NT Pod 104: The Synoptic Translation Problem

NT Pod 104, "The Synoptic Translation Problem," investigates a problem in English translations of the Gospels. The translations frequently mangle the agreements and disagreements between the Synoptic Gospels, and between the Synoptics and John. This podcast attempts to show how pervasive the problem is by drawing attention to conflicting translations in the NRSVUE (the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition), and proposing a way forward for future translations of the New Testament. 

NT Pod 104: The Synoptic Translation Problem (mp3)

Key texts:

(1) Matt. 27.50 // Mark 15.37 // Luke 23.46; Psalm 31.5

(2) Matt. 26.51 // Mark 14.47 // Luke 22.50 // John 18.10

(3) Matt. 26.6-13 // Mark 14.3-9 // Luke 7.36-50 // John 12.1-8

(4) Matt. 28.10 // John 20.17

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NT Pod 102: Has Q Been Discovered?

NT Pod 102 asks, "Has Q Been Discovered?" It is 14 minutes long. 

NT Pod 102: Has Q Been Discovered? (mp3)

Key texts: P.Oxy.5575; Matt. 6.25-33; Luke 6.22-31; Luke 12.16-21; Thomas 27; Thomas 36; Thomas 63.

For more on P.Oxy.5575, see:

Candida Moss, "Scholars Publish New Papyrus with Early Sayings of Jesus" (Daily Beast) 

Peter Gurry, Synopsis of P.Oxy. 5575, Matt, Luke, and Thomas (Evangelical Textual Criticism Blog)

Mark Goodacre, English Synopsis of P.Oxy. 5575, Matthew, Luke, and Thomas (PDF)

Brent Nongbri, "The Date of the New Oxyrhynchus Sayings of Jesus P.Oxy. 87.5575", Variant Readings Blog

J. Fish, D.B. Wallace, and M. W. Holmes (eds), "P.Oxy. 5575" in Volume LXXXVII of The Oxyrhynchus Papyri (2023) [Fuller citation to follow]

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NT Pod 85: What is Sourceomania?

NT Pod 85 asks "What is Sourceomania". It is thirteen minutes long.

NT Pod 85: What is Sourceomania (mp3)



See also: NT Blog: Sourceomania

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NT Pod 84: Occam's Razor and Q

NT Pod 84 discusses Occam's Razor and Q. It is 20 minutes long.

NT Pod 84: Occam's Razor and Q (mp3)



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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 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)
NT Pod 39: Fatigue in the Synoptics (mp3) (Alternative location)

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 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)

NT Pod 25: Q (mp3) (Alternative location)

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)

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

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?

If you would like to follow along the extended podcast with the class handout, you can download it here:

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)

If you would like to follow along with the handout for the class, you can download a copy here:

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

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