NT Pod 91: Stories of Jesus' Resurrection (Extended Ep.)

NT Pod 91, "Stories of Jesus' Resurrection", is an extended episode of the podcast; it is 49 minutes long.


NT Pod 91: Stories of Jesus' Resurrection (mp3)


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Lecture Handout here (PDF)

The lecture featured in this episode was originally part of a series of ten lectures entitled "Who Was Jesus?" delivered at St. Olaf College, Minnesota, in July 2016. I am grateful to the Biblical Archaeology Society for permission to rebroadcast it here.

A video version of this lecture is available on BAS's YouTube Channel.

Here are some further related links:

BAS LIbrary Videos

BAS Library: two further video lectures from Mark Goodacre

Key Texts:

1 Corinthians 15, Mark 16, Matthew 28, Luke 24, John 20-21

Coming Soon: NT Pod 92 will be the first ever live episode of the podcast. Join me for NT Pod Live on TalkShoe on Thursday April 16 2020, 2pm EDT.

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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 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)

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

Key texts: Matthew 26, Matthew 27, Matthew 28

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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)

NT Pod 29: The Matthean Riddle (mp3) (Alternative location)

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 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 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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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?

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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

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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

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