NT Pod 80: Christmas in John's Gospel

NT Pod 80 asks about Christmas in John's Gospel. It is just over thirteen minutes long.



NT Pod 80: Christmas in John's Gospel (mp3)

Key texts: John 1.1-18; John 1.14; John 1.45-6; John 18.5, 7; John 19.19, John 1.29, John 3.24, 6.42, 7.42; Matthew 2.4-6; Luke 2.4, 11.

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NT Pod 76: The Magi in Matthew's Gospel

NT Pod 76 discusses The Magi in Matthew's Gospel. It is 14 minutes long.



NT Pod 76: The Magi in Matthew's Gospel (mp3)

Key texts: Matthew 2.1-12

Clips: Johnny Cash reads Matthew's Gospel; Ella Fitzgerald, "We Three Kings"; The Mediaeval Baebes, We Three Kings.

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NT Pod 64: Is the Virgin Birth based on a Mistranslation?

NT Pod 64 asks "Is the Virgin Birth based on a Mistranslation?" It is about twelve minutes long.



NT Pod 64: Is the Virgin Birth based on a Mistranslation? (mp3)

Key texts: Matthew 1.18-25, Isaiah 7.14, Matthew 2.23.

The brief clip of Francesca Stavrakopolou is from BBC Radio 5 live, 5 Live Breakfast, 20 December 2012.

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NT Pod 63: Conflicting Christmas Stories

NT Pod 63 discusses Conflicting Christmas Stories, focusing on the differences between Matthew's and Luke's Birth Narratives (Matt. 1-2 and Luke 1-2).  It is 14 minutes long.



NT Pod 63: Conflicting Christmas Stories (mp3)
NT Pod 63: Conflicting Christmas Stories (mp3) (Alternative location)

Key texts: Matthew 1-2, Luke 1-2

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The clip at the beginning of the episode is from Harold Darke's setting of "In the Bleak Midwinter" sung by Trinity College, Cambridge.

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NT Pod 58: An Alternative Version of the Christmas Story

NT Pod 58 discusses the Protevangelium of James and its alternative version of the Christmas story. It is 14 minutes long.

NT Pod 58: An Alternative Version of the Christmas Story (mp3)

Key texts: Protevangelium of James

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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)
NT Pod 46: Was Jesus Born in a Stable? (mp3) (Alternative location)

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 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.

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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

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