four back-to-back episodes on the Synoptic Problem.

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



NT Pod 25: Q (mp3)

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See also: NT Pod 23: What is the Synoptic Problem?, NT Pod 24: Was Mark the First Gospel? and NT Pod 26 (forthcoming). See also the extended episodes of the NT Pod.

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NT Pod Extended Episode 3: The Synoptic Problem 3

This is the third of the extended episodes of the NT Pod, and it is part three of our discussion of the Synoptic Problem. It is a slightly edited recording of a class on the topic given as as part of for an Introduction to the New Testament class at Duke University (February 2010).

It is 53 minutes long. Feel free to leave your comments below.



NT Pod Extended Episode 3: Synoptic Problem 3: Q (mp3)

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Lecture Handout: Q (PDF)

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NT Pod 24: Was Mark the First Gospel?

The latest episode of the NT Pod asks "Was Mark the first Gospel?" It is the second of our four back-to-back episodes on the Synoptic Problem (see also NT Pod 23: What is the Synoptic Problem?).

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



NT Pod Episode 24: Was Mark the First Gospel? (mp3)

NT Pod Episode 24: Was Mark the First Gospel? (mp3) (Alternative location)

There is also an extended episode on this topic available, based on a lecture on this topic, given at Duke as part of my Introduction to the New Testament course (February 2010):

NT Pod Extended Episode 2: The Synoptic Problem 2

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NT Pod Extended Episode 2: The Synoptic Problem 2

This is an extra, extended episode of the NT Pod. It is the second of three extended episodes on the Synoptic Problem, edited recordings of my classes on the topic for an Introduction to the New Testament class at Duke University (February 2010).

This episode is 50 minutes long.



NT Pod Extended Episode 2: The Synoptic Problem 2 (mp3)

NT Pod Extended Episode 2: The Synoptic Problem 2 (mp3) (Alternative location)

The regular NT Pod related to this topic is NT Pod 24: Was Mark the first Gospel?

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Lecture Handout: Marcan Priority (PDF)

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NT Pod Extended Episode 1: The Synoptic Problem 1

This is an extra, extended episode of the NT Pod. It is 40 minutes long. It is the first of three extended episodes on the Synoptic Problem, edited recordings of my classes on the topic for an Introduction to the New Testament class at Duke University:

NT Pod Extended Episode 1: The Synoptic Problem 1 (mp3)

NT Pod Extended Episode 1: The Synoptic Problem 1 (mp3) (Alternative location)

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Synoptic Problem 1 Handout (PDF)

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NT Pod 23: What is the Synoptic Problem?

NT Pod episode 23 is the first of the four back-to-back episodes on the Synoptic Problem. This one introduces the problem and begins to survey the data.

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



NT Pod Episode 23: What is the Synoptic Problem (mp3)

Note: there is an extra, extended episode of the NT Pod available on this topic, an edited recording of a class lecture on the topic. It is forty minutes long, and it is found here:

NT Pod Extended Episode 1: The Synoptic Problem 1

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NT Pod 22: The Anonymity of the Gospels

Episode 22 of the NT Pod discusses the issue of The Anonymity of the Gospels, exploring some of the issues that surround the relative lack of "authorial representation" in the canonical Gospels, in contrast with some second century Gospels.

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



NT Pod Episode 22: The Anonymity of the Gospels (mp3)

Key texts: Matthew 9.9; Luke 1.1-4, John 19.35, John 21.24; Gospel of Thomas Incipit; Protevangelium of James 25.1; Gospel of Peter 15.60; Apocryphon of James.

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NT Pod 21: A Historical Approach to the New Testament

The latest episode of the NT Pod is all about what is involved in a historical approach to the New Testament.

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



NT Pod Episode 21: A Historical Approach to the New Testament (mp3)

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